WorksheetsSadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes: Intro & Chapters 1 - 5
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is the setting of Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes?
Japan, present day
New York City, New York 1954
Hiroshima, Japan 1954
New York CIty, present day
Who is the protagonist (main character) of Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes?
Sadako, a 1,000 year old crane
Sadako, an 11 year old girl
Paper, a 1,000 year old crane
Masahiro, a 14 year old boy
What is the capital of Japan?
Hiroshima
Mt. Fuji
Tokyo
Kyoto
Which of the following is an example of a crane, the animal.
According to legend, what happens if a sick person folds 1,000 paper cranes?
The gods will grant her wish and make her healthy again.
She will live 1,000 years.
She will turn into a crane and fly away.
She will forget her sadness.
Who are all the members of Sadako's family that we meet in the first chapter?
Eiji, Mitsue, Masahiro, Mr. Sasaki & Mr. Sasaki
Mitsue, Masahiro, Mr. Sasaki & Mrs. Sasaki
Eiji, Mitsue, Masahiro, Mr. Sasaki, Mrs. Sasaki and grandma Sasaki
Eiji, Mitsue, Masahiro, Mr. Sasaki & Mrs. Sasaki
Sadako was excited about going somewhere with her family. Where was she excited to go?
to the carnival
to the Peace Day memorial
to the zoo
to the temple for prayers
On page 11, Sadako's mother scolds her when she says she's excited to go to the carnival. Why does her mother scold her?
Sadako's mother scolds her because Sadako calls the memorial a carnival, and that is disrespectful.
Sadako's mother scolds her because she's afraid about going to the carnival and is nervous.
Sadako's mother scolds her because she is always yelling at Sadako and it's nothing new.
Sadako's mother scolds her because showing excitement is disrespectful in Japan.
Who's picture was in the gold frame on the altar shelf?
Oba chan, Sadako's grandmother
Masahiro, Sadako's grandfather
the spirits of the ancestors
Oba chan, Sadako's grandfather
How did Sadako's grandmother die?
old age
car accident
from the atom bomb
leukemia
What the good luck charm that Sadako found at the end of chapter 1?
the morning sun of Japan
paper crane
a spider
red bows
Who are the two girls in the picture?
Sadako (the protagonist) and Chizuko (her best friend)
Sadako (the protagonist) and Mitsue (her sister)
Mitsue (the protagonist) and Sadako (her sister)
Chizuko (the protagonist) and Sadako (her best friend)
What does Sadako want more than anything else in Chapter 3?
To have her own room.
To get an A+ on her chemistry test.
To get to run on the relay team in junior high school.
For summer to come.
What is the secret that Sadako tried to keep to herself?
She'd rather be a dancer than a runner.
She often gets dizzy spells.
She hates running.
She really misses her grandmother.
What is the atom bomb disease?
heart disease
asthma
leukemia
rubella
