Your Monkey King questions
Oct 19, 2007
1. What did Master Subhodi tell Monkey he would have to do if he wanted to stay and learn?<br><br>2. What did Monkey do to be a good student?<br>
1. What did Master Subhodi tell Monkey he would have to do if he wanted to stay and learn?
2. What did Monkey do to be a good student?
3. What did the other students do when Master Subhodi saw that Monkey had changed himself into a peach tree?
4. How did Monkey show that he meant to keep his word to Master Subhodi?
5. Monkey made fun of another student’s transformation. What was the transformation?
6. What did Monkey want to learn before he had to leave Master Subhodi?
7. What do you think Master Suhodi meant when he said “nothing in the world is too difficult, but our thoughts make it seem so.â€
8. Why did Master Subhodi say it was dangerous and disrespectful for Monkey to disobey rules?
9. Make a prediction: Where will Monkey go now that he has to leave the school?
10. If you could transform yourself into anything, what would it be? Look in the newspaper for a person, animal, or object you would like to be if you could transform yourself. Explain your choice.
New Words
Bravo, Monkey (exclamation) means “hurry, well doneâ€
disrespectful, (adjective) means not showing respect
formula, (noun) means a set of words used in a ritual
knowledge, (noun) means information you understand and can use
luscious peaches, (adjective) means very appealing
mercy, (noun) means kindness, undeserved understanding
strolled, (verb) means walked in a casual way
reciting, (verb) means repeating from
memory
2. What did Monkey do to be a good student?
3. What did the other students do when Master Subhodi saw that Monkey had changed himself into a peach tree?
4. How did Monkey show that he meant to keep his word to Master Subhodi?
5. Monkey made fun of another student’s transformation. What was the transformation?
6. What did Monkey want to learn before he had to leave Master Subhodi?
7. What do you think Master Suhodi meant when he said “nothing in the world is too difficult, but our thoughts make it seem so.â€
8. Why did Master Subhodi say it was dangerous and disrespectful for Monkey to disobey rules?
9. Make a prediction: Where will Monkey go now that he has to leave the school?
10. If you could transform yourself into anything, what would it be? Look in the newspaper for a person, animal, or object you would like to be if you could transform yourself. Explain your choice.
New Words
Bravo, Monkey (exclamation) means “hurry, well doneâ€
disrespectful, (adjective) means not showing respect
formula, (noun) means a set of words used in a ritual
knowledge, (noun) means information you understand and can use
luscious peaches, (adjective) means very appealing
mercy, (noun) means kindness, undeserved understanding
strolled, (verb) means walked in a casual way
reciting, (verb) means repeating from
memory