The Princess and the Pea Story Elements

Who is NOT a character in the Princess and the Pea?

• the old king

• the prince

• the princess

• the old woman

• the old queen

What genre is The Princess and the Pea?

• biography

• fairytale

• realistic fiction

• informational text

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which response below best describes the setting?

• a rainy evening long ago

• long ago in a castle

• a rainy evening long ago in a forest

• a rainy evening long ago in a castle

Which response below was NOT part of the problem in the story?

• The prince did not really want to get married.

• The prince needed to find a real princess.

• The prince wanted to get married.

• The queen did not know if the wet girl was a real princess.

Why didn't the royal family believe the girl who came to the door was a real princess?

• She did not tell them she was a princess.

• She was dirty and tired.

• She did not arrive in her royal carriage.

• She had wet hair, clothes and shoes.

Mark all of the responses below that describe a pea.

• a fruit

• a vegetable

• small

• large

• green

Whose idea was it to put the pea under the mattresses and beds?

• the queen

• the king

• the prince

• the princess

How many beds and mattresses was the pea under?

• 2

• 10

• 20

• 22

How did putting the pea under the mattresses help solve the prince's problem and prove that the girl was a real princess?

• She said she couldn't sleep because she smelled peas cooking all night.

• She said she couldn't sleep because something kept poking at her all night and she woke up black and blue.

• She said she couldn't sleep until she found the pea under the beds and mattresses.

• She asked for pea soup for breakfast.

According to the text, only a real princess would be able to feel the pea under all of the beds and mattresses.

• True

• False