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Ages: 7–11yrs

Brilliant Activities for

Reading Comprehension, Year 4

Engaging Stories to Develop Comprehension Skills

Charlotte Makhlouf
 Contents
Introduction...................................................................................................................................4
Links to the National Literacy Strategy.........................................................................................5
Cross-curricular Activities.............................................................................................................8

Wizard’s List of Jobs..................................................................................................................14

Maisy, who Squeezed Herself into Tight Places.........................................................................17
Sharon Smayle’s Report............................................................................................................20
Capture of the White Stallion......................................................................................................23
Lions in the Garden....................................................................................................................26
Space Station Astra....................................................................................................................29
Some Peculiar Inventions...........................................................................................................32
Book Review..............................................................................................................................35
The Afternoon Train to Sunbeam Creek.....................................................................................38
No Gold at Mouse Creek............................................................................................................41
Chicken (a play).........................................................................................................................44
Earth, Sea and Sky....................................................................................................................47
Shock for Shoppers....................................................................................................................50
I Had a Dream............................................................................................................................53
Monkey Trouble..........................................................................................................................56
Everest – to the Top (part 1).......................................................................................................59
The Haunted Villages in Snodshire............................................................................................62
Wizard’s Speech........................................................................................................................65
The Albatross Virus....................................................................................................................68
Tragedy at Danger Zone............................................................................................................71
Mouse Creek Remembered.......................................................................................................74
Speech to the Board of Directors...............................................................................................77
The Oasis at Wadi Loofah..........................................................................................................80
Everest – to the Top (part 2).......................................................................................................83
The Fosters (a radio serial)........................................................................................................86
The Red Stone...........................................................................................................................89
Mystery at the House of Shells...................................................................................................92
The Lost City of Chipputut..........................................................................................................95
The Last Settlement of the Beeca People on the Island of Gweek............................................98
Superheroes.............................................................................................................................101
Unseen Danger........................................................................................................................104
The Haunted House.................................................................................................................107

Answers.................................................................................................................................... 110
Brilliant Activities for

Reading
Comprehension,
Year 4
Engaging Stories and Activities to Develop
Comprehension Skills

Charlotte Makhlouf
Brilliant Publications publishes many other practical resource books for primary school teachers, a few of
which are listed below. You may find more details on our website: www.brilliantpublications.co.uk.

Brilliant Activities for Reading Comprehension Series

Year 1.
Year 2.
Year 3.
Year 5.
Year 6.

Other publications
Brilliant Activities for Persuastive Writing.
Brilliant Activities for Reading Non-Fiction.
Brilliant Activities for Reading Fiction
Speaking and Listening Games
Fun with Plays.
Fun with Poems.
Fun with Action Rhymes and Poems.

Published by Brilliant Publications © Text: Charlotte Makhlouf 2012

Unit 10
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 Introduction
The importance of reading for meaning should never be underestimated. Whilst many young
children might be able to decode quite complex texts, it is vital that they understand what they
read. More importantly, it is fundamental that they enjoy what they are reading.

Over my 15 years of experience, I have used a number of comprehension books as part of my

English teaching. Very few of them have engaged the children who are being asked to read
and understand them. I decided that if we are asking children to read, understand and answer
questions from a passage, that passage should at least engage their attention, and indeed their
teacher’s attention as well.

The passages in the Brilliant Activities for Reading Comprehension Series are designed
to give children valuable reading practice through varied, enjoyable texts. The passages begin
in the Year 1 book with simple picture comprehension. They gradually increase in difficulty as
you progress through the book, and through the series, encouraging pupils to use a range of
strategies for decoding the text and to develop their ability to read for meaning. The passages
are entirely fictional and it is hoped that both pupils and teachers will find them humorous.

Teachers should read the texts with the children and discuss them thoroughly before allowing
them to proceed to the activities. If you are using the e-book version, you can display the pages
on the interactive white board.

