Analyzing Word Choice and Author's Purpose in Short Stories

Match each descriptive sentence with the sense that it appeals to.

1. The Scraping of the snow shovels... > sound 2. The garbage was so putrid... > smell 3. The music vibrated the floor... > touch 4. As I bit into the strawberry... > taste 5. The flames kissed the sky... > sight

She said to him ever so many times, graciously waving her tail, "My son, when you find a Hedgehog you must drop him into the water and then he will uncoil, and when you catch a Tortoise you must scoop him out of his shell with your paw." And so that was all right, Best Beloved. -"The Beginning of the Armadillos," Rudyard Kipling Which phrases from the passage convey a comforting tone? Check all that apply. 1. "Best Beloved" 2. "scoop him out" 3. "graciously waving" 4. "And so that was all right" 5. "drop him into the water"

Answer: 1. "Best Beloved." 3. "graciously waving" 4. "And so that was all right"

He took the Elephant—All-the-Elephant-there-was—and said, "Play at being an Elephant," and All-the-Elephant-there-was played. He took the Beaver—All-the-Beaver-there-was—and said, "Play at being a Beaver," and All-the Beaver-there-was played. He took the Cow—All-the Cow-there-was—and said, "Play at being a Cow," and All-the-Cow-there-was played. -"The Crab That Played with the Sea," Rudyard Kipling How does the use of repetition affect the narrator's tone in this passage? 1. It creates a dark and mysterious tone. 2. It creates a playful and caring tone. 3. It creates a serious and academic tone. 4. It creates a sarcastic and humorous tone.

Answer: 2. It creates a playful and caring tone.

...So saying, he threw away the rubbish, and after having washed his nets clean of the dirt, he threw them for the third time. But he only drew in stones, shells, and mud. He was almost in despair. -"The Story of the Fisherman," Andrew Lange How does the author's use of the underlined words create meaning? 1. The imagery explains why the fisherman is poor. 2. The imagery explains why the fisherman is distraught. 3. The imagery explains why the fisherman is lucky. 4. The imagery explains why the fisherman is alone.

Answer: 2. The imagery explains why the fisherman is distraught.

...So saying, he threw away the rubbish, and after having washed his nets clean of the dirt, he threw them for the third time. But he only drew in stones, shells, and mud. He was almost in despair. -"The Story of the Fisherman,"Andrew Lange Which group of words from the passage appeal to sight? 1. haul, trifle, and fortune 2. carcase, rubbish, and mud 3. family, fisherman, and nets

Answer: 2. carcase, rubbish, and mud.

Then the Moon rose big and full over the water, and the Eldest Magician said to the hunchbacked old man who sits in the Moon spinning a fishing-line with which he hopes one day to catch the world, "Ho! Fisher of the Moon, are you playing with the Sea?" -"The Crab That Played with the Sea," Rudyard Kipling Which sentence most effectively helps to create a whimsical tone in this passage? 1. "You can look them out on the map." 2. "'Payah kun,' said the Eldest Magician." 3. "Then the Moon rose big and full over the water." 4. "Ho! Fisher of the Moon, are you playing with the Sea?"

Answer: 4. "Ho! Fisher of the Moon, are you playing with the Sea?"

...Then the Moon rose big and full over the water, and the Eldest Magician said to the hunchbacked old man who sits in the Moon spinning a fishing-line with which he hopes one day to catch the world, "Ho! Fisher of the Moon, are you playing with the Sea?" -"The Crab That Played with the Sea," Rudyard Kipling What is the narrator's tone in this passage? 1. angry 2. informative 3. sorrowful 4. whimsical

Answer: 4. whimsical

Which elements in this story do you think would appeal to children? Check any that apply. 1. the animal characters 2. the humor 3. the moral or lesson 4. the conflict 5. the dialogue

Answers: 1. The animal characters 2. The humor 3. The moral or lesson

...Then the Moon rose big and full over the water, and the Eldest Magician said to the hunchbacked old man who sits in the Moon spinning a fishing-line with which he hopes one day to catch the world, "Ho! Fisher of the Moon, are you playing with the Sea?" -"The Crab That Played with the Sea," Rudyard Kipling How does the use of imagery create meaning? 1. The imagery emphasizes the compassion and authority of the Eldest Magician. 2. The imagery explains how the animals are responsible for creating nature. 3. The imagery reveals the power that the old man has over the moon. 4. The imagery highlights the importance of earth, Moon, and Sea.

Answers: 1. The imagery emphasizes the compassion and authority of the Eldest Magician.

...Then the Moon rose big and full over the water, and the Eldest Magician said to the hunchbacked old man who sits in the Moon spinning a fishing-line with which he hopes one day to catch the world, "Ho! Fisher of the Moon, are you playing with the Sea?" -"The Crab That Played with the Sea," Rudyard Kipling Which phrases from the passage are examples of imagery? Check all that apply. 1. "'Payah kun,' said the Eldest Magician, meaning, 'That is quite right'" 2. "he breathed upon the great rocks and lumps of earth" 3. "the Moon rose big and full over the water" 4. "he hopes one day to catch the world" 5. "Ho! Fisher of the Moon"

Answers: 2. "he breathed upon the great rocks and lumps of earth" 3. "the Moon rose big and full over the water"

...So saying, he threw away the rubbish, and after having washed his nets clean of the dirt, he threw them for the third time. But he only drew in stones, shells, and mud. He was almost in despair. -"The Story of the Fisherman," Andrew Lange What tone is created by the words underlined in the passage? ___________ How do the underlined words create meaning? ___________

Answers: Question 1 = frustrated and worried. Question 2 = by emphasizing the fisherman's desperate situation.

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