The Mitten - (Jan Brett - Level: 3.0)

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The Mitten
Jan Brett
Level 3.0

Directions:

Read each question and decide on the BEST answer. There are a lot of different kinds of questions, so read each question carefully before marking an answer on the sheet. Take as much time as needed to complete the test.


1. What kind of folktale is this story?

Australian
English
Ukranian
French
Norwegian

2. How did Nicki want his mitten?

from wool as white as snow
from silk as green as trees
from silk as tan as honey
from wool as red as apples
from wool as soft as silk

3. His grandmother is known as what?

Maba
Grams
Gramma
Mama
Baba

4. What worries his grandmother about the mittens?

If he wants them to match, she doesn't have enough yarn.
If he loses one, it will curse the family.
If he gets one dirty, she'll never be able to clean it.
If he drops one in the snow, he'll never find it.
If he doesn't like the color, she can't change it.

5. When Nicki comes home, his grandmother promises she will look first to see if

he brought home his books.
he ate all his lunch.
he wore his boots.
he wore his coat.
he is safe and sound.

6. His grandmother promises to look second to see if

he wore his coat.
he still has his lunch bag.
he still has his snow-white mittens.
he still has his snow-white hat.
he wore his boots.

7. What animal enters the mittens first?

bird
badger
mouse
fox
mole

8. What causes the bear to give an enormous sneeze?

The owl clawing on his back.
The mouse tickling his whiskers.
The mole burrowing in his fur.
The rabbit kicking his leg.
The fox gnawing on his ear.

9. What shoots the mitten up into the sky so Nicki can find it?

the bear's sneeze
the fox's shiny teeth
the hedgehog's big snuffle
the owl's glinty talons
the rabbit's big kick

10. What does Nicki's grandmother see when he returns home?

that there is a hole in one of the mittens
that one mitten has become larger than the other
that he made the mittens very dry
that he didn't even wear the mittens
that his mitten has been dropped in the snow and is lost