Hansel and Gretel / Fox and The Crow

What was the wood-cutter so worried about?

• That he couldn't feed his family.

• He wanted his children to run away.

• He was worried about his wife being sick.

• He was worried he would get lost in the woods.

What did the Stepmother want to do with Hansel and Gretel?

• She wanted to help the Father hunt for food.

• Sell the children so they could eat.

• Leave them in the forest and abandon them.

• Get rid of the kids by giving them to the witch.

The Witch lived in a house of

What would be a theme of "Hansel and Gretel" and "The Fox and the Crow".

Select Two responses below:

• Don't be mean to other because you might get what you deserve.

• Being hopeful will always prevail.

• Be cautious when you meet strangers even when they are kind.

• Greed can cause people to get into trouble and hurt others.

What did the Fox want from the Crow?

In what way are the Witch and Fox the same?

Choose two best answers

• They like to trick people.

• They were both fooled.

• They were hungry.

• They use cages to trap others.

How is the word wits used in paragraphs 1 and 3

P1. A Crow was sitting on a branch of a tree with a piece of cheese in her beak when a Fox observed her and set his wits to work to discover some way of getting the cheese.

P3.The Crow was hugely flattered by this, and just to show the Fox that she could sing she gave a loud caw. Down came the cheese, of course, and the Fox, snatching it up, said, "You have a voice, madam, I see: what you want is wits."

• Someone's ability to be friendly.

• Someone's ability to be helpful.

• Someone's hard work.

• Someone's ability to think or be clever.