King Midas Springwood 5th Grade

The plants were LIFELESS after the snowstorm.

• unbeleiveable

• unseen

• valuable

• dead

She held a SPOONFUL of cereal.

• single serving

• as much as a spoon will hold

• bowl

• large amount

He works with PRECIOUS metals.

• valuable

• scrap

• fragile

• common

It was a peaceful REALM.

• area ruled by king or queen

• colony

• group of people

• place of worship

She liked to ADORN her hair with flowers.

• scent

• decorate

• comb

• refresh

I need to CLEANSE the wound.

• inspect

• bandage

• stitch

• wash

In the beginning, what is the main problem King Midas faced?

• He felt he would never have enough gold.

• His garden had faded.

• His daughter no longer loved him.

• He wanted to learn how to turn everything he owned to gold.

Why did Aurelia cry about the roses?

• They were too heavy to carry.

• She missed their scent.

• Their thorns hurt her fingers.

• She did not like their color.

Why is it important to the story that King Midas is kind to the old man?

• The man comes back to reward him.

• It makes him a more likeable character.

• The man takes care of the garden.

• It makes the reader suspect King Midas.

What happened first?

• King Midas was given the golden touch.

• Aurelia was turned to gold.

• King Midas gave the old man dinner.

• Aurelia cried about the flowers.