Reading Comprehension Practice Test (Literature #1)

1. Which detail from the story gives a clue about how the brothers make a living?

• They live in a poor village in Korea.

• They walk and talk together every day.

• Each brother harvests his field.

• The younger brother has little gold.

2. What do the brothers give each other?

• rice

• gold

• coins

• a field

Which is the best moral for the story?

• A penny saved is a penny earned.

• Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

• The more you get, the more you want.

• It is better to give than to receive.

What makes the brothers feel rich?

• plenty of rice

• children to love

• gold to spend

• being generous and caring about each other

Why does Min secretly give rice to his brother, Sung?

• because Min is worried that Sung and his family do not have enough

• because Min has too much rice

• because Sung has little gold

• because Sung has a small family

Which word describes both brothers?

• selfish

• funny

• generous

• frantic

In the story, the phrase watching from the shadows means:

• standing in the dark

• standing in someone else's shadow

• being out in the early morning

• having your eyes closed

Which brother has more money?

• the brother who has more rice

• Min, who has little gold

• neither brother

• Sung, who has saved a few coins

Which event happens during the most exciting scene of the story?

• Each brother harvests his field

• The brothers laugh.

• Sung sees Min bring rice.

• Sung and Min walk and talk.

How do you learn about the brothers?

• Min tells the story.

• Sung tells the story.

• The children tell the story.

• A narrator tells the story.