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A Single Shard Name:Listening Comprehension Date:Historical Fiction
List five words or phrases the author has used which indicate that the time setting for this story is around 1000A.D.
Summarize the unusual chain of events that brought Tree-ear to live under Crane-man's care.
Describe potter Min. Explain the difficulties one would have if working for him.
Describe the character Crane-man. Include details of his physical appearance and the knowledge he has passed on to Tree-ear.
Explain what Crane-man meant when he often told Tree-ear, "Scholars read the great words of the world. But you and I must learn to read the world itself."
Summarize how Crane-man and Tree-ear each earned his name.
Where did Tree-ear and Crane-man make their home? (under the bridege)
What pleasant surprise did Tree-ear bring home to share with Crane-man in Chapter One? (rice fell out of a bag/pouch from a man walking and Tree-ear picked it up.
How did Tree-ear come to possess such a fortune worthy of sharing with Crane-man? ( See above)
Why did Crane-man need a walking crutch? ( born with a shriveled calf/foot)
How old was Tree-ear? (12)
What situation had caused Tree-ear to be an orphan? (parents died of the fever)
What were Tree-ear and Crane-man's sources of food each day? ( searched in the garbage/rubbish piles and rice fields)
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Where did Tree-ear go after housekeeping chores were done each day ? ( Master potter Min's house to watch him throw pots)
What two facts made Ch'ulp'o famous for ceramics? It was located on the shore of the western sea, which provided an easy sea route to trade with China. 2. The river that flowed through the village had a plentiful supply of clay, needed for ceramics.
What was Min's misunderstanding after he caught Tree-ear holding a piece of his drying pottery? ( he thought he was stealing it)
What punishment did Min give Tree-ear for breaking one of his pottery pieces? ( He had to work 9 days without pay)
Infer why Tree-ear wanted to continue his work relationship with Min after he'd completed his nine days of punishment. ( he wanted to make his own pottery one day and therefore, needed more instruction)
What work was Tree-ear given on the tenth day? ( collect clay from the bank of the river)
What pleasant detail did Tree-ear realize at midday on the tenth day of his employment? ( that he would be rewarded for his work with a meal)
Why was news of a flounder run exciting for residents of Ch'ulp'o? During flounder runs the fish swam closer to shore and were even tossed up on the beach by waves. This gave the people a great chance to catch a tasty fish for supper.
How did the flounder run cause Crane-man to lose his crutch? Crane-man was angry about not catching any fish. He struck his crutch against a rock, breaking it.
A Single Shard Name:Listening Comprehension Date:Historical Fiction
What two aspects made fetching clay for Min a much harder task than Tree-ear imagined it would be? 1. The spade kept getting stuck in the ooze and stickiness of the mud. 2. The loaded cart of clay was extremely heavy to push back to Min's house.
Why did Tree-ear take his own bowl for Min's wife to place his midday lunch in? His plan was to eat only half of the lunch and then hide the remaining to take home for Crane-man at the end of the day.
What discovery did Tree-ear make, after several days of hiding his bowl in a hollow at the far corner of Min's yard? When he fetched his bowl at the end of the day, Tree-ear found it had been refilled.
After clay was collected from the stream, what was the second step in the process of producing clay pottery? (draining of the clay)
What was Min's life desire? Min wanted to receive a royal commission from the King for his pottery.
Summarize the unusual chain of events that brought Tree-ear to live under Crane-man's care.
Describe potter Min. Explain the difficulties one would have if working for him.
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Chapters 1-4
1. What was Min's misunderstanding after he caught Tree-ear holding a piece of his drying pottery?
2. What work was Tree-ear given on the tenth day?
3. What punishment did Min give Tree-ear for breaking one of his pottery pieces?
4. Why was Min angry when Tree-ear arrived for work on the second day?
5. After clay was collected from the stream, what was the second step in the process of producing clay pottery?
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6. Summarize how Crane-man and Tree-ear each earned his name.
Chapters 5-77. Why did Tree-ear decide against telling Min of Kang's new idea in making pottery?
8. Who was the exciting visitor coming to the pottery villages of Ch'ulp'o and Kangjin and what was his purpose?
9. What had happened to Min's son, Hyung-gu?
10. What did Crane-man make for Tree-ear, using rice straw?
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11. How did Kang's pottery work compare to Min's?
