Chandra and the elephants

What did Chandra do every day?

• She washed the Rajah’s elephants

• She cooked for the villagers

• She planted rice

• She taught the children

Why were the villagers hungry?

• Because it did not rain

• Because the Rajah stole their rice

• Because the elephants ate all the food

• Because there was a flood

What did Chandra do to help the elephants?

• She fed them special food

• She cleaned their ears

• She sang to them

• She took them to the river

What did Chandra ask the Rajah for as a reward?

• Gold and jewels

• A new house

• Rice for the villagers

• A position in the palace

How did Chandra ask the Rajah to give her the rice?

• By doubling the grains on each square of a board

• By giving her one bag of rice

• By giving her all the rice in the palace

• By giving her a field to grow rice

What did the Rajah do at the end of the story?

• He gave the rice back to the villagers

• He became greedy again

• He banished Chandra from the village

• He kept all the rice for himself

What was wrong with the elephants?

• They were hungry

• Their ears hurt

• They were too old

• They were lost

How many grains of rice did Chandra ask for on the first square?

• One grain

• Two grains

• Four grains

• Ten grains

How many squares were on the Rajah’s board?

• 32

• 64

• 16

• 8

What lesson did the Rajah learn at the end of the story?

• He should not be greedy

• He should take care of the elephants

• He should listen to the villagers

• He should give Chandra a job