Comprehension Questions for "Jack and the Beanstalk"

1. What did Jack's mother send him to town to sell?

a. Eggs
b. Magic beans
c. A cow
d. Toys

2. What did Jack trade the cow for?

a. Money
b. Magic beans
c. Gold coins
d. A bag of flour

3. What did Jack find growing in the garden the next morning?

a. A pumpkin
b. A tree
c. A beanstalk
d. A flower

4. What did Jack steal from the giant while he was sleeping?

a. Bag of gold coins
b. Magic hen
c. Magic harp
d. Magic beans

5. What did the giant call for after the magic hen?

a. A bag of diamonds
b. A bag of silver coins
c. Magic golden egg
d. Magic harp

6. What woke the giant up when Jack tried to take the harp?

a. Jack's loud footsteps
b. The harp played loudly
c. A loud noise outside
d. The hen cackling

7. How did Jack get rid of the giant at the end?

a. He asked him to leave
b. He chopped down the beanstalk
c. He tricked the giant
d. He chased the giant away

8. Which character threw the beans out the window?

a. Giant
b. Jack
c. Jack's mother
d. Servant of giant

9. What did the giant call for after the magic harp?

a. Magic harp
b. Magic hen
c. A bag of gold coins
d. His servant

10. What did Jack's mother initially want to do to the beanstalk?

a. Water it
b. Cut it down
c. Climb it
d. Leave it alone

Answer Key:

1. c. A cow - 00:00:24
2. b. Magic beans - 00:00:45
3. c. A beanstalk - 00:01:26
4. a. Bag of gold coins - 00:01:51
5. d. Magic harp - 00:02:56
6. b. The harp played loudly - 00:04:23
7. b. He chopped down the beanstalk - 00:05:06
8. c. Jack's mother - 00:00:45
9. b. Magic hen - 00:03:17
10. b. Cut it down - 00:03:17