📚 Part 1: Story Understanding

1. Circle the correct answer: Who wrote "The Pea and the Princess"?

Mini Grey

Roald Dahl

Julia Donaldson

Dr. Seuss

2. What was the main problem in the story?

The prince couldn't find a real princess

The pea was too small

The castle was too big

The queen was mean

3. Check all the items that were mentioned in the story:

Mattresses

A small green pea

A dragon

A stormy night

A magic wand

The queen

🔢 Part 2: Story Sequencing

4. Number these events in the order they happened in the story (1-6):

____ The princess couldn't sleep because of the pea

____ A young woman arrived at the castle on a stormy night

____ The prince was looking for a real princess to marry

____ The queen put a pea under many mattresses

____ The prince and princess got married

____ The queen tested if the woman was a real princess

👑 Part 3: Character Analysis

5. Describe the princess. What was she like?

6. Describe the queen. What kind of person was she?

7. How do you think the prince felt when he finally found a real princess? Explain your answer.

🏰 Part 4: Setting and Details

8. Where did the story take place?

9. What was the weather like when the princess arrived?

10. Fill in the blanks about the test:

The queen placed a tiny ________ under ________ mattresses and ________ feather beds. The princess had to ________ on top of them all night.

11. Draw the bed with all the mattresses and the pea underneath:

🎭 Part 5: Create a Different Ending

12. Imagine the story had a different ending. What if the princess could NOT feel the pea? Write your own ending to the story. What would happen next?

13. Draw a picture to go with your new ending:

💭 Part 6: Thinking Questions

14. Do you think the pea test was a fair way to find out if someone was a real princess? Why or why not?

15. What lesson do you think this story teaches us?

Only real princesses are sensitive

Don't judge people by their appearance

Always test people before trusting them

Love will find a way

16. Would you recommend this book to a friend? Explain why or why not.

Pea Princess Comprehension Worksheet

The Pea and the Princess Comprehension Worksheet

📚 Part 1: Story Understanding

🔢 Part 2: Story Sequencing

👑 Part 3: Character Analysis

🏰 Part 4: Setting and Details

🎭 Part 5: Create a Different Ending

💭 Part 6: Thinking Questions

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