The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde (worksheet)

Here is a worksheet based on an animated film of The Selfish Giant, the famous story written by Oscar Wilde. It contains a gap-fill exercise, a crossword puzzle and an exercise in which students are asked to write suitable comprehension questions for a set of statements about the story practising wh-questions in the Past Simple and Continuous mainly.

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The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde (worksheet)

Here is a worksheet based on an animated film of The Happy Prince. It contains a True/False exercise, a set of comprehension questions, a vocabulary exercise (crossword puzzle) and a grammar exercise (reported speech). Click here to watch the video on YouTube.

To download the worksheet click here.

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Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish writer and poet. His most notable works are "The Importance of Being Ernest" and "The Picture of Dorian Grey".

 The Happy Prince and Other Tales (sometimes called The Happy Prince and Other Stories) is a collection of stories for children first published in May 1888. It contains five stories, "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Selfish Giant", "The Devoted Friend", and "The Remarkable Rocket". It is most famous for its title story, "The Happy Prince".

Here is an animated film of  "The Happy Prince". Watch the video and answer the questions below. (You can watch the video on YouTube if you wish to turn on the captions but keep in mind they might contain a few errors.)

  
Comprehension Questions

1. Where did the Happy Prince's statue stand?
2. Why hadn't the swallow gone south with the other birds?
3. Why was the Prince sad?
4. What did the swallow carry to the sick child's house?
5. Who did the Prince give the gemstones from his eyes to?
6. Why did the swallow finally decide not to fly south?
7. Who received the gold leaf that covered the Prince's body?
8. Why did the swallow thank and kiss the Prince?
9. What did the villagers decide to do with the statue? Why?
10. Does the story have a happy ending?

 Vocabulary

• A dagger is a sharp pointed knife that is used as a weapon.
• When you ornament something, you make it more attractive by adding small objects to it. e.g. a dress ornamented with pearls
• A gem or gemstone is a valuable stone that is used in jewellery/jewelry.
• When you pluck something, you pull it quickly to remove it. e.g. My sister plucked a white hair from my head. 
• If something is grubby, it is dirty or messy. e.g. He lives in a grubby little apartment.

 

Now watch the video again and try the following quiz.

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The Happy Prince summary (cloze test)

Here is a cloze test I made on LearningApps.org. The text is taken from wikipedia.
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Here is an animated film of The Selfish Giant, the famous story written by Oscar Wilde.

Comprehension Questions

1. Where did the children use to play after school?
2. How long had the Giant been away?
3. What did he see when he came back?
4. What did he do to keep the children out of his garden?
5. Why didn't the Spring come in the Giant's garden?
6. Who did the Snow and the Frost invite to stay with them?
7. Where did the lovely music come from, which the Giant heard one morning?
8. Where was the little boy standing and why was he crying?
9. How did the tree try to help the boy?
10. What decision did the Giant take?

  Vocabulary

• A blossom is a flower on a tree. When a tree blossoms, it produces flowers.
• A gruff voice has a rough low sound.
• A trespasser is a person who goes on somebody's land without their permission.
• When somebody is prosecuted, they are officially charged with a crime in court.
• A linnet is a small brown bird that makes a pleasant sound.
• A wicked person is an evil (bad) person.
• If you are feeble, you are very weak, especially because you are old or ill.

  Irregular Past Forms Quiz

There is a number of irregular past forms in this story. Take the following quiz to check how well you remember them.

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