Legend of Sleepy
Hollow Worksheet
Directions: Put your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
Use complete sentences and incorporate the question as part of the answer. (i.e. The setting of the story is…)
- Describe
the setting of the story. LA5
- Describe
the main character. LA5
- Who is
Icabod in love with? Explain why he is in love
with this girl. LC3
- Icabod’s big problem is how to get this girl to like
him. How does he go about gaining her affections? LC2
- Conflict
is an important element in all stories. Describe the main character’s
major conflict in “Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” LC5
- How
does the main character usually solve conflicts? LC2
- Give
two examples of how Brom torments Icabod. LC2
- In
your own words, what happens at the end of the party? LT10
- Give
two examples of how Washington Irving makes fun of the American Revolution
in this story. Use quotes from the story to support your examples. LT8
- This
story uses satire. Washington Irving describes serious things in a ridiculous
way in order to poke fun at those things. Describe how he makes fun of
education in this story. LT8
- List two similarities between Icabod and Brom. LA6
- How
can we tell that Icabod was mad when he left
Katrina’s house after the party. List two details from the story to prove
he was mad. LA7