The Emperor and the Nightingale (year 4)

Where does the Emperor of China live?

• In a small house

• In a forest

• In a beautiful palace

• In a village

What did the emperor like to read?

• Poems

• Stories about animals

• Books about his palace

• Letters from his people

How did the emperor first learn about the nightingale?

• He heard it singing in the garden

• He read about it in a book

• A servant told him

• A traveler brought him one

How did the emperor feel when he learned about the nightingale?

• Happy

• Sad

• Angry

• Excited

Why was the emperor angry?

• He couldn’t find the nightingale

• He didn’t know about the nightingale before

• The nightingale refused to sing

• The book didn’t mention his palace

What did the emperor do after learning about the nightingale?

• He went into the forest himself

• He told his men to find the nightingale

• He ignored it

• He asked someone to draw the bird

Where was the nightingale found?

• In a golden cage

• In a tree

• In a river

• In the emperor’s palace

Why did the emperor want the nightingale to stay?

• He wanted to hear its song every day

• He wanted to sell it

• He wanted to keep it in the forest

• He wanted to give it as a gift

What happened when the emperor got a mechanical nightingale?

• He loved it more than the real one

• It flew away

• It never sang

• It broke immediately

How did the real nightingale feel about the mechanical one?

• Happy

• Jealous

• Curious

• Sad and left