Lesson -2

Jack and the Beanstalk

I. Dictation Words:

1. enough

2. helpful

3. morning

4. beanstalk

5. castle

6. hungry

II. Synonyms:

1. chop - cut into small pieces

2. weed - a wild unwanted plant

3. overnight - very quickly

4. attic - a small store room at the top floor

5. peered - to look carefully

 6. enormous - huge

7. fright - a sudden fear

III. Antonyms:

1. sell x buy

2. giant x dwarf

3. special x ordinary

4. huge x tiny

IV. Explain with reference to the context:

1. “Jack counted six, tall gold towers.”

a) What did Jack count?

Ans: Jack counted six tall gold towers.

b) What is the antonym of the word ‘tall’?

Ans: The antonym of the word ‘tall’ is ‘short’.

V. Answer the following:

1. What did Jack’s mother tell him?

Ans: Jack’s mother told him to sell the cow, Old Bess in order

to buy some seeds with the money.

2. Why was Jack’s mother very cross?

Ans: Jack’s mother was very cross because he sold the cow

just for six bean seeds.

3. What all did Jack see after climbing the beanstalk?

Ans: Jack saw a tall square castle, six tall gold tower, an ugly

giant and a tiny white hen in a small gold cage.

 4. How did Jack and his mother grow rich?

Ans: After escaping from the giant, the hen started to lay

golden eggs everyday as a sign of gratitude for Jack. They

sold the golden eggs and earned lots of money and thus

became rich and lived happily forever.

VI. Write the tenses:

Base form Past Tense Past Participle

chop chopped chopped

buy bought bought

show showed shown

go went gone

wake woke woken

sleep slept slept