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The Giving Tree

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happened as the boy got older?

a)

He played with the tree.

b)

He stopped playing with the tree.

c)

He disliked the tree.

d)

He planted more trees

2.

How did the tree feel towards the boy?

a)

The tree disliked the boy.

b)

The tree was scared of the boy.

c)

The tree loved the boy.

d)

The tree was not ready to give him anything

3.

What is one word that can be used to describe the tree throughout the story?

a)

Generous

b)

Mean

c)

Funny

4.

What is one word that can be used to describe the boy in the story?

a)

sad

b)

selfish

c)

helpful

5.

What did the boy do with the tree in the end?

a)

He planted a new tree.

b)

He sat on her stump and rested.

c)

He brought his grandkids there to meet her.

6.

The kids rested on the tree stump after running. What does the word stump mean?

a)

The top part of the tree

b)

The bottom part of the tree attached to the roots

c)

The hanging part of the tree

7.

How did the tree tell the boy to make money?

a)

by selling boats

b)

by selling branches

c)

by selling firewood

d)

by selling apples

8.

The reader can conclude the boy doesn't want to climb the tree mainly because------

a)

he's not strong enough

b)

he's getting older

c)

he is afraid of heights

9.

Based on the story the reader can conclude that the boy is ------

a)

greedy

b)

mean

c)

confident

d)

determined

10.

What is the second thing the tree gave to the boy?

a)

trunk

b)

apples

c)

leaves

d)

braches

11.

Who wrote The Giving Tree?

a)

S.E. Hinton

b)

Shel Silverstein

c)

Lois Lowry

d)

Suzanne Collins

12.

What did the boy build after cutting the tree's trunk?

a)

a boat

b)

a house

c)

a wagon

d)

a barn

13.

What did the tree give away to help the boy build a house?

a)

her roots

b)

her stump

c)

her branches

d)

her leaves

14.

The boy comes back again after a long, long time. He is extremely old. What is the last thing he gets from the tree?

a)

a place to rest

b)

nothing

c)

a place to cry

d)

a place to fall asleep

15.

What did the boy do when he was tired?

a)

He would sleep in her shade.

b)

He would go home and sleep.

c)

He would bring his bed and sleep under the tree.

d)

He will continue playing.

16.

Was the tree happy when the boy climbed up the tree and carried the apples away?

a)

No, it was upset .

b)

Yes. The tree was happy.

17.

What did the tree gave the boy when she had nothing left?

a)

Nothing

b)

Just the old stump

c)

Money

d)

Boat

18.

The boy did not want the apples anymore. Why?

a)

He already had many apples.

b)

Apples are too sweet for him.

c)

His teeth are too weak for apples.

d)

He did not like apples anymore.

19.

Who are the characters in the story, "The Giving Tree"?

a)

Joe and Mary

b)

The boy and the tree

c)

You and I

d)

The mother and son

20.

What are the things the boy used to do when he was a little boy?

a)

climbed up her trunk

b)

swung from her branches

c)

ate apples

d)

all of the activities mentioned

21.

Why did he want to have his own house?

a)

He wanted to have his own house for shelter.

b)

He wanted to have his own house to have parties.

c)

He wanted to have his own house his wife and kids .

d)

He wanted to have his own house for him and for his dog.

22.
What is the moral (big idea) of this story? 
a)
always tell the truth
b)
be generous and kind to others
c)
never be late
d)
always clean up after yourself
23.
What is the order in which these events happen? 
a)
the tree gives away her APPLES, then BRANCHES, then TRUNK
b)
the tree gave away her BRANCHES, then APPLES, then TRUNK
c)
the tree gave away her TRUNK, then BRANCHES, then APPLES
24.
Why did the tree want to give the boy all she had?
a)
she didn't want him to come back
b)
she didn't like her apples, branches, or trunk
c)
she loved the boy and wanted him to be happy
d)
she was forced to