Starter quiz
- What is a parable?
- a short story
- a fairy story
- a story with a hidden message ✓
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- Where would you find Jesus' parables?
- in the Qur'an
- in the Bible ✓
- in the Torah
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- Match these holy books to the correct places of worship for each religion.
- Bible⇔church ✓
- Torah⇔synagogue ✓
- Qur'an⇔mosque ✓
- A __________ is an agreement to do or not to do something.
- promise ✓
- present
- prayer
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Exit quiz
- What is a fable?
- a short story with a happy ending
- a short story about animals
- a short story that teaches a lesson ✓
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- Match the sentence beginnings below about the story of ‘The Ant and the Grasshopper’ to the correct sentence endings.
- The grasshopper ...⇔sang songs and played music instead of working. ✓
- The ant ...⇔worked hard to store food for the winter. ✓
- When winter came, ...⇔the grasshopper was hungry. ✓
- Put these parts of the story of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' in the correct order.
- 1⇔A boy was looking after some sheep.
- 2⇔He pretended there was a wolf and shouted for help.
- 3⇔The villagers came to help, but there was no wolf.
- 4⇔When a real wolf came, the boy shouted for help again.
- 5⇔Nobody came to help because they did not believe the boy.
- What is the deeper meaning of the story of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf'?
- No one believes a liar. ✓
- Everyone believes a liar.
- Don't believe everything you hear.
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Key learning points
- People often learn lessons through hearing stories.
- Many stories may have deeper meanings.
- An example of a story with a deeper meaning is the Story of the Boy Who Cried Wolf.
Common misconception
Stories are just told for fun.
Many stories have a deeper meaning that contains a message about life.
Keywords
Fable - a story that teaches a lesson
Deeper meaning - a hidden message that includes a teaching
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