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The Real Story of Stone Soup Comprehension

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The genre for The Real Story of Stone Soup is...

a)

realistic fiction

b)

folktale

c)

expository text

d)

biography

2.

Where did the Chang brothers make the soup?

a)

in a metal cooking pot

b)

in a large carved bowl

c)

in a bamboo pot

d)

in a hole in the ground

3.

What kinds of stones did the brothers use to make the soup?

a)

chicken, vegetable, and egg

b)

beef, vegetable, and egg

c)

fish, vegetable, and egg

d)

pork, vegetable, and egg

4.

Where does the story take place?

a)

in the mountains

b)

on a sandy beach

c)

in a small village

d)

in a bamboo factory

5.

Who is the narrator of the story?

a)

Pong (the middle brother)

b)

Ting (the oldest)

c)

Kuai (the youngest)

d)

Uncle

6.

After Ting dropped a stone into the hole, Uncle went to the boat to...

a)

cook the rice

b)

get some salt

c)

sharpen his axe

d)

leave the brothers on the beach

7.

The brothers tell Uncle that they need to yell at the egg stone because it is hard of hearing.

a)

true

b)

false

8.

What moral lessons does this folktale try to teach the reader?

a)

to always share with those who do not have enough

b)

respect your elders

c)

treat others the way you want to be treated

d)

never judge a book by its cover

9.

The narrator is the real inventor of stone soup.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

What was the author's purpose for writing this selection?

a)

to persuade

b)

to inform

c)

to entertain