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Anansi and the Talking Watermelon

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  • What is the problem in this story?
    Anansi was stuck inside the watermelon.
    Possum thought watermelons could talk.
    King Bear became angry.
    The watermelon split wide open.
  • Which of these traits does not describe Anansi?
    honest
    adventurous
    tricky
    clever
  • Why did King Bear throw the watermelon?
    He wanted to see how far he could throw it.
    It called him a fool.
    It did not talk to him.
    He wanted to break it and eat it.
  • Absurd is the opposite of ________.
    crazy
    normal
    angry
    dangerous
  • In the story, it said that Anansi gorged himself. What does gorged mean?
    ate a lot of food
    hid from people
    jumped down
    sneaked up on someone
  • An oddity is _______.
    expected
    normal
    common
    unusual
  • How did Possum feel when he first heard the voice coming from inside the watermelon?
    disappointed
    happy
    puzzled
    angry
  • What trick did Anansi play on Possum?
    He made Possum think that the watermelon grew.
    He made Possum think that the watermelon read a book.
    He made Possum think that the watermelon talked.
    He made Possum think that the watermelon jumped.
  • Unison means ______.
    one before the other
    only one
    one after the other
    at the same time