10 questions
What does this sentence suggest?
TRESPASSERS
WILL BE
PROSECUTED
The giant needs to protect his property from thieves.
The giant is selfless.
The giant needs to keep the rabbits out of his garden.
The giant only cares about himself.
Which sentence from the story best shows the Giant has changed his
perception of the children?
And the Giant’s heart melted as he looked out.
The Giant went to bid him good-bye.
Years went over, and the Giant grew very old and feeble.
One winter morning he looked out of his window.
Based on the children’s actions, which of these will most likely occur in
the future?
The children will continue to play in local gardens.
The children will fear giants.
The children will bury the giant in his garden.
The children will bring back the Snow and Frost.
What may the reader best infer from children’s statement?
“We don’t know,” answered the children; “he has gone away.”
They are protecting the boy from the giant.
They hid the boy in a nearby garden.
They sincerely do not know the boy’s location.
They know that the boy will return later in the story.
What may the reader best infer from the boy’s statement?
“You let me play once in your garden, to-day you shall come with me to
my garden, which is Paradise.”
The boy never aged.
The giant is going to visit a neighbor’s garden for the day.
The boy is disappointed that the Giant did not find him sooner.
The giant has been rewarded for his kindness.
At the end of the story, the reader may conclude that-
The giant lived an enriching life.
The giant died with many regrets.
The giant misses his youth.
The giant took several other seven-year trips.
How does the giant’s first interaction with the children shape their perspective of him?
It makes them fearful of him.
It encourages them to continue playing in his garden.
It motivates them to befriend the little boy.
It makes them feel bad for him.
How does the following phrase help develop the plot of the story: “He did not hate the Winter now, for he knew that it was merely the Spring asleep, and that the flowers were resting” (Paragraph 23)?
It emphasizes how miserable the giant was during the period of time when it was constantly winter on his property.
It shows that the giant became a more understanding and optimistic person after his interaction with the little boy.
It demonstrates that the presence of the children has ensured that it will never again be winter in the giant’s garden.
It symbolizes the giant's mood: since he is unkind and insensitive to the children, he does not care whether it is spring or not.
For days to come, although the Giant enjoyed the company of his new little friends, he was secretly unhappy. Why?
On the contrary, he was very happy.
He privately didn't like the children destroying his garden.
The little boy he'd helped did not visit him.
He was ill.
Once the children are gone, only the _____ will come to the garden in ''The Selfish Giant.''
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer