Directions

In this part of the test, you are going to listen to an African folktale called "Teaching Baby Crab to Walk." Then you will answer some questions about this story.

You will listen to the story twice. The first time you hear the story, listen carefully, you may use the space below for your notes. As you listen to the story the second time, you may continue to take notes . You may use these notes to answer the questions that follow. Your notes on this page will NOT count toward your final score.

Here is a word you will need to know as you listen to the folktale:

• sidling: moving sideways

Click here to listen to the story. Or click here to view the text of the story.

29. Explain what these two quotations from the folktale mean.

Quotation	Meaning
"Though he tried hard to walk straight, … nature was too strong for him…"
"The baby crab has grown up walking sideways, which shows how much stronger were his father's actions than his words."

30. Explain why the baby crab says to his father, "Father, just walk straight yourself, and show me how it is done." Use details from the folktale in your answer.

31. Which lesson does the folktale teach best?

Circle one:

• Actions speak louder than words.
• Don't try to be something you are not.

Then explain how the folktale teaches that lesson. Use examples from the folktale in your answer.

Check your writing for correct spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation.

For question 32, a planning page is provided for students for rough draft work only.

32. Write about a time when someone taught you how to do something, or a time when you taught someone else. In your story, be sure to include

• what lesson was taught
• who taught the lesson
• what happened
• specific details and examples

Check your writing for correct spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation.