Hidden Treasures

"In Hidden Treasure," the old man decides that he needs to teach his sons an important lesson. How does this decision affect the rest of the story?

• The old man is able to keep his treasures hidden for himself.

• The sons end up without anything at the end of the story.

• The decision makes the son respect their father.

• The decision ends up teaching the sons that hard work pays off.

According to the passage, Hidden Treasure, an old man is very worried about his sons growing up without learning how to value hard work. Because his sons would not listen to him, he decided that he would have to trick them into learning this.

Select two sentences from the passage that help support the fact that the old man was sneaky about his plan for his sons.

• Efforts to talk to his sons about hard work did no good.

• The father told his sons that he couldn't remember the exact location.

• The father worried about his sons' future if they never learned to work hard.

• The father promised his sons that if they could find the treasure, it would be theirs.

Read this sentence from selection 5, paragraph 7. What is the meaning of the word sow as used in this sentence from the selection, "Hidden Treasure"?

He convinced them to sow vegetable seeds and fruit trees in the rich, moist soil.

• harvest

• buy

• plant

• take care of

Characters in both stories have some character traits that are similar, and some that are different. Check of all the statements that are true.

• The characters were lazy in both stories.

• The characters were unfit in "Hidden Treasure."

• The characters were determined in "Hidden Treasure."

• The characters were famous in "A Royal Plan."

Which of the following best describes the theme set by the authors in both Hidden Treasure and A Royal Plan?

• Friendship is the most important gift a person can have.

• You shouldn't bother a sick person.

• Hard work usually rewards you in the end.

• It is often difficult to do the right thing.

In both "Hidden Treasure" and "A Royal Plan", a wise person tricks another into doing something that helps them in the end. Select two statements that show how each character/characters have been changed for the better.

• It was then that they realized that it was the hard work that was mentioned as the "hidden treasure."

• A few weeks later, a noble man known for his wisdom was visiting the region.

• The king started out on his own but was unable to walk even a few steps on the road by himself.

• The sons were excited about the possibility of this treasure and kept asking their father for details.

• The king regained his health and vowed to never let himself get that lazy again!

What is the meaning of the word dilemma as used in this sentence from the passage, "The Royal Plan"

Desperate for a solution to his dilemma, the king agreed to let the noble man try to help him.

• unhealthiness

• hard work

• poor health

• a problem

There are many ways in which the trick that is played in both stories are similar. Which of the following is NOT a similarity between the two stories.

• In both stories, the plan involves hard work paying off in the end.

• In both stories, an important character ends up dying.

• In both stories, the characters solve their own problem without actually knowing it.

• In both stories, people worry about how the characters will survive.