The Empty Pot

How does the emperor feel when he sees all the children's flowers?

• upset

• excited

• joyful

• confused

What lesson can readers learn from the The Empty Pot?

• to be thankful

• to be friendly

• to be honest

• to be creative

What is Chen's problem in the story?

• No matter what he does, his seed will not grow.

• He was not given a seed by the emperor.

• His mother wants him to plant a new flower seed.

• Chen wants to lie to the emperor about his seed.

What happens last in the story?

• Chen goes home with the boiled seed.

• Chen is chosen as the emperor of China.

• Chen allows his pet cricket to sing to his seed.

• Chen's mother tells him to plant a new flower seed.

What is another word for sprout?

• boil

• truth

• die

• grow

How does Chen feel as the year ends and his seed does not grow?

• sad

• excited

• thankful

• angry

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Who is the main character of the story?

• Chen

• Chen's mother

• the emperor

• the children of China

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CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Why did emperor give boiled seeds to all the children?

• to play a trick on the children of China

• to see which children would be honest about their seed not growing

• to find the child who could grow the most beautiful flower

• to reward the children of china for all their hard work

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CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

A word that means the same as honest is ___________?

• kind

• empty

• truthful

• miserable

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

How might Chen's mother describe her son?

• he is patient and honest

• he is not honest

• he is not caring

• he is a works hard