In the Year 4 book there are first a series of Questions that require factual recall. Encourage
children to respond in full sentences. The Word work sections will help to develop and stretch
their vocabulary. The Extension work sections require more open-ended questions enabling
the pupils to provide a more personal response. Children should write the answers in their
workbooks or on separate sheets of paper. Answers are provided on pages 110–125. On pages
8–13 there are some suggestions for ways in which the children can follow up this work in other
areas of the curriculum, thus providing a cross-curricular aspect. These activities are ideal for
children who finish their work early.

The Brilliant Activities for Reading Comprehension Series provides the teacher with a basis
for ensuring progression. The activities give pupils:

u the ability to select or retrieve information in order to answer the questions successfully
using a full sentence

u the opportunity to deduce, infer or interpret information, events or ideas from the texts

u the opportunity to identify and comment on the structure and organization of the text and
comment on the writer’s use of language at word and sentence level

u the chance to comment on cultural, social or historical traditions and the impact the text
may have on the reader.

The Brilliant Activities for Reading Comprehension Series provides an invaluable resource
for assessing pupil progress in reading. The key assessment criteria from the National
Strategies for levels 2,3 and 4 for reading are listed, for your convenience, on pages 5–7.
 Links to the National
Literacy Strategy
The activities in this book will help to assess the following criteria:

AF1 – use a range of strategies, including accurate decoding of text, to read for meaning

Level 2 In some reading:

u range of key words read on sight
u unfamiliar words decoded using appropriate strategies, eg blending sounds
u some fluency and expression, eg taking account of punctuation, speech marks.

Level 3 In most reading

u range of strategies used mostly effectively to read with fluency, understanding
and expression.

AF2 – understand, describe, select or retrieve information, events or ideas from texts and
use quotation and reference to text

Level 2 In some reading:

u some specific, straightforward information recalled, eg names of characters,
main ingredients
u generally clear idea of where to look for information, eg about characters, topics.

Level 3 In most reading:

u simple, most obvious points identified though there may also be some
misunderstanding, eg about information from different places in the text
u some comments include quotations from or references to text, but not always
relevant, eg often retelling or paraphrasing sections of the text rather than using
it to support comment.

Level 4 Across a range of reading:

u some relevant points identified
u comments supported by some generally relevant textual reference or quotation,
eg reference is made to appropriate section of text but is unselective and lacks
focus.

AF3 – deduce, infer or interpret information events or ideas from text

Level 2 In some reading:

u simple, plausible inference about events and information, using evidence from
text, eg how a character is feeling, what makes a plant grow
u comments based on textual clues sometimes misunderstood.

Level 3 In most reading:

u straightforward inference based on a single point of reference in the text, eg ‘he
was upset because it says “he was crying”’
 u responses to text show meaning established at a literal level, eg ‘walking good’
means ‘walking carefully’ or based on personal speculation eg a response based
on what they personally would be feeling rather than feelings of character in the
text.

Level 4 Across a range of reading:

u comments make inferences based on evidence from different points in the text,
eg interpreting a character’s motive from their action at different points
u inferences often correct, but comments are not always rooted securely in the text
or repeat narrative or content.

AF4 – identify and comment on the structure and organisation of texts, including
grammatical and presentational features at text level

Level 2 In some reading:

u some awareness of use of features of organization, eg beginning and ending of
story, types of punctuation.

Level 3 In most reading:

u a few basic features of organization at text level identified, with little or no linked
comment, eg ‘it tells about all the different things you can do at the zoo.’

Level 4 Across a range of reading:

u some structural choices identified with simple comment, eg ‘he describes the
accident first and then goes back to tell you why the child was in the road’
u some basic features of organization at text level identified, eg the writer uses
bullet points for the main reasons.

AF5 – explain and comment on writer’s use of language, including grammatical and
literary features at word and sentence level

Level 2 In some reading:

u some effective language choices noted, eg ‘“slimy” is a good word there’
u some familiar patterns of language identified, eg once upon a time; first, next,
last.

