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WorksheetsClever Jack Takes the Cake (U5W4)
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
How does Jack's mom feel about Jack being invited to the birthday party at the beginning of the passage?
She is excited for Jack.
She does not think Jack can go to the party.
She wants to go with Jack to the party.
She is worried about Jack walking to the party alone.
Which sentence from the text supports your answer about how Jack's mom felt about Jack being invited to the birthday party?
Jack had combed hair, a clean shirt and he set off for the castle, proudly holding the cake.
"What a shame you can't go," said his mother.
Soon Jack got to the forest and it was so dark he couldn't even see the cake.
When Jack got to the castle, he saw all the merry festivities and the princess sitting on a velvet throne.
Jack decides he will make a cake for the princess. How does he get the ingredients to make her cake?
He uses the money he has saved up.
His mom gives him some money.
He finds the ingredients he needs without paying.
He barters to get everything he needs to make the cake.
Themes are hidden inside a story. A theme is the message or a lesson the author wants you to learn. Select two lessons that can be learned from the passage.
Looking good is what matters most.
Small gifts bring the greatest rewards.
Hardships can be overcome with work.
Teamwork is needed to get things done.
A person who keeps trying will succeed.
When the author uses the words "shuffle-shuffle-kick" and "tap, tap, tap" to describe the way Samson dance, what kind of figurative language is being used?
metaphor
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
simile
When Jack finally arrives at the castle, all he has left to give the princess is a strawberry. How does Jack feel when the guard says the princess is allergic to the strawberry?
Jack is humble because he doesn't have a present.
Jack is reluctant because he doesn't have a present.
Jack is disappointed because he doesn't have a present.
Jack is considered because he doesn't have a present.
A synonym for grand is _________.
admit
humble
magnificent
considered
To think about something carefully.
considered
reluctantly
creation
barter
Something that has been made is a ______________.
barter
humble
magnificent
creation
To see a movie you will have to have ___________.
barter
payment
considered
admit
To trade items without the use of money.
payment
humble
creation
barter
A synonym of unwilling is _________.
reluctantly
admit
humble
considered
To confess something is to ___________.
considered
barter
admit
creation
If you are not proud, you are ____________.
magnificent
considered
payment
humble
