20840 cinderella past simple reading

CINDERELLA
Once upon a time there ______ ( be ) a young pretty girl. Her mother was dead and her father ________
( marry ) with a widow with two daughters. Her stepmother _______ ( not-like ) her and only ____ ( love ) her
own daughters. So, Cinderella _____ ( be ) always unhappy. Her step mother ________ ( not-give ) any food and
any clothes to her. She always ______ ( have to) work. She _____ ( can ) rest only in the evenings near the cinders.
So, everybody _______ ( call ) her Cinderella. One day, there _______ ( be ) an announcement. There _______
( be ) a ball dance in the palace. The step mother and her daughters _______( become )very excited for the
ball dance. They _______ ( buy ) new clothes, jewelleries and shoes for the ball dance. Cinderella _______
( want ) to go but she _________ ( not-have ) anything to wear. She ______ ( go ) her room and _______( cry ).
While she was crying a fairy _______ ( appear ). Fairy: “Don’t worry Cinderella. You’ll go to the ball dance." “But
I have nothing to wear.” said Cinderella. The fairy ________ ( smile ) and with a magic, Cinderella _______ ( become )
a princess. The fairy also made a coach for her to go to the ball dance. Cinderella _______ ( get ) very happy.
She _____ ( thank ) the fairy and ________ ( go ) to the

While she was running she ________ ( lose ) one of her

palace. She ________ ( meet ) people around, ________

shoes. The Prince _______ ( pick ) up the shoes and

( dance ) and ________ ( enjoy ) at the

_______ ( ask ) his ministers to go and search for the

ball. Then the king and the prince

girl. The ministers ________( try ) the shoe on the foot

_______

( enter ) the hall and

of every girl in the town but weren’t successful.

everybody _______

( stop ). The prince was

Cinderella’s sisters also ________( try ) the shoes but

looking for his

princess of dreams. He

they ________( fail ). The ministers asked Cinderella to

_______ ( see )

Cinderella near

the stairs and he _______

try the shoe but her sisters ______( laugh ) at this.

( want ) to

When Cinderella ________( wear ) the shoe, it

dance with her. They ____

_______( fit). Now, they _______( find ) the princess.

( dance ) together for a long time. He

The prince ________( reach ) there in a hurry and he

______ ( fall ) in love with Cinderella.

______( be) happy to find her princess. He ________

But now it _____( be ) time to go. So, she _______

( take ) Cinderella to his palace and soon they ________

( hurry ) and ________( not-say ) a goodbye to be at

( get ) married. They lived happily….

home before her stepmother and sisters.

A) True or False?

B) Answer the questions.

1)

Cinderella was very happy.

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2)

Her stepmother and sisters were very

)

_______________________________________.

kind to her.

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)

3)

She did all the housework.

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)

4)

Her mother was dead.

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5)

Cinderella went to party with her step
mother and sisters.

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6)

Prince fell in love with Cinderella.

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7)

Cinderella didn’t like the prince.

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8)

The ministers couldn’t find Cinderella
and turned back.
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)

1) Was Cinderella happy with her family?

2) Why did they call her Cinderella?
_______________________________________.

3) Did her stepmother love Cinderella?
_______________________________________.

4) Why did Cinderella go home in a hurry?
_______________________________________.

5) Could the Prince’s ministers find the shoe’s owner?
_______________________________________.