The Very Big Potato

The wife said that the potato

• had lumps.

• felt soft.

• was dirty.

• was wet.

The potato

• popped out.

• rolled away.

• sank in the mud.

• fell into the well.

Many people

• saw the beans.

• knocked on the door.

• wanted to help.

• waited by the barn.

The daughter _____ while she pulled.

• moaned

• cheered

• cried

• jumped

The farmer called his wife because the potato

• looked strange.

• had a face.

• started to shrink.

• did not move.

Before the wife called the daughter, the wife

• dropped the rake.

• stepped in the mud.

• held the farmer.

• yelled at the brother.

The dog called to

• the cow and the pig.

• the bird and the rabbit.

• the frog and the bug.

• the mouse and the cat.

An animal _____ when it pulled on the potato.

• growled

• scratched

• mooed

• clucked

What did the farmer do when he pulled on the potato?

• He smiled.

• He slipped.

• He grunted.

• He twisted.

The farmer and his wife _____ the potato.

• cleaned

• mashed

• hid

• sold