The Wise Old Women

to praise, especially publicly

• commotion

• banish

• commend

• arrogant

to make others believe something that is not true

• decree

• deceive

• banish

• arrogant

having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance and a lack of respect for other people

• decree

• deceive

• banish

• arrogant

noisy disturbance or confusion

• commotion

• banish

• commend

• arrogant

to give an official order for something to be done

• decree

• deceive

• banish

• arrogant

to force to leave a country or place as punishment

• commotion

• banish

• commend

• arrogant

Where does the story take place?

• A small village on the mountain side

• Tokyo, Japan

• Japan

• In a cabin

Why does the young lord have anyone over 71 move to the mountains?

• 71 is a unlucky age

• He didn't think they were useful or able to work.

• He thought they would clean the mountains.

• He thought that they could survive on their own.

True or False

The people of the village were okay with having the old people banished to the mountains.

• True

• False

Why couldn't the farmer keep his mother in secret at first?

• The farmer can't keep secrets.

• The mother would not be able to stay hidden.

• The villagers kept track of how old everyone was.

• The mother could not keep secrets