Questions: Puppets and Storytelling Through Art

Question 1

What is a puppet?

• A. A kind of paint
• B. A character you make and move with your hands to tell stories
• C. A special kind of paper
• D. A musical instrument

Answer: (B)

A puppet is a character, often made from simple materials, that you move with your hands and use to tell stories, have conversations, and perform.

Question 2

What is one thing you can use to make a simple puppet?

• A. A real animal
• B. A sock, paper bag, or stick
• C. A bicycle
• D. A heavy rock

Answer: (B)

Socks, paper bags, and sticks all make great puppets! Add some eyes, a mouth, and maybe some yarn for hair, and you have a character.

Question 3

You can use puppets to tell stories.

• T. True
• F. False

Answer: True

Yes! People have used puppets to tell stories for hundreds of years. Your puppet can talk, sing, and go on adventures.

Question 4

A puppet has to be bought from a store to be a real puppet.

• T. True
• F. False

Answer: False

Not at all! Some of the best puppets are homemade. A sock with googly eyes, a paper bag with a drawn face, or a popsicle stick with a paper character are all real puppets.

Question 5

Make a simple puppet and give it a name. What is your puppet like?

Model answer: Example: 'I made a sock puppet named Rosie. She has button eyes and yarn hair. She likes to tell jokes and eat pretend pizza.'

A good answer describes the puppet, gives it a name, and shares something about its personality or what it does.