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Hansel and Gretel Comprehension Questions

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  • Who did Hansel and Gretel live with?
    They lived with their father and stepmother.
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  • What did the stepmother want to do?
    She wanted to get rid of Hansel and Gretel.
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  • How could Hansel and Gretel turn back at first?
    They followed the white pebbles that Hansel had dropped.
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  • What was the witch’s house made of?
    It was made of gingerbread.
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  • How did Gretel get rid of the witch?
    She pushed the witch into the oven.
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  • What did they take from the witch’s house?
    They took a chest full of gold coins.
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  • True or False. Their father was a gardener.
    False. He was a woodcutter.
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  • True or False? Hansel and Gretel were from a rich family.
    False. They were from a poor family.
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  • True or False? The witch cooked and ate Hansel.
    False. Gretel pushed the witch into the oven.
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  • True or False? Hansel dropped white pebbles along the path to find the way home.
    True
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  • True or False? The stepmother was kind.
    False. She was selfish and mean.
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  • Hansel and Gretel’s stepmother gave them two pieces of ___________ for breakfast.
    bread
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  • Breadcrumbs had been eaten by the _______ and animals in the forest.
    birds
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  • The gingerbread house was decorated with sweets, icing, and ___________.
    lollipops
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  • True or False? The witch locked Hansel in the box.
    False. She locked him in the cage.
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  • Hansel, Gretel and their father lived ______ ever after.
    happily
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