1. How Night Came to the Sea
Comprehension and Vocabulary

2. Vocabulary The diamond ring gleamed on the Queen’s Hand. Glittered
wiggled

3. Answer
A. Glittered

4. Vocabulary The snow was shimmering in the light. Sparkling Foaming
swirling

5. Answer
A. sparkling

6. Vocabulary
She has brilliant eyes.
Ordinary
Cheerful
Shining

7. Answer
c. shining

8. Vocabulary
The children sang in chorus!
Play
Choir
musical

9. Answer
b. choir

10. Vocabulary The Lion in the Wizard of Oz was a coward.
Person who has no talent
Person who makes bad choices
Person who lacks courage

11. c. Person who lacks courage
Answer
c. Person who lacks courage

12. Comprehension Questions

13. Comprehension
Which sentence is a generalization based on information from the selection?
a. It is difficult for people to leave their home.
b. It is easy for people to grow coca in cool climates.

14. Answer
a. It is difficult for people to leave their home.

15. Comprehension
-What was one detail that showed this story was a fantasy?
Workers were bent over in the fields all day.
A woman came from her home in the ocean.

16. A woman came from her home in the ocean.
Answer
A woman came from her home in the ocean.

17. Comprehension -What was the main problem in this story?
The workers grew tired under the sun and could not harvest the crops.
Iemanja’s daughter found that the daylight was too bright for her.

18. Iemanja’s daughter found that the daylight was too bright for her.
Answer
Iemanja’s daughter found that the daylight was too bright for her.

19. Comprehension
-What did the husband do to show his love for Iemanja’s daughter?
He asked his servants to get some night.
He grew cocoa and sugarcane for her.

20. He asked his servants to get some night.
Answer
He asked his servants to get some night.

21. Comprehension
-Which of these best describes the home where Iemanja lived?
In a cave under the desert floor.
In the quiet, dark, and calm ocean.

22. In the quiet, dark, and calm ocean.
Answer
In the quiet, dark, and calm ocean.

23. Comprehension
-Which of the following showed that Iemanja loved her daughter?
Iemanja gave the servants a bag of night.
Iemanja made it very bright and hot on land.

24. Iemanja gave the servants a bag of night.
Answer
Iemanja gave the servants a bag of night.

25. Comprehension -Why did Iemanja call the servants foolish?
They came to her kingdom
They did not have to beg.

26. Answer
They did not have to beg.

27. Comprehension -Why was the “bag of night” so large?
There were many creatures inside.
It was filled with the daughter’s toys.

28. There were many creatures inside.
Answer
There were many creatures inside.

29. Comprehension
-The night creatures probably made a lot of noise when they were brought on land because they
Wanted to get out of the bag
Were hurt by the sunlight.

30. Wanted to get out of the bag
Answer
Wanted to get out of the bag

31. Comprehension
-Which detail best supports the idea that night comes quickly in Brazil?
A person dancing along the shore.
The night flowers that suddenly open their petals.

32. The night flowers that suddenly open their petals.
Answer
The night flowers that suddenly open their petals.

33. Comprehension
-At the end of the story, you can tell that Iemanja’s daughter was grateful because she
Opened the bag and released the night spirits.
Gave three gifts to her husband’s land.

34. Gave three gifts to her husband’s land.
Answer
Gave three gifts to her husband’s land.

35. Comprehension -Why do you think the author wrote this story?
To explain why something happens in nature.
To describe dances at a special festival.

36. To explain why something happens in nature.
Answer
To explain why something happens in nature.

37. Great Job, Class! Good Luck On Your Test!