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adapted from The Three Sillies (a folktale from England)
By Ashley Mullins
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Question 1
1.
Which statement summarizes the theme of this selection?
Ordinary people sometimes makes foolish decisions.
Foolish beliefs are not as useful as ordinary facts.
Village people are not as wise as city gentlemen.
Holding a hammer is better than looking at a hammer.
Question 2
2.
Which quote from the selection illustrates the central idea of the selection?
"Suppose John and I were to be married?"
"What's the matter," the gentleman asked.
"You should cut the grass and throw it down to the cow."
"I want to know; are there such sillies in the world?"
Question 3
3.
In the selection, why did the daughter and her parents cry?
They imagined problems instead of seeing what was real.
They understood hardships while facing the real world.
They had heavy burdens to handle in their life on the farm.
They wanted the gentleman to feel pity for their family.
Question 4
4.
Based on the first sentence from paragraph 4, what does the word succumbed tell the reader about how the daughter felt?
She grew angry.
She was startled.
She felt helpless.
She became alert.
Question 5
5.
In this selection, what is the author trying to teach the readers in the fable?
to be serious and avoid silly games
to be kind and avoid cruel people
to be practical and avoid foolish worrying
to be simple and avoid clever tricksters
Question 6
6.
In the sentence below, what does the word resumed mean?
Then the gentleman resumed his travels and came to a village.
continued
described
finished
planned
Question 7
7.
What purpose is served by repeating the daughter's idea about the falling hammer?
It emphasizes that a simple tool can be dangerous.
It emphasizes what will happen when the daughter marries.
It emphasizes how poverty causes the villagers to have false beliefs.
It emphasizes how people can convince others to believe a foolish idea.
Question 8
8.
Based on the selection, what do the villagers value?
ideas and feelings
facts and information
actions they take
teachers they know
