The Most Magnificent Thing Comprehension Questions

Who are the main characters in the story?

• a little girl and her dog

• a boy and his cat

• a scientist and her assistant

• a teacher and her student

What does the girl want to create?

• a time machine

• the most magnificent thing

• a spaceship

• a giant robot

How does she feel while working on her project?

• she is always happy and excited

• she is confused the whole time

• she starts excited but gets frustrated when things don't work out

• she doesn't care if it turns out well

What problem does she face while trying to build the most magnificent thing?

• She doesn't have enough tools

• everything she makes doesn't turn out the way she wants

• her dog keeps knocking over things

• a storm ruins her project

How does she react when things don't go as planned?

• She laughs and tries again immediately

• She gives up and walks away forever

• She gets very frustrated and smashes her project

• She asks a friend for help

What does her dog do to help her when she gets frustrated?

• helps her build the project

• takes her on a walk to calm down

• brings her new tools

• runs away from her

What happens when she takes a break?

• She forgets about the project

• She realizes some of her mistakes and sees good parts in what she builds

• She decides to build something completely different

• She asks someone else to finish the project for her

How does she finally create her "most magnificent thing"?

• She uses parts from her previous attempts to make something new

• Her dog builds it for her

• A friend shows her how to do it

• She finds an instruction book with the perfect design

What lesson does the girl learn by the end of the story?

• It's okay to fail and try again

• Hard work is always easy

• It's best to let others do things for you

• Only smart people can be inventors

How does the story end?

• The girl gives up and walks away

• She finishes her magnificent thing, and she and her dog enjoy it together

• She decides to stop making things forever

• She starts a new project right away