Monday 29th June 2020

Read pages 87-88 in the text about ‘Prince: The dog who ran away to

war ’ (out loud if you can). Look up any word you are unsure of.

Your Task Number the questions and answer them. Questions 1 and 3 need to be answered as full sentences.

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1) Look at page 87. Find and copy one word that is similar in meaning to companions. (1 mark)

2) How did the soldiers feel when they were heading off to war? Why? (2 marks)

3) Read the paragraph beginning ‘Prince may have…’ . How and why does Prince’s character change? Use evidence from the text to support your answer. (3 marks)

4) What do you predict has happened to Prince? (1 mark)

5) ‘ Soldiers were coming under heavy bombardment nearly every day…’

What does the author mean by the phrase ‘heavy bombardment’ ? (2 marks)

Tuesday 30th June 2020

Read pages 89-91 in the text about ‘Prince: The dog who ran away to

war ’ (out loud if you can). Look up any word you are unsure of.

Your Task Number the questions and answer them. Questions 2, 3, 4 and 5 need to be answered as full sentences. Question 3 needs

89 90

91

1) ‘ ...he called out Prince’s name out of habit…’

What does the author mean by the phrase ‘out of habit’ ? (2 marks) 2) Find and copy one word/group of words to show that Prince

moved quickly towards Private Brown. (1 mark) 3) Read from the paragraph beginning ‘The chances of the two

meeting this way…’ to ‘ ...on the ship taking them to France’. What two adjectives would you use to describe Prince’s character here? Use evidence from the text to support your answer. (3 marks)

4) Why do you think that Private Brown’s commanding officer initially didn’t want Prince to stay with the soldiers? (2 marks)

5) How did Prince help the soldiers? (1 mark) 6) Why did Private Brown not let Prince stay behind with the

soldiers when he went home? (1 mark)

Wednesday 1st July 2020

Read pages 13-14 in the text called ’Hero on a Bicycle’ (out loud if you

can). Look up any word you are unsure of.

Your Task Number the questions and answer them. Questions 3, 4 and 5 need to be answered as full sentences and, for questions 5, you need to use evidence from the text.

14

1) Choose the correct option in each sentence:a) The text begins with Paolo being out… in the late morning; at midnight; in the middle of the night b) Paolo is… coming back home; meeting friends; heading out alone; escaping (2 marks) 2) ‘…not supposed to go out alone after dark and so, inevitably, it was

something he spent a good deal of his time plotting to do.’Which of the following words is closest in meaning to inevitably? never; unsurprisingly; unavoidably; painstakingly (1 mark)3) ‘...it was, as always, frightening.’ Why do you think the author has used the phrase ‘as always’ ? What does this tell us about Paolo? (2 marks) 4) ‘‘…fitful beam of his carefully shaded bicycle lamp.’Why do you think his bicycle lamp was carefully shaded? (1 mark)5) Look at the text. What do you think has happened in the town? Use

evidence from the text to support your answer. (3 marks)

Thursday 2nd July 2020

Read pages 15-16 in the text called ’Hero on a Bicycle’ (out loud if you

can). Look up any word you are unsure of.

Your Task

Number the questions and answer them.

Question 2 and the extension questions need to be answered as full sentences and the second extension question needs evidence from the text.

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16

1) Find and copy one word/group of words that tells us that Paolo’s plans were intricate. (1 mark)

2) What tells us that Paolo’s mother was quite religious? (1 mark)

3) Number these facts about Paolo’s escape 1-5 in the order in which they happened. The first one has been done for you. A. He waited for his mother’s footsteps. B. He ventured downstairs. C. He took out his bike. D. He went through a window.E. He pretended to go to bed early. 1 (1 mark)

4) ‘…but she slept like a log.’Which of the following words is closest in meaning to ‘slept like a log’ as it is used here? slept soundly; slept on her back; slept on a wooden bed; slept without moving at all (1 mark)

Extension Questions ‘His older sister Constanza’s bedroom was on the top floor and it was a fairly safe bet that if she did hear anything she would not bother to let on.’What does this tell us about the relationship between Paolo and his sister? (2 marks)

Look at the paragraph on page 16, beginning, ‘The climax of the escapade...’.What insight into how Paolo is feeling does this paragraph give us? Use evidence from the text to support your answer. (3 marks)