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The Princess and the Pea

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What did the prince look for ?

a)

He was looking for a pea

b)

He was looking for a real princess

c)

He was looking fora real queen

d)

He was looking for a friend

2.

Where did the prince look for a princess?

a)

A princess in distress

b)

Because he could not find a real princess.

c)

The prince traveled the whole world looking for his princess

d)

There were all always issues with the princesses that he met.

3.

How did he feel afeer failing o find a real princess?

a)

He felt sad

b)

He felt happy

c)

He felt excited

d)

He felt good

4.

Why did the prince cannot find a princess?

a)

Because The queen left a single pea under 20 mattresses

b)

Because did no want to ge marry

c)

There were all always issues with the princesses that he met.

d)

Because the queen didn' want to

5.

Why was the prince sad when he came back home?

a)

The prince traveled the whole world looking for his princess

b)

Because he could not find a real princess.

c)

There was a terrible thunderstorm.

d)

Because he was tired

6.

Who arrived at the prince’s castle?

a)

A princess in distress

b)

A queen with a pea

c)

A prince

d)

An old woman

7.

. How was the weather that night?

a)

It was cloudy

b)

It was snowy

c)

There was a terrible thunderstorm.

d)

It was hot

8.

How was the guest when she arrived at the castle?

a)

She was completely wet, her clothing and shoes

b)

She was happy

c)

She looked beautiful

d)

She was angry

9.

Who planned the test to prove if the wet girl was the real princess?

a)

he queen and the prince

b)

There was not a plan

c)

The prince made it up

d)

The queen made up the plan to discover if the girl was saying the truth

10.

What did the test consist of?

a)

The queen left a single pea under 20 mattresses

b)

The queen made some questions to test

c)

The prince left a single pea under 20 mattresses

d)

The queen took her out

11.

How did the guest who claimed to be Princess react to the test?

a)

The prine was angry

b)

She said that she slept well

c)

She said that she could not sleep because there was something under her bed mattress

d)

She was completely wet, her clothing and shoes

12.

What did the prince decide as soon as he knew the guest answer?

a)

The Prince decided to marry the princess immediately, because she was a real Princess

b)

The prince did no marr with her

c)

The queen took her out

d)

The prince was sad

13.

What genre is The Princess and the Pea?

a)

biography

b)

fairytale

c)

realistic fiction

d)

informational text

14.

Why didn't the royal family believe the girl who came to the door was a real princess?

a)

She did not tell them she was a princess.

b)

She was dirty and tired.

c)

She did not arrive in her royal carriage.

d)

She had wet hair, clothes and shoes.

15.

Mark all of the responses below that describe a pea.

a)

a fruit

b)

a vegetable

c)

small

d)

large

e)

green

16.

How many beds and mattresses was the pea under?

a)

2

b)

10

c)

20

d)

22

17.

How did putting the pea under the mattresses help solve the prince's problem and prove that the girl was a real princess?

a)

She said she couldn't sleep because she smelled peas cooking all night.

b)

She said she couldn't sleep because something kept poking at her all night and she woke up black and blue.

c)

She said she couldn't sleep until she found the pea under the beds and mattresses.

d)

She asked for pea soup for breakfast.

18.

According to the text, only a real princess would be able to feel the pea under all of the beds and mattresses.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which response below best describes the setting?

a)

a rainy evening long ago

b)

long ago in a castle

c)

a rainy evening long ago in a forest

d)

a rainy evening long ago in a castle

20.

Who is NOT a character in the Princess and the Pea?

a)

the old king

b)

the prince

c)

the princess

d)

the old woman

e)

the old queen