Narrative Text Quiz 3

  The Old Woman and the Sparrow

Once upon a time, there lived a kind hearted man and his wife. One morning, his wife found a poor little sparrow. She took it gently and fed it. To show its gratitude, the sparrow stayed with them and sang every morning. But there was an ill-tempered old woman who didn’t like the sparrow. She cut the sparrow’s tongue. That’s why the bird flew away to its previous nest.

Knowing that their sparrow flew away, the kind man and his wife looked for the sparrow. They walked a long way, crossed the bridges, climbed the mountains and passed the woods.

At last, they could find the sparrow’s nest. The sparrow welcomed them and provided a feast for them. Before they went home, the sparrow brought two baskets; one was large and looked heavy, and the other one was small and light. The sparrow asked them to choose only one. They chose the small and that was the best choice. There were many rolls of silk and piles of gold in it.

Being jealous, the ill-tempered old woman did the same thing as the kind man and his wife did. She chose the big basket which actually contained wasps and venomous crawlers, such as scorpions, centipedes, and other horrible creatures. Finally, they stung and bit her to death. 

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Answer the following questions correctly! 

1. What did the man’s wife find?
2. What did the sparrow do to show its gratitude?
3. Who didn’t like the sparrow?
4. “She cut the sparrow’s tongue”. What does the word “she” refer to?
5. What did the kind man and his wife do to find the sparrow?
6. Which baskets did they choose?
7. What were the things inside the basket chosen by them?
8. How did the ill-tempered old woman die?
9. How many characters are there in the text?
10. What is the moral lesson of the text above?