12. Describe the many preparations made by Min and Tree-ear as they anticipated the royal emissary's visit.
Chapters 8-1013. How did Tree-ear keep track of time during his walk to Songdo?
14. How did Min react when a messenger arrived weeks later asking if any potters had anything new to show him?
15. What idea came to Tree-ear as a way to return all the kindness Min's wife had given him?
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16. How long had Tree-ear been working for Min?
17. What gift did Tree-ear give Crane-man to remind him to go daily to help Min's wife?
18. Speculate reasons why Min is so reluctant to openly accept Tree-ear. Also, suggest what Tree-ear could do to improve the situation.
Chapters 11-1319. Why was Tree-ear hopeful he'd find the second vase unbroken?
20. What was the assistant to Emissary Kim's reaction when Tree-ear reported that robbers had destroyed Min's work?
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21. Who was the first person to greet Tree-ear when he arrived home?
22. What item was recovered from Crane-man and returned to Tree-ear?
23. Why did Tree-ear decide against leaping over the cliff to his death?
24. Speculate whose idea it was that Tree-ear should become an adopted son. Was it Min's idea or did his wife suggest it? Give reasons to support your choice.
Review25. What happened to the two vases Tree-ear
took to show Emissary Kim? They made it safely to the palace.They were stolen and sold for money in Songdo.
26. Why did Emissary Kim prefer Min's work over Kang's?
Min worked slowly and more carefully than Kang.Min molded vases and Kang did
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They broke when Tree-ear fell on the mountain path.They were thrown over a cliff by robbers.
not.Min incised a flowering plum on each piece made.Min used better colors.
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27. How many days did Tree-ear have to work for Min as a punishment for breaking Min's pottery?
12539
28. What was the new technique potter Kang invented?
Inlay workIncising designsMolding wine bowlsMaking ten identical pieces at the same time
29. At what craft was Crane-man quite talented?
Growing riceWeaving rice strawMaking potteryCarving wood
30. Where did Emissary Kim live? In SeoulIn KangjinIn SongdoIn Puyo
31. What caused Tree-ear to become an orphan?
His parents died from the fever.His parents were killed in a village fire.His father was jailed and his mother abandoned him.His parents were killed when a bridge collapsed.
32. What surprise did Tree-ear have for Crane-man in Chapter One?
A small clay monkeyNew sandalsRice cakesA pouch full of rice
33. What was the first work task Min assigned Tree-ear?
Draining clayChopping wood for the kilnFetching clay from the river bankPulling weeds from the yard
34. What color is celadon? Bold yellowBright redPale gray-greenPale pink
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Circle the correct word. 1. prunu prunuss prunus prunuus2. tumultuous tumultuus tumultous tumultuouss3. tese tersi tere terse4. plian pliant plaant plint5. celado celedon celadon sihluhdon6. dihmiez demise deise dumese7. skepticelly skahptohkohlee skeptically skiptucully8. brandising brendishing brandishin brandishing9. pinionned pinianed pinioned pinionid10. mie mirre miire mire11. foreging foraging faraging fooraging12. dehftle diftly deftly defty13. wirely wehruhlea warily waril14. fayning fiegning feigning figning15. noxious noshuhs noxios noxuos16. contorted centortid contortod contarted17. trepidateon trepidaton trepidutiin trepidation18. entourege enturage entorage entourage19. suhfoozd suffused sufyoozd suffussed20. viscuo viscuos viiscous viscous21. pellur pallor paller pallar22. communal communnal kumyoonuhl cammunal23. chaysuhn chastened chastenned chastenedd24. plaintive plianteve plainteve plaintivi
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25. stoutle stoutlea stoutly stiitloe
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Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word. 1. invective
acquired; amassed an insulting or abusive word boldly resistant skillfully; orderly
2. deftly frantically; in a wildly excited manner
engaging in diligently; practicing puzzling or baffling skillfully; orderly
3. chastened collect; harvest; gather smirk; sneer, put down disciplined; corrected by punishment in a secret or unsuspected manner
4. wielding swaying or rocking under a blow or shock
swinging; throwing; handling a representative sent on a mission teasing; fun; joking
5. garnered cautiously; guardedly; carefully balance; the proper portion of the parts of a body or whole to one another
purposeful undertaking acquired; amassed
6. frenetically ill-mannered and coarse in behavior or appearance
expressing sorrow; mournful frantically; in a wildly excited manner
covered with or as if with clothing7. perusal
the distance around something; the circumference
turned away; ignored; disapproved in a manner showing great spirit or enthusiasm
examination; inspection; look-over
8. tithe tax; obligation expert; authority; master a group of attendants or associates, as of a person of rank
acted in accordance with another's command or request
9. connoisseur turned away; ignored; disapproved teasing; fun; joking smirk; sneer, put down expert; authority; master
10. banter tax; obligation purposeful undertaking a representative sent on a mission teasing; fun; joking
11. brandishing an insulting or abusive word expressing sorrow; mournful disciplined; corrected by punishment
12. reeling a group of attendants or associates, as of a person of rank
frantically; in a wildly excited manner
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in a manner showing great spirit or enthusiasm
swaying or rocking under a blow or shock
skillfully; orderly
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Chapters 1-4
1. What was Min's misunderstanding after he caught Tree-ear holding a piece of his drying pottery?Min thought Tree-ear was stealing it.
