Jack and the beanstalk – ANSWERS

1. What’s the word?

Write the word under the pictures.

mother cow angry climb beans castle

giant hen harp egg gold sing

castle mother giant harp sing angry

beans climb gold cow hen egg

2. What’s the order?

Watch the story and put the sentences in order.

8 Jack’s mother chopped down the beanstalk and the giant crashed to the ground.

7 Jack took the hen and the harp and started climbing down the beanstalk.

1 Jack lived with his mother. They were very poor.

5 Jack saw a beautiful castle. He went inside.

3 Jack’s mother threw the beans out of the window.

2 A man gave Jack some magic beans for his cow.

6 An enormous giant came into the room and sat down. He had a hen and a golden harp.

4 The next morning, there was a giant beanstalk. Jack climbed the beanstalk.

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3. Fill it in!
Watch the story. Write the missing words in the sentences.

a. Jack and his mother were very poor .

b. Jack took their cow to market.

c. When Jack’s mother saw the beans she was very angry .

d. Jack climbed up to the sky through the clouds .

e. Jack heard a voice. ‘Fee, fi, fo, fum !’

f. On the table there was a hen and a golden harp.

g. Suddenly, the harp sang, ‘ Help , master!’

h. Jack and his mother lived happily ever after.

4. Write and draw!

Children write about other magic things they think the giant had in his castle
and draw a picture.

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