Nail Soup Comprehension

The genre for Nail Soup is

• realistic fiction

• fantasy

• folktale

• expository text

Who is telling the story?

• Erik, the son

• Papa

• the woman

• the man

What is the problem at the beginning of the story?

• Papa can't find his nail

• Erik is hungry

• Erik and Papa can't find a restaurant

• no one is at home

Papa asked the man and woman to donate...

• a bucket of vegetables

• spices

• a small cup of hot water

• a piece of meat

What did the woman think about soup from a nail?

• it sounded delicious

• it sounded impossible

• it sounded dangerous

• it sounded dirty

Which word would best describe Papa?

• a thief

• a clever man

• an unkind man

• a bad father

This is probably the first time Erik and Papa have tricked strangers into feeding them?

• true

• false

What do the man and woman contribute to the soup?

• water

• vegetables

• meat

• spices

What moral is learned by the man and woman in this folktale?

• don't talk to strangers

• be willing to share your blessings

• do not tell lies

• life is full of suprises

What was the author's purpose for writing this selection?

• to persuade

• to inform

• to entertain