2. What work was Tree-ear given on the tenth day?He was to collect clay from the bank of the river.
3. What punishment did Min give Tree-ear for breaking one of his pottery pieces?Tree-ear had to work for Min without pay for nine days.
4. Why was Min angry when Tree-ear arrived for work on the second day?Min was angry because Tree-ear hadn't taken the cart of wood to the kiln and unloaded it. He simply left the cart by the house without a single word.
5. After clay was collected from the stream, what was the second step in the process of producing clay pottery?draining of the clay
6. Summarize how Crane-man and Tree-ear each earned his name.
Chapters 5-77. Why did Tree-ear decide against telling Min of Kang's new idea in making pottery?
Tree-ear knew the idea had been taken by eavesdropping, which was stealth and the same as stealing.
8. Who was the exciting visitor coming to the pottery villages of Ch'ulp'o and Kangjin and what was his purpose?A royal emissary from Songdo was coming to examine and assign pottery commissions for the palace.
A Single Shard Name:Listening Comprehension Date:Historical Fiction
A Single ShardKey 1 - Answer ID # 0319075
9. What had happened to Min's son, Hyung-gu?He died of fever when he was about twelve.
10. What did Crane-man make for Tree-ear, using rice straw?new sandals
11. How did Kang's pottery work compare to Min's?Min worked very slowly and carefully while Kang's work lacked perfection.
12. Describe the many preparations made by Min and Tree-ear as they anticipated the royal emissary's visit.
Chapters 8-1013. How did Tree-ear keep track of time during his walk to Songdo?
He used a stone and made a sharp mark on the frame of his jiggeh, or straw container.14. How did Min react when a messenger arrived weeks later asking if any potters had anything
new to show him?Min waved the messenger away.
15. What idea came to Tree-ear as a way to return all the kindness Min's wife had given him?Tree-ear offered to take Min's pottery vessels to Songdo for him.
16. How long had Tree-ear been working for Min?over a year
17. What gift did Tree-ear give Crane-man to remind him to go daily to help Min's wife?a small, clay monkey he'd shaped
A Single Shard Name:Listening Comprehension Date:Historical Fiction
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18. Speculate reasons why Min is so reluctant to openly accept Tree-ear. Also, suggest what Tree-ear could do to improve the situation.
Chapters 11-1319. Why was Tree-ear hopeful he'd find the second vase unbroken?
He had not heard it crash and thought perhaps it had fallen into the water.20. What was the assistant to Emissary Kim's reaction when Tree-ear reported that robbers had
destroyed Min's work?The assistant called him a brazen fool and proceeded to yank Tree-ear out the door.
21. Who was the first person to greet Tree-ear when he arrived home?Min's wife, Ajima
22. What item was recovered from Crane-man and returned to Tree-ear?the little clay monkey
23. Why did Tree-ear decide against leaping over the cliff to his death?He remembered Crane-man's advice that "leaping into death is not the only way to show true courage."
24. Speculate whose idea it was that Tree-ear should become an adopted son. Was it Min's idea or did his wife suggest it? Give reasons to support your choice.