Level 3 In most reading:

u a few basic features of writer’s use of language identified, but with little or no
comment, eg ‘there are lots of adjectives.’

Level 4 Across a range of reading:

u some basic features of writer’s use of language identified, eg ‘all the questions
make you want to find out what happens next’
u simple comments on the writer’s choices, eg ‘“disgraceful” is a good word to use
to show he is upset.’

AF6 – identify and comment on writer’s purposes and viewpoints, and the overall effect
of the text on the reader
Level 2 In some reading:
u some awareness that writers have viewpoints and purposes, eg ‘it tells you how
to do something’, ‘she thinks it’s not fair’
u simple statements about likes and dislikes in reading, sometimes with reasons.

Level 3 In most reading:

u comments identify purpose, eg ‘the writer doesn’t like violence’
u express personal response but with little awareness of the author’s viewpoint or
effect on reader, eg ‘she was just horrible like my nan is sometimes.’

Level 4 Across a range of reading:

u main purpose is identified, eg ‘it’s all about why going to the dentist is important
and how you should look after your teeth’
u simple comments show some awareness of writer’s viewpoint, eg ‘he only tells
you good things about the farm and makes the shop sound boring’
u simple comment on overall effect on reader, eg ‘the way she describes him as
“ratlike” and “shifty” makes you think he’s disgusting.’

AF7 – relate texts to their social, cultural and historical traditions

Level 2 In some reading:

u general features of a few text types identified.

Level 3 In most reading:

u some simple connections between texts identified, eg similarities in plot, topic or
books by same author, about same characters
u recognition of some features of the context of texts, eg historical setting, social or
cultural background

Level 4 Across a range of reading:

