The Mysterious Giant of Barletta Test 20 Points

Name ___________________________________________ # ____________

“The Mysterious Giant of Barletta” Test – 20 points

Use the vocabulary words below to answer the questions. Please spell them correctly for full credit. (7 points)

buona notte

dumbstruck

hailed

minuscolo

onion

mysterious

pedestal

square

circle

statue

weakling

un miracolo

1. Zia Concetta lived right across the ___________________ from the giant ____________________.

2. The giant stepped off of his _________________________.

3. The giant told the army that he was called names like _________________ and _____________________.

4. The people always ________________ to the giant on the way to the market.

5. Every night Zia Concetta said ______________________ to the giant.

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER ( 5 points)

Put Zia Concetta’s plan in the correct order using the numbers 1-5 (1 occurring first, and 5 happened last).

_____ Stay out of sight and hide.

_____ Use the onion to cry and tell stories to trick the army.

_____ Bring the biggest onion they can find.

_____ Don’t ask any questions.

_____ Go to the border of the city.

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2 points each = 8 points total)

11. Describe two things in the story that are fantasy.

______________________________________________________________

12. Why did they need the biggest onion they could find?

______________________________________________________________

13. What did the giant say to the army that made them afraid?

______________________________________________________________

14. Think of two Italian phrases used in the story. Write what they are and what they mean in English; spell them the best that you can.

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Name ___KEY____________________________________ # ____________

“The Mysterious Giant of Barletta” Test – 20 points

Use the vocabulary words below to answer the questions. Please spell them correctly for full credit. (7 points)

buona notte

dumbstruck

hailed

minuscolo

onion

mysterious

pedestal

square

circle

statue

weakling

un miracolo

1. Zia Concetta lived right across the ___square___________ from the giant ___statue_________________.

2. The giant stepped off of his ___pedestal______________________.

3. The giant told the army that he was called names like __weakling_______________ and ____minuscolo_________________.

4. The people always _hailed___________ to the giant on the way to the market.

5. Every night Zia Concetta said __buona notte________________ to the giant.

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER ( 5 points)

Put Zia Concetta’s plan in the correct order using the numbers 1-5 (1 occurring first, and 5 happened last).

__2___ Stay out of sight and hide.

__5___ Use the onion to cry and tell stories to trick the army.

__1___ Bring the biggest onion you can find.

__3___ Don’t ask any questions.

__4___ Go to the border of the city.

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS (2 points each = 8 points total)

11. Describe two things in the story that are fantasy.

___The giant statues can talk with Zia Concetta and to the army. The giant statue stepped off of his pedestal.________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

12. Why did they need the biggest onion they could find?

__The giant used the onion to make himself cry and trick the army.___________

______________________________________________________________

13. What did the giant say to the army that made them afraid?

_The giant said that he was the smallest in his town and that everyone else in the town was bigger than him.

______________________________________________________________

14. Think of two Italian phrases used in the story. Write what they are and what they mean in English; spell them the best that you can.

____Buona fortune means good luck or what luck.____________________

___Buona notte means good night. ________________________________

___Un miracolo means a miracle.___________________________________

___Minuscolo means tiny.__________________________________________

___Debole means weakling._______________________________________

____Colosso means giant or big one.________________________________

____Che bella festa means what a wonderful party.

____Grazie means thank you.________________________________________