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WorksheetsNarrative Writing Quiz: The Adventure Jar
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 22mins
What is the main idea of “The Adventure Jar”?
Li and Wei-Ming buy toys with their coins.
Li and Wei-Ming work together to save for a special adventure.
Li and Wei-Ming eat lunch in the jungle.
Li and Wei-Ming visit their grandparents.
What did Li and Wei-Ming want to do with their savings?
Go to a toy store.
Explore a magical jungle.
Buy candy and snacks.
Have a picnic in the park.
Why did Li and Wei-Ming not spend their coins on toys?
They didn’t like the toys.
They wanted to keep saving for their big adventure.
Their parents told them not to.
The toy store was closed.
What happened at the beginning of the story?
Li and Wei-Ming’s jar was filled with coins.
Li and Wei-Ming saw a toy they wanted to buy.
Li and Wei-Ming went on their jungle adventure.
Li and Wei-Ming told their parents about their plan.
What was the middle of the story about?
Li and Wei-Ming worked hard to save their coins, even when they wanted to buy toys.
Li and Wei-Ming found their magical jungle.
Li and Wei-Ming spent all their coins.
Li and Wei-Ming decided to play at home instead.
What happened at the end of the story?
Li and Wei-Ming finally bought the toys they wanted.
Li and Wei-Ming went on the jungle adventure with their parents.
Li and Wei-Ming lost all their savings.
Li and Wei-Ming gave up on their adventure.
Write a sentence about the lesson Li and Wei-Ming learned from saving their coins.
Explain how the Adventure Jar helped Li and Wei-Ming work together.
Think about a time when you had to save money for something. How did it feel to wait and save for what you wanted?
Why do you think the author decided to end the story with the family going on the adventure together? How does that make the story more special?
What was the main goal of Li and Wei-Ming in the story?
To buy new toys.
To go on a jungle adventure.
To fill up their Adventure Jar.
To make their parents proud.
Which part of the story introduces the problem Li and Wei-Ming face?
When they see the shiny toy in the store.
When they go to the jungle.
When their parents tell them to save more money.
When they buy the adventure gear.
What details show that Li and Wei-Ming were tempted to spend their money early?
They went to the store to buy a toy.
They thought about using their coins to buy the shiny toy they saw.
They talked to their parents about buying a toy.
They didn’t want to save anymore.
What event is the rising action of the story?
Li and Wei-Ming fill up their Adventure Jar with coins.
Li and Wei-Ming see a shiny toy in the town square and are tempted to buy it.
Li and Wei-Ming tell their parents about the adventure.
Li and Wei-Ming use their money to buy gear for their jungle trip.
What is the climax of the story?
Li and Wei-Ming finally go on their adventure to the jungle.
Li and Wei-Ming decide not to buy the toy and keep saving for the adventure.
Li and Wei-Ming fill their jar with coins.
Li and Wei-Ming invite their parents to go on the adventure with them.
What is the resolution of the story?
Li and Wei-Ming enjoy their adventure with their parents and realize saving was worth it.
Li and Wei-Ming spend all their coins on adventure gear.
Li and Wei-Ming decide to buy the toy instead of going on the adventure.
Li and Wei-Ming forget about their adventure plans.
What does the Adventure Jar represent in the story?
A collection of toys.
The dream Li and Wei-Ming worked hard for.
A gift for their parents.
A way to get free coins.
Which supporting detail best shows the teamwork between Li and Wei-Ming?
They both drop coins into the jar and make decisions together.
They spend all their coins on new gear.
They take turns holding the Adventure Jar.
They go on separate adventures.
Why did Li and Wei-Ming invite their parents to come on the adventure?
They had extra coins and wanted to make the trip more special.
Their parents forced them to.
They didn’t want to go on the adventure anymore.
Their parents wanted to go first.
How did Li and Wei-Ming feel at the end of the story after going on the adventure?
Happy and proud because they saved their coins and made a dream come true.
Disappointed that they didn’t spend the money on toys.
Tired from walking in the jungle.
Sad that the adventure was over too quickly.
What did Li and Wei-Ming learn by the end of the story?
That saving money can lead to bigger and more exciting rewards than spending it right away.
That it’s more fun to buy toys than save.
That adventures aren’t as fun as they thought.
That they should have spent their money earlier.
What does the shiny toy in the story represent?
A small distraction or temptation that could stop Li and Wei-Ming from achieving their big dream.
A fun reward that they needed to save for.
A gift for their parents.
A sign of their teamwork.
Why did Li and Wei-Ming keep saving even though they were tempted by the toy?
They knew their dream of the jungle adventure was more important.
Their parents told them to save.
The toy was too expensive.
They didn’t like the toy anymore.