u features common to different texts or version of the same text identified with
simple comment, eg characters, settings, presentational features
u simple comment on the effect that the reader’s or writer’s context has on the
meaning of texts, eg historical context, place, social relationships.
 Cross-curricular Activities
Wizard’s List of Jobs page 14 Capture of the White Stallion page 23
v The wizard is making frogs’ legs cookies for v Make a large tepee, big enough to get inside.
the school fair. Write a list of other edible
v Draw or paint a white stallion.
things to make for a wizarding school fair.
v Make a totem pole from papier mâché in which
v Bake some frogs’ leg cookies. Use thin strips
you embody the attitudes and aspirations of
of angelica or green glacé cherries instead of
people in the class.
frogs’ legs.
v Write an article about bison. Include an
v Write a set of instructions to go with the new
explanation of why they are or were important
non-stick cauldron. Give some ‘dos’ and
to Native Americans.
‘don’ts’ wizards should observe when using
these cauldrons. v Look at books and DVDs about the Native
Americans and prepare a presentation for the
v Draw a rainbow that needs its colours
class about them.
brightening; or one after it has been
brightened. Try to get the order of the colours
right.
Lions in the Garden page 26
v Listen to some of the music from the
v Read some other poems about animals. Which
Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Paul Dukas. Invent a
do you like best, and why?
dance to go with it.
v Act out the poem with some other people.
v Write some ingredients to go in your very own
spell. v Write a verse of your own to add to the poem.
Or write your own animal poem.
v If the lions could speak, what do you think they
Maisy, who Squeezed Herself into Tight
might say to one another whilst enjoying the
Places page 17
garden? Write a short conversation between
v Act out the poem.
two of the lions. Use a play format so that we
v Mime verses of the poem to the class. know which lion is doing the talking.
v Stories and verses with a moral like this v Use some fabric scraps to make a collage of
are called cautionary verses. Make up a the scene in the garden.
cautionary poem of your own. Think of a moral
and then write the poem around it.
Space Station Astra page 29
v Draw a picture of each part of the story as a
film storyboard. v Draw what you think a hyderoid home might
look like, or a home in the Estron district.
v Write an alternative ending for the poem.
v Draw what you think the whole space complex
might look like.
Sharon Smayle’s Report page 20
v There are two daily shuttles from Earth to
v Be honest about your strong and weak points. Astra, and the journey takes just over two
Set yourself some targets to meet. Earth days. How many shuttles (spaceships)
does the company need to keep to this
v Design a brand new layout for your real school
timetable?
reports.
v There are two daily shuttles from Earth to
v Do a survey to find out whether or not
Astra, each carrying up to one hundred and
teachers in your school enjoy writing reports.
two passengers. How many tourists could
Produce a graph or chart to display the
leave for Astra every day? Every week?
results.
v Design a postcard showing a tourist attraction
v Make up some maths problem-solving
on Astra or Gloid. Then on the other side write
activities to give Sharon some practice.
 a message telling your friends or family what page 38
you have been doing. v Draw a map of Sunbeam Creek. Make sure to
show the sheriff’s office, the store, the station,
v You are starting a new shuttle company, to
houses …
take tourists straight to Persephone Asteroid,
without going via Astra. What will you call it? v Paint a picture of the Miss Alice. Or draw a
Make a leaflet designed to promote your new sepia-coloured ‘photograph.’
company. In the leaflet say what makes your
v Sheriff Petwee is looking for a new deputy.
company better than the others.
Write a job description saying what the job
entails, the qualities the candidates should
have and what experience they would need.
Some Peculiar Inventions page 32
v Imagine you are Miss Alice and you have
v Make up a list of ingredients that Professor
decided on a change of career. Write a letter
Winkle used for his potion.
to Sheriff Petwee explaining why you would be
v Look at the label on a shampoo or other bottle. suitable for the job of deputy and saying how
Read out the list of ingredients – if you can. your experience as a teacher would be useful.
Which ones do you like the sound of? Which
v Act out the trial of Bloater MacGlubin. Choose
ones have you ever heard of before?
an advocate to find an argument in his favour
v Invent a potion of your own, describing what it and an accuser to speak against him.
is for and what ingredients to use.
v Draft a poster to pin up around town,
v Design a wonderful new bottle to put Doctor persuading the residents of Sunbeam Creek to
Brains’ potion in. Design a label to go on it. join the posse to fight the MacGlubins.
v Have a class debate on potions to keep people
looking young. Do you think it is a good idea
No Gold at Mouse Creek page 41
or a bad idea? Divide the class into two groups
to present arguments for and against ‘youth v Draw a map of the area around Mouse Creek,
potions’. showing where the soldiers made their camp
and where the burial ground is.
v Find out about the kind of waggons that the
Book Review page 35
soldiers might have used. Make a model
v Find out what work a cobbler used to do. wagon using balsa wood and fabric.
v Imagine you are Sarah Short’s cat. Describe v Work out what shape you need to cut from
how you feel about the ghostly cobbler. paper so you can fold it round in to a tepee
