The Swan (Year 6)

1. Who was the Chinese emperor mentioned in the text?

• Zhang Wei

• Cheng Li

• Hong

• None of them

What was one problem that Zhang Wei had?

• He was a bad painter.

• He has a bad temper.

• He didn't have any assistant.

3. What did Zhang Wei love?

• Playing Sports

• Collecting Paintings

• Cooking

4. Who did Zhang Wei ask about the most famous painter in China?

• Cheng Li

• Hong

• His Assistant

5. What did Zhang Wei ask Cheng Li to paint for him?

• A swan

• A horse

• A landscape

6. How long did Cheng Li say it would take to paint the swan?

• One Week

• one month

• One year

7. How many years did Zhang Wei wait for the swan painting?

• One year

• two years

• three years

8. What did Zhang Wei do when the painting was finally ready?

• He praised Cheng Li

• He got angry and shouted at Cheng Li

• He tore up the painting

9. What did Zhang Wei discover when his servants emptied Cheng Li's room?

• Thousands of paintings of swans

• Nothing

• Only one painting

How did the story end for Cheng Li?

• He forgave Zhang Wei and returned to live in the palace

• He never returned to China

• He became a famous painter in another country