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YR4 Fiction Text Professor Weber by Joe Duffin

Let me tell you the story of an amazing scientist called Professor Lily Weber. She built robots and loved maths and science. She

loved the problem solving and puzzles of maths and she loved how science explained the workings of the world around her. As a child, her dream had always been to build inventions to solve problems and help the world. She learned how to build simple robots as a teenager, but as she grew into an adult, her inventions became more and more sophisticated.

Professor Weber’s primary ambition was to build a robot clone of

herself, that walked, talked and thought just like she did. She

wanted the robot to be so like her that even her own mother

wouldn’t be able to tell them apart! A robot clone just like Professor

Weber would surely be as brilliant as she was, and perhaps even

more accomplished and could help her with other important

inventions. Weber created many prototypes, none of which was

exactly as she hoped, but with each attempt, Weber moved closer

and closer to building the perfect robot.



On one memorable July day, Professor Weber finally accomplished

her goal. She had built the perfect robot clone. Everything was

perfect. The robot’s hair was long and blonde like Weber’s, their

faces, shape and voices were identical.

“I can’t believe I’ve finally built you!” sobbed Weber as she threw

her arms around Robo Weber.

The two Webers were instant friends and colleagues and did

everything together. They liked the same foods, same TV and loved

doing science projects. They even built a car that could drive by

itself. Unfortunately, after a few months had passed, the real

Professor Weber began to realise that she missed working alone

and having time to herself. That is when when Weber decided that

she would start asking her robot clone to do household chores

while she, the Professor, worked on challenging science projects.

However, just like the Professor, Robo Weber disliked doing

household. Like her creator, she wanted to do stimulating science

work, not clean the house they shared over and over again.

The robot clone became more and more unhappy, and the Professor

realised that by achieving her ambition, she had caused only

sadness to her creation and to herself.

Alone in her workshop one evening, the Professor reluctantly

reached a heart breaking decision. There was no room in the world

for two Lily Webers, so one would have to go. Calling Robo Weber

to her workshop, the Professor put her arms around the robot and

hugged her. Silently she removed the power pack from the robot’s

abdomen and the robot fell silent.

One day, thought the Professor …one day the world may be ready

for my invention. But not yet.

Sadly, she dismantled the robot clone, sighed and returned to her

scientific work.



Deepening Understanding YR4 Fiction Text

This set of questions is based upon the text ‘Professor Weber’ by Joe Duffin.

How can you tell the author admires Lily Weber? Q1

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1 Mark

Why do you think Lily’s inventions become more

sophisticated as she grew older? Q2

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1 Mark

‘Weber moved closer and closer to building the perfect

robot.’ Explain why you think this happened. Q3

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1 Mark



‘…reached a heart-breaking decision.’ Why do you think

the author described the decision as ‘heart-breaking’ ? Q4

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1 Mark

Look at paragraph seven.

What effect does ‘silently’ have on the reader? Q5

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1 Mark

Identify one similarity and one difference between Lily and

her robo clone. Q6

Similarity

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Difference

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2 Marks



Compare Lily’s mood in paragraph five to her mood in

paragraph seven Q7

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2 Marks

For each of the statements below, tick the correct box to

show whether it is a fact or an opinion. Q8

1 Mark

Statement Fact Opinion

Lily was an amazing scientist.

The robot sounded like the Professor.

Science is stimulating.



Use the numbers 1-5 to order the following events as they

appear in the text. Q9

1 Mark

The Weber’s built a car together.

Lily built several prototypes.

Robo Weber became unhappy.

Lily removed the power pack from the clone.

In July, her invention was successful.

Using your knowledge of the text, predict what might

happen next. Q10

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2 Marks




Targeted Retrieval Questions


What two subjects was Lily fond of? Q1

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2)______________________________________________

1 Mark

In which month was the Professor successful?

