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WorksheetsA Single Shard Study Guide
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 24mins
The setting of the story is ___.
twelfth-century Korea
Seoul, a large city
twelfth-century Japan
Ch'ulp'o, a seaside village
The area where Tree-ear lives is best known for its ___.
fishing
busy marketplace
celadon pottery
royal palace
Tree-ear is named after ___.
a forest
his father
a spirit
a mushroom
Tree-ear begins working for Min because ___.
he wants to learn how to make pottery
he needs to earn money
he has no other way to pay for the pottery he ruined
he wants to become famous
The first task Min gives to Tree-ear is to ___.
cut clay from the riverbank
sweep the yard
cart pottery to the kiln
gather wood from the mountains
Tree-ear dreams of someday making a ___.
prunus vase
nesting box
pot with chrysanthemums
better kiln
Match the trait with the character. Some traits may describe more than one character.
Tree-ear
kind
diligent
loyal
skilled
Match the trait with the character. Some traits may describe more than one character.
Crane-man
kind
irritable
wise
gentle
Match the trait with the character. Some traits may describe more than one character.
Min
irritable
wise
impatient
skilled
Match the trait with the character. Some traits may describe more than one character.
Min's wife
irritable
kind
gentle
skilled
Match the character with the motive. Some motives may be true of more than one character.
Crane-man
wants to learn how to make pottery
values honesty
desires to make his work perfect
values hard work
wants to take care of his friend
Match the character with the motive. Some motives may be true of more than one character.
Min
wants to learn how to make pottery
values honesty
desires to make his work perfect
values hard work
is grieving a loss
Match the character with the motive. Some motives may be true of more than one character.
Min's wife
wants to learn how to make pottery
values honesty
desires to make his work perfect
values hard work
is grieving a loss
Match the character with the motive. Some motives may be true of more than one character.
Tree-ear
wants to learn how to make pottery
values honesty
desires to make his work perfect
values hard work
wants to take care of his friend
If the statement is true, write true in the blank. If it is false, make it true by writing the correction for the underlined word or words in the blank.
Min's wife gives extra food to Tree-ear.
(a)
If the statement is true, write true in the blank. If it is false, make it true by writing the correction for the underlined word or words in the blank.
Kang uses red and white slip, copying Min's technique.
(a)
If the statement is true, write true in the blank. If it is false, make it true by writing the correction for the underlined word or words in the blank.
The royal emissary visits the seaside villages to award a commission to the potter with the best celadon.
(a)
If the statement is true, write true in the blank. If it is false, make it true by writing the correction for the underlined word or words in the blank.
Crane-man came to live under the bridge because the monks refused to help him.
(a)
If the statement is true, write true in the blank. If it is false, make it true by writing the correction for the underlined word or words in the blank.
Min and his wife had a son who died.
(a)
If the statement is true, write true in the blank. If it is false, make it true by writing the correction for the underlined word or words in the blank.
The royal emissary recognizes Kang's work because he used a piece of it the night before.
(a)
The daydreaming student was ___ to the fact that her teacher had called her name several times.
impassive
untoward
oblivious
suffused
It was a ___ drive up the curvy mountain road.
taut
treacherous
detracting
elusive
My brothers and I enjoyed ___ about the surprise Mom said she was bringing back from her weekend away with Grandma.
speculating
scowling
incising
perusing
Match the type of conflict with the description.
Man vs. self (internal)
Robbers attack Tree-ear in Puyo.
Tree-ear feels a sense of yearning when he sees a mother comforting her child.
Tree-ear struggles with hurt and anger after Min refuses to teach him to make pottery.
The lower-ranking official is impatient with Tree-ear's request to see the emissary in person.
Tree-ear is afraid of making the long journey to Songdo because he has never been away from Ch'ulp'o.
Match the type of conflict with the description.
man vs. man (external)
Tree-ear struggles with hurt and anger after Min refuses to teach him to make pottery.
Tree-ear feels a sense of yearning when he sees a mother comforting her child.
Robbers attack Tree-ear in Puyo
The lower-ranking official is impatient with Tree-ear's request to see the emissary in person.
Tree-ear is afraid of making the long journey to Songdo because he has never been away from Ch'ulp'o.
