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The Ugly Duckling

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many eggs does the Mama Duckling have?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

4

2.

Why did the yellow ducklings doesnt want to play with the ugly duckling?

a)

Because he is ugly

b)

Because he is not ugly

c)

Because he doesnt know how to play

d)

Because he is sad

3.

Why did the dog doesnt want to eat the ugly duckling?

a)

Because he is frozen

b)

Because the mama dog came to scold him

c)

Because he flew away

d)

Because he is ugly

4.

Who caught the ugly duckling?

a)

A farmer

b)

Mama duck

c)

A white bird

d)

The old woman

5.

What animal is this story about?

a)

Ducks

b)

Chickens

c)

Dogs

6.

What did the other animals do when they saw the ugly duckling?

a)

Cry

b)

Eat

c)

Laugh

7.

How did this make the ugly duckling feel?

a)

Sad

b)

Happy

c)

Mad

8.

The ugly duckling decided to do what?

a)

Stay with the other ducks

b)

Go find someone who would accept him

c)

Go to sleep

9.

The ugly duckling saw his reflection in the water. Who was in the reflection?

a)

His mama

b)

He saw himself and he was beautiful

c)

A dog

10.

He was not an ugly duckling at all. He was a beautiful ________.

a)

Swan

b)

Pig

c)

Cow

11.

Why did everyone make fun of the Ugly Duckling?

a)

because he did not look like the other ducks

b)

because he was too pretty

c)

because he was mean

12.

True or False: Mother Duck loved the Ugly Duckling

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Where did the Ugly Duckling go to get away from everyone?

a)

to a small pond

b)

to a new farm

c)

to a new country

14.

Why did the Ugly Duckling NOT look like his siblings?

a)

because he wasn't a duck

b)

because he was ugly

c)

because he was a dinosaur

15.

What did Mother Duck do right before the big egg cracked open?

a)

She pecked on the egg.

b)

A big bird popped out.

c)

She sat on the egg.

d)

She quacked.

16.

What made the ugly duckling realize that he was a swan?

a)

His mother told him.

b)

He looked at his reflection in the water.

c)

The big white birds told him that he was a swan.

d)

The ducklings told him.

17.

"You do not look like the other ducklings," said Mother Duck, "but I am your mother, and I love you."


Which character traits best describes Mother Duck in the sentence above?

a)

helpful

b)

angry

c)

confused

d)

caring

18.

How did the ugly ducklings character change from the beginning to the end of the story?

a)

He was happy, then sad.

b)

He was mad, then sad.

c)

He was sad, then happy.

d)

He was sad, then sad again.

19.

The theme of this short story is

a)

trust others' opinion

b)

don't be ashamed of your differences

c)

success is measured by beauty

20.

Name the fairy tale.

a)

The little yellow duck

b)

The ugly duckling

c)

The happy duckling

d)

The sad duckling

21.

Another word for tall grasses is...

a)

turf

b)

moss

c)

reeds

d)

ridge

22.

Another word for marvelous is

a)

magnificent

b)

dilapidated

c)

vivid

d)

shabby

23.

Another word for travel is

a)

migrate

b)

limp

c)

vivid

d)

operate

24.

Another word for animal is

a)

quail

b)

creature

c)

habitat

d)

migrate

25.

Another word for very small is

a)

dwarf

b)

sensitive

c)

keen

d)

solitary

26.

The ugly duckling's egg was...

a)

striped

b)

making noises

c)

large and gray

d)

small

27.

What made the ugly duckling beautiful?

a)

He grew into a swan

b)

His brothers played with him

c)

Apples made him grow

d)

He believed in himself

28.

How did the ugly duckling suffer during the story?

a)

Turning into a swan

b)

Learning to fly

c)

Being teased by the other ducks

d)

By becoming beautiful

29.

How might the ugly duckling treat another ugly duckling?

a)

with teasing

b)

with kindness

c)

with biting

d)

with nasty quacking

30.
I like to swim and to fly. I am rather beautiful now but once I thought I was ugly.
a)
Coraline
b)
Ugly Duckling
c)
Jack
d)
Cinderella