English Language Arts - The Talking Cloth

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Learn more about the author Rhonda Mitchell.

Check your comprehension of the story with the questions below.

 Question #1

What does the color of the adinkra cloth stand for?
    a.It names the person who sewed the cloth.
    b.It tells how the wearer feels.
    c.It is a sign that its wearer is not a king.
    d.It shows how warm or cold it is.

 Question #2

Which does not belong on a list that tells the meaning of the small black shapes on the cloth?
    a.faith
    b.power
    c.love
    d.smiles

 Question #3

hat does Aunt Phoebe give Amber to drink?
    a.lemonade
    b.milk
    c.orange juice
    d.mocha

 Question #4

Where is the adinkra cloth from?
    a.Japan
    b.China
    c.Ghana-Africa
    d.Sweden

 Question #5

What people make the adinkra cloth?
    a.the Navajo

     

    b.the Ashanti
    c.the Japanese
    d.the Aztecs

 Question #6

The cloth feels smooth and silky.

 

 

    True
    False

 Question #7

Amber imagines that she is a Japanese Warrior when she wears the adinkra cloth.

 

 

    True
    False

 Question #8

Aunt Phoebe tells the meaning of some symbols on her cloth.                           What does the word "symbols" mean?
    a.stitches made with silk thread
    b.brightly colored pictures
    c.shapes that stand for ideas
    d.black and white photos

 Question #9

They used their wealth to give homeless people food and clothing.       

The word "wealth" means "tools"

    True
    False

 Question #10

Many pictures are embroidered on the cloth.

What does the word "embroidered" mean?

    a.drawn by hand
    b.decorated by sewing
    c.stuck
    d.painted

 

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