The Singing Tree — Questions and answers
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What kind of people could hear the Singing Tree's song?
Choices
- Only people with loud voices.
- Only those with a pure heart and selfless spirit. ✓
- Only people who lived in the ancient forest.
- Only those who approached with greed.
Answer: Only those with a pure heart and selfless spirit.
From page 1
Why did Elara want to find the Singing Tree?
Choices
- She wanted to become famous.
- She wanted to get rich and buy new clothes.
- She hoped its song could bring comfort and hope to her villagers. ✓
- She wanted to hear what travelers were saying about it.
Answer: She hoped its song could bring comfort and hope to her villagers.
From page 2
What kind of song did Elara hear when she approached the Singing Tree?
Choices
- A loud, booming drum solo.
- A delicate and haunting tune of hope, healing, and love. ✓
- A silly, giggling sound.
- A roaring, angry melody.
Answer: A delicate and haunting tune of hope, healing, and love.
From page 5
What did the Singing Tree give Elara after she told it about her village's suffering?
Choices
- A basket of fruit.
- A magical potion.
- A single leaf that glowed with intense light. ✓
- A new outfit.
Answer: A single leaf that glowed with intense light.
From page 6
What did Elara need to do to share the tree's song with her village?
Choices
- She needed to plant the leaf in the village garden.
- She was to hold the leaf aloft and sing a song from her heart at midnight in the town square. ✓
- She had to bury the leaf under the oldest tree in the village.
- She needed to throw the leaf into the river.
Answer: She was to hold the leaf aloft and sing a song from her heart at midnight in the town square.
From page 7
What did the Singing Tree's song do for the village?
Choices
- It made everyone rich.
- It healed their hearts and renewed their spirits. ✓
- It brought new houses to the village.
- It made the tree disappear forever.
Answer: It healed their hearts and renewed their spirits.
From page 10