Important Details Cinderella
If I were answering the question: "Is Cinderella a hard worker?", which of the following would be an important detail: A. She made breakfast. B. She thought her stepsisters were mean. C. While picking strawberries, she got a rash.
A. She made breakfast.
Cinderella woke up to the rooster crowing. What time of day can you infer she woke up?
The morning.
Jack's mom trusted Jack to be responsible. How do you know that she trusted him? Which paragraph(s) tell you this?
Paragraphs 1 and 4.
The giant and his wife did not get many visitors. What paragraph gave you this idea?
paragraphs 11 and 22- the giant will eat up Jack bones and all.
In "Cinderella's Very Bad Day" the author wrote a part that is similar to "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." What is the sentence?
"Too hot!" cried the older stepsister. "Too cold!" shrieked the younger stepsister.
If I were answering the question: "Do the stepsisters like strawberries?", which is an important detail? A. Strawberries are the 4th favorite fruit of the stepsister #1. B. The stepsisters wanted porridge with berries. C. Cinderella got a rash from picking strawberries.
B. The stepsisters wanted porridge with berries.
Stepsister 1 shrieked that her room was freezing. What can you infer that Cinderella has not done?
Cinderella has not lit her fire.
What can you infer about the cow's age at the beginning of the story?
The cow is old, she stopped giving milk.
Jack is a greedy boy. What actions help you to infer this?
Jack stole the money bags, the hen, and the harp.
Jack kept going back to steal more.
The giant, from "Jack and the Beanstalk" said, "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!" three times. What is another Fable character that is similar?
The wolf: "The Three Little Pigs"
If I were answering the question: "What is kindling?", which is an important detail (context clue)? A. Kindling has the word "kind" in it. B. There was no kindling in any room. C. It was being added to the fires.
C. It was being added to the fires.
What can you infer about the age of Cinderella?
She knows how to cook, light a fire, and clean. I can infer she might be in middle or high school.
What tells the reader about the giant's wife character traits?
She hid Jack in the kettle and the oven.
Paragraph 11 said she had a kind heart.
What can you infer would have happened to Jack if the giant caught him?
The giant would have eaten Jack.
"I'll grind his bones to make my bread."
If "Jack and the Beanstalk" were part of a book series, what might be another book title in the series?
The BFG
If I were answering the question: "What do the step sisters think of Cinderella?", which is an important detail? A. Stepsister 1 brightened at the chance to insult Cinderella. B. Stepsister helped her mother to describe Cinderella. C. Stepsister 2 called Cinderella vile, inhumane, and detestable.
C. Stepsister 2 called Cinderella vile, inhumane, and detestable.
If I were answering the question: "What do the step sisters think of Cinderella?", which is an important detail? A. Stepsister 1 brightened at the chance to insult Cinderella. B. Stepsister helped her mother to describe Cinderella. C. Stepsister 2 called Cinderella vile, inhumane, and detestable.
C. Stepsister 2 called Cinderella vile, inhumane, and detestable.
How do you know that Jack's father was not alive?
In the beginning, the narrator talked about Jack's mother being a widow.
What time of year can you infer the story took place and why?
Possible answers:
Spring or Fall. Seeds do not grow in the cold winter or hot summer.
Spring - that is when plants start to grow.
Cinderella was treated differently than her stepsisters. What other Fairy Tale has a character (animal) being treated differently than the others?
The Ugly Duckling
If I were answering the question: "How did Cinderella's day start and end?", which paragraph(s) from which story would give you this information?
Story: Cinderella's Very Bad Day
Paragraphs 1 and 7.
It was finally time for the ball. What can you infer about how the stepsisters will get ready?
Cinderella will help them.
What details from the text tell you that Jack is a greedy boy?
Jack went back up the stalk to get more.
Jack wanted to make the bargain with butcher.
Jack traded his cow and got 5 beans. Why do you think there was only one giant bean stalk?
Possible answers:
Only one bean was magical, the rest grew like regular plants.
The other beans were old or did not get enough nutrition.
What Disney movie is similar to Snow White?
In Snow White, the stepmother wanted Snow White's beauty.
There is a Disney movie in which the evil character wants something from a princess.
Snow White and Little Mermaid