Tin Soldier Reading Comprehension

How many soldiers did the boy receive?

• twenty

• Twenty-five

• Thirty

• one hundred

What is wrong with the last tin soldier?

• He only has one leg

• His uniform is a different color

• He doesn't have a head

• He isn't carrying a weapon

Why does the paper dancer only have one leg?

• One leg was never drawn

• One of her legs has been torn off

• She is a dancer and is raising one leg

• One leg is hidden behind the door of the castle

What unexpected accident does the tin soldier have?

• The boy drops him in a puddle

• Someone steps on him

• A bird carries him away

• He falls out of the window

What form of transportation does the soldier take?

• An old truck

• A paper boat

• A wagon

• A boy's pocket

Where does the soldier catch a ride after the boat sinks?

• Inside a bottle

• On a duck's back

• In the claw of a crab

• Inside a big fish

What is ironic about the soldier's final destination?

• He makes it back to the toy shop where he was sold

• The boy he belongs to finds him on the path where he fell

• He ends up in the same house he lived in before his journey

• He ends up back at the toy maker's shop where he was made

What finally happens to the tin soldier?

• Another boy throws him into the fire

• The boy drops him down a drain

• The goblin cuts his head off

• A bird snatches him from a windowsill

Why can you argue that this story has a happy ending?

• The old goblin gets what he deserves

• The other tin soldiers call the one-legged soldier a hero

• The soldier and the paper dancer become friends

• The soldier and the paper dancer are finally together

What does the maid find in the fireplace the next morning?

• a goblin and the paper dancer

• some tin soldiers

• a tin heart

• a tin heart and a tin rose