The Lost Hat (Short Story with Questions and Answer Prompts)

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This episode is a short story called The Lost Hat. In this episode, I will read the story. Then I will ask questions and help the listener answer the questions with answer prompts. Thank you for listening. Annika

Turner, Elizabeth A.. Short Stories: Third Reader Grade. United States, Ginn & Company, 1897.

The story

THE LOST HAT. " WHERE is my hat, mother? ” said Johnny, one day. " I don't know ," answered his mother. " Well, how can I go to school without my hat ? ” he said . " Oh, I will let you wear my hat, ” said his mother ; " I know where that is . ” 832 € ' But I don't want to wear your hat, mother. I should be ashamed to wear your hat to school,” said Johnny, almost crying. " Yes,” answered his mother, “ I suppose you would. But it seems to me you ought to be ashamed, too, not to know where your own hat is . ” " I am sorry that I don't know ,” said Johnny; " but I don't see why I should be ashamed .” Because ,” answered his mother, " it shows that you cannot be trusted to take care of your own things. If you cannot take care of a hat now, what are you going to do when you are a man , and have a great many things to take care of ? ” " Oh , ” said Johnny, " I shall learn to take care of things before I grow to be a man.” " Not if you don't begin to learn now ," answered his mother. Just then , Johnny happened to look up in the cherry -tree by the door, and there was his hat among the branches. " I see my hat ! ” he cried out. " I remember now that I took it off when I was up getting cherries, and then I forgot all about it . ” So Johnny climbed up in the tree, got his hat, and ran off to school as fast as he could run.

Questions and Answer Prompt

1. What is the title of this short story?

The title of the short story is ....

2. Who are the main characters in the story?

The main characters in the story are ....

3. Where did the story take place?

The story took place at....

4. Where was Johnny going?

He was going to ...

5. Who was Johnny talking to in the story?

He was talking to his ...

6. What did Johnny lose?

He lost his ....

7. Where did he find his hat?

He found his hat in ...

8. How did he lose his hat?

He lost his hat when he was ...

9. What is the moral of the short story?

The moral of the short story is .....

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