Part 1
Which word from Part 1 describes the king?
a. leader
b. future
c. old
d. rich
What did the king give each child?
a. a village
b. a garden
c. a seed
d. a bad seed
d. a bad seed
What did Ping give his seed?
a. love
b. water and sunshine
c. soil
d. plant food
b. water and sunshine
Who had a beautiful flower?
a. Ping
b. everyone in the village
c. the king
d. everyone except Ping
d. everyone except Ping
In part 5, which word describes the king's voice?
a. angry
b. kind
c. sad
d. confused
b. kind
What problem does the king have?
a. He has too many children.
b. He has daughters but no son.
c. He does not like children.
d. He needs to find a future leader.
d. He needs to find a future leader.
When did the king invite children to his garden?
a. one day
b. in April
c. from the village
d. to be the next king or queen
b. in April
Why is Ping sad?
a. because he does not want to meet the king
b. because his flower is too big
c. because his flower did not grow
d. because his father is angry
c. because his flower did not grow
What does the king ask Ping?
a. "Where is your flower?"
b. "Why is there nothing inside your pot?"
c. "Where is your flower?"
d. "Do you want to be the future king?"
b. "Why is there nothing in your pot?"
Why is the king confused?
a. because nobody grew a flower
b. because he did not like the flowers
c. because he chose a future leader who is not honest
d. because the children grew flowers with bad seeds
d. because the children grew flowers with bad seeds
Which sentence from Part 1 is correct?
a. Long ago, there was an old king.
b. There was, long ago, an old king.
c. Long ago there was an old king.
d. Long, ago, there was an old king.
a. Long ago, there was an old king.
What did the king tell the children to do?
a. fill an empty pot
b. be honest
c. grow a flower
d. tell the truth
c. grow a flower
Which statement about Ping is true?
a. He loved to grow things.
b. He was happy.
c. He thought he could grow the best flower.
d. All of these are true.
d. All of these are true.
What was the king's garden filled with?
a. flowers
b. future kings and queens
c. empty pots
d. kids
d. kids
Why did the king give everyone a bad seed?
a. To see who could grow the best flower
b. To see who was honest
c. Because he does not like flowers
d. To see who could work in his garden
b. To see who was honest
Why did the king need to make a plan?
a. He wanted the children to grow flowers.
b. He gave the children bad seeds.
c. He saw Ping's empty pot.
d. He needed to find a future leader.
d. He needed to find a future leader.
Who would be the future leader?
The future leader would be ____________
The person who grew the best flower.
What does Ping's father say?
Ping's father says, _____________
Ping's father says, "Go and tell the king you worked hard."
What does Ping tell the king?
Ping tells the king, _____________
Ping tells the king, "The seed wouldn't grow."
Put the sentence in the correct order.
boy pot empty boy has the
The boy has an empty pot.
Put the sentence in the correct order.
didn't have a son he daughter or
He didn't have a son or daughter.
Put the sentence in the correct order.
each gave child seed one he
He gave each child one seed.
What is the correct order for the sentence?
planted he home went seed the and
He went home and planted the seed.
Put the sentence in the correct order.
had everyone a flower beautiful him except
Everyone had a beautiful flower except him.
What is a central idea in "The Empty Pot."
A central idea is _____________
1. Sometimes things happen different from what we expect.
2. It is always best to be honest.