Three Little Pigs - Comprehension Questions

What did the first and second little pigs build their houses out of?

• bricks and sticks

• straw and bricks

• straw and sticks

• stones and straw

Which of these is your favourite word or phrase from the story?

• Not by the hair on my chinny, chin, chin!

• Little pig, little pig, let me come in!

• I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down!

Who said "Little pig, little pig, let me in!"

• the wolf

• the first little pig

• the second little pig

• Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother

Why did the first little pig build his house out of straw?

• He thought straw was a strong material.

• He was lazy and it was easy.

• He could only afford to buy straw.

• He found a lot of straw lying around.

Which material was the strongest?

• straw

• sticks

• bricks

• slime

Where did the first and second little pig go after the wolf blew down their houses?

• They ran to their grandma's house!

• They ran to find the woodcutter!

• They ran to the third pig's house, the one of bricks!

• They ran to the gingerbread house!

When the Big Bad Wolf couldn't blow down the house of bricks, what did he do?

• He kept huffing and puffing until he ran out of breath and died!

• He gave up and went home hungry!

• He pretended to give up and leave, but hid away. And when the pigs came out to celebrate, he jumped on them and ate them!

• He climbed down the chimney!

Which of these are phrases that are repeated throughout the story?

• Little pig, little pig, let me come in.

• SPLASH

• I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down.

• He could not blow it down.

How did the wolf know where to find the house made of sticks and made of bricks?

• The Big Bad Wolf followed the little pig to the house made out of sticks, and then followed the two little pigs to the house made out of sticks.

• He used Google Maps.

• He stopped and asked Little Red Riding Hood if she'd seen where the pigs had gone, and she told him where to go.

• He used iMAP.

What happened after the wolf climbed down the chimney?

• His tail caught fire and he ran around the house trying to put it out.

• He landed in a big pot of stew.

• He surprised the pigs and trapped them in the house.

• He was surprised to find no pigs in the house, just a woodcutter with his ax!