The Sleeping Beauty
by Watty Piper from Children's Hour with Red Riding Hood and Other Stories
There are many versions of the classic fairy tale, “The Sleeping Beauty;” this version is from 1922. Students will read the story of the princess that slept for 100 years and then answer questions on the language and key details.
Reading Comprehension Passage
The Sleeping Beauty
by Watty Piper from Children's Hour with Red Riding Hood and Other Stories
Reading Comprehension Questions
Vocabulary List
Vocabulary List
Each of the vocabulary words below are used in the reading passage. As you read the passage, pay attention to context clues that suggest the word’s meaning.
- unfortunately
- pricking
- spindle
- predicted
- bower
Context Clues
Context Clues
Using context clues from the sentences in the passage, underline the correct meaning of the word in boldface.
1. “But, unfortunately, they left out one rather cross old fairy”
a. unluckily; sadly b. luckily; happily c. unknowingly or accidentally d. suddenly or quickly
2. “the princess should die when she reached the age of sixteen, by pricking her hand with a spindle”
a. smashing; crushing b. sticking or stabbing c. coloring; marking d. wrapping or covering
3. “the princess should die when she reached the age of sixteen, by pricking her hand with a spindle”
a. coarse cloth b. gold chain c. spider web d. rod for thread; pin
4. “It all happened as the fairies had predicted”
a. dreamed of b. wished or wanted c. forecasted; anticipated d. flown away
5. “There she lay in a bower of roses”
a. bed; cot b. shady area; grove c. pile or heap d. crown or wreath