Understanding Parables
A Grade 2 ELA worksheet to help students understand what parables are and their moral lessons.
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Understanding Parables
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Read the story carefully and answer the questions that follow. A parable is a short story that teaches a lesson.
The Young Boy and the Apple Tree
Once there was a young boy who loved to play near an old apple tree. The tree was very big and strong. When the boy was sad, he would go to the tree, and the tree would drop its sweetest apples for him. When the boy was tired, he would rest under its cool shade. As the boy grew older, he stopped visiting the tree as often.
One day, the boy came back to the tree. He looked sad. The tree asked, "What's wrong, my friend?" The boy said, "I want money to buy toys." The tree said, "I have no money, but you can pick my apples and sell them." So the boy picked all the apples and left. He did not come back for a long time.
Years later, the boy, now a man, returned. He looked tired. The tree said, "What do you need?" The man said, "I want a house." The tree said, "You can cut my branches to build your house." So the man cut all the branches and left. Again, he did not come back for many years.
Finally, an old man came to the tree. The tree was just a stump. The tree said, "I am sorry, I have nothing left to give you." The old man smiled and said, "I just need a quiet place to rest." The tree, happy, said, "Then sit on my stump." The old man sat, and the tree was filled with joy.
1. What did the apple tree give the boy first?
Money
Apples
A house
Toys
2. What did the man ask for to build a house?
The tree's leaves
The tree's roots
The tree's branches
The tree's trunk
3. The apple tree is like a who always gives.
4. The boy kept coming back to the tree when he something.
5. What lesson does this story teach us about giving?
6. The boy always remembered to thank the apple tree.
True
False
7. Write a short parable about sharing your toys with a friend. What lesson does your story teach?