shape.
v Design a dust cover for the book
v The press get hold of the story about Frank
v Research stagecoaches, then paint a picture of
Scurvy’s and Ted Williams’ escape. Imagine
one.
you are a reporter preparing to interview the
v Williams and Crackall are the firm who two men. What questions will you ask them?
published this book. Write an email from
Marcia Williams to Bill Cracknell with an idea
Chicken (a play) page 44
for the next book you would like Harry Sneetch
to write. v Devise a game the Crazy Horse Gang can play
which is not dangerous.
v Look at some grown-up books and find out
how many pages they have. Suppose Harry v Make a poster showing that railway lines are
plans to take two months to write his next dangerous places to play.
book. Roughly how many pages must he write
v Sometimes roads or footpaths cross railway
a day?
lines. Make up some rules to help people cross
v This review is about 400 words. Write a review safely.
of a book you have enjoyed. Try to keep to
v You are a member of the town council. You want
fewer than 300 words.
to stop children from playing on railway lines.
What do you suggest to the other councillors?
The Afternoon Train to Sunbeam Creek v Write a story to show what Sajuta does next.
v Continue the play, showing what happens next. Monkey Trouble page 56
v Draw a storyboard of the action so far for a film. v Rajasthan is in India. Find out 10 interesting
facts about Rajasthan.
v Draw a picture of part of the Jami market.
Earth, Sea and Sky page 47
v Imagine you have your own coach company.
v Choose one of the verses to illustrate.
Give your company a name and say where
v Research whaling then have a class debate you go to in India. (You might need a map and
about it. Divide the class in two, one side must some tourist brochures to help you decide
think of arguments for whaling and the other where to go.)
side against.
v Make your own tourist brochure. Where will
v Find out about why some of the world’s forests the tours take place? What will they consist
are disappearing. Do you think it is a good or of? Use other brochures to help you with your
bad thing that they are? layout, design, pictures and writing.
v Read an extract from the story Moby Dick and v In India, the money is rupees. Get someone to
discuss the character of Ahab. help you use an online currency converter to
find out how many rupees are worth the same
v Research how whales communicate.
as £1. Can you work out how many rupees are
v Find out about the Serengeti. What kind of worth the same as £10? £100?
place is it? Write a report on the Serengeti for
your classmates.
Everest – to the Top (part 1) page 59
v Research people’s attempts to climb Mount
Shock for Shoppers page 50
Everest.
v Write a letter to the Prime Minister telling her
v Mount Everest is in the Himalaya mountains.
how outraged you are by the price increases.
Find the Himalayas on a globe or map of the
v Work out whether the price of bread has world.
increased by 100% or less or more.
v Find out what country or countries Mount
v Design posters telling people to conserve fuel. Everest is in.
v Make a chart showing the prices of bread, milk v Look at maps of Everest and find the various
and petrol before and after the price rises. routes to the top, and locate the different
Add some other items to it, inventing your own camps.
prices.
v Mount Everest is very, very cold. Look at some
v As a class, discuss whether it is really possible catalogues, or look online, and decide how you
that future food and fuel prices will rise this would spend £300 on clothes and equipment
steeply. to wear in snowy, icy conditions.
v Make a small garden in the school grounds v Find out about glaciers, what they are and how
and grow some food. they move.
v Plant a fruit tree. v Imagine you have just climbed to the top of
Mount Everest. Draw or paint what you can
see.
I Had a Dream page 53
v Research famous speeches to do with dreams.
The Haunted Houses of Snodshire page 62
Discuss the dreams and aspirations these
speeches contain. v Research what a night watchman used to do.
v Write about your best ever dream or your worst v Draw a bird’s eye view of the village of Little
nightmare. Widdling, showing where Elsie and Esmé have
their cottages. Put in other features which are
v Choose a poem you like. Copy it out and
mentioned in the passage.
illustrate it.
v Draw a map of the County of Snodshire,
v Devise a circle dance where ‘many hands join
showing the villages mentioned in the story,
together’ or learn an existing dance.
 and other places. does the shuttle go?
v Make a model of Mrs Coddlington’s garden, v Design a space map showing where Moon
using different materials. Can you incorporate Station Gloid is in relation to Space Station
some tiny real things from a garden? Astra and the whole Vectra Quadrant.
v Paint a portrait of one of the characters in the v Have a class campaign in which half the class
story. produce a case for closing down the Danger
Zone and the other half present a case for
keeping it open.
Wizard’s Speech page 65
v Design a space home for the future.
v Have your own class ceremony in which you
give awards for things people have done in the
last year. Try to award achievements that have Mouse Creek Remembered page 74
done individuals, or the class, some good.
v These events took place in 1861. How long
v Thalydia’s brother, Thalmus, wants to be ago is that?
a fabric designer. Help him make some
v Make a timeline showing significant events in
interesting designs using just star shapes.
the history of North America.
v Draw up a calendar of events for the next
v Research the lives of Native Americans in the
edition of the BAWW newsletter. Think of some
1860s.
