Vocab
Story line
Tree-Ear and Crane-Man
Min and Min´s Wife
Timeline
100

Fill in the blank.

When Min was working on the pottery for his commission, he showed ______________.  



Answer:

What is GRIT?

Min showed GRIT when working for his commission.


100

True or False

Crane-man falling off the bridge was a rising action.

What is false?

Crane-man falling off the bridge was a falling action.

100

True or False.

Crane-man and Tree-ear live at the Temple.

What is False?

Crane-man and Tree-man live under the bridge.

100

True or False.

Min and Minś wife have never had a child.

What is false?


Min and Minś wife had a child but he passed away.

100

What comes first in the book A Single Shard?

A.  Tree-ear asks to work for Min.

B.  Min takes his pottery to Songdo.

What is A.  Tree-ear asks to work for Min.

Tree-ear collects wood for Min.

200

The process of making pots is a long ___________ process.

What is tedious?

The process of making pots is a long tedious process.

200

What is the climax of A Single Shard?

What is when Tree-ear got the shard to Songdo and he received the commission?

Tree-ear got the shard to Songdo and he received the commission.

200

DAILY DOUBLE!!!

Fill in the blank.

Crane-man was holding _________ when he fell off the bridge.

What is a ceramic monkey?

Crane-man was holding the ceramic monkey that Tree-ear had given him.

200

True or False.

Potter Min is a very quick worker.

What is False?

Potter Min works very slowly on his pottery.

200

What comes first in the book A Single Shard?

A.  Tree-ear goes to get clay.

B.  Tree-ear goes to get wood.

What is B. Tree-ear goes to get wood?

Tree-ear gets wood for Min.

300

What is the green glaze that was used on pottery in 12th century Korea?

What is celadon?


Celadon is the glaze used on pots in 12th century Korea.

300

Fill in the blank.

Tree-ear getting robbed is an example of _________.

What is rising action?

One example of a rising action in this story was when Tree-ear was robbed.

300

True or False.

.Tree-ear is younger that Crane-man.

What is true?

Tree-ear is younger that Crane-man.


300

Fill in the blank.

Minś wife has told Tree-ear to call her ____________.

What is Ajima?

Minś wife told Tree-ear to call her Ajima which means Auntie.

300

What comes first in the book A Single Shard?

A.  Tree-ear makes a ceramic monkey.

B.  Tree-ear travels to Songdo.

What is A.  Tree-ear makes a ceramic monkey?

Tree-ear makes a ceramic monkey to practice his pottery skills.

400

What is the definition of shard?

Is it

A.  a piece of broken pottery

B.  a piece of wood

C.  a piece of iron

What is :  A.   a piece of broken pottery?


A shard is a piece of broken pottery.

400

Fill in the blank.

Tree-ear getting rice for himself and Crane-man is an example of __________________.

What is exposition?

An example of exposition in A Single Shard is when Tree-ear got rice for himself and Crane-man.


400

Fill in the blank.

Both Crane-man and Tree-ear have encountered a ___________ on their journeys.

What is a fox?

Crane-man and Tree-ear both encountered a fox on the separate journeys.

400

Who refills Tree-earś bowl everyday?

What is Minś wife?

Minś wife fills Tree-earś bowl with rice everyday.

400

What comes first?

A.  Min breaks the pottery that he made.

B.  Min makes vases for his commission.

What is A.  Min breaks the pottery that he made?

Min breaks the pottery that he made because he thought it was not perfect.

500

What is the term for a fierce quality or state?

What is ferocity?


Ferocity is a fierce quality or state.

500

Choose the resolution to A Single Shard.

A. Tree made a ceramic monkey for Crane-man. 

B.  Tree-ear is adopted by Minś family.

C.  Tree-ear is given winter clothes from Minś wife.

What is B.  Tree-ear is adopted by Minś family?

The resolution to A Single Shard was when Tree-ear was adopted by Minś family.


500

Multiple choice:  In the beginning of A Single Shard, Crane-man and Tree-ear share a meal of:

A.  Beans

B.  Rice

C.  Noodles

What is B.  Rice?

Crane-man and Tree-ear share a meal of rice in the beginning of the book.

500

Multiple choice.  Min is ________ towards Tree-ear.

A.  mean

B.  kind

C.  generous

What is A.  mean?

Min is mean towards Tree-ear.  He yells at Tree-ear often.

500

What comes first?

A.  Crane-man dies.

B. Tree-ear leaves for Songdo.

What is B.  Tree ear leaves for Songdo?


Tree-ear leaves for Songdo so he could bring the pottery to emissary Kim.

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