Every retelling must keep all the earlier story's characters and events.

Circle one:   True   False

Two novels can share the topic of growing up while developing different theme statements.

Circle one:   True   False

Two honest witnesses watch the same storm at the same time from opposite sides of a harbour. Their descriptions differ. Which explanation best follows from their positions?

• The storm occurred on different days.
• They disagree about whether a storm occurred.
• They could see different parts of the storm.

What makes a story a retelling?

• It presents an earlier story again.
• It tells what happens next.
• It comments on an earlier story without telling its events.

Alex says the school team won 3-1. Jo says it lost 1-3. The referee's signed match record lists a 3-1 school-team win. Which claim about who won has stronger support from this record?

• Alex's: the record agrees that the school won 3-1.
• Jo's: the same numbers appear in both scores.
• Both: each account reports four goals in total.

A soldier's account is always more accurate than a general's because the soldier was nearer the fighting.

Circle one:   True   False

A tale's trickster deceives a king. In its retelling, a con artist deceives a director. Both victims lose money after trusting a false promise. Which comparison is supported?

• The target changes, so the message about greed changes too.
• The target changes; deception and loss remain.
• Both victims have the same role in society.

In a city, a frightened hero asks neighbours for help. Alone on an island, another frightened hero repairs a boat and escapes. Which comparison uses their stated actions?

• Both learn to trust other people.
• One seeks help; the other acts independently.
• The city hero is braver because the island hero has a boat.

A general records troop movements from a hill but cannot hear trench orders. A soldier records those orders but cannot see the wider field. Both accurately record their observations. Why read both?

• They confirm the same orders.
• Their observations complement each other.
• The general can verify the orders from the hill.

A legend celebrates a trickster for outsmarting rivals. Its retelling focuses on innocent people he hurts and his guilt. What difference is supported?

• The retelling gives more detail about the rivals.
• Both celebrate the trickster's skill.
• The texts judge his cleverness differently.