"The Real Story of Stone Soup" Comprehension

The genre for The Real Story of Stone Soup is...

• realistic fiction

• folktale

• expository text

• biography

Where did the Chang brothers make the soup?

• in a metal cooking pot

• in a large carved bowl

• in a bamboo pot

• in a hole in the ground

What kinds of stones did the brothers use to make the soup?

• chicken, vegetable, and egg

• beef, vegetable, and egg

• fish, vegetable, and egg

• pork, vegetable, and egg

Where does the story take place?

• in the mountains

• on a sandy beach

• in a small village

• in a bamboo factory

Who is the narrator of the story?

• Pong (the middle brother)

• Ting (the oldest)

• Kuai (the youngest)

• Uncle

After Ting dropped a stone into the hole, Uncle went to the boat to...

• cook the rice

• get some salt

• sharpen his axe

• leave the brothers on the beach

The brothers tell Uncle that they need to yell at the egg stone because it is hard of hearing.

• true

• false

What moral lessons does this folktale try to teach the reader?

• to always share with those who do not have enough

• respect your elders

• treat others the way you want to be treated

• never judge a book by its cover

The narrator is the real inventor of stone soup.

• true

• false

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

• to persuade

• to inform

• to entertain