Jack and the Beanstalk

1. Complete the sentences using the words from the text boxes.
plant castle coins hen harp
seeds clouds magic gold golden
widow cow beans beanstalk giant
1. The giant lived in a _____________.
2. The beanstalk went all the way up to the _____________.
3. ack stole a bag of gold ____________ from the giant.
!. The giant had a _____________ that laid golden eggs.
". ack#s mother was a poor _____________.
$. ack traded the family _____________ for some beans.
%. The _____________ were magic.
&. The giant had a _____________ that played by itself.
'. The eggs and the harp were both _____________.
1(. )t the top of the beanstalk lived a _____________.
11. The bag ack stole was full of _____________.
12. The beans weren#t ordinary* They were _____________.
13. ack#s mother threw the _____________out the window.
1!. ack climbed up the _____________.
1". ) beanstalk is a kind of _____________.
2. +ead each of the sentences below. Circle yes or no.
1. ack traded the family cow for a beanstalk.
yes no
2. ack#s mother was very happy about his trade.
yes no
3. The beanstalk grew overnight.
yes no
!. ack#s mother climbed up the beanstalk.
yes no
". The giant gave ack three presents.
yes no
$. ack took a bag of gold from the giant.
yes no
%. The giant chased ack down the beanstalk.
yes no
&. ack and his mother had plenty of money and lived
happily ever after.
yes no
3. ,tory ,e-uencing
.ut the events from the story in order.
____ /e saw a giant#s castle at the top of the
beanstalk.
____ /e took a hen that laid golden eggs from the
giant.
____ /e took a harp that played by itself.
____ ack lived with his mother0 a poor widow.
____ ack took the cow to sell it.
____ ack traded the cow for magic beans.
____ ack climbed the beanstalk.
____ ack took a bag of money from the giant.
____ ack went up the beanstalk a second time.
____ ack went up the beanstalk a third time.
____ ack chopped down the beanstalk.
____ ack and his mother had plenty of money.
____ ack#s mother was angry about the trade.
____ ,he threw the beans out of the window.
____ The beans grew into a giant beanstalk overnight.
____ The beanstalk stretched up to the clouds.
____ The giant chased ack down the beanstalk.
____ They lived happily ever after.
)nswers
Page 1: Cloze Exercise
1. castle
2. clouds
3. coins
!. hen
". widow
$. cow
%. beans
&. harp
'. golden
1(. giant
11. gold
12. magic
13. beans
1!. beanstalk
1". plant
Page 2: Comprehension
1. yes
2. no
3. yes
!. no
". no
$. yes
%. yes
&. yes
Page 3: Story Sequencing
1. ack lived with his mother0 a poor widow.
2. ack took the cow to sell it.
3. ack traded the cow for magic beans.
!. ack#s mother was angry about the trade.
". ,he threw the beans out of the window.
$. The beans grew into a giant beanstalk overnight.
%. The beanstalk stretched up to the clouds.
&. ack climbed the beanstalk.
'. /e saw a giant#s castle at the top of the beanstalk.
1(. ack took a bag of money from the giant.
11. ack went up the beanstalk a second time.
12. /e took a hen that laid golden eggs from the giant.
13. ack went up the beanstalk a third time.
1!. /e took a harp that played by itself.
1". The giant chased ack down the beanstalk.
1$. ack chopped down the beanstalk.
1%. ack and his mother had plenty of money.
1&. They lived happily ever after.