One Grain of Rice

Vocabulary: The King ____ that his birthday be a day of celebration.

• famine

• plentifully

• decreed

• trickle

Vocabulary: Mom loaded everyone's plate _____ with turkey because she didn't want leftovers.

• implored

• plentifully

• trickled

Vocabulary: As it grew hotter, Sam could feel a ______ of sweat roll down his forehead.

• trickle

• famine

• decreed

• script

Vocabulary: Brenda's favorite show was on TV, so she _______ her mother to let her watch it.

• plentifully

• decreed

• implored

• famine

The people suffered through a great ______ where there was little food to eat.

• decreed

• famine

• injustice

This story takes place in ______.

• China

• Japan

• India

• Canada

Why does the raja tell the rice farmers that they must give nearly all their rice to him?

• because he is wise and fair

• so that there will be rice for them to eat in bad times

• because he is the leader

When the rice grew well, the people game nearly all of their rice to the raja, but the people ________.

• had too much rice

• barely had enough rice to get by

• stole rice from the raja

• decided not to eat rice anymore

What happens to the farmers during the famine?

• They have no rice to eat

• They only have a few grains to give to the raja

• They get rice from the royal storehouses

The raja's ministers ask the raja if they can______.

• keep all the rice for themseves

• give rice to the hungry people

• have the raja eat all the rice at once