Behavior
Family
Emotions/Feelings
How bad is he?
Mystery Questions
100

What made the bad seed bad?

His family was eaten and he was mad.

100

Why did the family get eaten?

They were in the sunflower seed bad as food.

100

Why did the bad seed's emotions change (good to bad)?

He saw his family get eaten.

100

Name one thing he does that makes him bad.

He lies, cuts in line, stares or glares at others

100

How did he describe the human who ate his family?

A giant

200

How was the bad seed's behavior at the beginning of the story and why?

He was good because he had his family.

200

How did his family come out of the flower?

The petal drooped and they fell out of the flower

200

Why was the bad seed lonely?

His family was eaten and he had no one.

200

Name two things that makes him bad.

He lies, cuts in line, stares or glares at others,

200

What saved him from his fall?

gum

300

How did the book describe him at the beginning when he was good?

Humble

300
How did the bad seed feel without his family?

Lonely, sad, mad

300

What did he do to become happy?

Change his behavior so he was nice

300

Name two things that he still does that is bad, even though he is good (the end of the story)

He forgets to listen, show up on time and talks during movies

300

What is the main idea of the story?

A seed was bad because he was angry that a human ate his family, but he decided to change and be nice because he didn't like the way he was.


400

What were some of the good things he did when he became good?

Says thank you and please, smiles and opens doors for people

400

Where did his family live before they were eaten?

In a sunflower

400

What was the bad seed's Aha Moment and how did things change for him once he had the Aha Moment?

He realized he wanted to be good and he became happy once he was good.

400

Where did he live when he was bad?

A soda can

400

What was something that came up "Again and Again"?

He was a bad seed

500

Why did the bad seed change and want to be good?

He saw himself and realized he was not happy being bad. 

500

What size family did he have?

Big

500

How did the other seeds feel about him when he was mean and what did they do to him when he was mean?

They were scared of him, did not like him and talked about him.

500

What was the memory moment in the bad seed and why is that memory important?

He remembered his family and how happy he was. It was important because he realized why he was bad and that he was happy when he was good.

500

Where was he and his family before the giant tried to eat them? Where did the giant get them?

In a sunflower seed bag

600

Besides doing bad things, how else did his personality change while he was bad?

He stopped smiling and kept to himself.
600

How did the family get into the sunflower seed bag after they fell off the flower?

They were raked up and put into the bag. 

600

What is the life lesson?

You can always change yourself if you are not happy with the way you are.

600

What did the bad seed realize about himself at the end?

He isn't a bad seed after all, even if he messes up and still does bad things at times.

600

What was the Aha Moment? How did things change for him once he realized it?

He realized he would be happier if he was not bad. He tried to be good and the other seeds liked him more. 

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