BY: GEOFFREY MALONE

Crocodile River

FOREWORD

Crocodile River

Foreword

A foreword is a brief introduction to the text.

Foreword

1. Who is Kyrek?2. What does he see that excites him?3. Based off the context, what does “impenetrable”

mean?4. Based off the context, what does “crevice” mean?5. Describe the old male leader.6. How many of them were there?7. Who is the prey?8. Who is the predator?9. How did the predator seize its prey?10. What is a synonym for helter-skelter?

Foreword

1. The crocodile2. A flock of goats3. Unable to pass through4. A split/crack5. …an old male with curling horns and a grey beard

that straggled under his chin6. Six7. The kid8. Kyrek9. He seized it by the head.10. Confused, panicked, etc.

CHAPTER ONE

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Words to Look for in the Text

1. Horizon2. Keen3. Urgent

What do these words mean?

Questions

1. Describe Tom Woods.2. How old is he?3. Where is he going?4. How long will he be there?5. Where has he come from?6. How long has his flight taken?7. Who will Tom stay with? (Give their names.)8. Where do they live?9. Who purchased Tom’s plane ticket?10. Who came to the airport to pickup Tom?11. What surprising information does Tom learn at the end

of the chapter?

Answers

1. “He was a stocky, tousle-haired boy…with serious eyes and a friendly face.” (pp. 6)

2. 143. Austrialia4. 3 weeks5. Heathrow (London)6. Over 16 hours7. His aunt and uncle—Bob and Sarah Bradley8. Near Darwin on a cattle ranch9. Tom; he saved for his own ticket10. Gregory; he was “a strongly-built boy…He was a good head

taller than Tom…His face was familiar.” (pp. 9)11. His aunt and uncle live far away from Darwin

CHAPTER 2

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Words to Look for in the Text

1. Truculent

What does this word mean?

Characters

List the main characters present in this chapter

Characters

List the main characters present in this chapter Mr. Dorrell Man with the rabbits

Mapping

Map out the main events of the chapter. These events should be in chronological order.

Event 1

Event 2

Event 3

CHAPTER THREE

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Words to Look for in the Text

1. Aloof2. Oasis

What do these words mean?

Questions

1. Who is Sam? Where is he taking Tom and Greg?

2. Where exactly does Tom’s aunt and uncle live?

3. Which point-of-view is used in the novel? How do you know? Provide details from the text to support your answer.

Answers

1. Sam is Greg’s dad’s mechanic. He is going to take them to the muster.

2. Balgarri Downs

3. 3rd person omniscient; the narrator tells the thoughts and feelings of more than one character; [Answers will vary.] In chapter one the narrator tells the reader how Tom feels (e.g. “Tom felt grubby and cramped.” [6]). Chapter three begins telling the reader how Greg feels (e.g. “Greg was enjoying himself.” [18]).

CHAPTER FOUR

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Words to Look for in the Text

1. Trough2. Jerrican

Questions

1. What is pawpaw? Describe it.2. Describe Sarah. How is she different from

Tom’s mom?3. Describe Bob.4. Who is Jacko? Describe him.5. What did Aunt Sarah say is the most

important thing Tom needed to take with him where he was going?

Answers

1. A bright orange fruit that is sweet and slippery

2. pp. 223. pp. 224. pp.22-35. Loo paper

CHAPTER FIVE

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Words to Look for in the Text

1. Laboratory2. Syringe

Questions

1. What happened to the rabbit?2. Who is Coyle?3. Who is Danny?4. What kind of work do you think Dorrell

does? Justify your answer with details from the text.

Answers

1. Dorrell injected it with something. The rabbit began to act strangely (pp. 28) and died.

2. Coyle is the big boss.3. Danny is Coyle’s sidekick.4. Scientist; tested a rabbit, worked for the

university

CHAPTER 6

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Words to look for in the text

1. Mottling2. Gradient3. Fraction4. Investigate

Questions

1. After reading Chapter 6, which literary element is the main focus of the chapter? How do you know? Support your answer with details from the text.

2. What do you think will happen next?

Answers

1. Setting; description of where Kyrek is and what is going on around him

2. Answers will vary

CHAPTER 7

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Words to look for

Choose 3 words from the text that you do not know or that you are not sure about the meaning. Write those words and their definitions.

1. Word 12. Word 23. Word 3

For Your Understanding

Socratic Session

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For Your Understanding

**ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

1. What did Bob say was early?2. What were Tom and Bob looking for while in the helicopter?3. “On either flank, stockmen were riding up and down

cracking their long whips, keeping the heard bunched together.” After reading the sentence, what does the word flank mean?

4. Does Tom enjoy his first helicopter ride? How do you know?5. Where are they moving the cattle? Why?6. At the end of the chapter, how did Tom feel about the bull?

What does that tell us about Tom?

Answers

1. Road trains2. Cattle3. Side4. No; students should provide evidence from

the text5. Into the pen to be loaded on the road trains6. Tom felt sorry for the bull. This shows the

reader that Tom is a caring and compassionate person.

CHAPTER 9

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For Your Understanding

Demonstrate that you have understood the chapter by writing a summary of the chapter. Your summary should be written in paragraph form and should have at least 5 well-written sentences.

CHAPTER 10

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