The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg

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1. Which sentence best shows that the man was greedy?

• There was once a man who possessed the most wonderful goose you can imagine.

• Every day when he visited the nest, the goose had laid a beautiful, glittering, golden egg.

• The man would collect the eggs each day and take them to market.

• He felt that he was not getting rich fast enough.

2. What does the word "hoard" mean as used in the story?

• bad

• save

• spend

• use

3. Which is the best summary of the story?

• A goose laid golden eggs and its greedy owner collected all the eggs and took them to market each day.

• A man collected the golden eggs from his goose. He got very rich, but became impatient with the goose.

• A man yelled at his goose because he was impatient. He became greedy and killed the goose.

• Wanting all the golden eggs from his goose, a man killed the goose, but there were no more eggs.

4. Which is the best theme of the story?

• You should not be greedy, or you might lose everything.

• Only the richest people can collect the most golden eggs.

• Failing to take care of your pets is never a good idea.

• Never sell all your golden eggs, or you will have nothing in the end.