Jack & The Beanstalk (Comprehension)

Why did Jack's mother send him to the market to sell their cow?

• They needed to buy a new farm.

• The cow, Bess, had stopped giving milk.

• They wanted to buy a golden hen.

• Jack was bored and wanted an adventure.

What did the old man trade Jack for the cow?

• Five gold coins.

• A magical harp.

• Five magic beans.

• A new cow.

What happened after Jack's mother threw the beans out the window?

• A giant appeared in their garden.

• Jack ran away from home.

• A giant beanstalk grew into the clouds.

• The old man came back to get them.

What three items does Jack steal from the giant's castle?

• Gold coins, a magical harp, and a golden hen.

• A magical harp, a golden hen, and a new cow.

• Gold coins, the giant's axe, and a magical harp.

• A magical harp, the giant's axe, and a new cow.

How did Jack escape the giant after stealing the magical harp?

• He hid in a cupboard.

• The giantess helped him escape.

• He ran down the beanstalk and chopped it down with an axe.

• He threw the golden hen at the giant.

Why does the giant fall and land far away?

• He tripped while chasing Jack.

• Jack cut down the beanstalk, causing him to fall.

• The giantess pushed him.

• He slipped on the clouds.

After becoming wealthy, why was Jack not truly happy?

• He missed his old life.

• He wanted to go back to the castle.

• He felt guilty about his greed and what he had done.

• He wanted to sell the items he stole.

What does Jack decide to do as an old man?

• He goes on a new adventure.

• He sells the golden hen and the magical harp.

• He goes to find the giant to apologize.

• He gets another cow.

How does the story end?

• The narrator states that Jack found the giant and they became friends.

• The narrator wonders if Jack found the giant and mentions that some say you can hear the two giants dancing in the clouds during a thunderstorm.

• The narrator says that Jack and his mother lived happily ever after.

• The narrator says that the giant found Jack and they fought again.

What did Jack's mother think of the magic beans?

• She thought they were worthless.

• She was excited about them.

• She wanted to plant them immediately.

• She believed they would bring good luck.