Clever Jack Takes the Cake Comprehension

The genre for Clever Jack Takes the Cake is

• realistic fiction

• fairy tale

• folktale

• expository text

What is the main problem in the beginning of the story?

• Jack had no paper to wrap a gift

• Jack's mom did not want him to go to the party

• Jack's mom had no money to give Jack to buy a gift

• Jack wanted to give the princess dust from his cupboards

How did Jack get what he needed to make a cake?

• Jack's mother loaned him the money

• Jack's pantry had all the ingredients necessary

• Jack bartered for the ingredients

• Jack bought the ingredients at the local store

What did the cake have when Jack first sets out on his journey to the castle?

• two layers

• buttery frosting

• 12 candles

• a succulent strawberry

What deal did Jack make with the troll?

• Jack let the troll have the walnuts

• Jack gave the troll half of the cake

• Jack gave the troll the strawberry

• Jack agreed to go away from the troll's bridge

Who was Samson?

• an old gypsy woman

• the palace guard

• the king

• a dancing bear

Jack gives the princess a cake for her birthday.

• true

• false

Because Jack did not have the cake anymore, he told the princess the _________ of what happened to him on the way to her castle.

What was the moral of this fairy tale?

• friendship makes the best gift

• respect your elders

• get your work done before you play

• slow and steady wins the race

What was the author's purpose for writing this selection?

• to persuade

• to inform

• to entertain