The Nine Nights: Durga and Mahishasura Reading Comprehension
Children read a retelling of the legend of Durga and Mahishasura, find facts in the text, answer inference questions about why things happened, and write their own opinion about staying calm and doing the right thing.
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Navratri Festival Quest Big Explorers Activity Pack: Maths, Puzzles, Stories & Science for Ages 7-11
This is page 8 of the pack. Ages 7-11 · Grade 2–Grade 3Ages 7-11 · Year 3–Year 4Ages 7-11 · Class 2–Class 3Ages 7-11
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How to use this worksheet
Read the legend aloud or silently. Answer section 2 (Warm-up) from the text, section 3 (Challenge) by thinking about the story, and section 4 (Expert) in full sentences.
Materials needed
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Extension activities
- 1Draw a comic strip of the story in four boxes.
- 2Retell the legend aloud to a younger child in your own words.
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Hemsweta Jain · Teacher Cheena
MBA and Early Childhood Educator, teaching since 2014 · Founder of RaisoActive, Mumbai
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