Wild Things Video worksheet

Name:_______________________________prd._____
Worksheet: Where the Wild Things Are
1. How does Max get revenge for Claire not coming to his rescue after her
friends smash his igloo? _______________________________________
2. What causes Max to have his temper tantrum and bite his mom just
before dinner? ________________________________________________
3. Do you think Max’s teacher made a good call in telling his students that
the sun is going to die?________ why?_____________________________
4. Why do you think Max fantasizes about ships and space ships/rockets?
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5. Why is Max being king of the Wild Things so significant? (“Everything is
yours…you’re the owner of everything.”)___________________________
6. Of the Wild Things, who do you feel represents Max the best?
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7. Who represents his mom? ___________________________
8. Who represents his sister, Claire? ______________________________
9. Who do Bob and Terry represent? ______________________________
10. Why do you think the Wild Things are portrayed as so big and strong?
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11. What does Max’s vampire story and Carol’s teeth story signify?_______
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12. The smashing of the Wild Thing’s houses and insinuating that they’re
not very good represents what?___________________________________
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13. What does Carol building the fort for everyone represent?___________
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14. Max and Carol want to build a fort where “only things you want to
happen can happen.” Why did this concept not work out?_______________
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15. “Small is good ____________________________________________”.
16. The Wild Things want to know if Max is king; can he keep out all the
what? ________________________________
17. What does Max jumping on K.W. and making her laugh signify?______
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18. What does the dirt clod war represent? __________________________
19. What does Alex get upset about during the dirt clod battle?__________
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20. Who is the first to figure out that Max is not a real king?____________
21. What does Max do to the fort which angers Carol?_________________
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22. What does this scene signify?__________________________________
“We all live here; not just you!” Carol throws a temper tantrum just like
Max.
23. When Carol discovers Max is not a king he states:
”____________________________ !”
24. “He doesn’t mean to be that way……he’s just ____________________.”
25. Carol smashes all the special miniatures he created and this parallels
what? _______________________________________________________
26. When Carol asks Max what he is if he is not a king for Viking, Max says
he is _______________. “Well that’s not very much is it?”
27. Who asks Max not to go? _______________________________.
28. When Max comes home, how does his mom react?_________________
29. Did you like this story? _______________ why?___________________