Tick one. Q2

May

1 Mark

June

July August



What colour hair did Lily Weber have? Q3

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1 Mark

Identify two things that both Lily and Robo Weber had in

common. Q4

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2)______________________________________________

2 Marks

1 Mark

a month a few days a few months 6 months

How long did it take before Professor Weber realised she

missed working independently? Circle one. Q5



Who had caused Robo Weber’s sadness? Q6

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1 Mark

Where was Lily when she decided the robot clone had to

come to an end? Q7

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1 Mark

Lily’s hug

Lily removing the power back

Lily removing batteries

Lily becoming so sad

What caused the robot to fall silent?

Circle the correct answer. Q8

1 Mark




Targeted Vocabulary and Word Meaning Questions


having a great deal of knowledge of fashion and culture.

developed to a high degree of complexity

very fine in texture or structure

has a low degree of complexity

‘…became more and more sophisticated.’

Use the context to circle the definition of ‘sophisticated’. Q1

1 Mark

Weber’s ambition was to build a robot clone.

What is meant by the term ‘ambition’. Q2

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1 Mark



Find and copy a word from paragraph two which means

‘highly skilled or trained in a particular activity’. Q3

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1 Mark

What does the word ‘prototypes’ tell you about Weber’s

successes? Q4

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1 Mark

What is the impact of the author using ‘sobbed’ to

describe Lily’s emotions? Q5

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1 Mark



she wanted work which required minimal effort

she wanted work which was too complicated

she wanted work which was of interest to her

she wanted to have fun with science

‘…she wanted to do stimulating science work…’

What does this phrase mean? Circle one. Q6

1 Mark

‘…the Professor reluctantly reached…’

Tick the nearest antonym of ‘reluctantly’. Q7

grudgingly

1 Mark

hesitantly

hopefully eagerly

‘Sadly, she dismantled the robot clone…’ Write a synonym

the author could use to replace ‘dismantled’. Q8

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1 Mark




Targeted Inference Questions


Find and copy a phrase in paragraph one which suggests

Lily is considerate of others around her. Q1

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1 Mark

Weber threw her arms around Robo Weber.

What can you infer from this? Q2

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1 Mark



‘…her robot clone to do household chores while she, the

Professor, worked on challenging science projects.’

What impressions are you given of Lily from the quote

above? Refer to the quote in your answer. Q3

3 Marks

Impression Evidence

Look at paragraph six.

What does this suggest about Weber? Q4

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2 Marks



‘…so one would have to go.’ Tick the thought bubble

which best reflects what Lily was thinking. Q5

1 Mark

I’m so upset I’ve

had to make this

decision.

Oh well. I can

remake it.

Should it be me

or Robo Weber?

I don’t want to

do chores again!

Explain why you think the Professor ‘sighed’ once the

robot clone was dismantled. Q6

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2 Marks



For each of the following statements, tick the correct box

to show whether it is true or false. Q7

1 Mark

Statement True False

Lily achieved her primary ambition.

She wanted to fool her mother.

Robo built a car by itself.

What evidence is there that Professor Weber is hard-

working? Q8

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2)______________________________________________

2 Marks



Question One (1 Mark)

1 mark for a relevant explanation

E.g. He refers to her as an ‘amazing scientist’.

Question Two (1 Mark)


E.g. She carried out more research/learnt from her mistakes.

She gained more knowledge.

Question Three (1 Mark)

1 mark for a correct explanation

E.g. Because she was able to find out what went wrong or didn’t like and

then work hard to improve it.

Question Four (1 Mark)

1 mark for an appropriate suggestion

E.g. Because even though she wanted her alone time, she loved the robot.

She had spent so long working on it.

They had a bond.

Question Five (1 Mark)


E.g. It builds an atmosphere that it was a hard time.

Lily felt emotional and didn’t want to talk.

Question Six (2 Marks)

1 mark for identifying an appropriate similarity

E.g. They both had blond hair.

They both loved science.

1 mark for identifying an appropriate difference

E.g. Lily was a human but Robo Weber was a robot/created by a human.

Question Seven (2 Marks)

1 mark for recognising her mood in paragraph five

E.g. She was happy/relieved because her invention worked.