really interesting or fun events the wizards
might like to attend: balls, parties, lectures, v Split the class into three teams and have
picnics, competitions … a class debate about whether Lieutenant
Scurvy and Private Williams should be shot for
v Design and make a label for Thalydia Gupta’s
desertion. One team prepares a case for one
lotion. Remember, the label is an important
of the men and another team prepares a case
marketing tool: the more attractive it is, the
for the other. Another team provides a case
more bottles will get sold.
against them.
v Circle time – Imagine you are the chief of the
The Albatross Virus page 68 Native Americans, Spitting Bull, and his war
council. Take it in turns to say whether you
v Rewrite the passage in play format.
think you should attack the soldiers.
v Use the play format you have written and act
v Act out the events of Moose Creek.
out the play with a friend for the rest of the
class.
v Produce a series of pictures as part of a film Speech to the Board of Directors page 77
storyboard to show the story so far. Devise
v If Shamlal has been working as Dame Astrid’s
some more pictures to show what you think
personal assistant for 35 years, approximately
will happen next.
how old must he be?
v Draw portraits of the two characters in the
v Imagine you are Shamlal in a year’s time.
passage.
Send a postcard, email or letter to your old
workmates saying what you are doing.
Tragedy at Danger Zone page 71 v Write and design an advertisement for the new
jobs to be filled at the factory.
v Draw a picture of the Danger Zone or one of
the areas within it, such as the Black Hole. v Loopy Chews are cube shaped, about
2 cm long. Design a wrapper for this sweet.
v Another facility like the Danger Zone is
Make sure it fits the sweet, and is attractive.
opening soon on Moon Station Gloid. Design a
poster advertising this place. Instead of calling v Twizzle Sticks are about the size and shape
it the Danger Zone it is going to be given of a pencil. Design a wrapper for this sweet.
another name. What would you call it? Make sure it fits the sweet, and is attractive.
v Make up a shuttle timetable for people visiting v Design a gift box containing about 30 Loopy
Moon Station Gloid from Space Station Astra. Chews and Twizzle Sticks.
How long does the journey take and how often
v You are working on the new sweets being you give stage directions and sound effects.
produced. What will you call them and what
v Only some of the characters appear in this
will they look like?
episode. Plan an episode of the serial in which
v Draw a plan of the factory to help Eva find her Auntie Rose and Uncle Lee appear. You don’t
way around. have to write the dialogue, unless you want to.
Just explain what happens and make sure the
story follows on in some way from the scene
The Oasis at Wadi Loofah page 73 you have just read.
v Paint a watercolour picture of Madu’s caravan v Draw a picture of Emily Ellis.
walking through the desert.
v Paint a picture of Wortlebury Hall.
v Weave a brightly coloured cloth out of wool to
v Make a rabbit from clay. Or sew one from felt.
go over the back of one of the camels.
v Find out about some of the jobs Claudia might
v Draw a picture of Pharaoh’s daughter.
do on the farm.
v Make some date slice, or stuff dates with
marzipan.
The Red Stone page 89
v Put up a canopy in a corner of the classroom.
Furnish it with silken cushions, like Madu has. v Draw a plan of the garden showing where
Paint a mural to make it look like you are in Meh-Ling buried the stone. She can use
an oasis. the plan to remind herself about where the
dangerous stone is.
v Make a model garden, like Meh-Ling’s.
Everest – to the Top (part 2) page 83
v Write the passage out in play format and
v Everest is a sacred mountain to many
perform it with a friend.
sherpas. Split the class into two teams and
have a debate on whether the mountain v Find some stones and decorate them with red
should be climbed or not. One team should swirling patterns. Design the net of a box to
argue ‘for’ climbing the mountain and the other put a stone in, as a gift.
team ‘against’.
v Do some research on the storm which hit
Mystery at the House of Shells page 92
Mount Everest on 10th/11th May 1996 and
claimed the lives of many climbers. v List all the describing words you can find in the
passage and find the meaning of those you
v Find out more about famous climbers who
don’t know.
have ascended Everest.
v Draw or paint a picture of the House of Shells.
v Research some facts and figures about
Everest. How tall is it? What are the highest v Write the newspaper column and headline
and lowest temperatures the mountain air which tells of the return of Artemis Jade. Don’t
reaches? What wind speeds can you expect to forget to say where she has returned from, and
find there? Where was it first climbed? why.
v The yeti is a strange animal that is supposed v Imagine you are Samira or Sheba. Draw a
to live in the Himalayas. Find out all about it. particularly beautiful shell you have found and
write about it.
v Make up your own imaginary creature who
lives high on Everest. Describe where they v Decorate a bottle or box with shells.
live, what they eat, and how they spend their
v Research some of the sea creatures that make
time.
and live in shells. Do any sea creatures live in
v Design a down snowsuit to wear on the shells they didn’t make?
mountain.
v Find out how shells are made. Do they all have
a spiral shape?
The Fosters (a radio serial) page 86
v Write the next scene for the play, making sure
The Lost City of Chipputut page 95 they have? How can they be destroyed?
v Have a class debate in which one half are
the Spanish and the other half are a jury. The
Unseen Danger page 104
.

