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QR Challenge: The Ant and the Grasshopper

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Teacher Notes

A. Prior to the lesson:

1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.

2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

B. The lesson:

1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.

2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.

3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!

C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.

Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

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1. What purpose does the saxophone play in the story A) It repeatedly brings the two characters together B) It creates a challenge for the Ant to learn to play it C) It makes a good crutch for the injured Grasshopper D) It is used by the author to show when danger is nearA
2. Why did the author include the first and last paragraphs A) to round out the story and make it longer B) to create a sense of mystery about the Starbugs café C) to tie the original version of the fable to the new version D) to show what the Ant and Grasshopper did before the story startC
3. The phrase “called it quits” as it is used in paragraph 3 is an example of A) a simile B) an idiom C) a metaphor D) onomatopoeiaB
4. The best meaning for frivolous in paragraph 20 is A) silly B) serious C) sensible D) sufferingA
5. In what part of the story does the Grasshopper help the Ant improve her score on Insect Racers III A) the introduction B) rising action C) falling action D) resolutionC
6. Why does the author include details such as shopping at Grasslands Mall and playing Insect Racers III on the video game console A) to highlight conflicts between the characters B) to identify places the Ant might be found C) to show a silly side to the story D) to update the storyD
7. Which event signals the climax of the story A) the Ant joins the other bugs bobbing along to the Grasshopper’s band B) the Ant and Grasshopper cross paths several more times C)the Grasshopper plays the saxophone to the wildflowers D)the Ant helps the Grasshopper inside the warm houseD
8. The author describes the Grasshopper’s music with words such as enchanting, heart-stopping sweetness, sweet clarity, and soulful solos What purpose do these descriptions serve A) to create an interesting lead B) to summarize the main points C) to establish the mood of the story D) to show the writer’s love of the saxophoneC
9. What is the author's purpose for writing this passage A) to entertain readers with an amusing twist on an old story B) to give a scientific explanation of the concepts in Aesop's fable C) to tell readers that Aesop was incorrect when he wrote the fable D) to persuade readers that it is better to be an Ant than a GrasshopperA
10. Paragraphs 2 through 19 are written from what point of view A) first person B) second person C) third person limited D) third person omniscientD
11. In paragraph 8, when the Ant and the Grasshopper "crossed paths several more times that summer," the Ant was most likely A)reading. B) gathering food. C) playing the saxophone. D) playing Insect Racers IIIB

 


The Ant and the Grasshopper: QR Challenge

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Question 1 (of 11)

 


The Ant and the Grasshopper: QR Challenge

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Question 2 (of 11)

 


The Ant and the Grasshopper: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The_phrase_“called_it_quits”_as_it_is_used_in_paragraph_3_is_an_example_of______A)_a_simile____________________________________________________________________B)_an_idiom____________________________________________________________________C)_a_metaphor__________________________________________________________________D)_onomatopoeia

Question 3 (of 11)

 


The Ant and the Grasshopper: QR Challenge

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Question 4 (of 11)

 


The Ant and the Grasshopper: QR Challenge

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Question 5 (of 11)

 


The Ant and the Grasshopper: QR Challenge

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Question 6 (of 11)

 


The Ant and the Grasshopper: QR Challenge

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Question 7 (of 11)

 


The Ant and the Grasshopper: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=The_author_describes_the_Grasshopper’s_music_with_words_such_as_enchanting,_heart-stopping_sweetness,_sweet_clarity,_and_soulful_solos_What_purpose_do_these_descriptions_serve_A)_to_create_an_interesting_lead_B)_to_summarize_the_main_points_C)_to_establish_the_mood_of_the_story_D)_to_show_the_writer’s_love_of_the_saxophone

Question 8 (of 11)

 


The Ant and the Grasshopper: QR Challenge

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Question 9 (of 11)

 


The Ant and the Grasshopper: QR Challenge

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Question 10 (of 11)

 


The Ant and the Grasshopper: QR Challenge

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Question 11 (of 11)