Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

Chapters 9 & 10

Complete these sentences in short phrases.

The whole world watched as the eight ( ) and broke away from ( ).
The President asks Miss Tibbs to sing ( ). The Chief Cook tells the President that men from
Mars eat ( ) for lunch. Shuckworth reports that all ( ) and 150 ( ) are ( ) . Suddenly, the
loudspeaker in the President’s study ( ). Shuckworth tells the President that they lost ( ) who
were ( ).

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The Elevator comes back to the Space Hotel, and they see ( ) pouring out ( ) and swarming
( ). The Knids were attacking ( ). The President tells the Commuter Capsule to make a
reentry, but they can’t because ( ). It is Charlie’s idea to ( ).

Consider these questions carefully. Then answer each question in at least TWO complete sentences!

1. Miss Tibbs sings her song. Mr. Dahl is poking fun at politicians. Find at least
three jokes the song makes about politicians.
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2. Why does the Commuter Capsule lose contact with the President?
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3. Charlie and Mr. Wonka are eager to rescue the astronauts while Grandma Josephine is
afraid. Whose side are you on and why?
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4. Use your sentence starters to make a prediction, ask a question, make a connection, and
make a comment about Chapters 9 and 10.
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

 Vocabulary words homework (July 1, 2020)

Chapters 9-10
 
1. gobble up - to eat food too fast
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2. tension (n) a feeling of nervousness before an important or difficult event
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3. chambermaid (n) a woman employed in a hotel to clean and tidy bedrooms
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4. sumptuous (adj) impressive in a way that seems expensive
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5. squadron (n) a unit of one of the armed forces, especially (in Britain) the air force or the navy
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6. abreast (adv) used to say that two or more people are next to each other and moving in the
same direction
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7. hysterical (adj) unable to control your feelings or behavior because you
are extremely frightened, angry, excited, etc.
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8. bellboy (n) a person in a hotel employed to carry suitcases, open doors, etc. for guests
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9. smithereens (n) a lot of very small broken pieces
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10. dent (n) a small hollow mark in the surface of something, caused by pressure or by being hit
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