Match the type of conflict with the description.
man vs. self (internal)
Tree-ear feels like a failure after Min's vases are broken
Tree-ear feels a sense of yearning when he sees a mother comforting her child.
Tree-ear is suddenly ashamed that he has brought only a shard to the emissary.
The lower-ranking official is impatient with Tree-ear's request to see the emissary in person.
Tree-ear grieves the loss of Crane-man and regrets that he was not there to help his friend.
If the statement is true, select true. If it is false, make it true by selecting the correction for the underlined word or words in the blank.
Min tells the emissary that he cannot make the journey to Songdo because he is too old and he will not have any vases ready.
he is too old
Ajima
True
a monkey figurine
If the statement is true, select true. If it is false, make it true by selecting the correction for the underlined word or words in the blank.
Tree-ear volunteers to go Songdo because he wants to show his gratitude to Min.
he is too old
Ajima
True
a monkey figurine
a small vase
If the statement is true, select true. If it is false, make it true by selecting the correction for the underlined word or words in the blank.
Min's wife says she will give Crane-man meals if he will work for her while Tree-ear's is gone.
he is too old
Ajima
True
a monkey figurine
a small vase
If the statement is true, select true. If it is false, make it true by selecting the correction for the underlined word or words in the blank.
The night before Tree-ear leaves for Songdo, he gives a small vase he had molded to Crane-man.
he is too old
Ajima
True
a monkey figurine
a small vase
If the statement is true, select true. If it is false, make it true by selecting the correction for the underlined word or words in the blank.
Crane-man advises Tree-ear to think about only one day and one village at a time so that his journey will not seem so long.
he is too old
Ajima
True
a monkey figurine
a small vase
Match the trait with the description of Tree-ear's words or actions.
Some descriptions may display more than one trait.
Determination
Tree-ear works hard to help Min gets vases ready for the emissary's return visit.
After Min refuses to teach Tree-ear how to make pottery, Tree-ear finds a different way.
Tree-ear volunteers to take Min's vases to the emissary in Songdo.
After the vases are broken, Tree-ear decides to present a shard to the emissary.
Match the trait with the description of Tree-ear's words or actions.
Some descriptions may display more than one trait.
Diligence
Tree-ear works hard to help Min gets vases ready for the emissary's return visit.
After Min refuses to teach Tree-ear how to make pottery, Tree-ear finds a different way.
Tree-ear volunteers to take Min's vases to the emissary in Songdo.
After the vases are broken, Tree-ear decides to present a shard to the emissary.
Match the trait with the description of Tree-ear's words or actions.
Some descriptions may display more than one trait.
Loyalty
Tree-ear works hard to help Min gets vases ready for the emissary's return visit.
After Min refuses to teach Tree-ear how to make pottery, Tree-ear finds a different way.
Tree-ear volunteers to take Min's vases to the emissary in Songdo.
After the vases are broken, Tree-ear decides to present a shard to the emissary.
Tree-ear becomes afraid in the forest when a ____ comes near his hiding place between the two boulders.
snake
fox
bird
bear
Min says he will never teach Tree-ear to make pottery because ____.
Tree-ear is an orphan
Tree-ear is too poor
Tree-ear is not his son
Tree-ear is not skilled enough
After Tree-ear learns Min will not teach him how to throw pottery on a wheel, Tree-ear realizes that he can learn to ____ instead.
farm
be a fisherman
mold clay
do odd jobs
Tree-ear encounters two robbers, who ____.
take the jiggeh and run away
throw Min’s vases over the cliff
take the coins from Tree-ear’s pouch
steal the last of Tree-ear’s food
When Tree-ear sees a woman comforting her child in Songdo, he thinks of ____.
his parents
the monk who took him to Ch’ulp’o
Crane-man
Ajima and her son
The name Ajima and Min give to Tree-ear is meaningful because ____.
it is a more respectable name than “Tree-ear”
it shares a syllable with their son’s name
it shows that Tree-ear has become like family to them
it shows that Tree-ear will no longer be considered an orphan
When Tree-ear returns to Ch’ulp’o, Min shocks him by ____.
telling him Crane-man has died in an accident
telling him that the celadon monkey is good work
telling him that he will need a wheel of his own
telling him that he will no longer have to chop wood
