1 Analyzing Character Revelation Character Feelings CCSS L.3.1, L.4.1, L.5.1, CCSS L.3.3, L.4.3, L.5.3 Finding the Right Answer

Answer the Question (3) Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? A. They are competing with each other. B. They are daring each other. C. They feel jealousy toward each other. D. They feel gratitude toward each other. Part B Which detail from the story supports the answer to Part A? A. “Here he waited till the Elephant came up.” (paragraph 11) B. “They then made their way together back again across the river.” (paragraph 12) C. “The Elephant, anxious to keep up with the Crocodile in the water, forgot that he was carrying the helmet on his back....” D.(paragraph 12) E. “They then returned, and the Crocodile laid the helmet at the Lion’s feet.” (paragraph 12)

As you answer the question, try to prove or disprove each answer choice. If you can find evidence to prove it, it could be a correct answer. If you cannot prove it, eliminate it. When you eliminate an answer, be sure to give a reason. Then complete the lesson to see if you used your Higher Order Thinking (HOT) Skills correctly and used the INNER DIALOGUE that you should use when answering a multiple choice question.

Step-by-Step Lesson Each step of this lesson shows you the INNER DIALOGUE of answering a multiple choice question. The INNER DIALOGUE is what you should be saying to yourself in your mind as you eliminate each answer choice and choose the best answer.

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? First take a careful look at the question.

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? Determine if you need to re-write the question to make it fewer words, more clear, or easier to understand.

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? This question is pretty clear the way it’s written.

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? Now try to prove Answer Choice A.

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? A. They are competing with each other.

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? A. They are competing with each other. Competing means that they are both trying to prove that they are better than the other; they are in a contest to see who is best.

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? A. They are competing with each other. The text states, “your skin is not nearly so tough as mine,” replied the Crocodile” which shows that the Crocodile is trying to prove that he is the better animal.

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? A. They are competing with each other. The text also states, “Will you kindly tell us which is the better animal?” and, “shall be able then to decide between you” which also proves that both of the animals are trying to show that they are the better animal.

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? A. They are competing with each other. Trying to show that they are best means the same thing as competing. This is a possible best answer. Keep Answer Choice A

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? Now try to prove Answer Choice B.

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? B. They are daring each other. The text states, “Certainly,” said the Lion. “Do you see that soldier’s steel helmet on yonder wall?” pointing at the same time across the river. and “Well, then,” continued the Lion, “go and fetch it, and bring it to me, and I shall be able then to decide between you.” which shows that the Lion dared the Elephant and the Crocodile. The Elephant and the Crocodile did not dare each other.

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? B. They are daring each other. Notice that this would be a correct answer if the question asked you to describe the Lion. Describing a different character than the one in the question, makes a wrong answer look right. Don’t get the characters mixed up when answering a question.

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? B. They are daring each other. Eliminate Answer Choice B.

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? B. They are daring each other. Eliminate Answer Choice B.

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? Now try to prove Answer Choice C

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? C.They feel jealousy toward each other. Jealousy means that you want something that someone else has. This is not the same thing as trying to prove that you are better than someone. You can want to be better but still not feel jealousy.

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? C.They feel jealousy toward each other. It is possible that the Elephant and the Crocodile were jealous of each other, but there is no evidence of this in the text. This is a logical conclusion because many, many times when one person is competing with another, one or more of them are jealous, So this is logical

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? C.They feel jealousy toward each other. but there is no evidence in the text to support it.

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? C.They feel jealousy toward each other. Eliminate Answer Choice C.

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? C.They feel jealousy toward each other. Eliminate Answer Choice C.

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? Now try to prove Answer Choice D.

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? D.They feel gratitude toward each other. There is no evidence that the Elephant and the Crocodile felt gratitude toward each other. They might have felt gratitude toward the Lion but there is no evidence of this in the text.

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? D.They feel gratitude toward each other. This is another example of a distractor, a way to make a wrong answer look right. The answer is true of a character not mentioned in the question. Mixing up the characters is one kind of wrong answer you will see on the test.

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? D.They feel gratitude toward each other. Eliminate answer choice D.

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? D.They feel gratitude toward each other. Eliminate answer choice D.

