Vocab
Comprehension
I know the Answer!
100

having doubt about something

untrusting

100

Name two things the monks talked about as they walked

ex:  cat whiskers, giving, color of the sun

100

Make an inference using the following clues:

1. Stones are not food.

2. The soup has flavor only after the vegetables are added.

3.  The soup becomes rich and smells delicious as the villagers share.

The soup was meant to be shared.  It was not about the stones.

200

people who come to visit or eat a meal

guests

200

What did the monks first notice about the villagers?

The villagers were not trusting and wouldn't share.

200

Fill in the last sentence:

When the monks get to the village, no one greets them.

The villagers stay in their house.

No answers when the monks know on the doors.

Inference:  ______________________

The villagers do not trust strangers.

300

to look at for a long time

gaze

300

Why did the monks say that the villagers were not happy?

They were not answering their doors and were not sharing or giving.

300

TRUE OR FALSE:

When the soup is ready, the villagers carry the soup home.

FALSE

They sit down to eat it together.

400

an interesting or strange thing

curiosity

400

What do the monks decide to make?

stone soup

400

What did they use to cook the soup?

casserole dish,     pot,       dutch oven

pot

500

a large meal presented for an event

banquet

500

How does the small girl help the monks?

find stones and get a big pot

500

What is the genre of the story?

fiction   or   nonfiction

fiction

600

nice, pleasant

agreeable

600

Name four things the villagers added to the soup.

celery, onion, noodles, cabbage, carrots, mushroom, peas, corn, dumplings, garlic, root