Spanish have to put forward their case for

attacking the people in this story. The jury have v Draw the opening to the cave.
to decide whether they were justified.
v Suppose you lived in a cave. Draw or design
v Make jewellery and other artefacts and spray some furniture and cooking equipment for it.
them gold so that they look like treasure.
v Paint or draw what you think the ‘thing’ looks
v Make a headdress for the high priest. like.
v Find out about animals and birds that live in v Make or find a small box and use it to create a
the South American jungle. special container for keeping the Black Pearl
safe.
v The people in this story are very like the Incas.
Research the Incas, using the Internet and
books to help you.
The Haunted House page 107
v Draw or paint the garden before it fell into ruin.
The Last Settlement of the Beeca People
v Draw a plan of the garden, using the
on the Island of Gweek page 98
descriptions in the passage, as well as your
v If you could interview Yumba Thong Gweek, own imagination.
what questions would you ask her about the
v Draw a portrait of the old lady when she was
voyage to Gweek?
younger. Frame the portrait with a design of ivy
v Make a small boat from leaves or other natural leaves. (If necessary, find out what ivy looks
materials. Does it float? How much weight can like.)
it carry?
v Find a seed or plant catalogue and cut it up to
v Paint a series of scenes showing the voyage make a collage of garden flowers. Include the
taken by the Beeca people. names of the various flowers.
v Make a papier mâché island of Gweek. v Sow some sweet peas.
v Make a rain catcher. How much rain can you v Invent 10 dogs’ names. What kind of dog
catch in it in a week? Would that be enough to would suit each name?
drink if you had nothing else?

Superheroes page 101

v Have a superheroes day at school and
celebrate all the good work they do.
v Talk about why superheroes in stories are
mostly male. Invent a female one.
v Research superheroes in Hindu mythology.
Draw a picture of your favourite.
v Produce a poster showing all sorts of different
superheroes and what they do.
v Research Greek, Roman or Norse gods and
find out about their superhero powers. Choose
one god you like and one you don’t, and
explain your opinions about them.
v Design an outfit for your own superhero.
v Superheroes often have to defeat villains.
Make up a villain of your own. Who is he or
she? What are they like? What evil powers do
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 Questions
Answer the following questions with a full sentence:
1. How many jobs are on the ‘to do’ list?
2. How many jobs are on the ‘to make’ list?
3. Does Wizard Quinn write proper sentences when making notes for
himself? Why do you think that is?
4. What will the wizard receive free with the new cauldron?
5. Why do you think the wizard has ordered a ‘non-stick’ cauldron?
6. Collect early morning dew. Use pale yellow crystal bottle? Why do you
think the wizard has put a question mark after the words ‘yellow crystal
bottle’?
7. What do you learn about the wizard’s life and personality from the
lists?

