The Brave Little Tailor — Questions and answers

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Why did the little tailor make a belt that said 'SEVEN AT ONE BLOW'?

Choices

  1. He hoped to trick people into thinking he was strong.
  2. He was proud he had struck down seven flies with one swat. ✓
  3. He wanted to show he could defeat seven giants at once.
  4. He liked to embroider fancy words on his clothes.

Answer: He was proud he had struck down seven flies with one swat.

From page 1

How did the little tailor trick the giant into thinking he was strong?

Choices

  1. He showed the giant his belt that said 'Seven At One Blow'.
  2. He picked up a huge stone and threw it very far.
  3. He squeezed a piece of cheese until whey ran out, like water from a stone. ✓
  4. He wrestled the giant and won easily.

Answer: He squeezed a piece of cheese until whey ran out, like water from a stone.

From page 2

What did the little tailor do to make the giant think he could throw things very far?

Choices

  1. He threw a stone so high it almost vanished from sight.
  2. He showed the giant a special kind of flying stone.
  3. He made a stone disappear with a magic trick.
  4. He tossed a little bird into the air, and it flew away. ✓

Answer: He tossed a little bird into the air, and it flew away.

From page 3

Why did the giants run away from the little tailor?

Choices

  1. They thought they had smashed him in his bed, but he appeared unharmed. ✓
  2. They were afraid of the little tailor's loud whistling.
  3. The little tailor showed them a secret path out of the cave.
  4. The little tailor used his belt to scare them away.

Answer: They thought they had smashed him in his bed, but he appeared unharmed.

From page 4

Why did the king give the little tailor impossible tasks?

Choices

  1. He wanted to see how strong the tailor really was.
  2. He needed someone brave to complete difficult missions.
  3. He secretly hoped the dangerous tasks would be the end of the tailor. ✓
  4. He wanted to make the tailor a hero to his kingdom.

Answer: He secretly hoped the dangerous tasks would be the end of the tailor.

From page 5

How did the little tailor defeat the two fierce giants in the forest?

Choices

  1. He dropped stones on them until they fought each other and knocked each other out. ✓
  2. He used his belt to tie them up while they were sleeping.
  3. He shouted loudly and scared them away from the tree.
  4. He wrestled each giant until they were too tired to fight.

Answer: He dropped stones on them until they fought each other and knocked each other out.

From page 6

How did the little tailor catch the fierce wild unicorn?

Choices

  1. He used a special magic spell to make the unicorn calm.
  2. He built a trap in the forest that caught the unicorn.
  3. He wrestled the unicorn until it was too tired to fight.
  4. He tricked it into sticking its horn in a tree, then looped a rope around its neck. ✓

Answer: He tricked it into sticking its horn in a tree, then looped a rope around its neck.

From page 7

How did the little tailor capture the dangerous wild boar?

Choices

  1. He chased the boar until it was too tired to run anymore.
  2. He dug a deep pit and tricked the boar into falling into it.
  3. He led it into an old chapel and trapped it inside by slamming the door shut. ✓
  4. He used a rope to tie the boar to a tree in the woods.

Answer: He led it into an old chapel and trapped it inside by slamming the door shut.

From page 8

Why did the king and princess try to get rid of the little tailor after he married the princess?

Choices

  1. The king was jealous of the tailor's fame and power.
  2. The tailor had broken a promise to the king and princess.
  3. The princess heard him talking in his sleep about tailoring and suspected he was not a mighty warrior. ✓
  4. The princess wanted to marry someone else instead of the tailor.

Answer: The princess heard him talking in his sleep about tailoring and suspected he was not a mighty warrior.

From page 9

What did the little tailor become in the end?

Choices

  1. He became king of the whole land, ruling cheerfully and wisely. ✓
  2. He went back to being a tailor in his snug little shop.
  3. He became a famous adventurer, traveling the world.
  4. He became the leader of the royal guard for the princess.

Answer: He became king of the whole land, ruling cheerfully and wisely.

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