Fact Questions for "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Snow Man"
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"The Ugly Duckling"
In what country does the story take place?
What puzzles the duck about the sixth egg?
Was this the first batch of eggs the duck had ever laid?
What kind of egg does the old neighbor duck think the egg is that doesn't hatch with the others?
What does the mother think about the duck that hatches from the large egg?
Why do the Ugly Duckling's brothers and sisters start being mean to him?
What happens to the two ducks the Ugly Duckling is with?
Who dwells in the cottage that the Ugly Duckling lives in for a time?
Why do the hen and the cat think the Ugly Duckling is useless?
Why does the Ugly Duckling leave the cottage?
What happens to the Ugly Duckling when winter comes?
What does the Ugly Duckling discover about himself?
"The Snow-man"
What were Snow-man's eyes and mouth made of?
Why can't the Snow-man change positions?
What does the Snow-man mean when he says he saw the moon run?
Who is the dog referring to when he says, "Really people who have only been in the world one day know very little"?
Why does the dog have to live outside attached to a chain?
Why was the Snow-man in love with the stove?
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"The Ugly Duckling"
In what country does the story take place? Denmark
What puzzles the duck about the sixth egg? It was larger than all the others and it was an ugly gray color. Was this the first batch of eggs the duck had ever laid? Yes.
What kind of egg does the old neighbor duck think the egg is that doesn't hatch with the others? A turkey egg
What does the mother think about the duck that hatches from the large egg? That it is ugly
Why do the Ugly Duckling's brothers and sisters start being mean to him? Because they saw how everyone else was treating him and they did the same.
What happens to the two ducks the Ugly Duckling is with? They get shot.
Who dwells in the cottage that the Ugly Duckling lives in for a time? An old woman, a chicken and a cat
Why do the hen and the cat think the Ugly Duckling is useless? Because he can't lay eggs or purr.
Why does the Ugly Duckling leave the cottage? Because he longed for the water.
What happens to the Ugly Duckling when winter comes? He gets stuck in the ice and is rescued my a man on his way to work.
What does the Ugly Duckling discover about himself? That he is a beautiful swan.
"The Snow-man"
What were Snow-man's eyes and mouth made of? The eyes were made of pieces of slate and his mouth was made from an old rake.
Why can't the Snow-man change positions? He's a snowman so he has no feet or legs
What does the Snow-man mean when he says he saw the moon run? Because it moved in the sky
Who is the dog referring to when he says, "Really people who have only been in the world one day know very little"? The Snow-man, because he has just been made.
Why does the dog have to live outside attached to a chain? Because he bit the youngest boy.
Why was the Snow-man in love with the stove? Because he had been built around a raker that had been used to clean out the stove.