WorksheetsSootface by Robert D. San Souci
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Why do the older sisters mistreat Sootface?
They were jealous of her.
They were lazy and bad-tempered.
They were treating her the way Sootface treated them.
They did not mistreat Sootface, but instead treated her with kindness and respect.
When did the sisters mistreat Sootface?
every morning and night.
only in the mornings.
only in the evenings.
only when their father was away hunting.
Sootface's reaction to her sisters' mistreatment of her is to...
make them clothes from things in the woods
tell her father about their bad behavior
do her work while hoping for the future
complain to other people in the village
Why does Sootface refuse to tell her father about the way her sisters treat her?
She enjoys the hard work that they give her and she wants to do it.
She is too afraid of her sisters to tell him about their bad treatment of her.
She knows her father would tell her to stop complaining.
Other people discourage her from telling him because her sisters are pretty.
The songs that Sootface sings reveal that she is...
kind and generous to her family.
hopeful about the future.
lonely without any friends
talented at writing songs.
What is the hunters bow made of?
rainbow
fire
birch wood
stars
How did Sootface become beautiful?
She took a bath in a lake.
The hunter's sister helped wash her in the wigwam.
She was always beautiful.
Once she saw the hunter she became beautiful.
Why does the hunter give Sootface the name Dawn-Light?
Her eyes shine with joy.
She has radiantly beautiful hair.
She is generous and kind.
Her intelligence shines through her.
Which sentence best expresses the universal theme found in the two folk tales?
Goodness and hope can overcome others’ desire to cause harm.
Supernatural help will always come to those who are mistreated.
Poverty and shabbiness always hide people’s real beauty.
Challenges in life build better families for children.
The universal theme that goodness and hope are rewarded is best shown in the ---
fates of the sisters.
reactions of the villagers to the girl.
the future life Sootface will have.
way Sootface is treated as a child.
