Big Pumpkin Worksheets

by Erica Silverman

Reading Level J · Lexile AD420L · ATOS 2.8

A witch grows a pumpkin for her Halloween pie, but it's stuck fast on the vine. A ghost, a vampire and a mummy each boast they're strong enough to pull it free, and then a little bat has an idea. A cumulative tale in the spirit of The Gigantic Turnip.

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Big Pumpkin vocabulary words and comprehension questions

12 vocabulary words and 8 comprehension questions across 3 sections: Beginning · Middle · End.

Vocabulary words include weeded, sprout, vine, tugged, boasted, stronger, aside, idea, landed, bounced, hurried, shouted.

Sample questions

What does the witch want to make?
What is the witch's problem?
How does the witch feel when the pumpkin will not come off?

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