Worksheet : The unhappy Giant

The setting
1- Answer the following questions about the story.
a) Where does the story take place? d) In the garden there is………….
In the woods A garden A tree an orange tree a lemon tree an apple tree
b) The garden is… e) The garden is full of…
marvelous boring dry dust beautiful flowers dogs
c) The garden has got…….
soft green grass wild animals a tree house
Now write a sentence to describe the setting
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The characters
2- Choose the correct adjectives/phrases to describe the characters.
enormous joyful selfish doesn’t like children charismatic tall happy ugly
small Innocent Unhappy massive like playing in the garden

The Giant The children

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Now write a sentence to describe the character

The Giant is _________________________________ The children are____________________________
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At the end, he becomes _______________________ __________________________________________

3- Complete with the appropriate seasons

a) ____________ falls when the giant is angry and selfish.
b) _______, __________ and _________appear when the giant becomes friendly.
4- Answer the following questions
a) Who are the main characters? The children play in his garden.
b) Where does Mr. Big live? Mr Big visits to his cousin.
c) Are the children scared of Mr. Big? Mr Big feels angry when he comes home.
d) Whom does Mr Big visit to? The main characters are Mr Big and the children.
e) What do the children do when Mr big leaves? Mr Big lives in a very big house with a beautiful garden.
f) How does Mr Big feel when he comes home? The seasons play an important role in the story.
g) How do the children feel playing in the street? Winter never leaves.
h) What happens in Mr Big’s house when children leave? Yes, they are.
i) How does Mr big feel when he sees the children outside? Mr Big invites the children to his garden.
j) What does Mr Big do at the end of the story? The children feel sad.
k) What plays an important role in the story? He feels sorry.
 Themes
5- Which ones do you consider the themes of the story? Circle the correct ones and then match it to the
appropriate reasons.

Selfishness Egocentricity Fashion Communication Friendship

___________________ because the giant’s greed made the children feel sad.

___________________ because the children’s love showed Mr Big what happiness is.

Moral message

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Summary

6- Read carefully and order the parts of the story.

One day the giant leaves home and the children go to play in his beautiful garden. Some months later, Mr Big returns
home and sees the children in his house. He gets very angry and starts yelling at them. Immediately, the children run
away from his garden.

Once the giant understands that sharing and friendship are pleasant and rewarding, he chooses to share his garden
inspired by the loving small children and all the seasons visit Mir Big’s house again.

This story is about a selfish giant who has a beautiful garden. Since he doesn’t like children he tries to keep kids away
from his house.

Due to the giant’s reaction, spring, summer and autumn never come to visit Mr Big’s garden. Only winter prevails.
Meanwhile, the children play sadly in the street.