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Chapter: “My Grandmother” 2

THE WITCHES
You have read all about the five children who disappeared when Grandma
was a girl. Briefly explain how each of them disappeared.

Ranghild Hansen
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Solveg Christiansen
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Birgit Svenson
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Harald
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Leif
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Chapter: “My Grandmother” 3

THE WITCHES
Now draw a colour picture of what each child looked like (turned into) after
they had an encounter with a witch.

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Write a sentence explaining why there is no picture for Ranghild Hansen:
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Chapter: “How to Recognize a Witch” 4

THE WITCHES
You are lucky enough to know how to spot a witch. Using BULLET POINTS list
all the things that tell you if a woman is a witch or not.

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Now draw a picture below of what you think a witch looks like when she is not
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Chapter: “The Grand High Witch” 5

THE WITCHES
In this chapter the Boy is building a treehouse when a strange
woman starts talking to him. Write one or two sentences explaining
what the woman tries to get the Boy to do.
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In this chapter, the Grandmother tells the Boy about the Grand High
Witch. In the box below, write down some words that you would use
to describe the Grand High Witch now that you know a little bit
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Chapter: “The Grand High Witch” 6

THE WITCHES
Using the descriptive words you came up with from the previous
page, write a character portrait about what you think the Grand
High Witch is like. You could include information like: what you
think she looks like, what her goals and plans are and how she
behaves.

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Chapter: “The Grand High Witch” 7

THE WITCHES
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Chapter: “The Grand High Witch” 8

THE WITCHES
The last two sentences of the last chapter were:

“That was my first witch. But it wasn’t my last.”

What do you think these two sentences mean? Make a prediction
about what will happen in the story. Be as detailed as you can.

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Chapter: “The Grand High Witch” 9

THE WITCHES
Draw a picture below of what you think will happen in the story.





























Chapter: “Summer Holidays” 10

THE WITCHES

Bald England Squish
Ballroom Gloves Thumb
Boy Grandmamma Wicked
Children Holiday Witches
Cigar Nostrils Witchophile
Disappear Peculiar Woman
Encounter Squiggle
Chapter: “The Meeting” 11

THE WITCHES
In this chapter, the Boy finds himself trapped in The Ballroom with a
whole bunch of witches.

Imagine that you are the Boy – what would you do in this situation?
What would you be thinking? Would you try and come up with a
plan to escape? Write in full sentences and be as detailed as you can.

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Chapter: “Frizzled Like a Fritter” 12

THE WITCHES
In this chapter, we finally meet the Grand High Witch. When the Boy
first sees her she looks young and beautiful, but then she takes off
her mask and the Boy sees her real face.

What words are used to describe the Grand High Witch when the
mask is off? Look in the novel and write as many descriptive words
as you can find in the box below.

Chapter: “Frizzled Like a Fritter” 13

THE WITCHES
Choose 5 words from the box on the previous page that you don’t
know and write the definitions in the spaces below.

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Chapter: “Frizzled Like a Fritter” 14

THE WITCHES
Using what you learned in this chapter, draw and colour a picture
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Chapter: “Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker” 15

THE WITCHES
In this chapter, the Grand High Witch tells the other witches she
wants to get rid of all the children in England.

What does the Grand High Witch tell all the other witches they need
to buy?
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What is the Grand High Witch’s plan? Explain it in your own words.
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Chapter: “Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker” 16

THE WITCHES
In the boxes below, do a step-by-step sketch of what you think the transformation from child
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Chapter: “The Recipe” 17

THE WITCHES
In this chapter you learned the Grand High Witch’s recipe for
Formula 86 Delayed Action Mouse-Maker. Now you have an
opportunity to get back at the Grand High Witch. Create your own
recipe for a formula to squish and squiggle nasty witches! Make sure
you include at least four ingredients, and explain why you chose
them. One of your ingredients can be made up.

What animal will you turn the witches into?
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Ingredient #1:
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Ingredient #3:
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Chapter: “Bruno Jenkins Disappears” 19

THE WITCHES

In this chapter, the Grand High Witch tricks Bruno Jenkins into
coming to the Ballroom for the Annual Meeting. What time does she
tell Bruno to be there, and what does she promise to give him?

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What happens to Bruno at the end of this chapter?
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On the next page, use what you learned about Bruno Jenkins in this
chapter to create a Missing Person poster to hang in the Hotel
Magnificent. You can use the book to find some of the information,
but you will have to use your imagination to fill in the rest.
Chapter: “Bruno Jenkins Disappears” 20

MISSING PERSON

Name: ___________________________

Age: _____________________________

Height: __________________________

Weight: __________________________

Hair: _____________________________

Eyes: _____________________________

Last Seen:
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Wearing:
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Distinguishing Marks or Habits:
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Chapter: “The Ancient Ones” 21

THE WITCHES

Who are the Ancient Ones?
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Why can’t the Ancient Ones make their own formula?
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Make a prediction about what you think is going to happen next in
the story. You may use bullet points.
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