WorksheetsThe Wise Old Women
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
to praise, especially publicly
commotion
banish
commend
arrogant
to make others believe something that is not true
decree
deceive
banish
arrogant
having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance and a lack of respect for other people
decree
deceive
banish
arrogant
noisy disturbance or confusion
commotion
banish
commend
arrogant
to give an official order for something to be done
decree
deceive
banish
arrogant
to force to leave a country or place as punishment
commotion
banish
commend
arrogant
Where does the story take place?
A small village on the mountain side
Tokyo, Japan
Japan
In a cabin
Why does the young lord have anyone over 71 move to the mountains?
71 is a unlucky age
He didn't think they were useful or able to work.
He thought they would clean the mountains.
He thought that they could survive on their own.
True or False
The people of the village were okay with having the old people banished to the mountains.
True
False
Why couldn't the farmer keep his mother in secret at first?
The farmer can't keep secrets.
The mother would not be able to stay hidden.
The villagers kept track of how old everyone was.
The mother could not keep secrets
Why does the farmer NOT leave his mother in the mountains?
He realizes she cares too much for him and she would not be able to survive.
There are lots of bugs and the mother does not like bugs.
The walk to the mountains was too long for the farmer to walk.
Who would threaten the village with impossible tasks and try to take over the village?
Lord Farquaad
Star-Lord
The Lord
Lord Higa
Which of the following most closely identifies the third challenge Lord Higa gives to the village.
To find a chest full of jewels.
To thread a single piece of silk through log holes.
To build a drum that sounds without being beaten.
To find a box full of one thousand ropes of ash.
How does the young lord change at the end of the story?
He becomes an old lord.
The young lord like the mother and the farmer more than anyone in the village.
The young lord sees that old people can help out in the village.
He did not change, the young lord still does not see how old people can help the village.
What would you say is the message of the story?
Young lords are demanding and arrogant.
Small villages in Japan do not have much power.
It is a good idea to send the older people to the mountains to die.
People should not judge others because everyone has some skill.
Select the best prediction
“I guess,” I said. Mrs. Baker looked hard at me. I think she rolled her eyes. “Since the mutilation of ‘to guess’ into an intransitive verb is a crime against language, perhaps you might wish a full sentence to avoid prosecution …
Tension between the narrator and his teacher will continue to build as the story progresses.
The student will continue to get the answer wrong making the teacher more angry.
The teacher will teach another lesson to the students.
What was the lord's decree?
Everyone over 64 must be banished
Everyone over 55 must be banished
Everyone over 83 must be banished
Everyone over 71 must be banished
Who came up with the solution to the first problem?
Lord Higa
the farmer
the young lord
the mother
JoHanna had saved enough money to purchase one expensive saltwater fish, but the pet shop owner said that a single fish would get lonely. JoHanna didn't like the sound of that. She then saw some freshwater fish that were almost as pretty as the saltwater ones. The freshwater fish cost less, too.
What prediction can you make based on this passage?
JoHanna will let the shop owner buy puppies instead.
JoHanna will buy several several fish from the shop.
JoHanna will buy one saltwater fish from the pet shop.
Janeen peered at Mark as he climbed recklessly up the big tree in Grandma's backyard. He was so high, it made her dizzy just looking up at her crazy cousin. Janeen had never done well with heights and ignored Mark's pleas for her to join him. "It's perfectly safe, you big sissy," he finally taunted. Just then the limb he had landed on snapped, causing him to lose his footing and nearly fall.
What prediction can you make based on this passage?
Janeen will climb the tree to help rescue Mark.
Mark will continue to climb higher.
Mark will come down carefully and stop taunting his cousin.
