Reading Comprehension 1
Reading Comprehension 2
Reading Comprehension 3
Vocabulary
Potpourri
100
What does Amber’s aunt offer her to drink?
What is mocha
100
What material is adinkra cloth made of?
What is silk
100
Where is the adinkra cloth from?
What is Ghana
100
What is "to hurt or make someone feel bad"
What is offend
100
What genre (kind of story) is The Talking Cloth? a. fantasy b. realistic fiction c. folktale d. nonfiction
What is Realistic Fiction
200
Who wore adinkra cloth long ago?
What is royalty
200
Who is telling the story?
What is Amber
200
Why does Amber enjoy visiting Aunt Phoebe?
Who is Aunt Phoebe has many interesting things to show and stories to share.
200
What does "grubby" mean?
What is dirty?
200
How does the Talking Cloth “talk,” and what does the cloth say?
What is It tells how you are feeling by its color and what the symbols mean
300
Which people make adinkra cloth?
What is Ashanti
300
How does Aunt Phoebe feel about traveling?
What is She travels to learn about other people and cultures.
300
How does Amber’s father feel about visiting Aunt Phoebe?
What is He likes to tease Aunt Phoebe while he’s there, but he enjoys visiting with her.
300
What does "stunt" mean?
What is to get in the way of normal growth
300
What does Aunt Phoebe mean when she says that Amber has grown inside?
What is Amber grows because she's gaining knowledge and understanding of many things, particularly about her African heritage.
400
What does the color of the adinkra cloth stand for
What is It tells how the wearer feels.
400
What genre (kind of story) is The Talking Cloth?
What is realistic fiction
400
Where is Ghana?
What is Africa
400
What does "collection" mean?
What is a group of objects with something in common, often gathered and displayed
400
The author calls Aunt Phoebe, “a collector of life.” What do you think the author means by this?
What is The author is referring to things Aunt Phoebe has collected in her travels and that remind her of the lives of people she met.
500
What is on the cloth that makes it talk?
What is symbols
500
How does the talking cloth "talk?"
What is it tells how a person feels with its symbols and colors.
500
How does Amber feel when she puts on the adinkra cloth?
What is like an Ashanti princess
500
What does "pinstripe" mean?
What is cloth fabric that has narrow stripes
500
Who is the Author/Illustrator of "The Talking Cloth?"
What is Rhonda Mitchell
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