Princess Hyacinth Comprehension Check

What did the author do to the print to emphasize "Floating?"

• she made the words bold.

• She made the words tiny.

• She had the words go towards the top of the page.

• She didn't do anything special to the words.

Why did the princess hate her crown and other princess things?

• they were very ugly

• other kids were jealous

• they made her invisible

• they were so heavy

What is a hyperbole?

• an extreme exaggeration

• a heated argument

• the gear that the knights wore

• when several words in a row begin with the same sound

How does the illustrator show that the other kids had more fun than Princess Hyacinth?

• the princess yelled at the other kids

• the princess watched the kids out the window

• the princess hit the knights guarding her

• all of the answer choices are correct

Why does the princess' plan with the balloons fail?

• The balloons got too hot and popped.

• It didn't. It worked perfectly!

• Birds didn't like the balloons and popped them with their beaks.

• A dog scared the balloon man and he let go of the strings.

Why wasn't the princess scared of floating?

• It was the first time she felt free.

• she could see all of her kingdom.

• Mean kids couldn't bug her up in the sky.

• She knew she would be rescued.

How did the royal family cure the princess of her floating?

• a dragon breathed fire near her and scared the floating out of her.

• She was never allowed out of the house again.

• A magician put a spell on her.

• They never were able to, but they could keep her from floating away.

Fairy tales are a type of folk tale.

• True

• False

How do you know this story falls in the fairy tale genre?

What is the princess' happy ending? Make sure to include the solution of the story.