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The King in the Kitchen
By Margaret E. Slattery
Genre: Play
King
Princess
Characters:
Cook
Guard
1st Kitchen Maid
Peasant
2nd Kitchen Maid
Duke
Vocabulary
That man is a peasant
a.
b.
loner
worker
b.
worker
This room looks like a
dungeon.
a.
b.
prison
basement
a.
prison
My cousin comes from a noble
family.
a. grand
b. popular
a. grand
Is that the duke?
a.
b.
lawyer
ruler
b.
ruler
The travelers saw the majesty
of the mountains.
a.
b.
peaks
beauty
b. beauty
The dog waved its tail
furiously.
a.
b.
easily
powerfully
b. powerfully
Daniel ate all his porridge.
a.
b.
oatmeal
pudding
a. oatmeal
Comprehension
Which detail is the best clue that the
king was probably a harsh and
difficult ruler?
a. He sent the peasant to the
dungeon.
b. He gave the duke glue to eat.
a. He sent the peasant to the
dungeon.
Why did the king think he could
make a soup that would be
better than the cook’s soup?
a. He had a recipe before going to
the kitchen.
b. He believed he could do
anything he wanted to.
b. He believed he could do
anything he wanted to.
Why did the king have a contest?
a. He wanted to find the best
husband for his daughter.
b. He wanted someone to identify
what he had made.
b. He wanted someone to
identify what he had made.
What is the most likely reason the king
wanted his daughter to marry the
winner of the contest?
a. He believed only someone rich and
royal could win.
b. He wanted his daughter to live
happily ever after.
a. He believed only someone rich
and royal could win.
Which of these events from the
selection happened first?
a. The peasant asked to marry
the princess.
b. The duke tasted the king’s
soup.
b. The duke tasted the king’s
soup.
Why did the duke choke on the
king’s dish?
a.
b.
It was not good enough to
eat.
It was not finished cooking.
a.
It was not good enough to
eat.
How did the peasant show that he
was the real genius in this selection?
a.
b.
He entered the king’s contest for the
princess.
He made the king feel proud about the
glue.
b. He made the king feel proud about the
glue.
How did the peasant show that he
was the real genius in this selection?
a.
b.
The duke could not speak.
The king began to make more.
a. The duke could not speak.
Which word does this picture
help you understand?
a.
b.
c.
d.
peasant
nonsense
dungeon
curtsies
d. curtsies
Partner Work
Turn to your partner and
discuss…
How were the peasant and
the duke ALIKE in the way
that they treated the king?
They both gave the king more
praise than he probably
deserved.
Discuss with your partner…
What is unusual about where
the king will spend most of
his time in the near future?
Kings usually do not spend much time
in the kitchen or do their own cooking.
Where did MOST of the story
take place? Be specific.
The story took place MOSTLY in
the kitchen of the king’s palace.