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Sheet # 3/Jack and the Beanstalk

Name: _____________________ Date_____________


1) Jack sold the cow for $5.00. He spent $4.00 on beans. How much did he have left?

A) 1 dollar

B) 9 dollars

C) 2 dollars

D) 0 dollars

 2. The beanstalk began to grow. It grew 2 feet an hour. How many feet did it grow in 5 hours?

A) 9 feet

B) 10 feet

C) 7 feet

D) 8 feet
 

3. Jack climbed the beanstalk. He counted the leaves as he climbed. He counted by fives. Fill in the missing number.
5, 10, 15, 20, ___

A) 23

B) 25

C) 15

D) 21 

4. It took Jack 2 hours to climb the beanstalk. He started climbing at 11:00 a.m. What time did he get to the top?

 A) 12:00

B) 2:00 p.m.

C) 11:30 a.m.

D) 1 p.m.

 5. The giant was 10 feet tall! How many inches is that?

  A) 30 inches

B) 100 inches

C) 36 inches

D) 120 inches

6. The giant ate an odd number of eggs for breakfast. He ate more than eight, but less than a dozen. The number has two digits. How many eggs did he eat?

 A) 9 eggs

B) 11 eggs

C) 10 eggs

D) 12 eggs

 7. Jack found some gold pieces. Each piece had 4 sides. The sides were all the same length. What shape were the pieces of gold?

 A) square

B) triangle

C) rectangle

D) pentagon

 8. Jack climbed down the beanstalk. He counted backwards as he climbed. What are the missing numbers?

22, ___, 20, 19, ___

 A) 21 and 18

B) 23 and 21

C) 20 and 15

D) 21 and 16

9. Jack used some of the gold to buy a new bike. His mother bought him a helmet for $5.50 and a horn for $3.00. How much did his mother spend?

  A) $8.00

B) $9.00

C) $8.50

D) $7.50

10. Jack's mother was so happy! She let Jack have a pizza party. Three friends will come. Today is Tuesday, October 5th. The party will be on Friday. What will be the date of the party?

A) October 6th

B) October 9th

C) October 7th

D) October 8th