Text A

    Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl of a nobleman who lived with her stepmother and stepsisters. Her name was Cinderella. After her father passed away, her stepmother and sisters asked her to do all the household chores.

    One day the king organized a ball for his son and invited all of the nobility. The two stepsisters were looking forward to the dance, made their hair and prepared their dresses. Cinderella selflessly helped them and wanted to go to the dance as every other girl. But dressed badly and filthy because of the ash she couldn’t go anywhere.

    When all her family went to the ball, she was so sad. Her godmother who was a good fairy saw her. She felt pity for the poor Cinderella so she decided to help her. She turned a pumpkin into a beautiful carriage of it. After she also made 6 mice turned into servants. She also made a beautiful dress for Cinderella. Cinderella was ready for the ball. The fairy godmother reminded her that she must return before midnight.

    Arriving in the hall, the prince spotted her immediately and was impressed with her beauty. She asked Cinderella to dance with him. Cinderella was in love with the prince and both enjoyed their dance. The time passed by quickly, the midnight bell rang so she ran away but her shoe fell of and the prince found it. He wanted to find the owner of the shoe.

    The servants carried the shoe all around the kingdom and when they got to the house where Cinderella lived her stepsisters hurried to try on the shoe but it didn’t fit. Then Cinderella asked if she could try it what made the stepsister laugh. Surprisingly, it was a perfect fit for Cinderella. Finally, Cinderella moved to the castle and married with the prince. She forgave her family and lived happily ever after.

(adapted from www.booksummary.net)

Text B

    Once upon a time, there was a young girl named Beauty. She lived with her father and two sisters. One day, the father had to go for work. Beauty asked him to stay safe and bring her a rose.

    On his way home, the father got lost and wandered into a castle. He saw beautiful roses and he picked one. In that moment the Beast caught him. The father bagged for his life. The Beast let him go under the condition of him sending one of his daughters to the castle.

    The father told Beauty about what happened. Beauty agreed to go to the Beast’s castle. Beauty’s life was pleasant. She had her room and she was served. The beast never appeared. Beauty only heard his voice. As time passed by, they started enjoying each other’s company. After a while, Beauty started missing her father and Beast granted her one visit to her father after they found out he was ill.

    While she was taking care of his father, she had a dream about Beast dying. Before she left his palace, he gave her a ring and told her she only needed to put it on her finger when she wanted to come back and that she would awake in the palace.

    When she come back to the palace, she found the beast ill in his bed. She didn’t want him to die and she told him she’ll marry him. Suddenly, Beast disappeared and a handsome prince appeared. He told her all about a fairy enchanting him and how the spell could have only been broken by a girl falling in love with him. They then got married and lived happily.

(adapted from www.booksummary.net) 
 

Which statement is TRUE about the love journey of Cinderella and Beauty?

I. In text A, Cinderella met her love and in a first sight.

II. In text B, Beauty grew her love after a long companion with the Beast.

III. In text A, Cinderella loved the prince because of his wealth.

IV. In text B, Beauty grew loved the prince because of his appearance.