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The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

Can a frog really swallow quail shot? Explore exaggeration in literature with this reading exercise on Mark Twain's famous short story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. With this worksheet, he'll work on tracking down the truth about tall tales, and get an introduction to a distinct style of American literature.

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Grade

Fourth Grade

Subject

Reading & writing

Reading Fiction
- Fiction Comprehension
  - Making Inferences in Fiction Texts

Standards

RL.4.1

Standards

English Language Arts and Reading

Grade 3
- 3.6.F
- 3.7.C
Grade 4
- 4.6.F
- 4.7.C
- 4.8.A
Grade 5
- 5.6.F
- 5.7.C
- 5.8.A

Standards

English

Grade Four
- R.4.5.h
Grade Five
- R.5.5.j

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Standards

English

Key Stage 2
- 2.1.3.b
- 2.1.5

Standards

Literacy and English

Third
- R.4.B
- R.4.3

Standards

Literacy and English

Third

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Standards

Language and Literacy

Key Stage 2
- R.9

Standards

English

Year 3
- ACELY1680.e
- ACELY1680.f

Standards

English

Level 3
- RV.VCELY257.5
- RV.VCELY257.6

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The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

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