Jack and the Beanstalk — Questions and answers

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Why did Jack's mother decide to sell Milky-White?

Choices

  1. Jack wanted to sell Milky-White for a famous price.
  2. The cottage had too many animals.
  3. Milky-White was too old to keep.
  4. Milky-White stopped giving milk altogether. ✓

Answer: Milky-White stopped giving milk altogether.

From page 1

What did the old man give Jack in exchange for Milky-White?

Choices

  1. a new hat
  2. a riddle book
  3. five magic beans ✓
  4. a bag of gold coins

Answer: five magic beans

From page 2

What did Jack's mother do with the five beans Jack brought home?

Choices

  1. She cooked them for supper.
  2. She threw them out of the open window into the garden. ✓
  3. She gave them back to Jack.
  4. She saved them for planting later.

Answer: She threw them out of the open window into the garden.

From page 3

In the story 'Jack and the Beanstalk', what did Jack see when he woke up after planting the magic beans?

Choices

  1. a single enormous beanstalk going up to the sky ✓
  2. a giant walking in the garden
  3. his mother planting more beans
  4. a new cow in the field

Answer: a single enormous beanstalk going up to the sky

From page 4

In 'Jack and the Beanstalk', where did Jack find himself after climbing the beanstalk and going through the clouds?

Choices

  1. his own village from a different view
  2. a giant's castle in the sky
  3. a field of golden eggs
  4. a country he had never heard anyone speak of ✓

Answer: a country he had never heard anyone speak of

From page 5

In 'Jack and the Beanstalk', where did the giantess hide Jack when her husband, the giant, came home?

Choices

  1. in the cold oven ✓
  2. in a cupboard
  3. behind a curtain
  4. under the table

Answer: in the cold oven

From page 6

In 'Jack and the Beanstalk', what did Jack take from the giant's house the first time he visited?

Choices

  1. a magic bean
  2. a bag of gold coins ✓
  3. a plain brown hen
  4. a singing harp

Answer: a bag of gold coins

From page 7

In 'Jack and the Beanstalk', what did Jack take from the giant's house on his second trip?

Choices

  1. a magic harp
  2. another bag of gold coins
  3. a plain brown hen that laid golden eggs ✓
  4. the giant's breakfast

Answer: a plain brown hen that laid golden eggs

From page 8

In 'Jack and the Beanstalk', what did the magic harp do when Jack lifted it from the giant's table?

Choices

  1. It played a beautiful song.
  2. It glowed with a golden light.
  3. It turned into a bird and flew away.
  4. It called out loudly, "Master! Master!" ✓

Answer: It called out loudly, "Master! Master!"

From page 9

What happened to the beanstalk after Jack chopped it down?

Choices

  1. It fell, carrying the giant back up to his own high country. ✓
  2. It turned into a river.
  3. It disappeared into thin air.
  4. It grew back even taller.

Answer: It fell, carrying the giant back up to his own high country.

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