Romeo and Juliet ANSWERS

1. Match them up!

Draw a line to match the character and their name.

Romeo

Juliet

Tybalt

Mercutio

Friar Lawrence

Prince of Verona

Mr Capulet

Mrs Montague

2. Whats the word?

Write the word under the pictures.

family

fight

angry

love

get married

drink

letter

sleep

wake up

dead

fight

get married

family

sleep

drink

wake up

love

dead

angry

letter

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3. Whats the order?

Watch the video and put the pictures in order.

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4. True or false?
Circle True or False for these sentences.

a.

The Capulet family and the Montague family dont like each other.

true

false

b.

Romeo meets Juliet at a Montague Capulet party.

true

false

c.

Romeo and Juliet get married in secret.

true

false

d.

Tybalt, Juliets cousin, kills Mercutio, Romeos friend.

true

false

e.

Romeo kills the Prince of Verona Tybalt and is sent away.

true

false

f.

Friar Lawrence gives Juliet some food a drink to make her sleep.

true

false

g.

Romeo doesnt get the letter from Friar Lawrence.

true

false

h.

Romeo thinks Juliet is sleeping dead.

true

false

i.

Romeo kills himself.

true

false

j.

Juliet sees Romeo is dead and goes home kills herself.

true

false

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5. Complete the sentences!

Children complete the sentences to retell the story in their own words. If this is
difficult for them, they can play the matching game under the video first to help.
The suggested answers below are just a guide the exact wording will depend
on the child.
a. The Capulet family and the Montague family

are always fighting.

b. Romeo and Juliet fall in love and they get married in secret.
c.

Tybalt, Juliets cousin, kills Mercutio, Romeos friend.

d. Romeo kills Tybalt so the Prince of Verona sends him away.

e. Friar Lawrence sends Romeo a letter to tell him the plan.
f.

Romeo doesnt get the letter and he thinks Juliet is dead.

g. Romeo kills himself, then Juliet kills herself.

h. The families are so sad that they agree not to fight any more.

6. Write and draw!

Children imagine and write the conversation between Mrs Montague and Mr
Capulet saying sorry to each other, and draw a picture.

7. Think about it!

Children think about the question and decide if they think it is important to try to
forgive people when they do something bad to you, instead of fighting with them.

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