What part of the story makes it a "TALL TALE"?

Stormy is bigger and stronger than in real life.

What did people say about Stormy because he loved the sea so much?

He must have salt water in his blood

Why did Stormy have the sailors pour soap on the sides of the Courser?

He wanted to make the ship slippery so it would squeeze by.

Why did Stormy sleep in a rowboat that was pulled behind the Lady of the Sea?

He was too tall for the sailors' bunk beds

What did young Stormy like to do after school?

Swim with the whales and the porpoises

Why did Stormy dive down to fight the octopus?

The octopus had grabbed the ship's anchor

What did the sailors notice about Stormy when he came back to Boston?

He seemed really sad, and he didn't look healthy.

What did the sailors do to cheer up their friend, Stormalong?

They built him a giant clipper ship.

What would happen if the Courser bumped into a small island in the ocean?

The island would go flying to a different part of the ocean.

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Stormalong Reading Comprehension Quiz

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Designed by the students of Grade 4C in GKA, these 20 questions test comprehension of the Stormalong folk tale in our reading textbook

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1
What part of the story makes it a "TALL TALE"?
Stormy's forever in love with the sea.
The people of Cape Cod care for Stormy until he grows tall.
Stormy is a great sailor.
Stormy is bigger and stronger than in real life.
2
How many potatoes did Stormy grow when he was a farmer in Kansas?
The author of the story didn't say
More than a billion
More then twenty thousand
More than five million
3
What did people say about Stormy because he loved the sea so much?
His parents must have been sailors
His parents must have been fish
He must have salt water in his blood
His mother must be the Sea
4
Why did Stormy have the sailors pour soap on the sides of the Courser?
He wanted to make the ship slippery so it would squeeze by.
He wanted to make bubbles in the sea's waves.
He wanted to wash the ship because it was dirty.
He wanted to paint the White Cliffs of Dover with soap.
5
Why did Stormy sleep in a rowboat that was pulled behind the Lady of the Sea?
He liked to sleep alone
The other sailors didn't like him
He was too tall for the sailors' bunk beds
His snoring was so loud, nobody could sleep
6
What was the name of the clipper ship where Stormy asked to be a cabin boy?
The Lady of the Sea
The Titanic
The Courser
The Stormalong
7
What happened on the day the sailors learned to admire and like Stormy?
He fought with a giant octopus
He fought with some evil pirates
He saved the ship from an ocean storm
He caught a giant fish
8
How did the people bring baby Stormalong with them?
In a truck
In a boat
In a wheelbarrow
On a horse
9
What did young Stormy like to do after school?
Talk to the teacher
Play on the tall ships in the harbor
Play with his school friends
Swim with the whales and the porpoises
10
Who gives Stormy his full name, Alfred Bulltop Stormalong?
The sailors
His mother
The town mayor
A little boy
11
How heavy was the octopus that Stormalong fought with?
Ten tons
Two tons
One-hundred tons
One ton
12
How old does Stormy tell the captain of the "Lady of the Sea" he is?
16 years old
8 years old
21 years old
12 years old
13
Why does Stormy come back to Boston?
He misses the sea.
He wants to work on the Lady of the Sea again.
He wasn't a good farmer.
He misses his sailor friends.
14
Why did Stormy dive down to fight the octopus?
The octopus had grabbed the bottom of the ship
The octopus had grabbed some sailors
The octopus had grabbed the ship's anchor
He wanted to show off
15
How did sailors travel from the front of the giant clipper "Courser" to the back?
They rode on horses
They rode in carts
They swung on the ropes
They ran very fast
16
Where did the people who live in Cape Cod find baby Stormalong?
In the forest
In the town
On the beach
On a ship
17
What did the sailors notice about Stormy when he came back to Boston?
He seemed really sad, and he didn't look healthy.
He had grown a beard
He had brought back a huge sack of potatoes.
He seemed really happy to be back.
18
What did the sailors do to cheer up their friend, Stormalong?
They found him a giant lady to be his girlfriend.
They built him a giant house.
They sang and danced for Stormy to make him feel better.
They built him a giant clipper ship.
19
When Stormy decided to leave Boston, what did he carry on his shoulder?
A sack of food
His suitcase
A ship's oar
His jacket
20
What would happen if the Courser bumped into a small island in the ocean?
The island would go flying to a different part of the ocean.
The island would sink.
The Courser would sink.
The Courser would be damaged.

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