Beauty and the Beast

Beauty clung to her father.
Choose the best meaning of clung:

• she looked at him
• she spoke to him
• she held him tightly
• she moved near him

The dress Beauty wore was magnificent.
Choose the synonym for magnificent:

• unusual
• beautiful
• new 
• expensive

Beauty was surprised at the splendor of the castle.
Choose the synonym for splendor:

• flowers and trees
• bricks and stones
• food and drink
• beauty or riches

What conclusions can you draw about the merchant's characteristics based on his actions in the selection?

• He is greedy
• He is loving and brave
• He is mean and rude
• He is loud and angry

What genre is this selection?

• realistic fiction
• fairy tale
• biography
• historical fiction

Which statement suggests that this is a fairy tale?

• The merchant picked a rose.
• The castle was full of splendor.
• The beast lived in the castle.
• Beauty turned her ring and found herself back at the palace.

Beast asks Beauty every night at the dinner table to marry him.  What is the cause?

• He dislikes her company.
• He is lonely.
• He is happy.
• He wants to turn into a prince.

What is the author's purpose?

• To persuade the reader to believe in magic
• To inform the reader that a beast can turn into a prince
• To learn the lesson that you should get to know someone rather than judging them
• To explain how you can live happily ever after

What is the outcome of the merchant picking the rose?

• All the roses die
• The beast is pleased
• The merchant gets stung by a bee
• One of the merchant's daughters must return to the palace

What does Beauty dream about during her first sleep in the castle?

• A fairy who tells her she is going to get married
• A fairy who tells her that her sisters are rewarding her
• A fairy who tells her she will not sleep again
• A fairy who tells her that she has a good heart and will be rewarded