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General Questions
PSSA Questions
100
What is the genre of the passage?
fairy tale
100
How does Shang probably feel when she sees the wolf's face?
afraid, scared, frightened
100
What does Shang tell the wolf he must do in order for the magic of the gingko nuts to work?
Shang tells the wolf that he must pick the nuts himself.
100
Is the story real or make believe?
make believe
100
What type of figurative language compares two things without using like or as?
metaphor
200
How do you know "Lonn Po Po" is a fairy tale?
Because it has events that could not really happen.
200
Compared to her two younger sisters which word describes Shang: prettier, meaner, weaker, wiser
wiser
200
How does Shang say that he can get the wolf to the top of the tree?
Shang tells the wolf to throw up the rope and she will pull the wolf up in the basket.
200
Is the passage fiction or nonfiction?
fiction
200
What type of figurative language has something not human acting like a human?
personification
300
What instructions did the mother give her children before she left?
to close the door and lock it
300
What does Shang say eating the gingko nuts will do for you?
The nuts will make you live forever.
300
What happened to the wolf?
He died because the children dropped him from the tall tree while he was in the basket.
300
What is the author's purpose for writing the passage?
to entertain
300
What type of figurative language compares two thing using like or as?
simile
400
What is the children's biggest problem in the story?
Thay have let the bad wolf into the house.
400
Why does Shang offer to pick the gingko nuts for the wolf?
Because she wants to go outside and be safe from the wolf.
400
How are Shang and the wolf alike?
Both play tricks on others.
400
How do you know that the wolf is smart?
He dressed up like an old woman and tricked the children into letting him into the house.
400
What type of figurative language is the following sentence: My little sister is a butterfly.
metaphor
500
Why does Shang ask so many questions when the wolf first comes to the door?
She does not believe it is her grandmother.
500
Why does the wolf make the excuse that he is too old to climb the tree?
Because wolves cannot climb trees.
500
What lesson should the children have learned at the end of the story?
To not open the door for strangers or to listen to their parents.
500
What type of figurative language is the following sentence: Gingko is soft and tender, like the skin of a baby.
simile
500
What type of figurative language is the following sentence: The cats danced on the fence.
personification