Stone Soup

In Scene 3, what do the soldiers tell the children they need to make stone soup? Choose THREE answers.

• a pot

• water

• carrots

• firewood

Read this sentence from Scene 4: “The children rush back as fast as rabbits and drop the stones into the pot.” What does the phrase “as fast as rabbits” mean in this sentence?

• by hopping

• very quickly

• small and furry

• in a relaxed way

In Scene 4, who lets everyone know the soldiers are making stone soup?

• Narrator 1

• Captain

• Edward's father

• George's mother

After the soup is done in Scene 5, what is one thing that the villagers do?

• sing and dance

• bury food in the yard

• give away the leftovers

• tell the soldiers to go away

Which line from the play shows that George's mother lets everyone know the soldiers are making stone soup?

• “They don’t realize that the captain knows they are watching.”

• “Because George’s mother is the town gossip.”

• “Father, can we spare some, just a pinch?”

• “Now we need three smooth, round stones.'

In Scene 3, what do the soldiers tell the children they need to make stone soup? Choose THREE answers.

• a pot

• water

• carrots

• firewood

In Scene 4, who lets everyone know the soldiers are making stone soup?

• Narrator 1

• Captain

• Edward's father

• George's mother

When the soup is finished in Scene 5, what do the villagers do? Choose TWO answers.

• sing and dance

• bury food in the yard

• place their tables together

• tell the soldiers to go away

What did the soldiers make the soup from? 

• carrots and potatoes

• a big pot

• 3 stones

• salt and pepper

What is "Stone Soup" most like?

• a play

• a tall tale

• a folktale

• a mystery