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Brave Irene

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was Mrs. Bobbin making a dress for?

a)

herself

b)

the queen

c)

the duchess

d)

her daughter

2.

Irene offered to deliver the dress. Why was it difficult to deliver the dress?

a)

It was too heavy.

b)

It was snowy and windy.

c)

It would take days to get there.

d)

It would never make it on time.

3.

What did the wind tell Irene to do?

a)

Stop

b)

Go home.

c)

Keep walking.

d)

Help him blow harder.

4.

How did Irene fight back against the wind?

a)

She made it stop.

b)

She walked backward.

c)

She called her father for help.

d)

She covered herself with the dress.

5.

What happened to the dress?

a)

It was too big.

b)

It was too small.

c)

The rain soaked it.

d)

The wind blew it away.

6.

Which word best describes the path Irene took to the palace?

a)

busy

b)

warm

c)

clear

d)

empty

7.

Which word best describes Irene?

a)

sad

b)

lazy

c)

happy

d)

strong

8.

Irene made it to the palace, but she still had a problem. What was the problem?

a)

She had a good dinner.

b)

The gown did not fit the duchess.

c)

The ball was absolutely wonderful.

d)

She could not get back home that night.

9.

Why did Irene take the dress to the dutchess instead of her mother?

a)

Her mother was sick.

b)

Her mother was tired.

c)

both a and b

10.

Where did Irene find the dress?

a)

on a tree

b)

in a ditch

c)

under the snow

11.

What did Irene do during the ball?

a)

sat near the fire

b)

danced all night

c)

ate sweet cakes

12.

Which word means: to persuade someone to do something by talking to the person gently and kindly?

a)

clatter

b)

coax

c)

advise

d)

cherish

13.

Which word means: comfortable, warm, and cozy?

a)

fret

b)

cherish

c)

coax

d)

snug

14.

Which word means: to care for something deeply?

a)

coax

b)

fret

c)

cherish

d)

advise

15.

Which word means: very happy and excited?

a)

snug

b)

advise

c)

cherish

d)

delirious

16.

Which word means: to tell someone what you think he or she should do?

a)

coax

b)

fret

c)

advise

d)

delirious

17.

Which word means: to worry or get upset about something?

a)

cherish

b)

coax

c)

fret

d)

advise

18.

Try not to _________ about spilling your water on the table.

a)

coax

b)

fret

c)

advise

d)

cherish

19.

Tina had to ____________ her dog inside when he got loose by offering him a treat.

a)

advise

b)

cherish

c)

fret

d)

coax

20.

I __________ the time spent with my family.

a)

fret

b)

cherish

c)

coax

d)

advise

21.

Landon was ___________ when he won the spelling bee.

a)

fretting

b)

coaxing

c)

delirious

d)

advising

22.

Lisa felt ________ when she was tucked into her bed.

a)

cherished

b)

coaxed

c)

snug

d)

delirious

23.

I would ___________ you to check over your work a few times before turning it in.

a)

advise

b)

coax

c)

fret

d)

delirious

24.

Irene made a drink for her mother. What is it?

a)

Tea with lemon and honey

b)

Hot chocolate

c)

Coffee

25.

What do you think is the season in the story?

a)

Fall

b)

Summer

c)

Winter

d)

Spring

26.

This story is mostly about a girl who:

a)

Does something for others at great risk to herself.

b)

laughs at others.

c)

Loves her mother.

d)

Likes to scare people.

27.

As Irene made her way to the palace, the weather ...

a)

Made Irene's trip easier.

b)

Made Irene's trip almost impossible.

c)

Made Irene want to turn back.

28.

How do you think Irene felt on the way home?

a)

Worried

b)

Satisfied and happy

c)

annoyed

d)

Tired

29.

3. Irene took the gown in extreme weather conditions. What kind of weather conditions were they?

a)

A. The weather was snowy and windy and dark.

b)

B. The weather was rainy and windy and cloudy.

c)

C. The weather was windy and sunny and warm.

d)

D. The weather was rainy and sunny and thundering.

30.

cared for dearly

a)

cherished

b)

duchess

c)

stumble

d)

whipped

31.

to walk wearily or with great effort

a)

whipped

b)

trudge

c)

cherished

d)

howling

32.

When the duchess sent Irene home, she sent along?

a)

Her servant, who hired Mrs. Bobbin to make all the duchess's clothes.

b)

A special tea that she used to cure headaches.

c)

A note saying how much she cherished her gown.

d)

A small wooden sled for Irene, to reward her for her bravery.

33.

Irene flung her body to free herself from the deep snow. What is the meaning of flung in this context?

a)

Shook

b)

Wiggled with effort.

c)

Threw with great force.

d)

Brushed

34.

Just before Irene gets dressed to go outside, she --- .

a)

Finishes making the dress

b)

tells the wind to be quiet

c)

tucks her mother in bed

d)

finishes making the dress

35.

After the wind warns her to go home, Irene keeps going. Why?

a)

She doesn't want to get into trouble with her mother

b)

She wants to run away from home

c)

She wants to help her mother

d)

She doesn't know the storm is a bad one

36.

The lesson this story teaches is --- .

a)

Children should never go out alone

b)

You should never give up.

c)

Never play in the snow

d)

Life is unfair.

37.

The sentence below that gives an opinion is --- .

a)

That is the most beautiful dress in the world.

b)

Irene was asleep in the sleigh

c)

The duchess sent Irene's mother a ginger cake

d)

When Mrs. Bobbins woke up, Irene was missing.