Kings and Queens: Supplemental Guide 2A | King Midas and the Golden Touch 61
Discussing the Read-Aloud 10 minutes
Comprehension Questions
If students have difficulty responding to questions, reread pertinent lines
of the read-aloud and/or refer to specific images. If students give one-
word answers and/or fail to use read-aloud or domain vocabulary in their
responses, acknowledge correct responses by expanding the students’
responses using richer and more complex language. Encourage students
to answer in complete sentences. Model answers using complete
sentences for students.
- Literal Who are the three characters in the story? [Have students
point to each character on Response Card 1 as they name them.]- The three characters in the story are King Midas, Marygold, and the
stranger.
Who is the main character in the story? - The main character in the story is King Midas.
- The three characters in the story are King Midas, Marygold, and the
- Literal What did King Midas want more and more of?
- King Midas wanted more and more of gold.
- Literal What is the Golden Touch?
- The Golden Touch is the power to make everything you touch turn to
gold.
- The Golden Touch is the power to make everything you touch turn to
- Inferential Why did King Midas wish to have the Golden Touch?
- He wished to have the Golden Touch because he loved gold so much
and was not happy with the gold he had.
- He wished to have the Golden Touch because he loved gold so much
- Literal What happened to Marygold when King Midas kissed her
head?- Marygold turned into a gold statue.
- Literal How did Marygold change back to become herself again?
- King Midas filled a pitcher with water and sprinkled handfuls of water
over her.
- King Midas filled a pitcher with water and sprinkled handfuls of water
- Inferential Did King Midas change his mind about having the Golden
Tou c h? W hy?- Yes, King Midas changed his mind about the Golden Touch because he
turned his daughter into a gold statue and he felt very bad about that.
- Yes, King Midas changed his mind about the Golden Touch because he