WorksheetsThe Real Story of Stone Soup Comprehension
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
The genre for The Real Story of Stone Soup is...
realistic fiction
folktale
expository text
biography
Where did the Chang brothers make the soup?
in a metal cooking pot
in a large carved bowl
in a bamboo pot
in a hole in the ground
What kinds of stones did the brothers use to make the soup?
chicken, vegetable, and egg
beef, vegetable, and egg
fish, vegetable, and egg
pork, vegetable, and egg
Where does the story take place?
in the mountains
on a sandy beach
in a small village
in a bamboo factory
Who is the narrator of the story?
Pong (the middle brother)
Ting (the oldest)
Kuai (the youngest)
Uncle
After Ting dropped a stone into the hole, Uncle went to the boat to...
cook the rice
get some salt
sharpen his axe
leave the brothers on the beach
The brothers tell Uncle that they need to yell at the egg stone because it is hard of hearing.
true
false
What moral lessons does this folktale try to teach the reader?
to always share with those who do not have enough
respect your elders
treat others the way you want to be treated
never judge a book by its cover
The narrator is the real inventor of stone soup.
true
false
What was the author's purpose for writing this selection?
to persuade
to inform
to entertain
