Storyworks - Stone Soup

Where does the play take place?

• on a battlefield

• at an army base

• near a large city

• in a small village

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.8B

TEKS.ELA.4.8C

TEKS.ELA.5.8A

TEKS.ELA.5.8C

TEKS.ELA.5.8D

In Scene 1, why are the soldiers in the forest?

• They have lost their way.

• They need a new place to live.

• They are going home from war

• They are looking for their army unit.

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.8A

TEKS.ELA.4.8C

TEKS.ELA.4.8D

TEKS.ELA.5.8D

TEKS.ELA.6.9E

Read this sentence from Scene 1:

“A long time ago, three soldiers trudged home from war through a forest.”

Which word or phrase has a meaning similar to trudged in this sentence?

• drove

• flew

• walked heavily

• rushed

Tags

TEKS.ELA.3.3B

TEKS.ELA.4.3B

TEKS.ELA.5.3B

TEKS.ELA.6.2B

TEKS.ELA.7.2B

Which stage direction from Scene 3 best shows that the captain has a plan?

(Hint: Stage directions are the instructions in italics for the actor.)

• “Captain (winking at the soldiers and speaking even louder)”

• “Edward (landing with a thud next to George)”

• “Soldier 2 (confused)”

• “Captain (loudly)”

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.8A

TEKS.ELA.4.8C

TEKS.ELA.5.8B

TEKS.ELA.5.8D

TEKS.ELA.6.9D

In Scene 3, what do the soldiers tell the children they need to make stone soup?

Choose THREE answers.

• a pot

• water

• carrots

• firewood

Tags

TEKS.ELA.4.8B

TEKS.ELA.4.8C

TEKS.ELA.4.9C

TEKS.ELA.5.9C

TEKS.ELA.6.9F

Read this sentence from Scene 4:

“The children rush back as fast as rabbits and drop the stones into the pot.”

What does the phrase “as fast as rabbits” mean in this sentence?

• by hopping

• very quickly

• small and furry

• in a relaxed way

Tags

TEKS.ELA.3.3B

TEKS.ELA.4.3B

TEKS.ELA.5.3B

TEKS.ELA.6.2B

TEKS.ELA.7.2B

In Scene 4, who lets everyone know the soldiers are making stone soup?

• Narrator 1

• Captain

• Edward's father

• George's mother

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TEKS.ELA.4.8B

TEKS.ELA.4.9C

TEKS.ELA.5.8B

TEKS.ELA.5.8C

TEKS.ELA.6.9D

After the soup is done in Scene 5, what is one thing that the villagers do?

• sing and dance

• bury food in the yard

• give away the leftovers

• tell the soldiers to go away

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TEKS.ELA.4.9C

TEKS.ELA.5.8D

TEKS.ELA.5.9C

TEKS.ELA.6.9E

TEKS.ELA.6.9F

Read this sentence from the play:

“The war has left them wary.”

What word has a similar meaning to wary in this sentence?

• annoyed

• distrustful

• hungary

• tired

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TEKS.ELA.3.3B

TEKS.ELA.4.3B

TEKS.ELA.5.3B

TEKS.ELA.6.2B

TEKS.ELA.7.2B

At the end of the play, what do the children say they’ve never seen in the village before?

• cooking

• soldiers

• potatoes

• feasting

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TEKS.ELA.4.8A

TEKS.ELA.5.8C

TEKS.ELA.5.8D

TEKS.ELA.5.9C

TEKS.ELA.6.9D