Part A Which sentence describes the Crocodile and Elephant in the story? A.They are competing with each other. Answer Choice A is the best answer.

31 If you answered this question incorrectly, possible reasons for it are: You mixed up the characters when choosing a correct answer. (the Lion for the Elephant and Crocodile) You chose an answer that was a logical conclusion but was not supported in the text. You did not know the difference in feelings that are close in meaning like competing and jealousy. You did not eliminate answer choices that are supported with little or no evidence.

PART B

Remember that you are not answering the question now. You are finding support for the answer to Part A. Keep repeating to yourself what it is you are actually proving. This will help you focus on what you are proving and help you find the right answers.

Part B Which detail from the story supports the answer to Part A? Review the answer for Part A which is They are competing with each other.

Part B Which detail from the story supports the answer to Part A? Now, we’ll add the answer to Part A to the question for Part B to make it easier to keep in mind what we are trying to prove.

Part B Which detail from the story supports the answer to Part A shows that they are competing with each other? Here is the modified question.

Part B Which detail from the story supports the answer to Part A shows that they are competing with each other? Now try to prove that Answer Choice A shows they are competing with each other.

Part B Which detail from the story supports the answer to Part A shows that they are competing with each other? A. “Here he waited till the Elephant came up.” (paragraph 11) Choice A is an example of someone showing patience not competition.

Part B Which detail from the story supports the answer to Part A shows that they are competing with each other? A. “Here he waited till the Elephant came up.” (paragraph 11) Eliminate Answer Choice A.

Part B Which detail from the story supports the answer to Part A shows that they are competing with each other? A. “Here he waited till the Elephant came up.” (paragraph 11) Eliminate Answer Choice A.

Now try to prove that Answer choice B shows that they are competing Part B Which detail from the story supports the answer to Part A shows that they are competing with each other?

Part B Which detail from the story supports the answer to Part A shows that they are competing with each other? B.“They then made their way together back again across the river.” (paragraph 12) Choice B shows that they are doing something together, so this shows teamwork, not competition

Part B Which detail from the story supports the answer to Part A shows that they are competing with each other? B.“They then made their way together back again across the river.” (paragraph 12) Eliminate Answer Choice B.

Part B Which detail from the story supports the answer to Part A shows that they are competing with each other? B.“They then made their way together back again across the river.” (paragraph 12) Eliminate Answer Choice B.

Part B Which detail from the story supports the answer to Part A shows that they are competing with each other? Now try to prove that Answer Choice C shows that they are competing.

Part B Which detail from the story supports the answer to Part A shows that they are competing with each other? C.“The Elephant, anxious to keep up with the Crocodile in the water, forgot that he was carrying the helmet on his back....” (paragraph 12) Choice C shows that the Elephant is anxious to keep up with the other. The Elephant wanted to keep up because he didn’t want to lose the contest. This shows competing.

Part B Which detail from the story supports the answer to Part A shows that they are competing with each other? C.“The Elephant, anxious to keep up with the Crocodile in the water, forgot that he was carrying the helmet on his back....” (paragraph 12) This could be the best Answer. Keep this answer choice.

Part B Which detail from the story supports the answer to Part A shows that they are competing with each other? Now try to prove that Answer Choice D shows that they are competing.

Part B Which detail from the story supports the answer to Part A shows that they are competing with each other? D.“They then returned, and the Crocodile laid the helmet at the Lion’s feet.” (paragraph 12) Choice D shows the outcome of the contest but not the actual competing during the contest.

Part B Which detail from the story supports the answer to Part A shows that they are competing with each other? D.“They then returned, and the Crocodile laid the helmet at the Lion’s feet.” (paragraph 12) Eliminate Answer Choice D.

Part B Which detail from the story supports the answer to Part A shows that they are competing with each other? D.“They then returned, and the Crocodile laid the helmet at the Lion’s feet.” (paragraph 12) Eliminate Answer Choice D.

Part B Which detail from the story supports the answer to Part A shows that they are competing with each other? C.“The Elephant, anxious to keep up with the Crocodile in the water, forgot that he was carrying the helmet on his back....” (paragraph 12) Choice C is the best answer.

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