1A SHREK – Activities a. I’m ________________! b. ________________ me!

Before Reading

1. Look at the cover of the book. Do you know the film

Shrek? _______________

2. Do you like the film? _______________

3. Read pages 2-3. Close your book. Who am I? Complete

the sentences with the correct names. c. I live in a ____________. d. Please ____________ me!

I’m small and I want to be king. I’m

______________.
b. I’m big and purple! I’m

______________.
c. I live in a dark castle. I’m ______________.
e. I’m an _____________. f. She is _____________!

d. I talk and talk and talk! I’m ______________.

e. I’m green. I’m ______________.

4. Who is good? Who is bad? What do you think? Choose

an answer. g. I always _____________. h. I’m a _____________.
GOOD! BAD!
Shrek

Fiona

Donkey

Dragon
i. ________________ on! j. I live in a ____________.
Lord Farquaad

5. Read pages 4-5. Close your book. Complete the

sentences with the words in the box.
fairy tale – marry – smile – beautiful
frightened – ogre – swamp – castle – king
rescue – come

k. They are __________________ characters.

 While Reading After Reading

6. Read Chapter 1. Close your books. Match the columns. 9. Complete the sentences with the names of the
characters and the words in the box.
a. Shrek frightened – sad – happy - angry
b. Donkey
c. Lord Farquaad

( ) wants to marry princess Fiona. a. ___Fiona___ is ____________.

( ) wants to live in a swamp.
( ) wants to see Lord Farquaad.
( ) wants to marry Princess Fiona.
( ) wants to go with Shrek.

7. Read chapter 2. Who says this? Who do they say it to? b. ____ ___ is
____________.

a. ________________ says this to ________________. c. _____ ___ is ____________.

d. _____ ___ is
____________.
b. ________________ says this to ________________.

10. Put the pages in order. Use numbers (1 - 8).

a.( ) The sun goes down. e.( ) Shrek finds a lot of
Princess Fiona is an
ogre! Lord Farquaad is
very angry. Dragon
c. ________________ says this to ________________.
eats Lord Farquaad.
Shrek and Princess
Fiona marry in the
swamp. They are very
happy! f.( ) They play games
Shrek and Donkey
go with Dragon to
b.( ) Lord Farquaad’s
d. ________________ says this to ________________.
castle. ‘Stop!’, says
Shrek. ‘Fiona, I g.( )to see Lord Farquaad.
love you!’
8. Read chapter 3. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
Shrek is an ogre. He
a. ( ) Princess Fiona likes Lord Farquaad.
lives in a swamp. He
b. ( ) Princess Fiona goes to Lord Farquaad’s castle.
is happy. It is a quiet
c. ( ) Shrek says, ‘You’re beautiful!’ to Dragon. c.( ) home.
d. ( ) Dragon eats Donkey.
e. ( ) Princess Fiona and Shrek marry.
Shrek and Donkey go
to rescue Princess
Fiona. She lives in a
dark castle. Shrek sees
d.( ) Princess Fiona in a
small room. They run
away from Dragon.
fairytale characters
in the swamp. Now
the swamp is not
quiet. ‘This is my
swamp!’, says
Shrek.
Shrek and Princess
Fiona talk and talk.
and have dinner.
Shrek and Donkey go
He lives in a big castle.
‘Rescue Princess Fiona
for me’, says Lord
Farquaad. ‘Then it’s
your swamp’.
‘Marry
h.( ) me!’, says Lord
Farquaad to Fiona. Lord
Farquaad likes Fiona,
but she does not like
him. She goes to Lord
Farquaad’s castle. Shrek
is very sad.
 ANSWER KEY
10.
1. Personal answer. a. 8 e. 2
b. 7 f. 5
2. Personal answer. c. 1 g. 3
d. 4 h. 6
3. a. Lord Farquaad
b. Dragon
c. Fiona
d. Donkey
e. Shrek ANSWER KEY

1. Personal answer.
4. Personal answers. After reading the book, they may
correct their answers: 2. Personal answer.

Shrek – good 3. a. Lord Farquaad

Fiona – good
b. Dragon
Donkey – good
Dragon – good (by the end) c. Fiona
Lord Farquaad – bad d. Donkey
e. Shrek
5. a. Frightened
b. Marry
4. Personal answers. After reading the book, they may
c. Castle
correct their answers:
d. Rescue
e. Ogre Shrek – good
f. Beautiful Fiona – good
g. Smile Donkey – good
h. King Dragon – good (by the end)
i. Come Lord Farquaad – bad
j. Swamp
5. a. Frightened
k. Fairy tale
b. Marry
c. Castle
6. (c) d. Rescue
(a) e. Ogre
(a) f. Beautiful
(c) g. Smile
(b)
h. King
7. a. Shrek says this to Donkey. i. Come
b. Donkey says this to Dragon. j. Swamp
c. Princess Fiona says this to Shrek. k. Fairy tale
d. Shrek says this to Princess Fiona.
6. (c)
(a)
8. a. F
(a)
b. T (c)
c. F (b)
d. F
e. T 7. a. Shrek says this to Donkey.
b. Donkey says this to Dragon.
c. Princess Fiona says this to Shrek.
9. a. Fiona is frightened. d. Shrek says this to Princess Fiona.
b. Lord Farquaad is happy.
c. Donkey is sad.
d. Shrek is angry. 8. a. F
b. T
 c. F
d. F
e. T

9. a. Fiona is frightened.
b. Lord Farquaad is happy.
c. Donkey is sad.
d. Shrek is angry.

10.
a. 8 e. 2
b. 7 f. 5
c. 1 g. 3
d. 4 h. 6