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The Ugly Duckling

Hans Christian Andersen · book quiz · grade 2

1. Circle the correct answer.

1. What did an old duck say about the big egg?

a) that it was a hen’s eggb) that it was a turkey’s eggc) that it was a stone

2. Which egg hatched last?

a) the smallest oneb) the biggest onec) the blue one

3. What did the duckling look like?

a) big, gray and uglyb) white and fluffyc) small and golden

4. Where did the duckling run away to?

a) to the townb) to a marsh with wild ducksc) to the forest

5. What happened to the duckling in winter?

a) it flew southb) it froze into the icec) it lived in the forest

2. Circle T if the sentence is true or F if it is false.

The ducks and hens in the farmyard were mean to the duckling.TF
In the end, the swans chased the duckling away.TF
Everyone in the farmyard liked the duckling right away.TF
In the spring, children in the garden said the new swan was the most beautiful.TF
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3. Number the events in the order they happened.

The duckling runs away because everyone is mean to it.
In the winter, the duckling freezes into the ice on the lake.
The duckling lives in an old woman’s cottage with a cat and a hen.
In the spring, the duckling sees in the water that it is a swan.
A big, gray, ugly duckling hatches from the biggest egg.

4. Answer the questions.

Why were the animals mean to the duckling?

What does this story teach us?

5. Find the words from the book in the word search.

NOJVORCCATYIZJBWJJYLZWINTERYHFSWANSPJZFHTHFKDKNINMVEBIUQKAIDMGEQCSHENGUGWOKAVNXBWIRXLOBKZUPEYSGVGQHO
  • CAT
  • DUCK
  • EGG
  • HEN
  • SWAN
  • WINTER
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About this worksheet

A printable quiz on “The Ugly Duckling” by Hans Christian Andersen for grade 2: 5 multiple-choice questions, 4 true or false sentences, putting events in order, 2 open questions and a word search. Every print draws different questions. With an answer key. It checks that the child knows the book’s characters, places and main events. In the open questions, the child writes in their own words what they think of the characters and what the book teaches. The answer key shows the answers to the multiple-choice questions, the true or false sentences and the order of events. Grade 2 is Year 3 in the UK and Year 2 in Australia.

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