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Answer Key | The Last Leaf
Pre-reading Activity 1: Vocabulary Matching
Part 1: Match and Rewrite
Words Definitions
painter
A type of disease or illness
painting materials
A flat (usually green) part of a tree or plant growing from a stem or twig
masterpiece
An artist who paints pictures
sickness
A part of a tree that grows out from the trunk
to get well
Things for painting, such as paint and brushes
leaf
A person’s best work, a great piece of art
branch (^) To feel better, not be sick anymore
Part 2: Words in Context
1. Getting well
2. Leaf
3. Branch
4. Painter, painting materials
5. Masterpiece
6. Sickness
Pre-reading Activity 2: Relate to Your Life – How Do You Get Well?
__* Note: Some readers might choose fewer options. They may only select the things that they thought actually helped Johnsy get well.
X A doctor visits Johnsy. X Sue gives Johnsy food. X Sue takes care of Johnsy. X Johnsy stays in bed and sleeps. ___ Johnsy takes medicine. ___ Old Behrman (Johnsy’s friend) takes care of her.
While-reading Activity 1: Cause and Effect
Answers may vary. Suggested answers are below.
How will Sue help Johnsy?
Why is Old Behrman not a success?
What does Old Behrman do after talking to Sue?
What will happen when the last leaf falls?
Cause (p. 14)
Sue will earn money and buy food to make Johnsy strong again.
Sue will work. She will paint a picture to sell.
Effect (p. 14)
Cause (p. 15)
He had no success as a painter.
He had never painted a good picture.
Effect (p. 15)
Cause (p. 15)
Old Behrman lets Sue paint a picture of him. They realize the last leaf must not fall.
Sue tells Old Behrman about Johnsy and the leaves on the tree.
Effect (p. 16)
Cause (p. 16)
Johnsy says that when that happens she will die.
Johnsy thinks the leaf will fall.
Effect (p. 16)
Post-reading Activity 1: How Many Leaves Were There?
Number of leaves on the tree Description of Johnsy’s thoughts and actions
hundreds of leaves
Johnsy tells Sue she is counting leaves. She tells Sue that she will die when the last leaf falls.
five leaves
Johnsy thinks the last leaf will fall overnight, and then she will die, too.
four leaves Counting so many leaves made Johnsy’s head hurt.
one leaf
Johnsy changes her mind. She wants to get better. She wants to eat.
one leaf is still there Johnsy doesn’t want anything to eat. She doesn’t want Sue to buy any food for her.
Post-reading Activity 2: Helping Friends
Sue’s and Old Behrman’s helpful actions Your drawing of the scene in the story
What does Old Behrman do for Sue? (pp. 15-16)
Old Behrman lets Sue paint a picture of him. Sue can sell the picture for money to buy food.
Drawings will vary.
What does Sue do for Johnsy? (p. 17)
Sue buys and cooks food for Johnsy. Sue hopes the food will make Johnsy stronger.
Drawings will vary.
What does Old Behrman do for Johnsy? (p. 17)
Old Behrman goes outside in the cold and paints a
leaf on the wall for Johnsy. She sees the leaf and decides to get better.
Drawings will vary.
