King Midas and the Golden Touch

In order to make longer stories easier to read, authors break them into shorter sections. Those sections are called__________.

• Pages

• Titles

• Chapters

• Numbers

What is the Title of Chapter 1?

• Midas's Golden Touch

• The King's Wish

• Too Much of a Good Thing

• Washing the Greed Away

Chapter 1 says, "You might think that a king would have to be wise and thoughtful, but unfortunately, Midas was a ______ king."

• Arrogant

• Bad

• Funny

• Foolish

What did Midas ask for power to do in Chapter 1?

• To turn everything he touched to gold

• To have as much money as he wanted

• To have Mr. Henry be his assistant

• To have as much food as he wanted

True or False: Chapter 2 was called "Midas's Golden Touch"

• True

• False

What was King Midas's problem in Chapter 3?

• His army was about to go to war.

• Everything in his kingdom had turned to gold

• He wasn't able to eat or drink because it all turned to gold as soon as it touched his lips.

• He was tired

What do you learn about King Midas in Chapter 1 of the story?

• He was foolish and greedy, but kind.

• He seldom thought about his daughter.

• He had made enemies of the gods.

• He had special powers.

How do the events of Chapter 2 build on those of Chapter 1?

• Midas asks to be able to turn everything he touches into gold.

• Midas realizes the power he asked for doesn't make him happy.

• Midas looks for ways he can use his power to help others.

• Midas shows his greed by turning everything into gold.

"Midas's golden touch turned the fruit into a glittering ball of gold."

What is the meaning of 'glittering' in this context?

• round

• soft

• shiny

• rough

In Chapter 4, what did King Midas have to do to return everything gold back to what it had been?

• He had to touch everything again so it would return to normal.

• He had to ask the god for forgiveness.

• He has to wake up from his dream.

• He had to go to the nearby river to have his greed washed away.