Character Analysis: Character Description What Does The Character Do or Say To Fit This Description?

Character Analysis THE SELFISH GIANT by Oscar Wilde
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In Selfish Giant the main characters (the Giant and the little boy) go through some important
changes.
Fill in the tables below to describe the characters before and after they change in the story. First,
think of ways to describe the character (e.g. kind, selfish, passive). Then, provide some evidence of
things the character does or says to fit this description.
Character Description What does the character do or say to fit this description?
BEFORE
THE GIANT
THE LITTLE BOY
Character Description What does the character do or say to fit this description?
AFTER
THE GIANT
THE LITTLE BOY
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Matching exercise THE SELFISH GIANT by Oscar Wilde
1. Match each phrase from the story with an image.
“How happy we are

here!’ they cried 1 A
to each other.”
“He was wrapped in furs,

and he roared all day about
the garden, and blew the 2 B
chimney pots down.”
“Every day for three

hours he rattled on the
roof of the castle till he
broke most of the slates, 3 C
and then he ran round and
round the garden as fast
as he could go.”
“It was really only a little

linnet singing outside his
window, but it was so long
since he had heard a bird sing
in his garden that it seemed to
4 D
him to be the most beautiful
music in the world.”
“It is your garden

now, LITTLE 5 E
CHILDREN.”
“You let me play once

in your garden, today
you shall come with me 6 F
to my garden, which is
PARADISE.”

Glossary THE SELFISH GIANT by Oscar Wilde
Gruff (adj) deep and rough Bid (v) to give a greeting or farewell
Frost (n) small white ice crystals that form on Admire (v) to look at something with respect or
surfaces approval
Hail (n) pellets of frozen rain Marvellous (adj) fantastic, extraordinary
Linnet (n) a type of finch (bird) Hasten (v) to hurry
Cease (v) to stop or bring to an end Thee (pronoun) you
Casement (n) a window Thou (pronoun) you
Twitter (v) a light tremulous bird call Awe (n) a feeling of reverential respect mixed
Blossom (n) a flower or mass of flowers with fear or wonder

Quiz THE SELFISH GIANT by Oscar Wilde
Please choose the best option for each of the following questions:
1. How many bees are buzzing around the flowers in

the Selfish Giant’s garden? *
a. 3
b. 10
c. 5
2. How long did the Selfish Giant stay with the 6. How many tiles does the Hail break on the Selfish
Cornish ogre? Giant’s roof? *
a. 100 years a. 6
b. 6 months b. 10
c. 7 years c. 1
3. What did the Selfish Giant’s notice-board say? * 7. What didn’t the Autumn give golden fruit to the
a. Children not welcome Giant’s garden?
b. Beware of the Giant a. He was too selfish
c. Trespassers will be prosecuted b. She had a grudge against the North Wind
c. She didn’t have enough for every garden
4. How many of the pink flower’s leaves fall off

before it slips back into the ground? 8. What happens when you tap the cloud above the
a. All of the Giant’s garden? *
b. 5 a. It flashes as lightening strikes
c. 3 b. It grows to fill the sky
c. The face of the North Wind appears
5. Who did the Frost and Snow invite to stay in the

garden? 9. What makes the Snow cry? *
a. The North Wind a. Her snowman collapses
b. The Cornish ogre b. The North Wind blows at her
c. The Snow Queen c. The Autumn refused to give her a golden flower
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Quiz THE SELFISH GIANT by Oscar Wilde
10. What did the Giant think the sweet song of the 14. What colour are the blossoms that break out
linnet must be? on the small boy’s tree? *
a. The King’s musicians a. Red and orange
b. An angel’s song b. Orange
c. A beautiful harp c. Blue and red
11. What did the Selfish Giant see when he looked 15. Why did the Giant love the little boy the best?
out the window? Circle all the right answers. a. Because he had kissed him
a. Children sitting in the trees b. Because he hadn’t run away from him
b. Tree blossoms c. Because he was the smallest
c. A fair maiden
d. Happy birds
e. The Hail 16. Why didn’t the Giant hate the Winter anymore?
f. Laughing flowers a. Because he made snowmen with the children
b. Because he knew it was merely the Spring asleep
c. Because it never returned to his garden
12. Why was the little boy crying bitterly?
a. He was too small to climb the tree
b. He had lost his favourite toy 17. Why did the Giant grow angry?
c. He had no shoes in the snow a. The little boy was wounded
b. The North Wind returned
c. The little boy ran away
13. Why didn’t the little boy run away?
a. His eyes were too full of tears to see the Giant
b. He was too small to run fast enough 18. Why does the Giant kneel before the boy?
c. He had finally reached the branch of the tree a. A strange awe falls on him
b. To look closer at his wounds
c. Because he is so upset he can’t stand
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THE LITTLE BOY

THE LITTLE BOY

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1. Match each phrase from the story with an image.

“How happy we are

“He was wrapped in furs,

“Every day for three

“It was really only a little

“It is your garden

“You let me play once

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1. How many bees are buzzing around the flowers in

4. How many of the pink flower’s leaves fall off

5. Who did the Frost and Snow invite to stay in the

*For these questions, refer to iClassics iWilde

Education Program www.iclassicscollection.com

*For these questions, refer to iClassics iWilde

Education Program www.iclassicscollection.com

At iClassics we have invented a new enjoyable and surprising way of reading.

Ask your students to or Sign in as an Education Center

See Education Program

© 2017 iClassics Productions

Education Program www.iclassicscollection.com

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