Chapters 3-5 COMPREHENSION — TRUE OR FALSE Read the statements in the boxes. They are either true or false. In the small square. write a tick (v) where the statement is true and a cross (X) where it is false. | 1.The students | 2. Mrs. Granger's | 3. The children | 4. Nick aske: | started the first | class was very were expected | questions near day of school, | different from | togetall thirty | the endofa | feeling rather | the other | five words | lesson to try and lethargic. | classes. jorrect on the _| giMoff First day of school. Nick's brother | 6. Nick was quite | 7. Mrs. Grange’ t sensing | fell for Nick's tic finally agreed when he asked | that the | cher was question | thomework first Fooing to assign about words ina | rule was a good F homework I dictionary part of asking a delaying was the | | 9. Nick was very thankful to | Mrs.Granger that | he would have k could 0 beyond the first sentence of "Words and | less free time at | Their Origins” | home, 7 the | | dictionary. | dreaded having | | to stand in front | | 13. Mrs. Granger] 14. The class was | 15. Nick's report | 16. Nick's jopped Nick at | not interested in | wasted a lot of feacher-stopper the start of his | what Nick was time, and | succ at report because | reporting. Mrs.Granger was | the second he was | | unable to do all nervous. that she had planned H EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES PTE LID 22ee Chapters 3-5 2. COMPREHENSION — OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS Answer these questions in complete sentences. 1. How did Nick increase his chance of success in distracting his teachers? 2, Read about how Mrs. Granger handled Nick's teacher-stopper on page 14 of the story book. What can you say about Mrs. Granger? 3. Describe Nick’s reaction when his plan backfired. (page 16) 4, What was Nick asked to report on? Be What did Nick compare reading the introduction to “Words and Their Origins" with? How did he use this introduction for his report? © CSH EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES PTE LTD. 19Chapters 3-5 6. Whatis the “bad feeling in the pit of his stomach?" (page 22) ts How do we know that the class was not interested in Nick's report? 8. How did Mrs. Granger deal with Nick when she realised that he was deliberately wasting time with his report? - How did Nick respond to Mrs. Granger's special expression? 10. Mrs. Granger said, “We decide what goes in that book.” Who does ‘we’ refer to? © CSH EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES PTE LTD 20