Grade 8
(English)
1.what did the mandarins use to weigh the elephant?
2.what type literature does the story "wieghing the elephant" belong?
3.which type of literature present or tells about real people,places,objects,events.
4.it is short litelary composition that reflects the author's outlook or point?
5.the following are example of fiction except___?
A)Myth
B)Legend
C)Biography
D)Science fiction
Help me please:(
Answers & Comments
Answer:
1.Put the stones on the boat until the boat, when it's out on the water again, sinks to the same watermark line it had when the elephant was in it. Then take the stones out of the boat and weigh them, one by one! That's how you can tell how much the elephant weighs
2.Chinese Folktale
3. Nonfiction
4.Essay. A short literary composition that reflects the author's outlook or point of view.
5. C