English : Unit 8 : Play : Jack and the Beanstalk
Questions Answers
A. Say true or false.
1. The magic beans grew into a huge beanstalk. [Answer: True]
2. The beanstalk reached high into the sky in the evening. [Answer: True]
3. Everything is so big in the castle. [Answer: True]
4. The hen laid a perfect iron egg. [Answer: False]
5. Jack picked up the Giant’s hen. [Answer: False]
B. Fill in the blanks.
1. The Giant smells the blood of an Englishman
2. Jack asked his mom for an axe
3. Jack chopped down the beanstalk
4. As soon as the giant was full, he fell fast asleep
C. Answer the following questions.
1. Why was Jack’s mother angry?
Answer: ‘Jack’s mother was angry because she thought he was foolish in getting five magic beans for their cow.
2. Why was Jack surprised when reaching the sky?
Answer: The wild beanstalk, that grew sky high and huge, surprised Jack.
3. What did Jack find when he reached the top?
Answer: Jack found a huge castle when he reached the top of the beanstalk.
4. What did Jack see in the castle?
Answer: Jack saw a giant in the castle. Everything was so big in the castle.
5. What did the Giant eat for meal?
Answer: The giant ate five sheep for his meal. He also had a golden egg from a hen.
6. Where did Jack hide when he saw the Giant?
Answer: Jack hid himself in a cupboard.
7. What did Jack intend to take when the Giant asleep?
Answer: Jack intended to take away the hen that laid a golden egg, when the giant was asleep.
8. What did the hen do when Jack picked it up?
Answer: The hen squawked and tried to fly when Jack picked it up.
9. What did Jack do when the Giant woke up?
Answer: Jack hurried and climbed down the beanstalk as fast as he could, when the giant woke up.
10. Why did Jack ask for an axe?
Answer: Jack asked for an axe to cut down the beanstalk, on which the giant was climbing down.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
Short Questions and Answers :
1. Why did Jack’s mother want to sell the cow?
Answer: Jack’s mother wanted to sell the cow because they were very poor and needed some money to live.
2. Whom did Jack see when he took the cow to the market?
Answer: Jack saw a little old man who offered five magic beans for his cow.
3. What did Jack’s mother do with the magic beans?
Answer: Jack’s mother was very angry and threw the beans through the window.
4. What did the giant smell?
Answer: The Giant smelt the blood of an Englishman.
5. What happened to the Giant when Jack cut down the beanstalk?
Answer: The Giant, who climbed down the beanstalk to catch hold of Jack, fell down and died.
6. What did the hen do?
Answer: The hen laid a golden egg every day and Jack and his mother were not poor anymore.
7. Why were they called “Magic beans”?
Answer: They were called “Magic beans” because they grew into a huge beanstalk overnight. The beanstalk reached high into the sky.
Paragraph Questions and Answers:
1. What happened when Jack went to sell the cow in the market?
Answer: When Jack went to sell the cow in the market, he met an old man on the way. The old man was willing to buy the cow. He offered five magic beans to Jack, in exchange for the cow. He told Jack that he would become rich with the magic beans. So, Jack got the five magic beans for his cow and returned home happily.
2. What happened to the magic beans?
Answer: When Jack arrived at his home without any money, his mother was very angry at his foolishness. She threw away the five magic beans out of the window. During the night, the magic beans grew into a huge beanstalk. It reached high into the sky. Jack climbed on it. When he reached the top, he found a Giant was living in a huge castle.
3. What did the giant do? What happened to the giant at the end?
Answer: Jack saw a giant in the huge castle. The giant ate five sheep. He had a hen which laid a golden egg every day. When the giant was asleep, Jack took the hen. The hen made a noise. The giant woke up and chased Jack. Jack climbed down the beanstalk quickly. He asked his mother for an axe. He cut down the beanstalk before the giant reached the ground. The giant fell to the ground and died. Jack and his mother lived happily ever after with the riches.
Comprehension passage:
Read the passage and Answer the questions below.
Smelling human blood the giant woke up. Jack ran back to the beanstalk and climbed down quickly. When he reached the bottom he went to his mother to ask for an axe. Jack chopped the huge beanstalk on which the giant had also climbed down to catch him. When the beanstalk was chopped, the giant fell with a thud. His end came. Jack’s mother was surprised to see the giant. Jack took the hen home and it laid a golden egg everyday. Jack and his mother never saw poverty again.
i) What smell did the giant get?
Answer: The giant smelt human blood.
ii) What did Jack ask his mother for?
Answer: Jack asked his mother for an axe.
iii) What happened to the beanstalk?
Answer: Jack cut down the beanstalk with an axe.
iv) What happened to the giant?
Answer: The giant who climbed down the beanstalk fell down with a thud and died.
v) How did Jack and his mother become rich?
Answer: Jack took the hen home. It laid a golden egg everyday. Jack and his mother never saw poverty again.
Rearrange the jumbled sentences :
A.
1. So Jack took the magic beans.
2. The old man offered five magic beans.
3. The mother asked Jack to sell the cow in the market.
4. He and his mother were poor.
5. Once upon a time there was a boy named Jack.
Answer: 5,4,3,2,1
5. Once upon a time there was a boy named Jack.
4. He and his mother were poor.
3. The mother asked Jack to sell the cow in the market.
2. The old man offered five magic beans.
1. So Jack took the magic beans.
B.
