The Oral Tradition Test Study Guide



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The Oral Tradition Test Study Guide

Advanced Language Arts

Vocabulary

Know these words’ definitions and how to use each of them correctly in a sentence. The definitions are in your textbook.

_____ decreed A. smell; scent

_____ unanimous B. recognize and admit

_____ whiff C. officially ordered

_____ suit D. appetizers

_____ immensity E. those who praise a person insincerely

_____ acknowledge F. be superior to

_____ yearned G. great size; vastness

_____ glossy H. beautify

_____ flatterers I. based on complete agreement

_____ hors d’oeuvres J. hard-shelled fruit

_____ surpass K. wanted very much

_____ ornament L. smooth and shiny

_____ gourd M. please; satisfy

Literary Terms

Know the definitions to these terms and be able to identify examples of them from the stories in this unit. You should have these terms clipped in your Language Arts folder to help you study.

_____ legends A. traditional stories that teach lessons and show the culture of the society

_____ folk tales B. ancient stories that explain the world through the actions of gods and goddesses

_____ fables C. brief stories with animals as characters that teach a moral

_____ myths D. traditional stories based on real events

Examples

Match these pieces we read and talked about with what type of oral tradition story each is. You may use each type more than once or not at all.

_____ “Johnny Appleseed” A. myth

_____ “The Tortoise and the Hare” B. folk tale

_____ “Paul Bunyan” C. legend

_____ “Popocatepetl and Ixtlaccihuatl” D. fable

_____ “The Fox and the Crow”

_____ “All Stories Are Anansi’s”

_____ “How the Snake Got Poison”

Literature

We have read six pieces in this unit. They are “Tenochtitlan” (p.938), “Popo and Ixtla” (p.946), “How the Snake Got Poison” (p.1000), “All Stories Are Anansi’s” (p.1018), “The Fox Outwits the Crow” (p.1036), and “The Fox and the Crow” (p.1038). Be prepared to answer questions about each of them. You can study by re-reading them, looking over the questions after each one, and reviewing the two quizzes you have taken. These should be in your Language Arts folder. The six questions below are examples of the types of questions you will see on the test.

_____ 1. Based on your reading of “Tenochtitlan: Inside the Aztec Capital,” what can you conclude was the Aztec’s main reason for building on an island in a lake?

a. to have a regular supply of cactus

b. to defend themselves from enemies

c. to build causeways over the swamp

d. to build a huge temple to the emperor

_____ 2. In “Popocatepetl and Ixtlaccihuatl,” which of these events causes Ixtla to become more studious and serious?

a. She realizes her great responsibilities.

b. She discovers that parties are boring.

c. She realizes that her father is not wise.

d. She breaks up with Popo.

_____ 3. In “All Stories are Anansi’s,” after Anansi catches the hornets he says,

“Oh yes, but you are really foolish people.”

Why does he say that?

a. because they dislike the rain

b. because they trusted him

c. because they do not sting him

d. because they live in a tree

_____ 4. In “How the Snake Got Poison,” what does the snake say to the other varmints’ complaints?

a. He cannot tell who is a friend and who is an enemy.

b. He wants to be the most powerful varmint on earth.

c. He wants snakes to be the only varmint on earth.

d. He believes he is doing what God wants him to do.

_____ 5. Which word best describes the character of the fox in “The Fox Outwits the Crow”?

a. irritable

b. honest

c. vain

d. sly

_____ 6. What is the tone of these words spoken by the fox in “The Fox and the Crow”?

“I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds, just as your figure does.”

a. sad

b. formal

c. angry

d. funny

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