Seven Spools of Thread

What does the father want his sons to do before they have their inheritance?

• return from their vacation
• buy more spools of thread
• make enough money to keep the farm running
• prove that they can work together and get along

What is the BEST summary of this selection?

• Seven brothers argue constantly.  When their father dies, the Chief tells them to turn thread to gold.  The brothers work together to weave and sell cloth.  They learn their lesson and help the villagers to also sell cloth to make money.
• Seven brothers argue constantly.  They then learn their lesson and help the villagers.
• Seven brothers argue constantly.  The brothers do not work together.  They then learn a lesson.
• Seven brothers argue constantly.  When their mother dies, the Chief tells them to turn thread to gold.  The brothers work together to weave and sell cloth.  They learn their lesson and help the villagers to also sell cloth to make money.

What is the main theme in this story?

• People can achieve more by working together.
• Having too many brothers will cause confusion.
• Taking care of a farm is difficult work.
• Always look before you leap.

Why is the cloth made by the seven brothers so unusual?

• It smells like apples.
• It contains gold nuggets.
• It contains many colors.
• It is smaller than most cloths.

How do the brothers make gold from silk threads?

• They use only the gold thread.
• They melt the thread and it turns into gold.
• They find tiny nuggets of gold in the thread.
• They sell the cloth they make from the thread of gold.

Read this sentence:
Cloth fit for a king should be purchased at a price only a king can pay.
The word purchased means ______________.

• received as a gift
• bought with money
• sold at the market
• given away for free

The reader can tell that the villagers like the brothers because ___________.

• the brothers argued all day long
• the brothers went to the village to sell their cloth
• the brothers lived there
• the brothers taught the villagers how to make money with the fabric

Which words on page 21 help the reader understand the meaning of fortune?

• making something
• from this thread
• we could make cloth
• in gold

How do the seven brothers' interactions change in this story?

• They begin working together peacefully.
• The oldest brother becomes the new leader.
• The youngest brother goes on vacation.
• The seven brothers grow angrier.

Read this sentence from the story:
From morning until night, the family's small home was filled with the sound of the brothers' quarreling.
Which word is a synonym for the word quarreling?

• eating
• asking
• fighting
• studying