DHACSS SKBZ CAMPUS O’ & A’ LEVELS

ENGLISH GRADE – V1
THE WITCHES BY ROALD DAHL

1. How many times the narrator encountered witches?

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2. Why was he lucky the first time he encountered a witch?

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3. How old was he when his parents died?

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4. How did the parents of the boy die?

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5. Why did they stay in Norway?

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6. Where did the witches probably come from?

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7. How did they grandmother try to forget their sadness after the death of his parents?

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8. What was the grandmother expert on?

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9. Why did grandmother tell the stories of witches to her grandson?

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10. Were the stories grandmother told real or imaginary?

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 DHACSS SKBZ CAMPUS O’ & A’ LEVELS
ENGLISH GRADE – V1
THE WITCHES BY ROALD DAHL
HOW TO SURVIVE A WITCH ENCOUNTER
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Wicked _______________________ are everywhere! If you’re ever unlucky enough to encounter one,
you must remain ______________ . Definitely don’t point your ____________________ at her and
shout, “Look! It’s a/an __________________ !” If you do that, the witch will catch you and turn you into
a tiny ________________ . If you can, ________________ and hide before the witch
____________________________ you. High up in (the) __________________ , under a/an
_______________ -poster bed, or behind a folding __________________ is an excellent place to
____________________ . If you can’t hide, scream, “ ______________________ ,” so someone like
___________________ rescues you. If a witch catches you, remember all witches are bald and wear a/an
________________________ on their head. Try pulling it off and ______________________________ it
at the witch’s __________________ . This will make it hard for her to see and hopefully give you time to
________________ !

HOW TO RECOGNIZE A WITCH POEM

HOW TO RECOGNIZE A WITCH POEM
ADJECTIVE ……………………….
I saw a/an…………………… witch
VERB ………………………….
She could ……………………….. and ……………………..
OCCUPATION ………………………………
All she must ………………………….
VERB ANIMAL (PLURAL) ………………………………
…………………………….. and …………………………………..
VERB ENDING IN “ING” ………………………………
PART OF THE BODY ……………………………… …………………………………..
ADJECTIVE ……………………………… She has made her long and ……………………. Claws

NOUN ……………………………… ………………………………….

And moving in the wrong……………………………..

VERB ENDING IN “ING” ………………………………
TYPE OF ANIMAL ……………………………… ……………………………….
SILLY WORD NUMBER ………………………………
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ADJECTIVE ……………………………… ……………………………….
EXCLAMATION ……………………………… …………………………………….
ADJECTIVE ………………………………
 DHACSS SKBZ CAMPUS O’ & A’ LEVELS
ENGLISH GRADE – V1
THE WITCHES BY ROALD DAHL

FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH APPROPRIATE WORDS

Can you tell the difference between a witch and a/an ________________ everyday woman? Let’s
________________ out: 1. You can detect a witch by: (a) taking her to the __________________ for a
checkup. Dentists make witches ______________ like scaredy- ______________________ , (b)
________________________ on her long, stringy __________________ . Witches are ______________
as a bowling ________________ , so their hair is always fake. 2. When ________________________ a
child, a witch will: (a) use her magic ____________________________ to turn the child into a furry
________________ , (b) shout, “ ________________ ” at least _____________ times. If you answered a
for both questions, you’re a/an ______________ witch hunter! If you answered b for either question,
____________________ ! You’re not going to know which woman is a/an ________________ witch.

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STINK!
Witches use their __________________ noses to sniff out clean children. Follow these helpful tips to stay
dirty so they can’t ________________ you! 1. To stop a witch from ____________________________
you, never use soap when you take a/an ____________________________ or go in the bath-
_________________________. Instead, roll in ________________ or rub a clove of
__________________ all over your __________________ . 2. Make sure to always ______________
your ____________________________ at least _____________ times before washing them. Always
wear a/an ________________ pair of underwear! 3. Make sure to never ____________________ your
teeth. Otherwise, the witches will smell your fresh ________________ . ____________________ these
easy tips and you’ll smell as dirty as an old __________________ , and no wicked
____________________ will be able to find you!