Moral of the Story
Tom's mother told him not to touch the stove. Tom touched the stove anyway and burned his hand.
What is the moral of the story?
You should obey your mother.
Melissa was in a jocular mood this morning, greeting her classmates with a smile.
What does jocular mean?
Happy, cheerful, playful.
David did not study for his exam, what is likely to happen next...
He will fail
If we wake up to see branches from the trees on the ground, power lines fallen, and lawn chairs turned upside down we can infer that...
It was windy/ storm the night before.
You see smoke coming from your neighbors upstairs bedroom...
What should you do?
Call 911/ Fire Department
Sam and Tom were identical twins. They were so identical that even their mother found it difficult to distinguish one from the other, at least during their initial days on earth.
However, they were very different from each other when it came to everything other than their appearance. Sam had no friends, while Tom was a great friendship maker. Sam loved sweets, but Tom loved spicy food and detested sweets. Sam was mommy’s pet and Tom was daddy’s pet. While Sam was generous and selfless, Tom was greedy and selfish!
As Sam and Tom grew up, their father wanted to share his fortune equally amongst them. However, Tom did not agree and he argued that whoever proved to be more intelligent and strong would have to get a bigger share of the wealth.
Their father agreed. The following day their father devised a competition. He asked the two sons to walk as long as they could, and return home before sunset.
Sam knew that it would be ideal to walk as far as possible till noon and start for home at noon as it would take the same amount of time to walk back home. Knowing this, Sam decided to turn back for home at noon so as reach home on time.
However, Tom, with his greed to earn more wealth, did not attempt to return home even after mid-noon. He walked twice as long as Sam, and thought he would still be able to return home before sunset. He hurried back when he saw the sun turn orange. Unfortunately, he could not even make it half way home as the sun started to set. Slowly darkness engulfed his path and he had to drag his tired feet back home. Tom lost the race...
What is the moral of the story?
Greed leads to loss and/or because Tom was greedy he lost out on his fortune.
We found his deeds immoral and malevolent.
What does malevolent mean?
Joey and his father love to fish. One afternoon, Joey and his dad go fishing. Many hours go by, Joey and his father did not catch any fish. Just as they were about to head back to shore, Joey felt a tug on his line. Joey turned to his father and said, "look!"
What do you think will happen next?
Joey and his father will be happy because they caught a fish.
If a friend comes to school on crutches, we can infer that...
he/she experienced an accident.
Nothing!
One day, in a heavily crowded place, a young man began shouting.
“People, look at me. I have the most beautiful heart in the world.”
Many people looked at him and were stunned to see his beautiful heart in a perfect shape, without any flaw. It looked quite amazing. Most of the people who saw his heart were mesmerized by the beauty of his heart, and praised him.
However, there came an old man who challenged the young man, “No my son, I have got the most beautiful heart in the world!”
The young man asked him, “Show me your heart, then!”
The old man showed his heart to him. It was very rough, uneven, and had scars all over. In addition, the heart was not in shape; it appeared like bits and pieces joined in various colours. There were some rough edges; some parts were removed, and fitted with other pieces.
The young man started laughing, and said, “My dear old man, are you mad? See, my heart! How beautiful and flawless it is. You cannot find even a bit of imperfection in my heart. See, yours? It is full of scars, wounds, and blemishes. How can you say your heart is beautiful?”
“Dear boy, my heart is just as beautiful as your heart is. Did you see the scars? Each scar represents the love I shared with a person. I share a piece of my heart with others when I share love, and in return I get a piece of heart, which I fix at the place from where I have torn a piece!” said the old man.
The young man was shocked.
The old man continued, “Since the pieces of heart I shared were neither equal nor in the same shape or size, my heart is full of uneven edges and bits and pieces. My heart is not in shape because sometimes I do not get love in return from those to whom I gave it. Your heart that looks fresh and full with no scars indicates that you never shared love with anybody. Isn’t that true?”