1. He saw a huge castle.
2. Jack climbed on the wild beanstalk.
3. Jack’s mother was very angry.
4. During the night the beans grew into a wild beanstalk.
5. She threw the beans out of the window.
Answer: 3, 5, 4, 2,1
3. Jack’s mother was very angry.
5. She threw the beans out of the window.
4. During the night the beans grew into a wild beanstalk.
2. Jack climbed on the wild beanstalk.
1. He saw a huge castle.
Punctuation
Punctuation marks
You may possess good language skills and know how to express yourself in the language but without the knowledge of punctuation marks, your skills, especially written, is incomplete. A piece of writing which does not include punctuation marks is difficult to read as compared to a piece of writing which carries proper punctuation marks at the right places.
Commonly used punctuation marks
1. Comma (,)
The comma is used to indicate a short pause. It is used:
a. for words, phrases, and clauses in a series.
* For example,
Gandhiji, the Father of the Nation, died on 30th January, 1948.
b. when you address a person.
* For example,
“Yes, Sir.”
c. to separate numbers, dates and address.
* For example,
I was born on 9th August, 1990 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
2. Semicolon (;)
The semicolon represents a stronger pause than a comma. It is used to stress the close relationship between one sentence and another.
* For example,
Today we love what tomorrow we hate; today we seek what tomorrow we shun; today we desire what tomorrow we fear.
3. Colon (:)
The colon is used to show that something is to follow.
* For example,
The principle parts of a verb in English are: the present tense, the past tense, and the past participle.
4. Full Stop (•)
The full stop is used to mark the end of a declarative or an imperative sentence. It represents the greatest pause.
* For example,
Abirami, Suganya and Sudha are best friends.
5. Exclamation Mark (!)
The exclamation mark is used after interjections and after phrases and sentences expressing sudden emotion or wish.
* For example,
Alas! Oh dear!
6. Question Mark (?)
Question Mark is used, instead of the Full Stop, after a direct question.
* For example,
Have you finished writing?
7. Dash (−)
The dash is used to make an abrupt stop or change of thought.
* For example,
He has-you may not believe it-failed.
8. Inverted Commas (“ ”)
Inverted Commas are used to enclose the exact words of a speaker, or a quotation.
* For example,
“I would rather die,” he exclaimed, “than join the oppressors of my country
9. Apostrophe (’)
Used to indicate either possession (e.g. Harry ‘ s book ; boys ‘ coats omission of letters or numbers (e.g. can ‘ t ; he ‘ s ; 1 Jan. ‘ 99 ).
10. Brackets ( )
Each of a pair of marks ( ) [ ] { } used to enclose words or figures so as to separate them from the context
* For example,
MS Dhoni (the former Cricket captain) resigned from cricket.
A. Punctuate the following sentences.
Period (.) Comma (,) Exclamation Mark (!) Question Mark (?) Quotation Mark (“ ”)
1. i like playing with my friends sandy sunny sameer
Answer: I like playing with my friends – Sandy, Sunny, &Sameer.
2. we went through the smoky mountains, near shimla on our way to leh
Answer: We went through the smoky mountains, near Shimla on our way to leh.
3. my favourite soap is pears and my favourite toothpaste is pepsodent
Answer: My favourite soap is Pears and my favourite toothpaste is pepsodent.
4. my friend priya speaks german and she is teaching me some words
Answer: Myfriend Priya speaks German and she is teaching me some words
5. he was honest sincere hard working
Answer: He was honest, sincere, hard working,
6. hindus muslims sikhs christians live together in India
Answer: Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians live together in India.
7. long ago in a town in Switzerland there lived a famous man called william
Answer: Long ago in a town in Switzerland there lived a famous man called Wiliam.
8. akbar the greatest of the mughal emperors ruled wisely
Answer: Akbar the greatest of the Mughal Emperors ruled wisely;
9. tanya said to ilarahul is a nice guy
Answer: Tanya said to Nila, “Rahul is a nice guy “.
10. when is your birthday
Answer: When is your birthday?
Period (.) Comma (,) Exclamation Mark (!) Question Mark (?) Quotation Mark (“ ”)
B. Write the correct punctuation mark that best completes each sentence.
Example 1. Congratulations_____ You graduated with honors____
Answer: Congratulations! You graduated with honors!
1. Where is an exciting place to visit __
Answer: Where is an exciting place to visit?
2. Make sure to complete all your homework on time __
Answer: Make sure to complete all your homework on time.
3. Priya asked when are wegoing on a vacation __
Answer: Priya asked, “When are we going on a vacation!
4. Terry Sam and Jeremy went to the movies together __
Answer: Terry! Sam and Jeremy went to the movies together.
5. Wow __ What a wonderful event __
Answer: Wow! What a wonderful event!
6. I am so excited to see my family for Christmas __
Answer: I am so excited to see my family for Christmas!
7. what day of the week is your favorite __
Answer: What day of the week is your favourite?
8. You need to do your homework right after dinner __
Answer: You need to do your homework right after dinner.
9. Please take out the trash when you get home __
Answer: Please take out the trash when you get home.
10. My favorite team won the game __
Answer: My favourite team won the game.
11. What did you want to eat for lunch __
Answer: What did you want to eat for lunch?
12. I had a great time at your party __
Answer: I had a great time at your party.
13. Do you know what time it is __
Answer: Do you know what time it is?
14. How do we get to the amusement park __
Answer: How do we get to the amusement park?
15. I can’t wait to go on summer vacation __
Answer: I can’t wait to go on summer vacation.
Forms of Verb
