The Three Cranes: A Chinese Folktale

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10 questions
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What is the lesson of the story?

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Read this sentence from the story.
"Only a lazy man would be as poor as you," people said. Others yelled, "Get a job, useless beggar!"
Which word has the SAME root word as useless?

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Read this sentence from the story.
"No matter how busy Wang became, he always kept a bowl of soup for the needy."
The suffix -y means "full of." Which answer choice uses -y in the same way as needy?

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Read this sentence from the story.
"Word of the dancing cranes spread like wildfire. More and more came to see the cranes."
What does spread like wildfire mean?

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Read this sentence from the story.
"Life is a schoolroom. Show others what you know about kindness, and that will repay me."
What does life is a schoolroom mean?

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If the story were told from Wang's point of view, the reader would know

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What happens FIRST in the story?

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What is the MAIN problem in the story?

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Why does Tian's attitude toward the villagers change from the beginning to the end of the story?

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Why do the villagers think that Tian is poor?