Starter quiz

  • Select the statements that are true about the story of 'Hansel and Gretel'.
    • It depicts the relationship between good and evil.  ✓
    • Everything we need to know can be found in the writing.
    • Anthony Browne uses the text and illustrations to convey hidden messages.  ✓
    • It is a lighthearted and fun story.
    • It explores dark themes but shows good triumphing over evil.  ✓
  • Match the vocabulary to the correct definition.
    • illustrations
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      visual representations accompanying a text ✓
    • inference
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      to draw conclusions from clues within a text ✓
    • intent
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      what a person aims to achieve through their actions ✓
    • impact
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      the effect or influence achieved by an action ✓
  • Throughout the story 'Hansel and Gretel', what characteristics does Anthony Browne show Hansel and Gretel to have?
    • kindness  ✓
    • bravery  ✓
    • selfishness
    • resilience  ✓
    • greed
  • Throughout the story, what characteristics does Anthony Browne show the stepmother and witch to have?
    • selfishness  ✓
    • honesty
    • kindness
    • greed  ✓
    • cruelty  ✓
  • Which statement accurately describes the way that Anthony Browne depicts the father?
    • He is a complex character because he shows good and bad characteristics.  ✓
    • He is a good character because he loves his children.
    • He is a bad character because he doesn't stand up to the witch.
  • Order these events from the story 'Hansel and Gretel'.
    • 1
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      Hansel and Gretel live with their father and stepmother and they are starving.
    • 2
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      The stepmother plans to leave the children in the forest to get rid of them.
    • 3
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      Hansel and Gretel manage to find their way back home.
    • 4
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      The next time they are left in the forest, they cannot find their way home.
    • 5
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      Hansel and Gretel are invited into a house by a witch who lies to them.
    • 6
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      The witch locks Hansel in a "cage" and wants to eat him.
    • 7
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      Gretel tricks the witch, pushes her into the cooker and they escape.
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