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Hansel and Gretel RAZ Comprehension Quiz

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  • Why does Hansel and Gretel's father send them away?
    He wants them to go find treasure so they can buy food.
    He wants them to go to the village to visit an old woman.
    He wants them to go hunting for food in the woods.
    He does not have enough food to feed Hansel and Gretel.
  • Why is the old woman nice to the children in the beginning of the story?
    She wants to share a meal with them.
    She feels sorry that they are so hungry.
    She wants them to clean her house.
    She is trying to trick them.
  • Which of the following events happens last?
    The breadcrumbs are eaten by the birds.
    The old woman is locked in a cage.
    Gretel boils water on the stove for the old woman.
    Gretel finds a chicken bone and gives it to Hansel.
  • How do the birds eating the breadcrumbs affect the plot of the story?
    If the breadcrumbs had not been eaten, Hansel and Gretel may have been able to find their way home and would not have encountered the old woman.
  • Based on the events in this story, what is another word for wicked?
    shy
    fearful
    kind
    mean
  • Who is telling the story of "Hansel and Gretel"?
    A narrator
    the old woman
    Hansel
    Gretel
  • When Hansel grabs the old woman's treasure, readers can tell that ___________.
    Hansel is so greedy that all he can think about is treasure
    Hansel dislikes the old woman so much that he wants to steal
    even when he is scared, Hansel is thinking about the future
    Hansel wants to use the treasure to never return home again
  • Why does the old woman order Gretel to fill the pot with water and fetch wood for a hot fire?
    The old woman wants to make more food for Hansel to eat.
    The old woman wants Gretel to make her some soup.
    The old woman wants to take a bath.
    The old woman wants to cook Hansel.
  • Why is the old woman's house made of candy?
    to distract people so they get lost in the woods
    to attract people to the house
    to hide treasures from the village
    to help the old woman to never be hungry
  • When the old woman seizes Hansel's arm, she ____________.
    measures it
    grabs it
    pinches it
    pats it
  • Which of the following words best describe the old woman?
    kind and wise
    small and hurt
    mean and clever
    ill and selfish
  • Why does Gretel give Hansel the chicken bone?
    Gretel gives Hansel the chicken bone so that he can use it to trick the old woman into thinking that it is his arm and that he is not gaining any weight.