Worksheets"A Single Shard" Chapter 5 Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 11mins
Why was Tree-ear interested in Kang's cart covered with cloth?
Because Kang's work was always special.
Because Kang wouldn't cover normal things like that.
Because Kang had announced he would be making something extraordinary.
What did potters call clay mixed with water to be semiliquid?
Spill
Slip
Thin clay
Semi-clay
What were the two colors of Kang's semi-liquid clay?
Red
Green
White
Blue
"A vessel that went into the kiln a dull mousy color emerged a remarkable translucent (a) ."
Why did experienced potters not use colored semi-liquid clay to paint designs on their work?
Because it came off easily.
Because the clay was expensive and hard to get.
Because it faded and/or disappeared in high heat.
Because it blurred and ran once fired.
Name three of the tasks Min gave Tree-ear.
Why did the poor work so hard to get the fallen grain-heads of rice?
Because they could sell them for money.
Because they would feed them through the winter.
Because they were payed to do so.
"Crane-man was busy, too. When he grew weary of gathering rice, he would sit at the edge of the field plaiting handfuls of ____ _____ to make mats and sandals. This was a skill he had taught himself long ago, being unable to perform more vigorous work because of his ___ ___."
rice straw; bad leg.
dried grass; bad leg.
rice straw; injured ankle.
Draw a piece of pottery like Min might have made:
What did Min's wife give Tree-ear?
A warm blanket.
A sack of rice.
A warm coat and pants.
A set of pottery.