A Single Shard Name:Listening Comprehension Date:Historical Fiction
A Single ShardKey 1 - Answer ID # 0319075
Review25. What happened to the two vases Tree-ear
took to show Emissary Kim? They made it safely to the palace.They were stolen and sold for money in Songdo.They broke when Tree-ear fell on the mountain path.They were thrown over a cliff by robbers.
26. Why did Emissary Kim prefer Min's work over Kang's?
Min worked slowly and more carefully than Kang.Min molded vases and Kang did not.Min incised a flowering plum on each piece made.Min used better colors.
27. How many days did Tree-ear have to work for Min as a punishment for breaking Min's pottery?
12539
28. What was the new technique potter Kang invented?
Inlay workIncising designsMolding wine bowlsMaking ten identical pieces at the same time
29. At what craft was Crane-man quite talented?
Growing riceWeaving rice strawMaking potteryCarving wood
30. Where did Emissary Kim live? In SeoulIn KangjinIn SongdoIn Puyo
31. What caused Tree-ear to become an orphan?
His parents died from the fever.His parents were killed in a village fire.His father was jailed and his mother abandoned him.His parents were killed when a bridge collapsed.
32. What surprise did Tree-ear have for Crane-man in Chapter One?
A small clay monkeyNew sandalsRice cakesA pouch full of rice
33. What was the first work task Min assigned Tree-ear?
Draining clayChopping wood for the kilnFetching clay from the river bankPulling weeds from the yard
34. What color is celadon? Bold yellowBright redPale gray-greenPale pink
A Single Shard Name:Listening Comprehension Date:Historical Fiction
A Single ShardKey 1 - Answer ID # 0319075
1. prunu prunuss prunus prunuus2. tumultuous tumultuus tumultous tumultuouss3. tese tersi tere terse4. plian pliant plaant plint5. celado celedon celadon sihluhdon6. dihmiez demise deise dumese7. skepticelly skahptohkohlee skeptically skiptucully8. brandising brendishing brandishin brandishing9. pinionned pinianed pinioned pinionid10. mie mirre miire mire11. foreging foraging faraging fooraging12. dehftle diftly deftly defty13. wirely wehruhlea warily waril14. fayning fiegning feigning figning15. noxious noshuhs noxios noxuos16. contorted centortid contortod contarted17. trepidateon trepidaton trepidutiin trepidation18. entourege enturage entorage entourage19. suhfoozd suffused sufyoozd suffussed20. viscuo viscuos viiscous viscous21. pellur pallor paller pallar22. communal communnal kumyoonuhl cammunal23. chaysuhn chastened chastenned chastenedd24. plaintive plianteve plainteve plaintivi
25. stoutle stoutlea stoutly stiitloe
A Single Shard Name:Listening Comprehension Date:Historical Fiction
A Single ShardKey 1 - Answer ID # 0319075
1. invective acquired; amassed an insulting or abusive word boldly resistant skillfully; orderly
2. deftly frantically; in a wildly excited
manner engaging in diligently; practicing puzzling or baffling skillfully; orderly
3. chastened collect; harvest; gather smirk; sneer, put down disciplined; corrected by
punishment in a secret or unsuspected manner
4. wielding swaying or rocking under a blow or
shock swinging; throwing; handling a representative sent on a mission teasing; fun; joking
5. garnered cautiously; guardedly; carefully balance; the proper portion of the
parts of a body or whole to one another
purposeful undertaking acquired; amassed
6. frenetically ill-mannered and coarse in behavior
or appearance expressing sorrow; mournful frantically; in a wildly excited
manner covered with or as if with clothing
7. perusal the distance around something; the
circumference turned away; ignored; disapproved in a manner showing great spirit or
enthusiasm examination; inspection; look-over
8. tithe tax; obligation expert; authority; master a group of attendants or associates,
as of a person of rank acted in accordance with another's
command or request9. connoisseur
turned away; ignored; disapproved teasing; fun; joking smirk; sneer, put down expert; authority; master
10. banter tax; obligation purposeful undertaking a representative sent on a mission teasing; fun; joking
11. brandishing an insulting or abusive word expressing sorrow; mournful disciplined; corrected by
punishment
12. reeling a group of attendants or associates,
as of a person of rank frantically; in a wildly excited
manner
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in a manner showing great spirit or enthusiasm
swaying or rocking under a blow or shock
skillfully; orderly