Crafting an essay: The Abundance of Moons, Reading Exercise
Crafting an essay: The Abundance of Moons, Reading Exercise
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The tale revolves around a young princess falling ill. Her compassionate father, the king, decides to fulfill her wish by seeking the moon for her. With the assistance of a jester, who recognizes the princess's innocent fascination with the moon, a golden moon pendant is crafted and presented to her. Consequently, the princess recovers from her illness.
Question 1 (page 164 Vietnamese 4 textbook): What is the little princess's wish?
Answer:
The young princess desires to have the moon because she believes she will recover from her illness immediately if she possesses it.
Question 2 (page 164 Vietnamese 4 textbook): How did the grand lords and scientists address the princess's request to the king?
Answer:
The grand lords and scientists conveyed to the king that fulfilling the princess's demand was impossible because the moon is extremely distant and many times larger than the king's kingdom.
Question 3 (page 164 Vietnamese 4 textbook): How does the jester's perspective differ from that of the grand lords and scientists?
Answer:
The jester's perspective differs from the grand lords and scientists. He believes it's crucial to first understand how the princess perceives the moon. In other words, he thinks that the princess's view of the moon is unlike that of adults.
Question 4 (page 164 Vietnamese 4 textbook): Find details that demonstrate how the little princess's perspective on the moon differs greatly from that of adults.
Answer:
Details show how the little princess's perspective on the moon greatly differs from that of adults:
- The Moon is only as big as the princess's fingernail.
Content: Children's thoughts about the world, about the Moon are very innocent, whimsical, very different from adults.
Above is the section Lesson Preparation: Abundance of Moons, Reading Exercise for the next lesson. Get ready to answer textbook questions, Lesson Preparation: Winter on the High Plateau, Listening and Writing, along with Lesson Preparation: Vocabulary and Sentences: Narrative: Who Did What to improve your Vietnamese skills in 4th grade.
