vocabulary set 1
What is a formal dinner for many people?
harvest, loft, banquet
banquet
What is a nutty-tasting grain?
trudged, barley, square
barley
Who are the main characters?
3 soldiers, farm animals, villagers
3 soldiers
Why are the peasants worried?
they are selfish
they are afraid of soldiers and afraid they won't have enough food for themselves
they are afraid of soldiers and afraid they won't have enough for themselves
Where do the soldiers ask to sleep?
in a loft, on the ground, in beds
in a loft
What is a poor farmworker of lower class?
peasant, square, barley
peasant
What is to walk in a slow, tired way?
harvest, loft, trudged
trudged
Where are the soldiers going?
to the war, to a village, home
home
What is the soldiers' plan?
to sleep there, to steal food, to make stone soup
to make stone soup
Where do the peasants tell the soldiers they can sleep?
in the loft, in their beds, gave them the best beds
gave them the best beds
What is a time for gathering crops?
feed, harvest, trudged
harvest
What is an open area in the center of the village?
square, grain, peasant
square
How do the soldiers feel at the beginning of the story?
hungry and tired, smart, happy and proud
hungry and tired
How do the peasants react to the soldiers' plan to make stone soup?
they are curious, not interested, mad
they are curious
What do the peasants think they have learned?
how to be nice, how to make stone soup, how to have a banquet
how to make stone soup
What is seed which can be eaten, such as wheat?
quilt, banquet, grain
grain
What is an attic or upper floor?
quilt, loft, square
loft
What do the soldiers hope for when they see a village?
a place to stay and eat
for something to eat and a place to sleep
for something to eat and a place to sleep
What is the first thing the soldiers add to the boiling water?
vegetables, 3 round smooth stones, water
3 round smooth stones
What lesson did the peasants really learn?
how to cook, how to take care of each other, how to share
how to share
What is a padded bedspread?
quilt, loft, peasant
quilt
What is food for farm animals?
feed, banquet, harvest
feed
How do the villagers act when they see the soldiers?
worried, shy, mad
worried
What do the soldiers and villagers do once the soup is finished?
feed the animals, have a banquet, go to sleep
have a banquet
What is the next book we are reading?
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow