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The Princess and the Pea Story Elements

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is NOT a character in the Princess and the Pea?

a)

the old king

b)

the prince

c)

the princess

d)

the old woman

e)

the old queen

2.

What genre is The Princess and the Pea?

a)

biography

b)

fairytale

c)

realistic fiction

d)

informational text

3.

Which response below best describes the setting?

a)

a rainy evening long ago

b)

long ago in a castle

c)

a rainy evening long ago in a forest

d)

a rainy evening long ago in a castle

4.

Which response below was NOT part of the problem in the story?

a)

The prince did not really want to get married.

b)

The prince needed to find a real princess.

c)

The prince wanted to get married.

d)

The queen did not know if the wet girl was a real princess.

5.

Why didn't the royal family believe the girl who came to the door was a real princess?

a)

She did not tell them she was a princess.

b)

She was dirty and tired.

c)

She did not arrive in her royal carriage.

d)

She had wet hair, clothes and shoes.

6.

Mark all of the responses below that describe a pea.

a)

a fruit

b)

a vegetable

c)

small

d)

large

e)

green

7.

Whose idea was it to put the pea under the mattresses and beds?

a)

the queen

b)

the king

c)

the prince

d)

the princess

8.

How many beds and mattresses was the pea under?

a)

2

b)

10

c)

20

d)

22

9.

How did putting the pea under the mattresses help solve the prince's problem and prove that the girl was a real princess?

a)

She said she couldn't sleep because she smelled peas cooking all night.

b)

She said she couldn't sleep because something kept poking at her all night and she woke up black and blue.

c)

She said she couldn't sleep until she found the pea under the beds and mattresses.

d)

She asked for pea soup for breakfast.

10.

According to the text, only a real princess would be able to feel the pea under all of the beds and mattresses.

a)

True

b)

False