The Princess and the Pea Story Elements

How do you know that this is a Fairy Tale?

• Because the genre states that this is a fairy tale
• Because it has a queen, prince, and princess in it.
• a princess did a wave 
• it has words such as "once upon a time" and "happyily ever after

Which sentence from the passage best shows the relationship between the pea and the princess.

• “Only a real princess could have felt the pea through twenty mattresses and twenty feather beds”

• “Then, she place a single pea in the center of the bedstead”

• “If posible she looked worse than when she had arrived!”

• “And the princess started crying”

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Which of the following best explains why the princess didn’t sleep well.

• There was a pea in her bed under twenty mattresses which only a real princess could feel.

• There were too many mattresses pile on top of one another.

• The princess was bruised and beaten by rocks.

• The princess was worried and scared of the storm.

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Which two details from the text show us that the princess is a real princess?

• “I hardly closed my eyes all night. Who knows what was in that bed!”

• Only a real princess could have felt the pea through twenty mattresses and twenty feather beds.”

• “She still swore she was a real princess.”

• ”The princess’s sleeping arrangements were made.”

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Which statement best describes the Prince's first reaction to the princess arriving at their home?

• They are surprised by her messy appearance, but do not doubt her royal status.

• They are unsure whether she is actually a princess because of how she looks.

• They are happy that their son has finally found a real princess he can marry.

• They absolutely do not believe that she is a princess and cannot be persuaded she is.

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What genre is The Princess and the Pea?

• biography

• fairytale

• realistic fiction

• informational text

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Which word does not describe the princess?

• silly
• truthful
• sensitive
• kind

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Who arrived at the prince’s castle?

• The queen made up the plan to discover if the girl was saying the truth

• She was completely wet, her clothing and shoes

• A princess in distress

• There were all always issues with the princesses that he met.

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A true princess would be too sensitive to sleep with a pea under her mattress. Someone who is sensitive is...

• tough, not easily affected

• easily or strongly affected

• smooth

• boring

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How many mattresses does the Prince use?

• 10

• 20

• 30

• 40

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