Caps for Sale

Review the story and answer the following

questions.

1. The story is mostly about…

□ monkeys
□ a peddler who sold caps
□ a man that likes monkeys

2. The main character in this story is…

□ the peddler
□ caps
□ the monkeys

3. What were the colors of the caps?

□ Gray, brown, blue and red.
□ Red, white and blue.
□ All of the colors of the rainbow
4. How much did the caps cost?
□ Ten cents
□ Fifty cents
□ Fifty dollars

5. Why did the peddler walk very straight?

□ Because his back hurt from carrying all of those caps.
□ Because he did not want to get lost.
□ So his caps would not fall off of his head.
 Caps for Sale
Review the story and answer the following
questions.
6. Where did the peddler take a nap?
□ in a car
□ under a tree
□ on a tree
7. How did he feel when the monkeys took all of his caps?
□ He cried
□ He got angry
□ He laughed
8. What did the peddler do to try to get his caps back from
the monkeys?
□ He yelled at them.
□ He threw sticks at them.
□ He tried to bribe them with bananas
9. How did the monkeys finally give the caps back to the
peddler?
□ They climbed down from the tree and handed them
back.
□ They threw the caps down from the tree.
□ The monkeys never gave the caps back.
10. What was the peddler’s reaction when he got his caps
back?
□ He was happy and grateful.
□ He was sad and cried.
□ He didn’t care, he just wanted to sell his caps.