Stone soup: Comprehension questions

Why do the villagers first refuse to give food to the traveler?
1. They are too busy to help him
2. They are afraid and do not trust strangers
3. They do not like cooking
4. They are planning a celebration
What is the real purpose of the traveler's stone soup?
1. To cook a new kind of meal
2. To trick the villagers for his own benefit
3. To encourage the villagers to share
4. To test the quality of the water
Why do the villagers become interested in the soup?
1. They are bored and want entertainment
2. They are curious about something unusual
3. They want to take the pot for themselves
4. The are forced to watch
What makes the villagers start contributing ingredients?
1. They feel guilty and ashamed
2. They want to impress the traveler
3. They believe their small contribution will improve the soup
4. They are ordered to help
What does the story suggest about individual vs group effort?
1. Working alone is always better
2. Group effort can create better results than individual effort
3. Individual work is more important than sharing
4. Groups usually fail
Why does the traveler keep saying the soup needs more ingredients?
1. He does not know how to cook
2. He wants to make the soup more expensive
3. He is guiding the villagers to participate step by step
4. He is confused about the recipe
What change happens in the villagers by the end of the story?
1. They become richer
2. They become more suspicious
3. They become more generous and cooperative
4. They decide to leave the village
What is the role of the stone in the story?
1. It is the main ingredient of the soup
2. It is a symbol used to start cooperation
3. It makes the soup taste better
4. It is a magical object
What lesson do the villagers learn indirectly?
1. Cooking is difficult
2. Strangers are dangerous
3. Sharing can benefit everyone
4. Food is more important than people
Why does the traveler leave with the stone at the end?
1. He needs it to cook again somewhere else
2. He wants to sell it
3. He forgot it in the pot
4. He wants to hide it from the villagers

Stone soup: Comprehension questions

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