Name: _________________

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Quiz

Multiple Choice Questions (2 points each)

1. Where did the egg lay in the light of the moon?
a. Grass
b. Leaf
c. Sand
d. Shelf
2. How many pears did the caterpillar eat through on Tuesday?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
3. What do Caterpillars usually eat?
a. Cupcakes
b. Ice Cream
c. Leaves
d. Pie
4. If the caterpillar ate through 1 apple on Monday, 2 pears on Tuesday, 3 plums on
Wednesday, 4 strawberries on Thursday and 5 oranges on Friday, how many
pieces of fruit did the caterpillar eat through?
a. 5
b. 10
c. 15
d. 17
5. What happens to the caterpillar at the end of the story?
a. He lays some eggs of his own
b. He turns into a beautiful butterfly
c. He turns into a blue bottle fly
d. Nothing, the story ends with him still in the cocoon
True or False Questions (2 points each)
6. The author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar is Eric Carle. True or False?

7. The book begins on a Monday. True or False?

8. On Thursday, the caterpillar ate through four cake slices. True or False?

9. The caterpillar built a cocoon around himself. True or False?

10. At the end of the book, the caterpillar turned into a tadpole. True or False?

Fill in the Blank Questions (1 point each)

11. In the light of the moon, a little __________ lay on a leaf.
12. On Sunday morning, the _________ came up.
13. The caterpillar started to look for some __________.
14. After the caterpillar ate too much junk food, he had a ____________________.
15. The caterpillar ate one ______________ to make him feel better.

Short Answer Questions (1 point each)

16. In your own words, explain what the story was about.
17. Describe what it would be like if you were a caterpillar. What would you eat?
What would you do?
18. If you were a caterpillar, describe the type of butterfly you would turn into after
you came out of your cocoon.
19. Put yourself in the caterpillars shoes. If you were a caterpillar, would you have
eaten as much junk food as the hungry caterpillar did?
20. Explain the message of the book and why it is important.