G7MCStrategiesReadingComprehension

Assessment

WhyMonkeysLiveInTreesAfricanFolkTalebyJuliuslester

Carefullyreadthroughthesetexts.
Youarewelcometotakenotes,orhighlightanythingthatyouthink
isimportant.

MetacognitiveStrategies
1. Whichcharacterorcharactersinthisstorydoyoufindmost
entertaining?Explain.

2. (a)Literalcomprehension:Whatmusttheanimalsdointhe
contest?
(b)Inference:Whydotheanimalsthinkitwillbeeasytowinthe
context?
(c)Inference:Explainwhythecontestprovestobemoredifficult
thantheanimalsthought

3. (a)Literalcomprehension:Whatdoesthemonkeysayhehasto
dobetweenbitesofpepper?
(b)Literalcomprehension:Whyismonkeyabletoeatallthe
pepper?

4. (a)Mainidea:Whattwofactsofnaturedoesthistalepretendto
explain?
(b)Opinion:Whichofthesetwoexplanationsdoyouthinkis
funnier?Explain.

5. (a)Synthesize:IsKingGorillascontestafairone?Explainciting
detailsfromthetext.

(b)Synthesize:Dothemonkeysdeservetowin?Whyorwhynot

6. (a)Literal:Whatabilitiesdotheanimalsinthisstoryhavethatreal
animalsdonothave?
(b)Synthesize:Doyouthinktheexplanationofwhymonkeyslivein
treesisbasedonfactsorfantasy?Explain.

TheCaseoftheMonkeysthatfellfromthetrees.

MetacognitiveStrategies

1.
(a)Literalcomprehension:Whatmysterydothescientiststryto
solve?
(b)Literalcomprehension(Cause&Effect)::WhydoesGlander
suspectthemonkeyshavebeenpoisoned?
(c)Connection:Whateatinghabitsofthemonkeyaremost
puzzling?Why?

2. (a)Literalcomprehension(Cause&Effect):Whatdothe
Glandersconcludeaboutwhysomemonkeysdied,butotherdid
not?
(b)Literalcomprehension(Cause&Effect):WhatmakesGlander
thinkthathowlermonkeysmayprovideusefultipstoscientists?

3.
(a)Literalcomprehension:WhatdidtheGlanderslearnfrom
observingmonkeys?
(b)Synthesize:Iswhathappenedtothemonkeysbasedonfactsor
fantasy?Explain.