Pinocchio Activities

Bad puppet! Choose a word to finish each sentence. 1. 2.

Pinocchio ...... away Pinocchio ...... from home. his schoolbook. ran laughed smelled opened sold dropped

3. 4.

Pinocchio ...... a piece of Pinocchio ...... to Playland wood at Mr Cricket. instead of school.

shouted threw carved talked started went 

 1  © 2018 Usborne Publishing Ltd. Not for commercial use. Mixed-up story Can you put these pictures and sentences in order? A. B. C.

“You’ll go to school and Pinocchio was a real boy Sitting at the table was... work hard?” said Mr. at last. Geppetto! Cricket. D. E. F.

“Are you coming to the The birds came and The robbers pulled a rope puppet show?” asked pecked Pinocchio’s nose. around Pinocchio’s neck. a man. G. H. I.

Pinocchio had donkey’s “Forget school,” said “I name you... Pinocchio!” ears! Pinocchio’s friends. “We said Geppetto.

are going to Playland.” 

 2  © 2018 Usborne Publishing Ltd. Not for commercial use. Is that true? Choose a sentence for each picture.

Your gold coins will grow into 1. 2. money trees.

Bad, lazy boys become donkeys.

A. Mr. Cricket says Pinocchio A. Pinocchio thinks the fox and will never be a good son. the cat are telling the truth. B. Mr. Cricket says Geppetto B. Pinocchio thinks the fox and will never be a good father. the cat are telling lies.

3. 4. I don’t have a father.

I’ll throw you into the sea.

A. Pinocchio’s nose grows A. The Coachman says longer when he forgets things. Pinocchio is too lazy to work. B. Pinocchio’s nose grows B. The Coachman is too lazy

longer when he tells lies. to throw Pinocchio into the sea. 

 3  © 2018 Usborne Publishing Ltd. Not for commercial use. People and animals Match the people and animals to the sentences below.

1. The fox and the cat 2. The birds 3. Geppetto

4. The Showman 5. Mr. Cricket 6. The Blue Fairy A. B. He tells Pinocchio that bad He sold his coat to buy boys become donkeys. a schoolbook.

C. D. He sneezes when he feels They peck sorry for someone. Pinocchio’s nose.

E. F. She can see that Pinocchio They try to steal

has changed. Pinocchio’s money. 

 4  © 2018 Usborne Publishing Ltd. Not for commercial use. Where did Pinocchio... Choose the places that answer the questions below.

1. 2.

A. In Playland

At Mr. ...meet the other ...have lots of B. Cricket’s puppets? friends? house

3. 4. In the red and C. yellow tent

D. At school ...turn into a ...turn back into a donkey? puppet?

5. 6. Inside the E. shark

F. In the sea ...find Geppetto ...promise to be

again? good? 

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