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Hansel and Gretel

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does 'wicked' mean?

a)

Very mean or bad

b)

Walking slowly and heavily

c)

Fainting or becoming overwhelmed

d)

Jealous of another person’s qualities

2.

Something that is very special or valuable

a)

Swooning

b)

Envy

c)

Treasure

d)

Snarled

3.

Walking slowly and heavily due to tiredness or difficult conditions

a)

Gemstones

b)

Seized

c)

Swooning

d)

Trudging

4.

took control by force

a)

Envy

b)

Seized

c)

Gemstones

d)

Treasure

5.

Felt jealous of another person’s qualities, belongings, or good

fortune

a)

Swooning

b)

Trudged

c)

Envied

d)

Stepmother

6.

Fainting or becoming overwhelmed with excitement, joy, or other extreme

emotion

a)

Trudging

b)

Envied

c)

Swooning

d)

Seized

7.

Growled aggressively or said something in an angry way

a)

Snarled

b)

Swooning

c)

Envied

d)

Quaint

8.

Pleasantly old-fashioned or unusual

a)

Stepmother

b)

Envied

c)

Snarled

d)

Quaint

9.

Causing extreme dislike or disgust; very unpleasant

a)

Loathsome

b)

Quaint

c)

Swooning

d)

Envied

10.

Slyly or sneakily

a)

Gemstones

b)

Furtively

c)

Treasure

d)

Swooning

11.

Who is telling the story?

a)

Hansel

b)

Gretel

c)

The old woman

d)

A narrator

12.

Why does the old woman order Gretel to fill the pot with water and fetch wood for a hot fire?

a)

The old woman wants to make more food for Hansel to eat.

b)

The old woman wants to cook Hansel.

c)

The old woman wants Gretel to make her some soup.

d)

The old woman wants to take a bath.

13.

Why is the old woman nice to the children in the beginning of the story?

a)

She is trying to trick them.

b)

She feels sorry that they are so hungry.

c)

She wants to share a meal with them.

d)

She wants them to clean her house.

14.

Why does Hansel and Gretel’s father send them away?

a)

He does not have enough food to feed the children

b)

He wants them to go to the village to visit an old woman.

c)

He wants them to go find treasure so they can buy food.

d)

He wants them to go hunting for food in the woods.

15.

Which of the following events happens last?

a)

The breadcrumbs are eaten by the birds.

b)

Gretel boils water on the stove for the old woman.

c)

The old woman is locked in the cage.

d)

Gretel finds a chicken bone and gives it to Hansel.

16.

Based on the events in this story, what is another word for wicked?

a)

Kind

b)

Shy

c)

Mean

d)

Fearful

17.

Which of the following words best describe the old woman?

a)

Kind and wise

b)

Small and hurt

c)

Mean and clever

d)

Ill and selfish

18.

When Hansel grabs the old woman’s treasure, readers

can tell that .

a)

Hansel is so greedy that all he can think about is the treasure rather than helping his sister escape.

b)

Even when he is scared, Hansel is thinking about the future and the well being of his family .

c)

Hansel dislikes the old woman so much that he wants to take what is most valuable to her.

d)

Hansel wants to use the treasure so that he and Gretel never have to return home again.

19.

Why is the old woman’s house made of candy?

a)

To attract people to the house.

b)

To help the old woman to never be hungry.

c)

To hide treasure from the village

d)

To distract people so they

get lost in the woods.