Word work
1. Give the meaning of the following words:
dew
faded
interview

2. What does it mean to be ‘invisible’?

3. Why is ‘book binding’ important?

 Extension work
1. Look at the ‘to do’ list. Which item do you think the wizard should do
first? Why?
2. Which item on the ‘to do’ list do you think will be the hardest to do?
Why do you think that?
3. Use your imagination! Why does the wizard want to make a ‘muddle-
making’ potion?
4. The wizard is interviewing some black cats and will offer one of them
a job. What work do you think the cat will be expected to do?
5. One of the wizard’s questions at the interview will be: ‘Why do you
think the role of wizard’s cat is important?’ If you were a cat, what
would your response be?
6. Think up three more questions the wizard could ask the cats, to find
out whether or not they will do the job well.
7. Imagine you want to make a potion for brightening the colours in a
rainbow. What ingredients would you use? Explain why you chose
those particular ingredients.
8. Invent a potion of your own. What will it be used for? What
ingredients will you use and how will you use them?
 Maisy, who Squeezed
Herself into Tight Places
It happened that one summer’s day
Maisy’s family went away
To visit a really special place
Where rockets blast to outer space.
Now you know, or ought to know
That space is a place where rockets go.
It’s not for cars or boats or lorries
Or little girls with silly hobbies.

But Maisy, being a naughty child,

With tendencies to be quite wild,
Slipped away from Mother’s care
And sneaked right up a narrow stair.
There was a girl whose name was Maisy,
The stairs went up and up so high,
A foolish child who was quite lazy.
They seemed to go right to the sky.
It’s sad, but I’m afraid to say
Just then she reached a tiny room
That Maisy liked to run away!
Where knobs and dials lit up the gloom.
Instead of sitting at her lessons
She was up and off in seconds.
A watching crowd were pleased to see
To her teacher’s great dismay
The rocket take off easily.
She would hide from him all day.
It zoomed up far, far into space
With admirable speed and stunning grace.
She ran away whenever able
Poor Maisy’s family to this day
To hide beneath the kitchen table,
Don’t know how she was whipped away.
An annoying habit you will see
The moral here, you’ll understand
Which grated on her family.
Is hold on tight to Mother’s hand.
She hid in cupboards, desks and sheds
In cardboard boxes and under beds.
She even crawled right through the drains
And came out smelling really strange.
 Questions
Answer the following questions with a full sentence:
1. What did Maisy like doing?
2. Who do you think was annoyed by her habit?
3. Name some of the things Maisy liked to hide in.
4. What do you think the really special place was that her family
visited?
5. Where did the stairs lead to?
6. At the end of the poem, what happened to Maisy?
7. Find three words which describe what Maisy is like?

Word work
1. Just then she reached a tiny room
Where knobs and dials lit up the gloom.
What do you think these lines are actually describing?
2. What is an annoying habit?
3. What does grated mean in the sense it is used here?
4. What is a moral in the sense it is used here?
 Extension work
1. Why do you think Maisy kept running away?
2. If you were Maisy’s mum, what would you do about her annoying
habit?
3. Write another verse describing what happens to Maisy next.
4. Imagine the conversation Maisy’s parents might have when they
discover that Maisy has disappeared. Write it as a dialogue.
5. What do you think Maisy might do when she realizes she is no longer
on Earth but in space?
6. Which verse did you like the best and why?
7. Maisy is not alone as she travels into space. Who do you think is with
her and why are they on the rocket too?
8. Compare and contrast this poem with other cautionary tales. How is
the language similar/different?
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