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…)

 

  1. Describe the setting of the story.                                                LA5

 

  1. Describe the main character.                                                      LA5

 

  1. Who is Icabod in love with? Explain why he is in love with this girl.  LC3

 

  1. Icabod’s big problem is how to get this girl to like him. How does he go about gaining her affections?                                                      LC2

 

  1. Conflict is an important element in all stories. Describe the main character’s major conflict in “Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”                        LC5

 

  1. How does the main character usually solve conflicts?     LC2

 

  1. Give two examples of how Brom torments Icabod.                    LC2

 

  1. In your own words, what happens at the end of the party?         LT10

 

  1. 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

 

  1. 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

 

  1.  List two similarities between Icabod and Brom.                        LA6

 

  1. 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