Little Thumbling — Questions and answers

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In the tale of Little Thumbling, what was the name of the youngest of the woodcutter's seven sons?

Choices

  1. Little Boy Blue
  2. Little John
  3. Little Finger
  4. Little Thumbling ✓

Answer: Little Thumbling

From page 1

In the tale of Little Thumbling, what did Thumbling use to mark the path as his family went into the forest?

Choices

  1. small white pebbles ✓
  2. leaves from trees
  3. colorful ribbons
  4. pieces of bread

Answer: small white pebbles

From page 2

Why did Thumbling's mother lock the cottage door after the first time the boys returned home?

Choices

  1. She was afraid the ogre would come to their house.
  2. She was angry that they had left the house.
  3. She wanted to keep Thumbling from getting pebbles from the stream. ✓
  4. She wanted to keep the boys safe inside.

Answer: She wanted to keep Thumbling from getting pebbles from the stream.

From page 3

In the tale of Little Thumbling, what happened to the bread crumbs Thumbling used to mark the path the second time?

Choices

  1. Birds ate all of the bread crumbs. ✓
  2. The rain washed the bread crumbs away.
  3. His brothers picked up the bread crumbs.
  4. The wind blew the bread crumbs away.

Answer: Birds ate all of the bread crumbs.

From page 4

In the tale of Little Thumbling, what did Thumbling see from the top of the tallest tree?

Choices

  1. the edge of the forest
  2. his own cottage
  3. a large group of wolves
  4. a single yellow light in a window ✓

Answer: a single yellow light in a window

From page 5

In the tale of Little Thumbling, what did the ogre's wife tell the boys they must do when they arrived at her house?

Choices

  1. hide under the bed
  2. wait for her husband
  3. run away at once ✓
  4. come inside and eat

Answer: run away at once

From page 6

In the tale of Little Thumbling, what did the ogre say he smelled when he came into the house?

Choices

  1. a roasted sheep
  2. fresh children ✓
  3. the calf she had dressed
  4. his wife's cooking

Answer: fresh children

From page 7

In the tale of Little Thumbling, what did Thumbling do with the caps in the ogre's house?

Choices

  1. He swapped the brown caps for the white caps with gold tassels. ✓
  2. He put all the caps on his brothers.
  3. He hid all the caps under the bed.
  4. He threw the caps out the window.

Answer: He swapped the brown caps for the white caps with gold tassels.

From page 8

In the tale of Little Thumbling, what did the ogre do when he found the white caps with gold tassels in the second bed?

Choices

  1. He realized Thumbling had tricked him.
  2. He went back to sleep, pleased with himself.
  3. He put on the seven-league boots.
  4. He picked up his own seven daughters and carried them downstairs. ✓

Answer: He picked up his own seven daughters and carried them downstairs.

From page 9

What job did the King give to Little Thumbling?

Choices

  1. his own messenger ✓
  2. a palace guard
  3. a stable boy
  4. a royal chef

Answer: his own messenger

From page 10