Day: ________________

Date: _____________________

Read Chapter 1 (Page 1 4)

Five schoolchildren of Stagfire School went on a school trip to a big, old mansion.
What was the name of the
mansion?

What were the names of the five schoolchildren?

1. _______________

4. _______________

_______________________

2. _______________

5. _______________

3. _______________
Who
accompanied
children?

the

_______________________

Write 5 words/phrases about weather:

1. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________
4. _______________
5. _______________

Complete the following phrases that describe the mansion.

1. ___________________________________ gates
2. o ___ ___ ___ g ___ ___ ___ ___ driveway
Write 3 scary words:

1. t ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ g mansion

6. l ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ g

2. __________________________________ turrets

7. h ___ ___ n ___ ___ ___

3. ____________________________________ door

8. ___ e ___ ___ ___

4. ____________________________________ floor
5. ____________________________________ porch

Based on the above information, writea one paragraph summary. Use simple sentences and the
simple past tense. Begin your paragraph as follows:
Five schoolchildren of Stagfire School went on a school trip. The childrens names were
. They spent the night at the....

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Day: ________________

Date: _____________________

PRE-Reading for page 4 7

FIND THE right word!
Find the right wordwhich can replace the underlined phrases. Choose the answer from the box
below.
echoing
pitch dark

horrified
disturbed

narrow
grim

incandescent
mahogany

enormous
china

1. The bowls and plates are made of high-quality ceramic.

2. The books and papers were not in order when they got home.

3. They were extremely shocked when they read about the terrible floods in Kuantan.

4. The fireworks filled the dark sky with very bright colours.

5. She looked very serious.

6. The road is not wide.

7. His father only buys furniture which is made of hard, reddish-brown wood.

8. She lives in an extremely large house.

9. The room is extremely dark because there is no electricity.

10. They can hear the sound of their footsteps in the large and empty hall.

Day: ________________

Date: _____________________

Read Chapter 1 (Page 4 7)

The schoolchildren and their teacher entered the mansion. There were no lights.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Label the following pictures with the PHRASE from the text.

Describe the floor:

(1)___________________________________
_____________________ floor

(2) like a_______________________________

(3) ______________

mansions
wall

They climbed a
(4)_________________________

_________________

______staircase. There were no

_________________

(5)______________and

_________________

_____________. Their footsteps

_________________

clattered on the (6)___________

steps as they (7)______________
up and up.

The reflection
of stairs

(8)

(9)_______________________________________________ stared down at them

through _______________________________________________________

(10) Describe the main stairs:

(i) ________________ (ii) __________________ (ii) __________________

(11)_____________
________________
ceiling

(12)
The main stairs

(13)

The strictest of the rules at Stagfire School:

(14)_______________________________________________________________________

The wind
(15)

Words about:
The lightning
The thunder
(17)
(21)

The rain
(22)

(16)
(18)

(19)

(23) What did Colin find?

Wallpapered wall

(24) Was the bus driver a male or a female? ______________________________________________

Proof/Page:________________________________________________________________________

(25) Did the children plan to share a room together?_______________________________________

Proof/Page: _______________________________________________________________________

(26) Name the other accompanying teacher who was going to join Mr Plumpley and the children.
Answer: ___________________________________________________________________________

Proof/Page: ________________________________________________________________________

Senses sentences
Refer to the text that you have read. Write as many sentences as you can using the following phrases:

They saw..

They heard.

They touched..

Day: ________________

Date: _____________________

Read Chapter 1 (Page 8 13)

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pre-reading: Label the following pictures or explanations by choosing the
correct underlined word/phrase.
1. The frame of her bed had hidden the strange little tell-talepock-mark on the wall.
2. Through the six delicate vaulted windows, as narrow as the ones archers used, the stormwashed moonlight poured in pale blue shafts.
3. The dust lay thick on shelf and desk and chair, on lantern and candelabra, on books and
cushions- even on the floor,
4. Claudia stretched out a finger towards one of the window ledges, where a tiny carved wooden
cow balanced forlornly on three legs.
5. The last child to sleep in that high, ornate bed came from a family with a mint of money.
6. These five children must have something in common.
7. She shut the tower door, leaving in breath-holding silence ill-assorted eavesdroppers who, like
Mr Plumley, found that rather hard to believe.

candles

window

?
(1)

(2)

(3)

Arch shape

showing that
something exists

a hole
(4)

(5)

(6)

to have the same

interests
(7)

a group of people who

do not look suited to
each other
(8)

(9)

sadly

easily damaged
or broken

(10)

a large amount of
money

people who listen

secretly to what
other people are
saying

(11)

(12)

A dark room

a narrow strip of
light

(13)

Irregular Verbs Cloze: Fill in the blanks with words from the box.
stared
looked

pressed
stroked

entered
stretched

followed
pointed

covered
picked

belonged
grabbed

disagreed
rushed

carried
noticed

explained
asked

wanted
pulled

agreed
obeyed

ticked
tried

climbed
leaned

pushed
opened

The schoolchildren found a door hidden in the wall. Robbo (1)_______________ the door
but it would not open. Claudia (2)____________ to find any hidden handle but she did not find
anything. Colin (3)_______________ them to sit back and watch the wall again. Everyone
(4)_______________ him.They (5)_______________ at the wall. Then, Robbo (6)_______________
Claudias bed a little further from the wall. Finally, they saw the strange pock-mark on the wall.
Robbo (7)_______________ forward and (8)_______________ the pock-mark. The

door

(9)_______________.
Nobody had been through this door for many years because they (10)_______________
some

cobwebs.

Robbo(11)_______________

the

tiny

room.

The

other

children

(12)_______________ him. The room was (13)______________ in thick dust. Claudia

(14)______________ out a finger towards one of the window ledges. She found a tiny carved
wooden cow. She (15)_______________ the cows nose.
Claudia

said

that

the

secret

room

(16)_______________

to

boy.

Claudia

(17)_______________ to a green diary. Everyone noticed a spidery writing on the diarys cover. They
heard the sound of a bus. Pixie (18)_______________ to the window ledge, and
(19)_______________ down. She told the children that the bus was in the courtyard and the
students in the bus were unloading their stuff out.
Ralph (20)_______________ the diary. He told everyone to pretend that they had fallen
asleep. Robbo and Pixie (21)_______________ with Ralphs idea.They (22)_______________ to
sleep with their best friends. Ralph (23)_______________ that if they came back to read the diary
the next day, other children would find out about the diary and the secret room. He said that Miss
ODell would take the diary and lock the tower room. Finally, the children (24)_______________ to
pretend sleeping.
Miss ODell and Mr Plumley (25)_______________ the stairs into the tower room. They
(26)_______________ some sandwiches and drinks for the children. Miss ODell told Mr Plumley
that the five children had something in common. The children (27)_______________ one of the
columns in the application form. That was why Miss ODell (28)_______________ them out to travel
in the same minibus with Mr Plumley. The children did not believe what they heard. They had
different personalities. What could they have in common?
What was written on the cover of the diary?

Describe Me!
Refer to page 12 & 13.
Pixie

Claudia

Ralph

Colin

Robbo

1. Based on the above description, did the children have something in common?
_______________________________________________________________________________
2. What do you think they had in common?
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Novel Reference:
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http://www.bumigemilang.com/?p=12245
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