Vocabulary
Reading Skills
In the Day of King Adobe/ A Pair of Tricksters
Ten Suns
100

If someone is ______, he or she gives or shares more than is necessary.

generous

100

What are the four story elements?

*think of our song*

Characters, setting, plot, and events

100

How does the old woman demonstrate that she is kind and generous?

The old woman feeds the travelers and lets them stay with her.

100

What genre is Ten Suns?

legend

200

If you are _______ by something, you are very interested in it.

fascinated

200

What is the main issue called?

conflict/problem

200

What genre is In the Days of King Adobe?

folktale

200

Where and when does this story happen? Cite evidence to support your answer.

This story happens in China a long time ago. The text says it is "one of the oldest Chinese myths."

300

If you are ______, you save your money and buy only what you need.

thrifty

300

What is the message of A Pair of Tricksters?

Don't trust flatters

300

How does the old woman show that she is clever?

The old woman replaces her ham with an adobe brick in the travelers bag.

300

Why didn’t the children walk across the sky together?  

They would produce too much heat

400

Someone who is _____ does not care how his or her actions affect others.

reckless

400

What is the main message in The Days of King Adobe?

Don't take advantage of kind people/don't steal

400

How did the Crayfish outsmart the Raven?

The Crayfish flattered the Raven tricked him into opening his mouth. 

400

At the end of the story, how will the boys be changed according to Di Jun?

The boys will no longer be gods. They will not cross the sky as suns.

500

If you _____ something, you believed it without proof.

assumed

500

Which story teaches us that we should obey our parents and think of others, not just ourselves?

The Ten suns

500

What genre is A Pair of Tricksters?

fable

500

Name at least 2 problems the boys’ actions cause when they walk together?

Crops wither, forests burn, lakes and rivers dry up, mountains shatter, the sea boils, and people and animals grow faint