Starter quiz

  • In the fairytale 'Hansel and Gretel', what job did Hansel and Gretel's father do?
    • woodcutter  ✓
    • builder
    • chef
  • At the start of the fairytale 'Hansel and Gretel', who do Hansel and Gretel live with?
    • their white cat
    • their father
    • their father and their stepmother  ✓
  • In the fairytale 'Hansel and Gretel', whose idea was it to leave Hansel and Gretel alone in the forest?
    • Hansel's idea
    • Gretel's idea
    • their stepmother's idea  ✓
    • their father's idea
  • Starting with the first, order these events from the first half of the story 'Hansel and Gretel'.
    • 1
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      Hansel and Gretel live with their father and stepmother and they have no food.
    • 2
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      The stepmother hatches a plan to leave the children in the forest.
    • 3
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      Hansel collects small stones in the middle of the night to leave a trail.
    • 4
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      The parents leave the children in the middle of the forest alone.
    • 5
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      Hansel and Gretel follow the small stones and make it back home.
  • How did Hansel and Gretel’s parents feel when they found their way back home?
    • They were both so relieved that the children made it home safely.
    • Their father felt relieved and their stepmother pretended to be happy.  ✓
    • They were both so disappointed that their plan hadn’t worked.
  • Match the keywords to the correct definition.
    • fairytale
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      a children’s story about magical and imaginary things ✓
    • folklore
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      the tradition of sharing stories orally ✓
    • features
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      distinctive characteristics that belong to something ✓
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