Name: _______________________________ but a brave woodsman came to their

rescue and saved them both. What is the

Date: February 23, 2024
main idea of the story?
Directions: Read each fairy tale story carefully. ○ A) Little Red Riding Hood met a cunning wolf
Then, choose the best answer for each in the forest.
question. ○ B) Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother got
1. Fairy Tale: Cinderella sick.
Once upon a time, there lived a kind young girl
○ C) A brave woodsman saved Little Red
named Cinderella. She was forced to work as
Riding Hood and her grandmother from a
a servant for her wicked stepmother and
wolf.
stepsisters. Despite her hardships, Cinderella
remained hopeful and kind-hearted. One day, ○ D) Little Red Riding Hood took a basket of
with the help of her fairy godmother, she goodies to her grandmother's house.
attended a royal ball where she met the prince. 4. Fairy Tale: The Three Little Pigs
At midnight, she had to leave in a hurry, Three little pigs decided to build their own
leaving behind a glass slipper. The prince houses. The first pig built a house of
searched the kingdom to find the owner of the straw, the second pig built a house of
slipper, and when he found Cinderella, they sticks, and the third pig built a house of
lived happily ever after. What is the main idea bricks. A big bad wolf came and blew
of the story? down the houses made of straw and
○ A) Cinderella had a wicked stepmother and sticks, but he couldn't blow down the
stepsisters. house made of bricks. The wolf tried to
trick the pigs into letting him in, but they
○ B) Cinderella met a prince at a royal ball.
outsmarted him and lived happily ever
○ C) Cinderella was a kind girl who overcame after in the brick house. What is the main
hardships and found happiness. idea of the story?
○ D) Cinderella lost her glass slipper at the ○ A) Three little pigs built houses out of
royal ball. different materials.
2. Fairy Tale: Jack and the Beanstalk ○ B) A big bad wolf blew down houses made of
Jack, a poor boy, traded his family's cow straw and sticks.
for magic beans instead of money. His ○ C) The third pig built a house of bricks that
mother was angry and threw the beans couldn't be blown down.
out the window. Overnight, a giant ○ D) The pigs outsmarted the wolf and lived
beanstalk grew, reaching up to the sky. happily ever after in the brick house.
Jack climbed the beanstalk and found a
castle in the clouds. Inside, he 5. Fairy Tale: Sleeping Beauty
encountered a giant and stole treasures. Once upon a time, a beautiful princess
On his last visit, he took a magical harp. named Aurora was cursed by an evil fairy
While escaping, he chopped down the to prick her finger on a spinning wheel
beanstalk, defeating the giant and saving and fall into a deep sleep. The curse was
his village. What is the main idea of the fulfilled when Aurora turned sixteen.
story? However, a good fairy altered the curse,
○ A) Jack traded his cow for magic beans. so instead of dying, Aurora and the entire
kingdom fell into a deep sleep. Many years
○ B) Jack climbed a beanstalk and found a
later, a prince brave enough to fight
castle in the clouds.
through thorns and defeat the evil fairy's
○ C) Jack stole treasures from a giant's castle. spell kissed Aurora, waking her up, and
○ D) Jack defeated a giant and saved his breaking the curse. What is the main idea
village using a magical harp. of the story?
3. Fairy Tale: Little Red Riding Hood ○ A) A princess named Aurora pricked her
Little Red Riding Hood was asked by her finger on a spinning wheel.
mother to take a basket of goodies to her ○ B) An evil fairy cursed Aurora to fall into a
sick grandmother. On her way, she met a deep sleep.
cunning wolf who tricked her into ○ C) A prince woke Aurora up and broke the
revealing her grandmother's whereabouts. curse.
