The longest story

The Longest Story - Junior Journal 20

1. Put in the punctuation into the sentences from the story.

a) “Stop!” yelled the people “No more! No more!”.✔

b) The young man was very happy. So was Abena.✔

c) Her father said, “many young men want to marry her.” ✔

2. What does these types of punctuation mean

Speech marks - When someone speaking. ✔

Full stop - Where you put it in the last sentence. ✔

Capital letter -Where you put it in the first letter.  ✔

3. Answer these comprehension questions to show your understanding of the text.

a) Where is the story set?It was in south africa.✔

b) Why did they have a contest?To see who has the longest story and they get to marry the daughter ✔

c) What was the story about the young man was trying tell? he was telling About their three little chick was hungry.✔

d) How did the people react to the young man’s story?Because they had had enough of it.✔