STAAR "Tale of the Bundle"

1. Why do the brothers

argue?

 

*Cause-Effect*

2. Read this sentence

from paagraph 6

"He carried a fat bundle

of tightly bound bamboo

sticks as well as three

individual sticks"

The bundle described

in the sentence

represents the....

3. Which sentenc from the

folktale best shows that

the brothers are

stubborn?

 

A. Zhen's oldest son Li,

who tended the garden,

was not satisfied.

B. "You like competing

brother against brother,"

Zen said.

C. When Zhen returned

after two days, his sons

had not completed a

single flower arrangement.

 

D. They exchanged

puzzled looks.

What is one way the

selection and the folktale

differ?

 

*Compare/Contrast*

4. What is the difference

between an expository

text and this folktale?

 

*Comare/Contrast*

5. What is the

 message of the

folktale?

6. One difference between

the selection and the

folktale is  that in the

selection, working

together is....

A. Necessary in order to

make a profit

B. Done because it is

demanded

C. A way to gain the

respect of others

D. Accomplished by

instinct

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