5TH GRADE ENGLISH WORKSHEET: “Dan in London”

Miss: Date:

Student´s Name: Form: Time: ___ min.

Learning Outcome: To reinforce main ideas , characters information from the book “Dan in London ”.

1. What happens in the first half of the story? Answer True or False
a.______The Barringtons and the Parks are on holiday in London.
b.______Dan sees something strange out of the hotel window.
c.______He sees two men running down the street carrying
handbags.
d.______The two families go to the cinema in the evening.
e.______The next day everyone decides to go to the National
Gallery.
f.______When Dad and Sue leave the hotel, they see the two men
again.
g.______Dan and Sue decide to follow the men on the tube.
h.______They go straight to the Museum of London.
i.______They follow the men into a café.
j.______Leo steals a handbag from a woman in the café.

2. What happens in the second half of the story? Put these sentences in the correct
order.

a. ______Frank steals a woman’s handbag.

b. ______Dan and Sue run across Tower Bridge.
c. ______Dan and Sue follow the two men to the Tower of London.
d. ______Dan runs to get help.
e. ______The thieves catch Dan and Sue.
f. ______Dan and Sue decide to go to Madame Tussauds.
g.______The police arrive and catch the thieves.
h.______Dan and Sue fight the thieves and get away.
i. ______Leo falls over and pretends to hurt his leg.
j. ______The thieves catch Sue and take her to their flat.

3. Complete the sentences with the name of a person from the story.

a. _____________ has the tickets for the theater.

b. _____________ goes into the café.
c. _____________ reads a lot of Sherlock Holmes stories.
d. _____________ falls over near the Tower of London.
e. _____________ kicks Frank on the knee.
f. _____________ sees the police car along the street.
g. _____________ swings her bag at Frank’s legs.

4. All about Dan. Answer these questions about Dan.

a. Why is Dan in London?

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b. Why does Dan want to follow the two men?

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c. Why does Dan want to wait in the park?

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d. Why does Dan bite Leo?

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e. Why does Dan say “sorry” to Sue?

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f. Why does Dan run to get their parents?

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1. Read each sentence and circle the number that is most true for you.
1 = Not really 5 = Definitely

a. I liked the story.

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b. The story was easy to understand.
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c. I think that the story was exciting.
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d. I’d like to read another book about Dan.
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