King Midas and the Golden Touch- iReady Lesson #13

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.

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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.

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Read this sentence from chapter 3.

Midas was beginning to have some doubts about his wondrous new power.

What has caused Midas to begin questioning the power he was so happy about in chapter 2?

• He doesn't feel his power will make him rich enough.

• He finds that his power means he can't eat or drink.

• He worries that the power won't last.

• The god who gave him the power is angry.

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Look again at this sentence from chapter 2.

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

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This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then answer part B.

Part A.

How does Chapter 4 build on what happens in Chapter 3?

• Chapter 3 shows the king turning everything into gold, and chapter 4 tells how his actions make his daughter angry with him.

• Chapter 3 shows that Midas's powers may not be all good, and chapter 4 proves just how awful the power can be.

• Chapter 3 describes how Midas realizes his power can be both good and bad, and chapter 4 shows that he decides to use the power only for good reasons.

• Chapter 3 describes Midas's foolish actions, and chapter 4 shows that even what happens to his daughter doesn't change Midas.

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Part B.

Which TWO details from the story BEST support the answer to part A?

• "...all this gold-making had made him hungry." (chapter 3)

• "But every bit of food that Midas touched turned to gold before he could taste it." (chapter 3)

• "Midas was beginning to have some doubts about his wondrous new power." (Chapter 3)

• "Something terrible has happened in the garden." (Chapter 4)

• "He begged the god who had given him this gift to take it away." (chapter 4)

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Which sentence in chapter 1 BEST helps you understand the king's sadness in chapter 4?

• "Although he was foolish, King Midas was not mean or unkind."

• "He had a daughter whom he loved more than the moon and stars."

• "And Midas himself was much loved by some of the gods..."

• "If he had thought a little longer, he might have made a wiser choice."

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King Midas was a _________ person.

• mean

• unkind

• foolish

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What did the food turn into when King Midas touched it?

• water

• gold

• glass

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What did the god tell King Midas to do?

• stop being greedy

• drink some water to rinse the greed away

• wash the greed away in the river

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