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King Midas and the Golden Touch

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Was this story a myth or legend?
a)
Myth
b)
Legend
2.
What was the resolution in this story?
a)
Midas had to go and wash the magical touch off his hand. 
b)
Everything in Midas's palace was turned to Gold.
c)
Midas kept a single golden rose. 
d)
Midas's daughter remained  golden and he died of starvation. 
3.
How do you think Midas felt about gold after the story ended?
a)
He regretted giving up his magical touch. 
b)
He is less interested in gold because it brought him pain.
c)
He collected more and more but just the money kind 
d)
He hated it and gave it all away. 
4.
Why do you think the author included the part about Midas transforming everything back  except a single rose?
a)
So that the reader would know Midas learned his lesson. 
b)
So that the reader would know that Midas still loved gold best. 
c)
So that the reader would know Midas loved the living flowers again.
d)
So the the reader would know Midas wished he had not given up his gift. 
5.
What was Midas's major problem or conflict?
a)
He was a selfish man and wouldn't help anyone. 
b)
He ignored his daughter and didn't love her. 
c)
His greediness because it gave rise to all the other problems. 
d)
He did not appreciate nature the way Aurelia did. 
6.
Why does Midas call himself a "miserable man" on page 390?
a)
The gold is fake and crumbling. 
b)
He cannot eat food anymore. 
c)
His daughter is a statue and it 's his fault.
d)
His gift is making him feel sick. 
7.
What caused Aurelia to turn into a lifeless statue?
a)
She was shocked by her father's new power and couldn't move. 
b)
A curse from the magical visitor. 
c)
Aurelia's bad temper about the roses. 
d)
King Midas's wish. 
8.
How does Aurelia feel when Midas turns the roses to gold?
a)
She thinks they are beautiful.
b)
She is saddened by them. 
c)
She is grateful for the riches they bring.
d)
She is jealous of her father's power. 
9.
Why does the visitor warn King Midas by saying, "Think carefully, my friend."? 
a)
The visitor has given this gift before and it has turned out badly. 
b)
The visitor knows that bad things could happen if Midas gets his wish. 
c)
The visitor doesn't want to grant this wish to King Midas.
d)
The visitor has a better gift in mind for King Midas.
10.
The author compares gold to____ on page 378.
a)
Roses
b)
Music
c)
Yellow
d)
Fragrant Smells
11.
Which is an example of how Aurelia and King Midas became different?
a)
He loves gold and she doesn't.
b)
She loves roses and he doesn't
c)
She wants to invite the old man to dinner and he does not.
d)
She loves music and he hates it.
12.
What did King Midas and Aurelia both love in the beginning?
a)
Roses
b)
Gold
c)
Money
d)
Music
13.

At the beginning of the selection, what is the main problem that King Midas faced?

a)

He felt he would never have enough gold?

b)

His garden, built by the best gardeners, had faded.

c)

His daughter no longer loved him.

d)

He wanted to learn how to turn all he owned into gold.

14.

What happened first?

a)

King Midas was given the golden touch.

b)

The daughter was turned into gold.

c)

King Midas gave the old man dinner.

d)

The daughter cried about the flowers.

15.

Where does most of the story take place?

a)

in a dream

b)

in a garden

c)

in a palace

d)

in a dungeon

16.

At what point did King Midas know his wish was a curse?

a)

when the stranger was found in the garden

b)

when the soldier appeared in the dungeon

c)

when King Midas's blanket turned into gold

d)

when King Midas turned his daughter into a golden statue

17.

Which best describes King Midas's daughter?

a)

sensitive

b)

funny

c)

restless

d)

creative

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