Listening Skill - Brave Irene

This story is mostly about a girl who:

• Does something for others at great risk to herself.

• laughs at others.

• Loves her mother.

• Likes to scare people.

As Irene made her way to the palace, the weather ...

• Made Irene's trip easier.

• Made Irene's trip almost impossible.

• Made Irene want to turn back.

How do you think Irene felt on the way home?

• Worried

• Satisfied and happy

• annoyed

• Tired

What is Irene's Mother's job?

• cook

• dressmaker

• gardener

• maid

What did Irene's mother make for the duchess?

• cookies

• muffins

• cake

• dress

Why couldn't mother deliver the dress to the duchess?

• she fell and broke her arm

• she was tired and sick

• she had more work to do

• she was hungry

In what season does the story take place?

• winter

• spring

• fall

• summer

Who was Mrs. Bobbin making a dress for?

• herself

• the queen

• the duchess

• her daughter

2. What happened to the gown that Irene had to take?

• A. It got ripped in the wind.

• B. It got stolen by the footmen.

• C. It got sent to the wrong person.

• D. It got snatched out of the box by the wind.

3. Irene took the gown in extreme weather conditions. What kind of weather conditions were they?

• A. The weather was snowy and windy and dark.

• B. The weather was rainy and windy and cloudy.

• C. The weather was windy and sunny and warm.

• D. The weather was rainy and sunny and thundering.