Transcript How Night Came to the Sea

How Night Came to the Sea
Comprehension and Vocabulary
Vocabulary

The diamond ring gleamed on the
Queen’s Hand.
a. Glittered
b. wiggled
Answer
A. Glittered
Vocabulary

The snow was shimmering in the
light.
a. Sparkling
b. Foaming
c. swirling
Answer
A.
sparkling
Vocabulary
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She has brilliant eyes.
a. Ordinary
b. Cheerful
c. Shining
Answer
c. shining
Vocabulary
The children sang in chorus!
– Play
– Choir
– musical
Answer
b. choir
Vocabulary
The Lion in the Wizard of Oz was a
coward.
a. Person who has no talent
b. Person who makes bad choices
c. Person who lacks courage
Answer
c. Person
who lacks
courage
Comprehension
Questions
Comprehension
– Which sentence is a
generalization based on
information from the selection?
a. It is difficult for people to
leave their home.
b. It is easy for people to grow
coca in cool climates.
Answer
a. It is difficult for people to leave their
home.
Comprehension
-What was one detail that showed
this story was a fantasy?
a. Workers were bent over in the
fields all day.
b. A woman came from her home
in the ocean.
Answer
A woman came from her
home in the ocean.
Comprehension
-What was the main problem in this
story?
A. The workers grew tired under the
sun and could not harvest the crops.
B. Iemanja’s daughter found that the
daylight was too bright for her.
Answer
Iemanja’s daughter found
that the daylight was too
bright for her.
Comprehension
-What did the husband do to show
his love for Iemanja’s daughter?
a. He asked his servants to get
some night.
b. He grew cocoa and sugarcane
for her.
Answer
He asked his servants to get
some night.
Comprehension
-Which of these best describes the
home where Iemanja lived?
a. In a cave under the desert floor.
b. In the quiet, dark, and calm
ocean.
Answer
In the quiet, dark, and calm
ocean.
Comprehension
-Which of the following showed
that Iemanja loved her
daughter?
a. Iemanja gave the servants a
bag of night.
b. Iemanja made it very bright and
hot on land.
Answer
Iemanja
gave the
servants a
bag of
night.
Comprehension
-Why did Iemanja call the servants
foolish?
a. They came to her kingdom
b. They did not have to beg.
Answer
They did
not have
to beg.
Comprehension
-Why was the “bag of night” so
large?
a. There were many creatures
inside.
b. It was filled with the daughter’s
toys.
Answer
There were
many
creatures
inside.
Comprehension
-The night creatures probably
made a lot of noise when they
were brought on land because
they
a. Wanted to get out of the bag
b. Were hurt by the sunlight.
Answer
Wanted to
get out of
the bag
Comprehension
-Which detail best supports the
idea that night comes quickly in
Brazil?
a. A person dancing along the
shore.
b. The night flowers that suddenly
open their petals.
Answer
The night flowers
that suddenly open
their petals.
Comprehension
-At the end of the story, you can
tell that Iemanja’s daughter was
grateful because she
a. Opened the bag and released
the night spirits.
b. Gave three gifts to her
husband’s land.
Answer
Gave three gifts to
her husband’s land.
Comprehension
-Why do you think the author
wrote this story?
a. To explain why something
happens in nature.
b. To describe dances at a special
festival.
Answer
To explain why
something happens
in nature.
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