Question

read the passage. then answer each question. once upon a time \sleeping beauty,\ \the two frogs,\ the stories of anansi the spider and aladdin are all traditional tales, or folk tales. they have entertained people for centuries with stories of heroes and cowards. you may have read some folk tales. but people with a talent for oral storytelling shared the stories long before they were written down. the tales changed with every new storyteller. the stories slowly traveled to new places. they changed with the passage of time. early versions of the stories may be very gloomy. the storytellers were teaching important lessons, not providing shallow entertainment. no matter the part of the world in which they are told, most folk tales share some things. they have: animals that can talk or behave like people. a setting that is long ago and far away. mythical or magical characters, such as fairies. combined with a moral and possibly a happy ending, the stories continue to capture readers’, viewers’, and listeners’ attention around the world. 1. what does the word talent mean as it is used in paragraph 2? a job b actor c skill d passage 2. what does the word gloomy most likely mean as it is used in paragraph 2? a unhappy b creative c darker d brighter 3. what does the word shallow most likely mean as it is used in paragraph 2? a not deep b frightening c not thoughtful d amusing 4. what is the meaning of the word capture as it is used in paragraph 4? a to amaze b to display c to catch d to force the nouns that are the subject of a sentence are the nouns performing the action. for example: the three bears left the house. underline an example of a noun that is the subject of a sentence in \once upon a time.\ write your own write 3 - 5 sentences to retell a folk tale you know. use at least three vocabulary words in your retelling. challenge your partner to write a new ending for your folktale, using at least three vocabulary words.

Explanation:

Breve explicación:

1. En el contexto, "talent" se refiere a una habilidad, por lo que es "skill".
2. "Gloomy" en el texto se refiere a algo triste o desagradable, es decir, "unhappy".
3. "Shallow" como se usa aquí significa sin profundidad intelectual, es decir, "not thoughtful".
4. "Capture" significa atrapar o llamar la atención, es decir, "to catch".

Respuesta:

1. c. skill
2. a. unhappy
3. c. not thoughtful
4. c. to catch

Answer:

Breve explicación:

1. En el contexto, "talent" se refiere a una habilidad, por lo que es "skill".
2. "Gloomy" en el texto se refiere a algo triste o desagradable, es decir, "unhappy".
3. "Shallow" como se usa aquí significa sin profundidad intelectual, es decir, "not thoughtful".
4. "Capture" significa atrapar o llamar la atención, es decir, "to catch".

Respuesta:

1. c. skill
2. a. unhappy
3. c. not thoughtful
4. c. to catch