English Comprehension

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Vocabulary – dimly, suspiciously, timid, island, masonry, meekly, primitive, aisle, infernal, violence, desperation, rebel, outcast, scavenged, possessions, separated, curfew

Explain – Where does Zoe’s boat end up?

Retrieve – Look again at pg.20. How do you know that Dooby was an important person on the island?

Interpret – ‘The two gatekeepers nodded at Dooby, meekly, though they were much bigger than him.’ What does this tell you about Dooby? Use PEE to answer.

Choice – The author has made Zoe a strong and brave character. Find three pieces of evidence to support this.

Then Chapter Three

Vocabulary – surprised, hideous, subconscious, embarrassed, legible, precarious, rationing, abandoned

Explain – How does Spat perceive Zoe?

Retrieve –Describe what Dooby looks like using evidence from the text.

Interpret – ‘Whenever she did manage to get something out of them about the old times, they went quiet for a while afterwards.’ Pg. 37-38 Explain why you think they people went quiet.

Choice – The author has developed a shift in Dooby’s character in Chapter 4. Explain how his character is changing using a PEE paragraph.

 

 

 

 

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