What is the author's purpose for writing this passage?
to entertain
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What is the poem mostly about?
sailing on half a ship
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On page 131 what happens right after Half-Chicken gets to the palace?
One of the guards laughs at him.
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How can you tell "Half-Chicken" is a folk tale?
It is an old story that has been passed down through time.
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How did Half-Chicken help the fire?
He fanned the fire with his wing so the fire would not go out.
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How did Half-Chicken help the wind?
Half-Chicken untangled the branches and let the wind go free.
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How many stanzas does the poem have?
3
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What lesson can be learned from this story?
If you help others, they will help you.
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Why is Half-Chicken special?
Because of the way he looks.
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Where was Half-Chicken traveling?
to the court of the viceroy in Mexico city
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How are the stream, the fire, and wind alike?
All needed to be helped.
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How many lines does the poem have?
24
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How do you know "Half-Chicken" and the poem "I Sailed on Half a Ship" could not really happen?
Teacher will decide.
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Look at page 120, what is this story going to explain?
why weather vanes look like roosters
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What does the word "vain" mean in the following sentence: And Half-Chicken, finding himself at the center of all this attention, became very vain. 1. conceited 2. happy 3.angry 4. silly
conceited
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Why do the fire, water, and wind help Half-Chicken escape from the cook?
because Half-chicken once helped them
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Read the last four lines of the poem, what do they describe?
That he told his aunts and uncles this story which was half true.
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What type of figurative language is the following sentence?: He offered to fly him here and there like a dry leaf.
simile
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What is the setting of the passage?
Mexico (Mexican ranch)
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Which event is missing from the following sequence: 1. Half-Chicken was born. 2. All the animals on the ranch thought he was unique. 3. Half-Chicken heard the swallows talking about the viceroy's court. 4.____
Half-Chicken left the ranch and traveled to the viceroy's court in Mexico City.
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Which word best describes Half-Chicken? - silent, greedy, helpful, complaining
helpful
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Read the first 4 lines of the poem, what do they describe?
That he sailed on half a ship moved by wind.
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What type of figurative language is the following sentence?: Ask the water to jump on me and put me out.