GRADE 6

ENGLISH FA PRACTICE

Danny the Champion of the World Comprehension

Read the extract from chapter 6 carefully.

The next day was poaching day and don’t think my father didn’t know it. From the moment he
got out of his bunk in the morning the excitement began to build up inside him. This was
Saturday so I was home from school, and we spent most of the day in the workshop
decarbonizing the cylinders of Mr Pratchett’s Austin Seven. It was a great little car, built in
1933, a tiny miracle of a machine that still ran as sweetly as ever though it was now more than
forty years old… Mr Pratchett, who owned a turkey farm near Aylesbury, was as proud as
could be of this one, and he always brought it to us for repair. ‘I want to be away by six
o’clock,’ my father said. ‘Then I will get to the wood exactly at twilight.’ ‘Why at twilight?’ I
asked. ‘Because at twilight everything in the wood becomes veiled and shady. You can see to
move around but it’s not easy for someone else to see you. And when danger threatens you
can always hide in the shadows which are darker than a wolf’s mouth.’ ‘Why don’t you wait till
it gets really dark?’ I asked. ‘Then you wouldn’t be seen at all?’ ‘You wouldn’t catch anything if
you did that’ he said. ‘When night comes on, all the pheasants fly up into the trees to roost.
Pheasants are just like other birds. They never sleep on the ground.’ … ‘Are you going to use
The Sticky Hat or will it be The Horse Hair Stopper?’ I asked. ‘Sticky Hat,’ he said. ‘I’m very fond
of the Sticky Hat.’ … At five-thirty we had an early supper of sausages and bacon, but my
father hardly ate anything at all. At six o’clock precisely he kissed me goodbye and said,
‘Promise not to wait up for me, Danny. Put yourself to bed at eight and go to sleep. Right?’ He
set off down the road and I stood on the platform of the caravan watching him go. I loved the
way he moved. He had that long loping stride of all countrymen who are used to covering
great distances on foot. He was wearing an old navy-blue sweater and an even older cap on his
head. He turned and waved to me. He waved back then he disappeared round a bend in the
road.

Questions

1. Danny’s dad is a mechanic? What clues in the text tell you the answer?
A. Poaching pheasant
B. Decarbonizing cylinders
C. Home from school
D. Turkey farm

2. What was the occupation of Mr. Pratchett?

A. Repairman
B. Teacher
C. Farmer
D. Poacher
3. What time did Danny’s dad want to leave to go to the woods?
A. at 30 minutes after supper
B. at an hour after supper
C. at 30 minutes before supper
D. at an hour before supper

4. Why was it important that he arrived at twilight?

A. Because the pheasants had not gone to roost up into the trees.
B. Because we could see enough and hide in the shadows.
C. Because it is completely dark when it is twilight.
D. A and B are correct.

5. How does Danny’s dad describe the shadows in the woods?

A. like a veiled and shady wood
B. like a twilight
C. like a wolf’s mouth
D. like the trees

6. Where do the pheasants sleep?

A. They sleep on the ground.
B. They do not sleep on the ground.
C. They roost up into the trees.
D. B and C are correct.

7. The next day was poaching day and don’t think my father didn’t know it. From the
moment he got out of his bunk in the morning the excitement began to build up inside
him.
The correct statement to conclude the text above:
A. Danny’s father was not really sure about the poaching.
B. Danny’s father was looking forward for poaching day.
C. Danny’s father did not know what day is the poaching day.
D. Danny’s father wanted to change his mind about the poaching.

8. Why do you think Danny describes the Austin Seven car as ‘a tiny miracle of a machine’?
A. Because it was built in 1933
B. Because it is tiny car.
C. Because it was being more than 40 year old car.
D. Because the old car’s machine still worked very well.
9. At five-thirty we had an early supper of sausages and bacon, but my father hardly ate
anything at all. The correct statement to conclude is…
A. Danny’s father ate all the supper because he is anxious about the poaching.
B. Danny’s father ate all the supper even though he is not anxious.
C. Danny’s father anxiously ate all his supper.
D. Danny’s father was not too excited to eat his supper because he is anxious about the
poaching.

10. And when danger threatens you can always hide in the shadows which are darker than
a wolf’s mouth. What kind of danger does this statement mean?
A. The keepers
B. The wolf
C. The shadows
D. The dark wood

11. You might think, if you didn’t know him well, that he was a stern and serious man.
Other way to explain the underlined word is…
A. Difficult to work with
B. Friendly
C. Smart
D. Easy to talk to

12. It was inevitable that I, too, should fall in love with engines and cars. The synonym of
the underlined word is…
A. It was impossible that I, too, should…
B. It was amazing that I, too, should…
C. It was unavoidable that I, too, should…
D. It was wonderful that I, too, should…

13. Higher and higher soared the kite. We can change the underlined word with…
A. Fell down
B. Hang
C. Flew up
D. Got stuck

14.Danny was flabbergasted to hear that Doc Spencer used to do a bit of a poaching
himself.
Based on that sentence, what do you think is the synonym of the underlined word?
A. Disappointed
B. Furious
C. Shocked
D. Calm
 15. “Just imagine Danny,” he went on, “what a triumph, what a glorious victory that would
be!
The synonym of the underlined word is…
A. Achievement
B. Effort
C. Moment
D. Experience

Answer these questions briefly based on the extract above.

16. What is Danny’s father favorite method in poaching the pheasants?

17. Danny’s father is used to walk long distances. TRUE or FALSE

18. Danny’s father wore navy blue sweater and a cap for a purpose. TRUE or FALSE

Answer these two questions using complete sentences. CUPS rules applied.

19.Why do you think Danny’s father did not use Horse-Hair Stopper for his poaching?

20. Do you think is a wise decision of Danny’s father to leave him alone at night? Why do
you think so?