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PROFESSOR WEBER READING COMPREHENSION – STANDARD Qs



1 mark for recognising her mood in paragraph seven

E.g. She was gutted/upset/devastated as she had to remove the power

pack from the robot.

Question Eight (1 Mark)

1 mark for all three correct answers

Lily was an amazing scientist - opinion

The robot sounded like the Professor - fact

Science is stimulating - opinion

Question Nine (1 Mark)

1 mark for all events correctly ordered

The Weber’s built a car together - 3

Lily built several prototypes - 1

Robo Weber became unhappy - 4

Lily removed the power pack from the clone - 5

In July, her invention was successful - 2

Question Ten (2 Marks)

1 mark for a simple prediction

E.g. I think she will make the robot again in a few months’ time.

2 marks for a more-detailed prediction with reference to the text

E.g. I think she will make the robot again in a few months’ time but will make it

less like her so it can do chores and won’t be upset.




1 mark for identifying both correct answers

Maths and Science


1 mark for ticking the correct answer

July


1 mark for identifying the correct answer

blonde

Question Four (2 Marks)

1 mark for each of the following answers (maximum of 2 marks)

They both had long, blonde hair.

They had the same face.

Their voices were identical.

They liked the same foods.

They liked the same TV shows.

They both liked science projects.


1 mark for circling the correct answer

a few months

Question Six (1 Mark)


Lily/the Professor

Question Seven (1 Mark)


her workshop



Lily removing the power pack


PROFESSOR WEBER READING COMPREHENSION – RETRIEVAL Qs




1 mark for circling the correct definition

developed to a high degree of complexity


1 mark for a relevant definition in context

E.g. A strong desire to do or achieve something.


1 mark for identifying the correct word

accomplished

Question Four (1 Mark)

1 mark for a relevant explanation/definition

E.g. She had to practice her inventions first.

They were not successful first time round before finalising/making it better.



E.g. It emphasised how loud she was crying.

It shows she was overwhelmed/couldn’t believe it.

It shows how happy/shocked she was.

Question Six (1 Mark)


she wanted work which was of interest to her


1 mark for ticking the correct answer

eagerly


1 mark for identifying an appropriate synonym

E.g. took apart/pull apart/deconstruct


PROFESSOR WEBER READING COMPREHENSION – VOCAB Qs




1 mark for identifying the correct phrase

(her dream had always been to) build inventions to solve problems and help

the world


1 mark for identifying she had a positive reaction

E.g. She was thrilled/couldn’t believe it.

She felt like she had a friend/knew her.

Question Three (3 Marks)

1 mark for each of the following impressions (2 marks). Award 1 mark for an

appropriate piece of evidence which supports one impression.

Impression – She finds housework boring/can’t be bothered.

Evidence – She asked the robot to do household chores.

Impression – She likes to make her brain work/finds science or challenge

exciting.

Evidence – She wanted to spend time on challenging science projects.

Question Four (2 Marks)

1 mark for a simple response

E.g. She is very caring/thoughtful.

2 marks for a more-developed response

E.g. She is very thoughtful of others and would put their needs before her own

even if it means losing something she wanted.


1 mark for ticking the correct thought

‘I’m so upset I’ve had to make this decision.’

Question Six (2 Marks)

1 mark for a simple response

E.g. She had worked very hard to get the clone right.


PROFESSOR WEBER READING COMPREHENSION – INFERENCE Qs



2 marks for a more-developed response

E.g. She had worked very hard to get the clone right but was

gutted/annoyed that this was not the right time for it.

She would have to think of a new invention and start the process again.


1 mark for all three correct answers

Lily achieved her primary ambition - true

She wanted to fool her mother - true

Robo built a car by itself - false

Question Eight (2 Marks)

1 mark for each of the following points (maximum of 2 marks)

E.g. She liked to solve problems.

She created many prototypes.

She had many attempts before getting her invention right.

She returned to science work despite being upset.

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