L 40 The Farmer and His Sons

This story is a

• poem

• fable

• informational passage

• song

What lesson did the farmer want to teach his sons?

• how to find gold coins

• how to crush grapes

• how to be good working farmers

• how to dig for treasure

Where did the story take place?

• in the vineyards

• in the market square

• in the race track

• in the farmhouse

Who are the main characters?

• the farmer and his animals

• the farmer and his two sons

• the farmer and his daughters

• the farmer and his three sons

What crop did the farmer grow?

• grapes

• corn

• wheat

• apples

What causes the father's health to decline?

• too much eating in the vineyards

• too much work in the vineyards

• too much sleeping in the vineyards

• too much drinking in the vineyards

Why do the sons finally work in the vineyards?

• to search for the treasure they thought was supposed to be buried there

• to make their father proud

• they were tired of doing nothing

• they wanted to work

Why did the grapes grow so well?

• The fields were magic.

• The father cast a spell so the grapes would grow.

• The sons watered the fields.

• The sons did a lot of hard work tilling the fields.

What is the lesson of this story?

• Grapes are easy to grow.

• If you work hard and care for the land, you will be rewarded.

• There are buried treasures in vineyards.

• If you don't work hard and don't care for the land, you will be rewarded.

What is the moral of this story?

• The real wealth is the result of hard work.

• You must dig deep to find a great treasure.