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WorksheetsSadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
What did Sadako's mother say she was born to be?
A swimmer
A runner
An astronaut
A barber like her dad
What holiday celebrated in the United States is similar to Peace Day, which is celebrated in Japan?
Independence Day
Labor Day
Memorial Day
Arbor Day
How is Peace Day similar to Memorial Day in the United States?
Sadako was born in 1943, how old is she at the start of the story?
(a)
The Sasaki family (Sadako's family), has how many children including Sadako?
2
3
1
4
Mr. Sasaki felt (a) when he found out Sadako was chosen for the relay race.
The best part of Peace Day for Sadako was?
The good smells and food
The speeches
Setting the lanterns afloat
Seeing her friends
The worst part of Peace Day for Sadako was?
Listening to boring speeches
Having to wait for the slow turtles
Seeing the victims and their scars
Looking at the pictures
When Sadako came into contact with the victims, her reaction was to...
Turn away
Give them a hug
Take their picture
Cry
The spider was a symbol of
(a)
What was the exciting news that Sadako shared with her family?
She's going to be a teenager!
She fainted at school!
She made the relay team!
She and Chizuko are no longer friends!
How was Sadako feeling on race day? Why did she feel that way?
Sadako doesn't tell her parents about her dizziness because she doesn't want them to
(a)
How did Sadako's family find out about her secret (feeling dizzy)?
She fainted at school
Chizuko told them
She passed out during the relay race
Masahiro told them
What did the doctors tell Sadako's parents was wrong with their daughter?
She was tired
She needed to drink more water
She should stop running
She has leukemia
What was the legend of the crane?
How does Sadako keep up her courage after her family leaves?
She folds cranes
She cries
She talks to Nurse Yasunaga
She hangs out with Kenji
What is the name of the 9-year old boy Sadako meets at the hospital?
Kenji
Bruno
Masahiro
Chizuko
When Chizuko visits Sadako in the hospital, she brings her a
(a)
Do you think Sadako will fold enough cranes and beat the atom bomb disease?
Yes, I think so
Yes, I hope so
I don't know
I don't think Sadako lives
