RAZ Hansel and Gretel/Inferences

Read this sentence from the story: Gretel happily followed, but Hansel caught a glimpse of his stepmother's face watching from the window. A glimpse is

• a long stare

• a quick look

• a reflection

• a shadow

Who is telling the story?

• Hansel

• Gretel

• the old woman

• a narrator

Why does Hansel and Gretel's father send them away?

• He does not have enough food to feed Hansel and Gretel.

• He wants them to go to the village to visit an old woman.

• He wants them to find treasure so they can buy food.

• He wants them to go hunting for food in the woods.

Which of the following events happens first in the story?

• The old woman is locked in the cage.

• Gretel boils water on the stove.

• The breadcrumbs are eaten by the birds.

• Gretel gives a chicken bone to Hansel.

Why is the old woman nice to the children in the beginning of the story?

• She is trying to trick them.

• She feels sorry that they are so hungry.

• She wants to share a meal with them.

• She wants them to clean her house.

Which of the following words best describe the old woman?

• kind and wise

• small and hurt

• mean and clever

• ill and selfish

Why does the old woman invite the children into her house and feed them sweets?

• She wants to fatten them up to eat them.

• She sees they are hungry and feels bad for them.

• She has more food than she can eat and wants to share it.

• She wants to trick them into staying and cleaning her house.

Based on this story, why is the cottage remarkable?

• The sweetness made Hansel dizzy.

• It is unusual for houses to be so deep in the woods.

• A house made of sweets is amazing.

• Hansel and Gretel find shelter and food there.

After the old woman shuts Hansel in the cage, what conclusion does Gretel draw about the old woman?

• The old woman is very kind because she invites them into her house and feeds them.

• The old woman is unkind and does not want to help them.

• Even though the old woman scares Gretel, she thinks the woman is still a good person.

• The old woman is helpless and needs Hansel's and Gretel's help.

Why does Hansel take the treasure from the old woman's house?

• to have something to play with

• to use it to buy food

• to stop the old woman from finding them

• to help them find their way home