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Hansel and Gretel play

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did Hansel and Gretel's Stepmother want to abandon them?

a)

They were annoying

b)

There was a famine

c)

There was a drought

d)

Trick question: she wanted to keep them

2.

Why does Hansel keep looking back on the way into the forest?

a)

He is looking at his kitten

b)

He is looking at his white duck

c)

He is looking at the white pebbles

d)

He has forgotten something

3.

What does Hansel's pebble trail show us about his character?

a)

He is resourceful

b)

He loves pebbles

c)

He is foolish

d)

He is hungry

4.

Is the Stepmother really pleased to see Hansel and Gretel return home?

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.

Is the Woodcutter really pleased to see Hansel and Gretel return home?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

Why couldn't Hansel and Gretel gather more stones for the second time they were abandoned in the forest?

a)

They forgot

b)

There was a hole in Hansel's pocket

c)

Gretel said not to bother

d)

The Stepmother locked them in their room

7.

What was the Witch'e house made of?

a)

Cake, bread and sugar

b)

Chicken, rice and peas

c)

Gingerbread and gum drops

d)

Mango and sticky rice

8.

What did Gretel get to eat?

a)

Cake

b)

Pad Thai

c)

Nothing

d)

Crayfish shells

9.

How did the witch die?

a)

Gretel poisoned her

b)

Gretel cooked her in a cauldron

c)

Gretel shut her in the hot oven

d)

Gretel fed her to Hansel

10.

What did Hansel and Gretel find in the witch's house?

a)

Money

b)

Precious stones

c)

Bones of other children

d)

Recipe for the best gingerbread

11.

Who takes Hansel and Gretel across the river?

a)

The Woodcutter

b)

The Witch

c)

The White Duck

d)

The White Rabbit

12.

How is the Stepmother presented at the end of the play?

a)

Bitter, even from beyond the grave

b)

Lonely, alone in her grave

c)

Remorseful after death

d)

Trick question: she's not in it