KING MIDAS TOUCH - Listening & Vocabulary

KING MIDAS TOUCH - Listening & Vocabulary

by Ayu Dalila Kasim

​Listen and understand the story about King Midas.

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​Listen to the short story twice.

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​Make time to understand of words or phrases you do not understand.

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​Then, complete the tasks in this lesson.

​VOCABULARY

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• ​Find the meaning of words and phrases found in the video entitled 'King Midas And The Golden Touch'.

Multiple Choice

A word that can replace the word  'gazed' from the video is...

• stared

• ran

• glared

• said

Multiple Choice

A word that can replace the word  'loved' from the video is...

• disgusted

• disliked

• hated

• treasured

Multiple Choice

A word that can replace the word  'satisfied' from the video is...

• optimistic

• unhappy

• thankful

• brokenhearted

Multiple Choice

A word that can replace the word  'gifted' from the video is...

• robbed

• taken

• blessed

• exhausted

Multiple Choice

What is 'a basement'?

• a room at the top of a tower

• a room below a house/mansion/castle

• a room where you sleep in

• a place in a barn

Multiple Choice

King Midas was felt great 'excitement' after he found that whatever he touched turned to gold. The word 'excitement' shows that King Midas was... 

• happy

• sad

• lazy

• exhausted

Multiple Choice

What is the OPPOSITE of the word 'ugliest'?

• saddest

• laziest

• most beautiful

• most excited

Multiple Choice

Princess Marigold hated the golden roses and said that they were spoiled. Which of the words below has the same meaning as 'spoiled'?

• improved

• destroyed

• healed

• fixed

Multiple Choice

Which of the words below can be used to replace the word 'precious' found in the video?

• unloved

• disliked

• beloved

• hated

COMPREHENSION

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• ​Read the questions and answer the questions that follow.

Multiple Choice

King Midas was greedy.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

King Midas loved gold more than he loved his daughter.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

King Midas felt that the flowers given by his daughter did not worth anything, unless they were actually gold.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

King Midas kept all his gold in the basement of his castle.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

King Midas spent a few minutes every day to check on his gold.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

King Midas spent only a few minutes every day to check on his gold.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Even though King Midas had a lot of gold, he was still unhappy.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

When King Midas met the stranger, he believed that the man had magic power.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

King Midas did not feel afraid of the strange man because he had a terrible scary smile.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

The stranger gave King Midas with the gift of the 'Golden Touch' that made everything King Midas touched turned into gold and silver.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

The stranger gave King Midas with the gift of the 'Golden Touch' that made everything King Midas touched turned into gold and silver.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

King Midas could not have his breakfast because everything he touched turned to gold.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Marigold was extremely happy that all the flowers turned into gold.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

King Midas planned to turn his daughter into a golden statue.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

King Midas felt extremely sad that he accidentally turned Marigold into a golden statue.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

The strange man helped King Midas learned that being greedy is bad.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Marigold was turned into a golden statue forever.

• TRUE

• FALSE

​WELL DONE!!