How Night Came to the Sea

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How Night Came to the Sea

• Comprehension and Vocabulary

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Vocabulary

• The diamond ring gleamed on the Queens Hand.
• Glittered
• wiggled

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Answer

• A. Glittered

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Vocabulary

• The snow was shimmering in the light.
• Sparkling
• Foaming
• swirling

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Answer

• A. sparkling

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Vocabulary

• She has brilliant eyes.
• Ordinary
• Cheerful
• Shining

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Answer

• c. shining

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Vocabulary

• The children sang in chorus!
• Play
• Choir
• musical

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Answer

• b. choir

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Vocabulary

• The Lion in the Wizard of Oz was a coward.
• Person who has no talent
• Person who makes bad choices
• Person who lacks courage

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Answer

• c. Person who lacks courage

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Comprehension Questions
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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.

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Answer

• a. It is difficult for people to leave their
  home.

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Comprehension

• -What was one detail that showed this story was a
  fantasy?
• Workers were bent over in the fields all day.
• A woman came from her home in the ocean.

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Answer

• A woman came from her home in the ocean.

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Comprehension

• -What was the main problem in this story?
• The workers grew tired under the sun and could
  not harvest the crops.
• Iemanjas daughter found that the daylight was
  too bright for her.

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Answer

• Iemanjas daughter found that the daylight was
  too bright for her.

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Comprehension

• -What did the husband do to show his love for
  Iemanjas daughter?
• He asked his servants to get some night.
• He grew cocoa and sugarcane for her.

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Answer

• He asked his servants to get some night.

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Comprehension

• -Which of these best describes the home where
  Iemanja lived?
• In a cave under the desert floor.
• In the quiet, dark, and calm ocean.

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Answer

• In the quiet, dark, and calm ocean.

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Comprehension

• -Which of the following showed that Iemanja loved
  her daughter?
• Iemanja gave the servants a bag of night.
• Iemanja made it very bright and hot on land.

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Answer

• Iemanja gave the servants a bag of night.

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Comprehension

• -Why did Iemanja call the servants foolish?
• They came to her kingdom
• They did not have to beg.

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Answer

• They did not have to beg.

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Comprehension

• -Why was the bag of night so large?
• There were many creatures inside.
• It was filled with the daughters toys.

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Answer

• There were many creatures inside.

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Comprehension

• -The night creatures probably made a lot of noise
  when they were brought on land because they
• Wanted to get out of the bag
• Were hurt by the sunlight.

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Answer

• Wanted to get out of the bag

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Comprehension

• -Which detail best supports the idea that night
  comes quickly in Brazil?
• A person dancing along the shore.
• The night flowers that suddenly open their petals.

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Answer

• The night flowers that suddenly open their
  petals.

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Comprehension

• -At the end of the story, you can tell that
  Iemanjas daughter was grateful because she
• Opened the bag and released the night spirits.
• Gave three gifts to her husbands land.

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Answer

• Gave three gifts to her husbands land.

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Comprehension

• -Why do you think the author wrote this story?
• To explain why something happens in nature.
• To describe dances at a special festival.

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Answer

• To explain why something happens in nature.

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