Anansi and Five Q&A

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Anansi and Five

Date: 02.07.21

Question and Answers

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Q 1. What was the witch’s name and why didn’t she like it?

A. The witch’s name was Five. She didn’t like her name because all through her life everyone made fun
of her name.

Q 2. What was the witch doing in her garden?

A. The witch was stirring her big cooking pot and muttering and mumbling a magic spell.

Q 3. Which was the first animal Anansi tricked?

A. The first animal Anansi tricked was Mrs. Rabbit.

Q 4. Which animals were not fooled by Anansi?

A. Anansi could not fool Miss Frog and Mrs. Shrew.

Q 5. Why did Anansi get angry with Mrs. Shrew?

A. Anansi got angry with Mrs. Shrew as she did not say the word Five.

Q 6. How many characters are there in the story “Anansi and Five”? Name them.

A. There are six characters in the story “Anansi and Five”. Their names are Anansi, Five, Mrs. Rabbit, Mr.
Duck, Miss Frog and Mrs. Shrew.

Q 7. What clues from the story tell us that Anansi was not a nice spider?

A. The clues that tell us that Anansi was not a nice spider are-

a) Anansi tricked people for his own benefit.

b) Anansi did not care for his family’s hunger and only filled his own belly.

Q 8. What is the moral of the story?

A. The moral of the story is that we can be the victim of our own tricks we play on other people.

Reference to context

Who said these words to whom?

1. “1.2.3.4 and this one that I am sitting on.”


A. Mrs. Shrew said these words to Anansi.

2. “Ah! This could make me some money or get some food on the table for my family.”
A. Anansi said these words to himself.

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