The wolf arrived at the grandmother's ○ D) Aurora and her kingdom fell into a deep
house first, gobbled her up, and disguised sleep because of a curse.
himself as her. When Little Red Riding
Hood arrived, the wolf tried to eat her too,
 1. Fairy Tale: Hansel and Gretel 1. Fairy Tale: Hansel and Gretel
Hansel and Gretel, siblings, were abandoned in Hansel and Gretel, siblings, were abandoned in
the woods by their wicked stepmother. They the woods by their wicked stepmother. They
stumbled upon a gingerbread house owned by stumbled upon a gingerbread house owned by
a witch who planned to eat them. Pretending to a witch who planned to eat them. Pretending to
be kind, the witch fed them well, but she locked be kind, the witch fed them well, but she locked
Hansel in a cage to fatten him up. Gretel, clever Hansel in a cage to fatten him up. Gretel, clever
and brave, tricked the witch and pushed her and brave, tricked the witch and pushed her
into the oven, freeing her brother. They escaped into the oven, freeing her brother. They escaped
the witch's house and found their way home, the witch's house and found their way home,
where they lived happily with their father. where they lived happily with their father.
What is the main idea of the story? What is the main idea of the story?
○ A) Hansel and Gretel were abandoned in the ○ A) Hansel and Gretel were abandoned in the
woods by their wicked stepmother. woods by their wicked stepmother.
○ B) The witch owned a gingerbread house and ○ B) The witch owned a gingerbread house and
planned to eat Hansel and Gretel. planned to eat Hansel and Gretel.
○ C) Gretel tricked the witch and saved herself ○ C) Gretel tricked the witch and saved herself
and Hansel. and Hansel.
○ D) Hansel and Gretel lived happily ever after ○ D) Hansel and Gretel lived happily ever after
with their father after escaping the witch. with their father after escaping the witch.
2.Fairy Tale: The Ugly Duckling 2.Fairy Tale: The Ugly Duckling
A mother duck hatched a brood of ducklings, A mother duck hatched a brood of ducklings,
but one was different. The ugly duckling was but one was different. The ugly duckling was
larger and clumsier than his siblings and was larger and clumsier than his siblings and was
often ridiculed. He decided to leave home and often ridiculed. He decided to leave home and
embarked on a journey to find where he embarked on a journey to find where he
belonged. Along the way, he faced hardships belonged. Along the way, he faced hardships
and rejection until one day, he discovered he and rejection until one day, he discovered he
had grown into a beautiful swan, realizing he had grown into a beautiful swan, realizing he
had always been a swan among ducks. had always been a swan among ducks.
What is the main idea of the story? What is the main idea of the story?
○ A) A mother duck hatched a brood of ○ A) A mother duck hatched a brood of
ducklings. ducklings.
○ B) The ugly duckling was larger and clumsier ○ B) The ugly duckling was larger and clumsier
than his siblings. than his siblings.
○ C) The ugly duckling faced hardships and ○ C) The ugly duckling faced hardships and
rejection before realizing he was a swan. rejection before realizing he was a swan.
○ D) The ugly duckling left home to find where ○ D) The ugly duckling left home to find where
he belonged. he belonged.
3. Fairy Tale: Rapunzel 4. Fairy Tale: Rapunzel
A witch locked Rapunzel in a tower because she A witch locked Rapunzel in a tower because she
wanted to protect her from the outside world. wanted to protect her from the outside world.
Rapunzel, with her long golden hair, lived in the Rapunzel, with her long golden hair, lived in the
tower for many years. One day, a prince heard tower for many years. One day, a prince heard
her singing and climbed up her hair. They fell in her singing and climbed up her hair. They fell in
love, and the prince promised to rescue love, and the prince promised to rescue
Rapunzel. However, the witch found out and cut Rapunzel. However, the witch found out and cut
off Rapunzel's hair, banishing her to a faraway off Rapunzel's hair, banishing her to a faraway
land. After many trials, the prince found land. After many trials, the prince found
Rapunzel, and they lived happily ever after. What Rapunzel, and they lived happily ever after. What
is the main idea of the story? is the main idea of the story?
a. A) A witch locked Rapunzel in a tower to a. A) A witch locked Rapunzel in a tower to
protect her. protect her.
b. B) Rapunzel had long golden hair and lived in b. B) Rapunzel had long golden hair and lived in
a tower. a tower.
c. C) Rapunzel was a beautiful girl who fell in c. C) Rapunzel was a beautiful girl who fell in
love with a prince. love with a prince.