Reading comprehension for the Brothers Grimm’s 'The Golden Goose’
In this classic story of kindness rewarded, a generous but mistreated younger brother named Simpleton shares his meager pancake with a magical dwarf and is rewarded with a golden goose and the hand of the princess. With the help of the grateful dwarf, Simpleton overcomes the unreasonable demands of a biased king and eventually inherits the kingdom. This entertaining fairy tale retelling imparts a moral lesson about how generosity and perseverance can be rewarded.
Download includes:
➊ Double-sided eading passage (a faithful retelling of the Grimms version) written at an approximate year 3 or 4 level for readers aged 7-9 years old.
➋ A 31 question multi-choice SAT Style comprehension sheet, including a mix of factual, main idea, detail, sequencing, inference, vocabulary, true or false, cause and effect, and authors purpose questions.
➌ A classic, write the answers on the line, 21 reading comprehension question worksheet.
➍ True or False? Activity with 32 statements.
Answer sheets for all versions.
*Not to be confused with the Aesop fable “The Goose Who Laid the Golden Eggs”, which is also available from my shop / via this link *
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