Name _________________________ Date___________________

I. Vocabulary
Write down the spelling of the words in the first column. For the second column, match
the definition and the spelled word then write the letter of the answer before each
number.

SPELLING IDENTIFICATION
1. a. to collect and keep safely
2. b. a small space similar to a room
3. c. to pull something that is heavy
4. d. lack of sound or noise
5. e. to appear in large, scary way
6. f. a structure that has parts that turned by wind to
produce power
7. g. full of mist
8. h. a long, thick board
9. i. to make known in a public way
10. j. accept something is true
11. k. to walk quietly with heels raised up
12. l. to run or move quickly
13. m. strange; difficult to understand
14. n. true information
15. o. a weapon with long metal blade that has a sharp
point

II. Elements of the Story.

A. Describe the characters.
1. Jack
2. Annie
3. Henry
4. Knight
5. Red, Squinty
and Mustache

B. Write down the setting (the place and time)

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 III. Comprehension Questions. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Why did Jack and Annie go into the woods early one morning?
A: They were going to have a picnic.
B: They were looking for the perfect Christmas tree.
C: They wanted to go back to the tree house.
D: They were searching for mushrooms.

2. What did Jack and Annie argue about?

A: Annie wanted to leave the tree house and explore. Jack wanted to go home.
B: They both wanted to carry the castle book.
C: Annie said it was a real knight. Jack thought it was someone wearing a costume.
D: They both wanted to carry the flashlight.

3. Jack and Annie heard a piercing shriek. What was it?

A: A man was chasing a woman, and she shrieked.
B: A child was shrieking because he didn’t get his way.
C: It was a hawk.
D: Children were playing a game.

4. Who shouted behind Jack and Annie?

A: The guard from the top of the wall
B: The Duke
C: The castle cook
D: A man carrying a tray of pies

5. How did the children get caught?

A: Jack knocked over a bunch of armor.
B: A dog sniffed them out.
C: The man with the tray of pies followed them.

6. How did Annie get them out of the dungeon?

A: She breathed fire at the guards.
B: She sweet-talked the Duke into letting them go.
C: She shined the flashlight at the guards. They thought it was magic.
D: She called to the knight they had seen earlier. He came and set them free.

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 7. What happened when they got to the end of the secret passage?
A: The guards were waiting for them.
B: Jack climbed out and fell into the moat.
C: The ended up in the Duke’s private bedroom.
D: They ended up in the Great Hall and ate dinner.

8. Where did the trapdoor in the store room lead to?

A: The armory
B: The kitchen
C: The Great Hall
D: The moat.

9. What happened when they got to the end of the secret passage?
A: The guards were waiting for them.
B: Jack climbed out and fell into the moat.
C: The ended up in the Duke’s private bedroom.
D: They ended up in the Great Hall and ate dinner.

10. What did Annie do when Jack fell into the moat?
A: She went back and got the guards to help.
B: She climbed carefully down the side of the castle.
C: She dialed 911.
D: She jumped in and swam to the side with Jack.

11. What was Jack worried about as they swam in the moat?
A: Crocodiles
B: Fire-breathing dragons
C: The knights
D: Piranhas

12. How did Jack and Annie get back to the tree house?
A: They swam back in the moat.
B: The knight took them there on his horse.
C: They searched all through the woods and finally found it.
D: They could hear their mother calling them.

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 13. What did Jack find in his backpack when they got home?
A: One of the pies that the man had been carrying
B: A blue leather bookmark with the letter M on it
C: Some of his mother’s peanut butter cookies
D: His glasses.

14. When Annie pointed to a book and wished to reach Frog Creek, she wasn’t sure if she had
the right book. How did she know that it was the right one?
A: Jack saw the Pennsylvania book
B: Annie used her flashlight
C: They heard a dog bark.
D: Their mom is calling them.

15. Which of the places in the castle did Jack and Annie NOT visit or pass by?
A: The Hawk house
B: The drawbridge
C: The storeroom
D: The armory

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