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Paul Bunyan & Babe the Blue Ox Printable Worksheet Booklet

Babe is so Big

Name ______________________________

Fact: One exaggeration was that Babe was so big, that he could not fit in a barn! 1. Do you think an ox could be bigger than a barn? ____________ 2. Circle the number that is an exaggeration. 3. Color the exaggerated picture. Be sure to color Babe blue.

Babe River

Name ______________________________

Fact: One exaggeration is Babe could drink all the water in a river.

1. Do you think an ox can drink all the water in a river? _________ 2. Color the river blue. 3. Color Babe blue. 4. Cut out Babe and glue him next to the river.

Paul was so Big

Name ______________________________

Fact: One exaggeration was that Paul Bunyan was so big! When he was a baby, he could not fit in a house. 1. Do you think a baby could be bigger than a house? ____________ 2. Circle the number that is the exaggeration. 3. Color the exaggerated picture.

Book Exam L1

Name ______________________________ ____

Directions: Have students circle, point or gaze at each picture as you call it out.

Ideas: 1. Use the colored pictures of each in picture flashcards.

2. Cut out the pictures and attach them onto two Big Mack devices or other voice recorded switches.

Book Exam L2

Name _________________________

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1) Who was Paul Bunyan?

A: lumberjack

B: ox

C: police officer

2) Who was Babe?

B: ox

C: police officer

A: lumberjack

3) How did Paul move trees?

B: sled

A: shoulder

4) Which of these pictures describes Babe?

5) How much water could Babe drink?

A: all the water in a river

B: all the water in a bucket

6) How many pancakes could Paul Bunyan eat?

A: 3

C: 100

B: 12

7) Color Babe the correct color.

Job

Book Exam

Name _______________________________________

Directions: After the first question is answered, use your main idea cards to answer the additional questions.

Who was Paul Bunyan? ___________________________________

What was Paul Bunyan’s ox called? _______________________

What color was Paul Bunyan’s ox? ____________________

Color Paul Bunyan’s ox.

Who was the president of the U.S. during World War I? __________________

___________________

What ship did the Central Powers shoot at? _______________________

What side was the U.S. on? ____________________________

Who won the war? ___________________________

What paper said the war was over? ______________________________

Count by tens

Name ______________________________

Fact: One exaggeration is that Paul Bunyan could eat 100 pancakes. Each picture below represents 10 pancakes.

1. Count by tens until you get to 100 2. Do you think someone could eat 100 pancakes? ___________ 3. How many pancakes can you eat? __________

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Hyperbole 2

Name ______________________________

Fact: A hyperbole is an exaggeration. An exaggeration makes something bigger or more than it really is. 1. Cut out one of the pictures below to complete the exaggeration. 2. Glue the picture in the box. 3. Fill in the blank to complete the exaggeration.

She’s as skinny as a _______________________________________

string bean

toothpick

fishing pole

Babe Big

Name ______________________________

Fact: One exaggeration was that Babe was so big! Babe could not fit in a barn? 1. Do you think an ox could be bigger than a barn? ____________ 2. Circle the number that is an exaggeration. 3. Color the exaggerated picture. Be sure to color Babe blue.

Hyperbole

Name ______________________________

I’m so hungry, I could eat _______________________________________

everything in the fridge

a horse

a whole cow

Tall Tale

Name ______________________________

Fact: Lumberjacks told tall tales about Paul. Tall tales are exaggerated stories. A tall tale is not a true story. Tall tales are funny.

Directions:

1. Do you like tall tales? ___________________________.

2. Color Paul Bunyan.

3. Write a word or sentence describing the picture.

_____________________________________________________

Paul Bunyan strong

Name ______________________________

Fact: One exaggeration is that Paul Bunyan could carry trees on his shoulder. 1. Do you think that a lumberjack could really carry a tree on his shoulder? ________________ 2. Color Paul Bunyan. 3. Cut out the tree and glue it on Paul Bunyan’s shoulder.

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