Goldilocks and The Three Bears

Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Read the tale and put the verbs into Past Simple Tense.
Once upon a time, there was (be) a family of Bears: Papa Bear, Mama Bear and Baby Bear.
One day Mama Bear (1)______(make) a wonderful porridge breakfast, but it was very hot to eat. So they
(2)______ (decide) to go out while the porridge (3)______(cool) off.
A little girl named Goldilocks was on a walk in the forest that morning. She (4)______(see) the house and got
a whiff of the wonderful porridge. First she looked in at the window, and then she peeped in at the keyhole. She
(5)______ (knock) but nobody answered. She went inside.
At the table in the kitchen, there (6)______(be) three bowls of porridge. Goldilocks was
hungry. She (7) ______(taste) the porridge from the biggest bowl.
"This porridge is too hot!" she (8) ______(exclaim).
So, she tasted the porridge from the smaller bowl.
"This porridge is too cold," she said
So, she (9)______(taste) the smallest bowl of porridge.
"Ahhh, this porridge is just right," she (10)______(say) happily and she (11)_____(eat) it all up.
Then she (12)______(feel) a little tired. So, she (13)______(walk) into the living
room where she saw three chairs. The first chair was too high. The second chair was
too low.
So she (14)______(try) the last chair.
"Ahhh, this chair is just right," she (15)_____(say) But the chair (16)______(break)
into pieces!
Goldilocks was very tired by this time, so she (17)______ (go) upstairs to the
bedroom. She (18)______(lie) down in the first bed, but it was too hard. Then she
(19)______(lie) in the second bed, but it was too soft, too. Then she (20)______(lie)
down in the third bed and it was just right. Goldilocks (21)_____(fall) asleep.
As she was sleeping, the three bears came home.
"Someone's been eating my porridge," growled Papa Bear.
"Someone's been eating my porridge," said Mama Bear.
"Someone's been eating my porridge – and it’s all gone!" (22)______(cry) Baby Bear.
Then they went to the living room.
"Someone's been sitting in my chair," growled Papa Bear.
"Someone's been sitting in my chair," said Baby Bear.
"Someone's been sitting in my chair, and it is broken!" (23)______(cry) Mama Bear.
They decided to look around some more. They got upstairs to the bedroom.
"Someone's been sleeping in my bed," growled Papa Bear.
"Someone's been sleeping in my bed, too" said the Mama Bear.
"Someone's been sleeping in my bed and she's still there!" (24)______(exclaim) Baby Bear.
Just then, Goldilocks (25)_____(wake) up and (26)______(see) the three bears. She (27)______(scream),
"Help!" And she (28)_____(jump) up and (29)______(run) out of the room. Goldilocks (30)______(run) down
the stairs, opened the door, and (31)______(run) away into the forest. And she never (32)______(return) to the
home of the three bears.
Exercises
I. Match the antonyms. (antonym – a word having the opposite meaning)
1) high a) soft
2) hard b) cold
3) hot c) big
4) small d) low
II. Match the correct objects to the bears.

1. Daddy Bear’s a) hard bed
2. Mummy Bear’s b) smallest bowl
3. Baby Bear’s c) medium bed
III. Underline five synonyms for the word `say`. (synonym – a word having the same or nearly the same
meaning)
growl whiff cry decide exclaim porride scream stair exclaim
IV. Look at the faces an choose the best synonyms for the word `say`.
"I’ll call the police." _______ Papa Bear. "I’m very hungry." _______ Baby Bear.
V. Circle the definition which describes the expression.

1) get a whiff a) smell something b) taste something c) hear something
2) eat something up a) eat a bit b) consume wholly c) have a bite of it
3) answer the door a) close the door b) lock the door c) open the door
VI. Put the sentences in order.

a)___ She ran out of the room, down the stairs and out of the house.
b)___ She opened the door and went in.
c)___The bears went to the bedroom and saw Goldilocks.
d)___ She got into bed, closed her eyes and went to sleep.
e)___ She ate all of Baby Bear’s porridge.
VII. Read Baby Bear’s diary entry and fill in the following words.
early making tasted hot dirtied worst forest catch
What a day! I got up ______ in the morning, went straight into the kitchen, and saw Mummy _____my favourite
breakfast meal – porridge. I couldn’t wait, so I _____ it – and it was yummy! Well, Mum is a great cook. But I
was forced to go for a walk. Daddy wanted us to go. He said the porridge was too _____to eat. While we were
strolling in the_______, a cheeky girl entered our house without invitation. What a mess she made! She broke
Mummy’s chair, ______our beds, but what is the ______ – she ate my porridge ALL up! We found her lying
sleeping in MY bed. We couldn’t catch her. She got up quickly and ran away. Daddy called the police. I hope
they will _____ her!
VII. Fill in the wanted poster. Give details.
Wanted
This subject is wanted by the Round Forest Police Department for questioning in a burglary.
The subject broke into the Bears’ house last Sunday. Anyone with information, please contact
the Round Forest Police Department.
Personal Details:
Name: ________________________
Age: 6 -____ years old
Height: 100 -_____ cm Weight: 20 -______ kg
Eyes: _______________ Hair: _____________________
Wearing: a red and white striped ________, blue _________

and green ________ .
She entered the house without inviting, _______ the porridge,
___________ the chair and dirtied the bed linens.
Reward: 3 jars of honey

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II. Match the correct objects to the bears.

growl whiff cry decide exclaim porride scream stair exclaim

V. Circle the definition which describes the expression.

VI. Put the sentences in order.

VII. Fill in the wanted poster. Give details.

Wearing: a red and white striped , blue _

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