The Mouse Bride

The Mouse Bride

Folktale

Retold by Heather Forest

First, read pages 535-538.

Use the audio posted and follow along in your

textbook.

Now, use
the text and
information

given to

answer the
following
questions.

Read the

information
presented

on this
slide

carefully.

Multiple Choice

Read the attached paragraph from

"TMB."

Which element of folktale is represented in this paragraph?

• The inclusion of a universal theme

• The inclusion of the rule of three

• The inclusion of supernatural events

Multiple Choice

Read the attached paragraph from

"TMB."

Which element of folktale is represented in this paragraph?

• The inclusion of a universal theme

• The inclusion of the rule of three

• The inclusion of supernatural events

• The inclusion of animals

Multiple Choice

Read the attached paragraph from

"TMB."

Which element of folktale is represented in this paragraph?

• The inclusion of a universal theme

• The inclusion of the rule of three

• The inclusion of animals

Read this

information.

Multiple Choice

The author's purpose for writing "TMB" is ____ and to to teach a lesson. (Remember, this is a story about a boy and a mouse!)

• to inform

• to entertain

• to persuade (convince)

Use pages 535- 538 of "The Mouse Bride" to help you answer the following questions.

Multiple Choice

This folktale is set in the _____.

• past

• present

• future

• There is no information about when the folktale is set.

Multiple Choice

  The farmer in the folktale has ______ sons.

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

  The farmer in the folktale has ______ sons. (DO NOT ANSWER THIS. YOU ANSWERED IT ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE!)

The answer to this question can first be found in paragraph ___. (ONLY ANSWER THIS QUESTION!)

• 1

• 3

• 6

• 18

• 35

Multiple Choice

Read this sentence from paragraph 1 of “The Mouse Bride.”

The two older sons took pleasure in teasing their youngest brother, who was so kindhearted he could not even sweep a spider from the cobwebs in the corner.

The author most likely includes this detail about the youngest brother to help readers —

• understand why he is able to fall in love with a mouse

• realize that he is smarter than his cruel older brothers

Multiple Choice

   When the farmer's  sons cut down the trees, the tree that the ______ son cuts down points south.

• first

• second

• third

• fourth

• fifth

Multiple Choice

The mouse lives in ____.

• a large castle with towers and a moat.

• a cottage made of gray logs

• a beautiful red brick home

• a small, run-down cabin

Multiple Choice

True or False: When he returns home, the youngest son immediately tells the others he met a mouse.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

According to our text, what is a hearth?

Hint: Look on page 537.

• a fireplace

• a stove

• a bed

• a front porch

• an outdoor oven

Multiple Choice

When asked to make bread, the mouse makes ______ bread.

• rye

• sourdough

• barley

• wheaten

• Focaccia

Multiple Choice

When asked to make bread, the mouse makes ______ bread.

The answer to this question can be found in paragraph ___.

• 28

• 16

• 37

• 12

Multiple Choice

  When the young men present their bread to their father, the oldest son presents _____  bread to his father.

• rye

• sourdough

• barley

• wheaten

• focaccia

Some of the following words can be found in the margins of the text, and others can be found at the bottom of the page. Match each definition to the word it defines. 

Multiple Choice

a gesture of respect made by bending knees with one foot forward and lowering the body

• amazement

• curtsy

• enchanting

• sapling

Multiple Choice

charming

• amazement

• curtsy

• enchanting

• sapling

Multiple Choice

a state of extreme surprise or wonder

• amazement

• curtsy

• enchanting

• sapling

Multiple Choice

a young tree

• amazement

• curtsy

• enchanting

• sapling

Use the information from the previous slides and your textbook to help you choose the correct answer.

Multiple Choice

 The ______ scene of the little wood cottage nestled  near the lake unfolded before our eyes. 

• curtsy

• enchanting

• amazement

• sapling

Multiple Choice

The crowd watched in _____  as the clever magician performed his tricks.

• curtsy

• enchanting

• amazement

• sapling

Multiple Choice

The young girl took me to a see a beautiful row of trees hidden deep in the forest. The largest tree was huge while smallest tree was just a _____.

• curtsy

• enchanting

• amazement

• sapling

Multiple Choice

All the young girls were taught how to _____  to the Queen and other members of the royal family. This is a sign of respect.

• curtsy

• enchanting

• amazement

• sapling

Use the information from the previous slides to help you choose the word that fits in each blank. 

Multiple Choice

The word amazement is _____ syllables.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following has the words from the text alphabetized correctly?

• amazement, curtsy, enchanting, sapling

• enchanting, curtsy, sapling, amazement

• amazement, enchanting, curtsy, sapling

• sapling, amazement, enchanting, curtsy

Multiple Choice

The word curtsy has _____ syllables.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Multiple Choice

The word amazement is a _____

• adjective

• adverb

• noun

• pronoun

• verb

Multiple Choice

The word charming is _____ syllables.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Multiple Choice

The word sapling is _____ syllables.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Multiple Choice

The word enchanting is a(n) _____

• adjective

• adverb

• noun

• pronoun

• verb

The next few questions contain information relating to narrative elements or figurative language from or inspired by the folktale. Choose the best answer.

Multiple Choice

The young man in this folktale must decide whether or not to tell his family the love he found is a mouse. This struggle is an example of _____

• internal conflict

• external conflict

Multiple Choice

The mouse's gray fur was sleek as velvet.

• alliteration

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

Multiple Choice

The more the young man walked, the more he realized the forest was a hidden wonderland.

• alliteration

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

Multiple Choice

The farmer, his three sons, and the mouse are all _____ in the folktale "The Mouse Bride."

• alliteration

• characters

• dialogue

• setting

Multiple Choice

The merry mouse was munching macaroons.

• alliteration

• characters

• dialogue

• setting

Multiple Choice

The two older brothers tease and torment the youngest brother for being kind. They also tease him about the love he found. This struggle is an example of ___

• external conflict

• internal conflict

Multiple Choice

I can _______ the mouse in "The Mouse Bride" as gray, has sky blue eyes, dresses in gray velvet, is small, is lonely, and is an excellent singer.

• characterize

• dialogue

• setting

• setting

Multiple Choice

Her hair is black as a raven's wing.

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

The narrator of this folktale is not a character in the story and uses pronouns such as he, she they, and them. therefore, the folktale is told in the _____ pov.

• first-person

• third-person

Multiple Choice

The information attached is about dialogue. Review it. Then choose the dialogue below that is punctuated correctly.

• "The woman I met has beautiful rosy cheeks," said the oldest son.

• "The woman I met has beautiful rosy cheeks." said the oldest son.

• "The woman I met has beautiful rosy cheeks" said the oldest son.

Multiple Choice

The information attached is about dialogue. Review it. Then choose the dialogue below that is punctuated correctly.

• The young man replied, "I promise I will return."

• The young man replied "i promise I will return"

• The young man replied, I promise I will return.