Evaluate general reading comprehension and eliminate assessment planning duties with this plot-based quiz covering Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “The Ugly Duckling,” a story of resilience. An answer key and copy of the short story are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the following:
- The reason for the mother duck’s impatience
- The absence of the ducklings’ father
- A suggested reason for one egg’s lack of hatching
- Lessons the mother duck teachers her babies
- The mother duck’s internal conflict
- The treatment of the ugly duckling
- The ugly duckling’s interactions with wild ducks
- Threats that soon face the ugly duckling upon running away
- How the duckling’s appearance may have saved its life
- The reason the ugly duckling enters an old cottage
- The inhabitants of the cottage
- The treatment of the ugly duckling by the cottage’s residents
- An awe-inspiring sight
- How the ugly duckling survives the cold winter
- A request the ugly duckling makes of the swans
- The resolution
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"The Ugly Duckling" Quiz, Close Reading Worksheet, and Vocabulary Games Bundle
Evaluate general reading comprehension, facilitate vocabulary development, and sharpen critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of materials for teaching Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Ugly Duckling." A plot-based quiz, a close reading worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the short story, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with these materials, students will: * Read for literal comprehension * Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings * Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences * Infer the intended effects of the author's stylistic choices and narrative techniques * Describe tone in context * Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop * Argue whether the mother duck is a sympathetic character * Apply knowledge of literary devices including onomatopoeia, assonance, consonance, foreshadowing, simile, personification, and symbolism * Consider themes in context * Write about literature with clarity, precision, and accuracy * Support claims and inferences with relevant evidence and sound reasoning * Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
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Hans Christian Andersen's Short Stories - Quiz and Close Reading Bundle
For many high school readers, fairy tales and fantasy fiction are genres that maximize engagement with literature. This bundle focuses on five short stories by Hans Christian Andersen: "The Little Mermaid," "The Emperor's New Clothes," and "The Ugly Duckling," "The Red Shoes," and "The Buckwheat." English teachers may use these resources as tools for evaluating general reading comprehension, supporting the development of close reading analysis skills, and promoting homework accountability. Included are the following: multiple choice, plot-based quizzes for each narrative; close reading analysis activities for each narrative; answer keys; and copies of each public domain short story. Materials are delivered in printable Word Document and PDF formats.
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