What are the three reasons an author writes a story?
to entertain, to persuade, and to inform
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What are characters?
people or animals in a story
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What does the work increase mean?
to make bigger or greater
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What genre is "One Riddle, One Answer"?
Fairy Tale
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What is the problem in the story?
Aziza is trying to find a suitable husband.
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What is the author's purpose in One Riddle, One Answer?
to entertain
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What is a setting?
A setting is where and when a story takes place.
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What does the word advised mean?
being told what you should do
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What genre is "Stone Soup"?
Folk Tale
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How does Aziza solve her problem?
She will ask each person who wants to marry her a riddle. The man that correctly solves it will become her husband.
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What is the author's purpose in The Planets in Our Solar System?
to inform
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What is the plot in the story "Stone Soup"?
The villagers are unhappy and do not share. The monks come to town and show the villagers how to make stone soup. It teaches them how to share and what happiness is.
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What does the word suitable mean?
something that is just right, appropriate or proper
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What is a folk tale?
Stories from all over the world told to each other over the years, usually teaches a lesson
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Why would the man who can answer her riddle be a suitable husband for Aziza?
Aziza loves riddles and numbers, so the perfect husband will also enjoy these things.
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What does it mean to persuade someone?
to make us think differently about something
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What happened first in "One Riddle, One Answer"?
Someone thought the answer was "money"
or
An astronomer thought the answer was "the sun"
An astronomer thought the answer was "the sun"
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What is the definition for observe in your student dictionary? Name the page number and read the definition.
p. 291 "to watch carefully"
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What is an autobiography?
A story of a person's life written by that person.
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Explain how you know that this story is a fairy tale.
It takes place long ago and has imaginary characters and settings.
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What was your purpose when you wrote your book review?
to persuade someone to read a book that you like
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How are the stories "Stone Soup" and "One Riddle, One Answer" similar?