WorksheetsKing Midas and Allusions Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 40mins
Which of the following best describes King Midas?
He is wise because he loves to save his money.
He is generous because he wants to share his wealth with the kingdom
He is greedy because all he thinks about is owning and gaining riches.
He is powerful because he has gained riches by conquering many lands.
What does King Midas begin to notice about the Golden Touch?
It only works some of the time.
It is beginning to wear off.
It is not worth the trouble.
It can also be inconvenient.
When Marygold enters the dining room for breakfast, she…
is happy because her father has turned the garden to gold.
is crying because she wants to turn her roses into gold.
is crying because she does not like the golden roses.
is curious because her father has magical powers.
What is the cause of King Midas’ misery?
His statue of Marygold does not look like her.
He did not want his daughter’s statue to be gold.
He has turned Marygold’s tokens into gold.
He has turned his precious daughter into gold.
Midas realized his wish was foolish when --
the stranger first gave him the "golden touch"
he turned the twig into gold
his servants all watched him
his food turned to gold
The irony King Midas faces is that
his newfound power turns out to be a horrible curse.
his daughter's behavior is very troubling.
the stranger actually prefers silver to gold.
greed turns out to be what saves Midas from the curse.
What genre of text is the story of King Midas and the Golden Touch?
Myth
Drama
Realistic Fiction
Poetry
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
Red velvet cupcakes were Stacy's Achilles's heel when she was trying to eat more healthily.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
Lucy warned her youngest son not to cry wolf while wrestling with his older brother.
What is the meaning of the allusion?
She had the Midas touch whenever it came to business deals!
She turned everything to gold
She lost all their business
She helped them make a lot of money
She quit her job
What does the word "ALLUSION" mean?
hinting at events that will happen later in the story
citing evidence word-for-word, with quotation marks and page numbers
reference to a well-known person, place, thing, or idea of significance
clearly stating the meaning of a word
Which part of the sentence is an allusion: If they keep pushing me, I'm going to turn into the Hulk.
If they keep
keep pushing me
I'm going to turn
turn into the Hulk
what is a pun?
words that are sound the same but spelled different
an idiom
play on words: a joke
pickle and onion mix
Is this a pun?
Fish are so smart because they live in schools?
True
False
Is this a pun?
It's raining cats and dogs.
True
False
What word is missing:
That's the _________ thing I've seen.
stupidest
funniest
wierdest
sealiest
Is this a pun?
True
False
Deep down, you're really shallow.
Paradox
Oxymoron
Both
Neither
Friendly fire.
Paradox
Oxymoron
Neither
"I can resist anything but temptation."
Paradox
Oxymoron
Neither
Controlled chaos.
Paradox
Oxymoron
Both
Neither
The second sentence is false. The first sentence is true.
Paradox
Oxymoron
Both
Neither
After going to the zoo, the mall, and the movies, Cassie was sick of bending over backwards to entertain her nieces.
a. Cassie was doing very little to entertain her nieces.
b. Cassie was making small efforts to entertain her nieces.
c. Cassie was trying very hard to entertain her nieces.
d. Cassie was not trying at all to entertain her nieces.
Bobby would have been playing ball until the cows came home if it hadn’t been for Suzie dragging him home for dinner
a. Bobby was just about to stop playing ball.
b. Bobby didn’t even want to play ball to begin with.
c. Bobby prefers nature to athletics.
d. Bobby would have continued playing ball for a long time
Over the summer Brian was really excited about being placed in the advanced math class, but after getting his syllabus on the first day and seeing the workload, he was ready to jump ship.
a. Brian was even more excited about the math class than he was over the summer.
b. Brian wanted to start working on his math assignments right away.
c. Brian did not want to be in the advance math class anymore.
d. Brian wanted to cause some trouble in the advanced math class.
