The Gingerbread Man Quiz

What phrase does the gingerbread man keep saying in the story?

• "Run, run, as fast as you can! You can't catch me. I'm the gingerbread man!"

• "You're too slow, Duck!"

• "Everyone else does, but I'm too tricky!"

Why does the gingerbread man stick his tongue out at the cow?

• He was dancing with the cow.

• He was trying to lick the cow.

• He was teasing the cow.

What is the main problem the gingerbread man has after jumping out of the oven?

• The old woman catches him.

• He can't get across the river.

• He had a bad burn from being in the oven.

The story says that the fox "devoured the gingerbread man until there was nothing left." What does devoured mean?

• to take small bites very slowly

• to eat up greedily

• to mush something up

What did Queen Elizabeth's gingerbread cookies look like?

• her pets

• her children

• her friends

True or False? Ginger grows underground.

• True

• False

What is a root?

• the top of a house

• the part of a plant that grows underground

• the trunk of a tree

The story "The Gingerbread Man" is

• fiction

• nonfiction

The article "Real Gingerbread" is

• fiction

• nonfiction

What is the Author's purpose of the fiction gingerbread man story?

• to give information about how gingerbread houses are made

• to tell you how to eat gingerbread

• to persuade you to buy gingerbread cookies from the store

• to tell a story about a gingerbread man who came to life and ran away from many the old woman and the animals, so he is not eaten