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Worksheets"The Empty Pot" Comprehension Questions
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
How does the emperor feel when he sees all the children's flowers?
upset
excited
joyful
confused
What lesson can readers learn from "The Empty Pot"?
to be thankful
to be friendly
to be honest
to be creative
What is Chen's problem in the story?
No matter what he does, his seed will not grow.
He was not given a seed by the emperor.
His mother wants him to plant a new flower seed.
Chen wants to lie to the emperor about the seed.
What happens last in the story?
Chen goes home with his boiled seed.
Chen is chosen as the new emperor of China.
Chen allows his pet cricket to sing to his seed.
Chen's mother tells him to plant a new flower seed.
What is another word for "sprout"?
boil
truth
die
grow
How does Chen feel as the year ends and his seed does not grow?
sad
excited
thankful
angry
Who is the main character of the story?
Chen
Chen's mother
the emperor
the children of China
Why did the emperor give boiled seeds to all of the children?
to play a trick on the children of China
to see which children would be honest about their seed not growing
to find the child who could grow the most beautiful flower
to reward the children of China for all their hard work
A word that means the same as "honest" is __________.
kind
empty
truthful
miserable
How might Chen's mother have felt about her son's decision?
frustrated
sad
angry
proud
