David and Goliath worksheet - Free Printable

Let's solve this step by step. The passage is a retelling of the biblical story of David and Goliath, and we need to fill in the blanks using the words from the box:

Words available:
- fighting
- fun
- Goliath
- beat
- fight
- boy
- sheep
- God
- stones
- sling
- thud

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Now, let's go through each blank and choose the correct word based on context.

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1. "One day, David took food to his brothers who were .............. the Philistines."

- David’s brothers were soldiers fighting against the Philistines.
- So the correct word is: fighting

✔ fighting

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2. "He heard someone shouting and making .............. of them."

- "Making fun of them" is a common phrase.
- So the correct word is: fun

✔ fun

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3. "They told him about .............., the mighty warrior."

- The mighty warrior mentioned is Goliath.
- So the correct word is: Goliath

✔ Goliath

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4. "No one could .............. him!"

- No one could defeat or overcome Goliath.
- The word that fits best is beat (as in "beat him").
- "Fight" could also fit, but "beat" implies victory, which matches the context better.

✔ beat

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5. "Don't worry, I'll go to .............. that giant," said David.

- David says he will go to fight the giant.
- So the correct word is: fight

✔ fight

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6. "You're only a .............."

- Saul calls David just a boy.
- This is a classic quote from the story.

✔ boy

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7. "I killed a lion and a bear to protect my father's .............."

- David was a shepherd, so he protected his father’s sheep.

✔ sheep

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8. ".............. will help me kill this giant."

- David says God will help him.
- So the correct word is: God

✔ God

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9. "So David went to face the giant. He stopped by a stream to pick up some .............. and placed them in his bag."

- David picked up stones to use with his sling.

✔ stones

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10. "Then David put a stone in his .............. and swung it around..."

- The tool used is a sling.

✔ sling

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11. "And the giant fell to the ground with a ..............!"

- A loud sound when something heavy falls — thud.

✔ thud

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✔ Final Filled Passage:

One day, David took food to his brothers who were fighting the Philistines. He heard someone shouting and making fun of them.
"Who is that man?" asked David. They told him about Goliath, the mighty warrior. No one could beat him! But David wasn't afraid of the giant. When King Saul heard of David's bravery, he called David before him.
"Don't worry, I'll go to fight that giant," said David.
"But he's a warrior," said Saul. "You're only a boy."
"I killed a lion and a bear to protect my father's sheep," said David. "God will help me kill this giant." Saul gave David his armour and weapons. But they were too big for David.
So David went to face the giant. He stopped by a stream to pick up some stones and placed them in his bag. Then he stood before Goliath.
Then David put a stone in his sling and swung it around and around. The stone whizzed through the air and smacked Goliath right in the forehead. And the giant fell to the ground with a thud!

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✔ Answer Key:

1. fighting
2. fun
3. Goliath
4. beat
5. fight
6. boy
7. sheep
8. God
9. stones
10. sling
11. thud

All words used are from the provided box, and each fits perfectly in context.