The young man stood still and did not speak a word. Tears rolled down his cheeks. He walked to the old man, tore a piece of his heart and gave the piece to the old man.
What is the moral of the story?
Outer beauty is physical that many people value, but what's really important is inner beauty.
He felt feelings of ardor, when he spoke about his love of art.
What does ardor mean?
Passion, love, fire of emotion.
Leslie placed the glass filled with cranberry juice on the edge of the table. Just then her sister ran past with their dog and bumped the table.
What will happen next?
The glass will fall/ The glass will break
If there was a pizza party for lunch and you see a student with a grease stain on the front of their shirt, we can infer that..
They spilled some of the pizza on themselves.
You are resting peacefully in your house, and all of a sudden you hear a loud bang that sounds like a gun shot. What do you do?
A. Scream out your window asking what the hell that noise was.
B. Call the police.
C. Call all of your neighbors and ask them if they heard the noise too.
D. Nothing. You're pretty sure it was just construction or something of that sort.
B. Call the police.
There once was a speedy Hare who bragged about how fast he could run. Tired of hearing him boast, the Tortoise challenged him to a race. All the animals in the forest gathered to watch.
The Hare ran down the road for a while and then paused to rest. He looked back at the tortoise and cried out, "How do you expect to win this race when you are walking along at your slow, slow pace?"
The Hare stretched himself out alongside the road and fell asleep, thinking, "There is plenty of time to relax."
The Tortoise walked and walked, never ever stopping until he came to the finish line. HE WON!
What is the moral of this story?
Slow and steady wins the race and/or with consistency and hard work in the end pays off.
She endured the pain of her illness with grace and fortitude.
What does fortitude mean?
Courage in pain.
Simone rushed to pack her sports bag. She put her water bottle, pads, bat, and mit. When she arrived at her game she realized she forgot her cleats.
What will happen next?
Simone will have to return home to get her shoes/ Simone cannot play in the game.
Karen bought 6 lottery tickets the day before, the next day she quit her job.
We can infer that...
Karen won the lottery.
Student's in your classroom are making noise and goofing off while the teacher is talking. What do you do? Choose all that apply...
A. Shhhhh them to be quiet.
B. Tell the teacher immediately.
C. Move your seat.
D. Put your head on your desk.
E. Ignore them.
B, C, E
Once upon a time, there was a hungry fox that was looking for something to eat. He was very hungry. No matter how hard he tried, the fox could not find food. Finally he went to the edge of the forest and searched there for food. Suddenly he caught sight of a big tree with a hole in it.
Inside the hole was a package. The hungry fox immediately thought that there might be food in it, and became very happy. He jumped into the hole. When he opened the package, he saw slices of bread, meat and fruit in it!
An old woodcutter had placed the food in the tree trunk before he began to cut down trees in the forest. He was going to eat it for his lunch.
The fox happily began to eat. After he finished eating, he felt thirsty and decided to leave the hole and drink some water from a nearby spring. However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not get out of the hole. Do you know why? Yes, the fox had eaten so much food that he became too big to fit through the hole!
The fox was very sad and upset. He told himself, “I wish I had thought a little before jumping into the hole.”
What is the moral of the story?
You should think before you act and/or you should not take things that do not belong to you.
Trade with other countries tend to fluctuate from year to year.
What does fluctuate mean?
To change/ go up and down
Charlie received low marks in school this semester. In order to play foot ball he has to maintain a 2.5 GPA. By the end of the next semester Charlie did not earn a 2.5 GPA...
What will happen next?
Charlie will be suspended/ kicked off the football team.
Watching the woman at the airport run toward the arriving flight area, one could infer that...
She was excited for someone to arrive.
What do you do if your sister is being annoying and begins to tell an embarrassing story about you to company?
A. Ignore her.
B. Cover her mouth to get her to be quiet.
C. Push her.
D. Change the subject, take the attention away from your sister.
A/D