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WorksheetsYeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What happened to Yeh-Shen's parents?
They ran away.
They both died.
Her father didn't want her anymore.
They were kidnapped.
What was the custom in the days of Chief Wu?
To love your children a lot.
To have a lot of children.
To take more than one wife.
To run away from your family.
Why was Yeh-Shen's stepmother jealous of her?
She was a lot prettier than her own daughters.
She was prettier than her stepmother.
She had more friends than her stepsisters.
She got more love from her father.
How did Yeh-Shen's stepmother kill the fish?
She shot it.
She stabbed it.
She cooked it.
She ate it.
How did Yeh-Shen know it was her stepmother who killed the fish?
She saw her kill it.
Her stepmother told her she killed it.
The old sage told her.
Her stepsister told her.
What did the old sage tell Yeh-Shen about her fish?
It had been eaten.
It was still alive.
It had been thrown away.
It has magic powers.
What was so special about the Spring festival that was approaching?
They got to clean their houses properly again.
The boys and girls got to pick who they want to marry one day.
The parents got to go dancing.
The children went playing with their friends.
Why could Yeh-Shen not go to the festival?
Her stepmother wanted her daughters to find a husband first.
She had to take care of the pigs at home.
She had to friends to go play with.
Her stepmother said she wasn't part of the family so she cannot go.
What did Yeh-She ask of her fishbones?
To give her food to eat while her family went to the festival.
To give her a ride to the festival.
To give her proper clothes to wear to the festival.
To make her fall asleep so she can forget about the festival.
How can we tell there is magic in the shoes the fishbones gave Yeh-Shen?
They were made of stone, and very heavy.
They were made of solid gold, but a different color.
They were made of solid gold, but very light.
They made her float.
What was the one thing that Yeh-Shen shouldn't do?
Go to the festival.
Be seen by her family.
Lose her shoes.
Meet a husband.
Why did Yeh-Shen run off at the festival?
She didn't want her stepsister to come closer and recognize her.
She got scared when she saw all the people looking at her.
She didn't want to get the clothes and shoes dirty.
She didn't want to meet a husband.
What happened when Yeh-Shen lost one of her shoes?
Nothing.
She fell and the clothes got dirty.
Her clothes turned back to her old rags.
She started crying.
What did Yeh-Shen do with the one shoe she had left?
She threw it in the trash.
She told her stepmother about it.
She gave it back to the fishbones.
She hid it under her bed.
Why did the stepmother leave the gathering?
She was tired.
It was time to go home.
To check up on Yeh-Shen.
She didn't leave.
What happened when the king announced that the shoe will be at the pavilion?
All the cave women came to try it on.
No one came to try it on.
Someone bought it from him.
Yeh-Shen just watched as others tried it on.
When did Yeh-Shen go to the pavilion?
Very late at night.
While the other ladies were there.
She didn't go at all.
When her stepmother went.
What did the king do when Yeh-Shen took the shoe?
He killed her.
He had her thrown into jail.
He had her followed.
He had her arrested.
What did the king tell Yeh-Shen to do at her front door?
Come and live with him in his palace.
Put on both the shoes.
Give him the shoes.
She will be arrested for stealing.
What happened to the stepmother and -sister after Yeh-Shen moved to the palace?
They got killed by a rock in their house.
They went to live in the palace with her.
They moved away.
They became royalty, too.
