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WorksheetsThe Fir Tree (Hans Christian Andersen)
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 7mins
What was stated first that the fir tree wanted?
to be chopped down
to be a christmas tree in a house
the be a grown-up tree
to be thought of as pretty by the children
Which was some NOT something the little fir tree wished for in Part 1? He did not wish....
to be high as the other trees.
to have birds build nests in his branches.
for children to sit down near him and say how pretty he was.
to bend with as much magnificence as the others.
Only the sunbeams, the birds, and the clouds gave the little tree happiness.
True
False
In the winter, which animal would make the little tree angry when it jumped over it?
a cat
a frog
a hare
kangaroo
PART 2:
What were the largest trees used for in the story?
Christmas trees
lumbar
masts for boats
for eagles to make their nests in
Who or what informed the fir tree where the the ships were going with the large trees.
the sparrows
the other trees
the swallows
the stork
How does the stork explain what the sea looks like? The stork told him it looks like....
the lake, but bigger
... he didn't answer him because it would take too long.
the sky, but with water.
like a beautiful Van Gogh painting.
Who kissed the tree?
the hare
the wind
the dew
the sparrows
Why were the small trees cut down?
to make masts for sailboats
to use for firewood
to make matches
to be Christmas trees in homes
Who or what knew what the small trees were used for?
the Fir tree
the Sparrows
the Stork
the Hare
Why did the Fir tree think there must have been something even better after the trees were in homes?
because the trees were decorated
because the trees were still young
because the were still on their ships
because they were being loaded onto trucks.
The tone of a story is the emotional quality of the words used by the author. What is the tone of the following paragraph?
Towards Christmas that year, he was one of the first that was cut down. The axe struck deep; the Tree fell to the earth with a sigh. He felt a pang. He could not think of happiness, for he was sorrowful at being separated from his home, from the place where he had sprung up. He well knew that he should never see his dear old comrades, the little bushes and flowers around him, anymore; perhaps not even the birds! The departure was not at all agreeable.
mysterious
humorous
cheerful
sad
PART 3:
In Part 3, page 7, what type of people do you live in the house?
Poor people with not a lot of money
People with a lot of mony and many nice things
Farmers that live in the beautiful countryside
young people that live in highrises in New York City.
What happended after the tree blazed up?
the fire was quickly put out
the tree caught the house on fire and everyone escaped without harm
the father quicly threw the tree outside where it was put out in the snow
the tree and the house went up in flames and everyone inside died
True or False: After the children were finished opening their presents, they sat around the tree one last time to drink their milk and cookies and sang Christmas carols.
True
False
Who was the only person that looked at the tree that night after the presents were open?
the Mother of the story
The Father of the story
the mouse
the old nurse
