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RL6.5 Pre-Assessment

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RL6.5 Pre-Assessment

Directions: Please read the following articles and answer the corresponding questions.
Excerpt from “Rapunzel” by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm (1812)

1Once upon a time there was a man and a woman who had long wished for a child but had never
received one. Finally, however, the woman came to be with child.

2Through the small rear window of these people's house they could see into a fairy's garden that was
filled with flowers and herbs of all kinds. No one dared enter this garden. One day the woman was standing at
this window, and she saw the most beautiful rapunzel in a bed. She longed for some, but not knowing how to get any, she became miserably ill. Her husband was frightened, and asked her why she was doing so poorly. "Oh, if I do not get some rapunzel from the garden behind our house, I shall surely die," she said. The man, who loved her dearly, decided to get her some, whatever the cost.

3One evening he climbed over the high wall, hastily dug up a handful of rapunzel, and took it to his wife.
She immediately made a salad from it, which she devoured greedily. It tasted so very good to her that by the
next day her desire for more had grown threefold. The man saw that there would be no peace, so once again he
climbed into the garden. To his horror, the fairy was standing there. She scolded him fiercely for daring to enter
and steal from her garden. He excused himself as best he could with his wife's pregnancy, and how it would be
dangerous to deny her anything.

4Finally the fairy spoke, "I will accept your excuse and even allow you to take as much rapunzel as you
want, if you will give me the child that your wife is now carrying." In his fear the man agreed to everything.

5When the woman gave birth, the fairy appeared, named the little girl Rapunzel, and took her away. This
Rapunzel became the most beautiful child under the sun, but when she was twelve years old, the fairy locked her in a high tower that had neither a door nor a stairway, but only a tiny little window at the very top....
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The exposition of this story reveals which of the following? Choose all that apply.

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In paragraph 3, what kind of connotation does the word “greedily” have? Positive, negative, neutral? Explain how you feel this part of the story helps contribute to the tone of the story.

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How does paragraph 2 help the reader understand the story?

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A theme for the story “Rapunzel” is...

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Select the evidence below that illustrates the theme you selected in question 4.

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Why was the following sentence in the story “Rapunzel” so very important? - “Oh, if I do not get some rapunzel from the garden behind our house, I shall surely die.”

The Ant and the Grasshopper

It was summer, hot and sunny, and, instead of working and preparing for winter, a Grasshopper preferred to dance, sing and play his violin at his leisure, not minding that these wonderful days will soon be over, that cold and rainy days will soon be near. On seeing a hardworking Ant passing by him, preparing for the hard winter that was to come one day, he invited him to join him and share his fun.

“Unfortunately, I don’t have time for this”, the Ant answered, “I must work hard, so that winter won’t find me without shelter and food.”

“Stop worrying so much, there is still plenty of time to prepare for winter. Let’s sing and dance together, let’s laugh and enjoy life.”

But Ant was very wise and wouldn’t pay attention to the Grasshopper’s words and continued to work hard and store food for the long winter that was to come.

The winter came sooner than expected, and the Grasshopper found himself without home and without food. He went to the Ant’s house and begged him for food and shelter.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t help you”, the Ant said. “I only have room and food for me and my family, so go find help somewhere else.”

“I should have followed Ant’s example in the summer”, the Grasshopper thought sadly. “I would have been so happy now...”
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How does the following line contribute to the development of the theme in this short story? “I should have followed Ant’s example in the summer”, the Grasshopper thought sadly.

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Which two lines from the story help contribute to the main idea of the story?

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How does the first paragraph of the story help contribute to the plot?

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What is the importance of the following line? - “Stop worrying so much, there is still plenty of time to prepare for winter. Let’s sing and dance together, let’s laugh and enjoy life.”

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Tell a lesson or moral you could take from this story and explain how this moral or lesson is presented through this fable.