Oxford Futures Discover Unit 9 Page 94-95

​What can we learn from stories?

Multiple Choice

What do we learn about the villagers from their reactions to the travelers?

• They are suspicious of new people.

• They are scared of everything.

• They are shy around new people.

Open Ended

Why do villagers hide from the travelers when they first see them?

Multiple Choice

Are the travelers surprised by the villagers' behavior? Why? Why not?

• Yes, they normally are welcomed in a village

• Yes, this seems to have happened before

• No, they are normally welcomed in a village

• No, this seems to have happened before

Multiple Choice

Why do the villagers keep the stone in a silk bag?

• To keep the stone safe

• To keep the stone clean

• To make the stone look important

• To make the stone look pretty

Multiple Choice

Why do the travelers make comments about the soup as it's cooking?

• They are excited to eat.

• They want the villagers to add food to it.

• They haven't made stone soup in a while.

• They want the villagers to like the soup.

Multiple Choice

What do the villagers think is the most important ingredient in the soup?

• The stone.

• The meat.

• The onion.

Multiple Choice

Do you agree that the stone is the most important ingredient? Why or why not?

• Yes, it makes the soup have an excellent flavor

• Yes, the stone doesn't actually change the soup

• No, the stone doesn't actually change the soup

• No, it makes the soup have an excellent flavor

Open Ended

What could happen to the villagers in the future?

Multiple Select

What is the theme of the story?

• Never trust a stranger.

• A stone gives extra flavor to a soup.

• Working together gives the best results.

• Some countries have very strange customs.

​carefully hastily wearily suspiciously knowingly hesitantly bravely calmly

​Find these eight adjectives in the story.

Multiple Choice

1. After the race, we sat down feeling very tired.

• hastily

• wearily

• bravely

Multiple Choice

3. He like he wasn't afraid ran into the burning building.

• hastily

• bravely

• bravely

Multiple Choice

We approached the dog slowly because we thought it might be dangerous.

• hastily

• hesit

• knowingly

Multiple Choice

She spoke to us without getting excited or angry.

• knowingly

• calmly

• hesitantly

Multiple Choice

We watched the man who we thought might be a criminal.

• carefully

• suspiciously

• wearily

Multiple Choice

2. I put on my coat quickly because I was in a hurry.

• hastily

• hesitantly

• calmly

Multiple Choice

I picked up the vase, making sure I didn't break it.

• calmly

• hastily

• carefully

Multiple Choice

He smiled because he knew my secret.

• knowingly

• calmly

• wearily