Worksheet 1

Read and give similar words for the underlined words.

1.

Once there was a miller who was very poor and very boastful. He had a
beautiful daughter named Lisa. The miller lied to the King about Lisa who could
turn straw into gold.

poor = ___________ beautiful = ___________

turn = ____________

2.

King demanded Lisa to turn the straw into gold in three days or else she would
be sentenced to death. Lisa was very sad as she would not able to grant the
Kings whishes.

Demand (ed) = ___________

Sad = __________

death =___________

The stranger was known as Rumpelstiltskin who spun straw into gold and in
return Lisa gave him her necklace and ring. The King became so greedy and
wanted more gold.
3.

Stranger = ___________
Became = ___________

4.

spun(spin) = _____________

Rumpelstiltskin appeared for the third time and offered his last help to Lisa. In
return, Lisa had nothing to reward him. Rumpelstiltskin spun the straw into gold
and for a promise Lisa would give her first-born child to him after she became a
queen.

promise = ___________ first = ____________ child= _____________

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Read and give similar words for the underlined words.

5.

After a year, the King and Lisa had a baby son. Rumpelstiltskin returned to
claim his reward. The queen was frightened and offered him all the wealth she
had if she could keep the child.

claim = __________ wealth = ______________

baby = ___________

6.

At first she failed, but before the final night, the messenger followed
Rumpelstiltskin to the woods and they overheard him singing. While he was
singing and dancing around the fire, they discovered his name as
Rumpelstiltskin.

messenger =__________ woods = __________

fire = ___________
dancing = __________
The messenger came back and told the queen. She jumped for joy as she knew
that this was surely the little mans name.
7.

told(tell) = _____________
joy = ______________

8.

jumped = ___________

When the dwarf came to the queen on the third day and she revealed his name,
Rumpelstiltskin lost his bargain. He was so angry and stamped the floor so hard
and vanished in a puff of smoke. Lisas father learnt his lesson and he promised
her that he would never boast again.

angry = __________
floor = __________

stamp(ed) = __________

So the queen, the king, the miller and the messenger lived happily and never
heard from the funny little man again.
9.

lived = ___________

happily = ___________ never = ____________

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Targeted answers:
poor = unfortunate

beautiful = pretty

turn = change

demand(ed) =

death =

sad =

stranger =

spun (spin)= twirl

became = voracious

promise - swear

first = primary

child = baby

baby =child

claim =

wealth =

messenger =

woods = jungle

fire =

angry = mad / annoyed

stamp(ed) = beat

ground = soil

pull(ed) =

dancing = tapping

jump(ed)= hop

joy = delight / happiness

told(tell) =

live(d) = exist

happily = gladly / joyfully

never = not at all

heard = listened

*accept any correct answers

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