1F Reader – Demon Dentist

Ch. 3 – Whiter than White

Name: ____________________________ Class: ________________ ( )

Objective: I am an active reader.

A. Circle the correct answers. (P.37-42)

1. The whole school is gathered in the hall for a talk. True / False

2. There is a new doctor in the town. True / False

3. Alfie is smartly dressed. True / False

4. Mr Grey was suited to be a headmaster. True / False

5. Gabz’s full name is Gabriella. True / False

B. Complete the character profile for Miss Root.

Physical Charactertistics (P. 43-44)

 1. She had the most
___________________________.

2. She was impossibly __________.

3. Her legs were so _______ and

_________.

4. She was dressed in a

__________________________.

5. Her hair was _______________,

and arranged in a
__________________________.

6. She looked young / old.

7. Her skin was pale as __________.

C. There are things that David Walliams uses to show that Miss Root is indeed
a villain (bad person). Look at the first example and try to give your
suggestions in the rest.

Evidence This suggests

“The dentist spoke in a singsong - She hides her real voice with a false
manner, as if she were recounting a one that she think will appeal to
nursery rhyme.” children.

“My name is Miss Root, but I ask all - She insists children call her
my little patients like you to call me ‘Mummy’ because ________
‘Mummy’.”
________________________

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“As she passed, Aflie looked down - ________________________

and noticed a large splash of red on
the toe of one of her shiny white
________________________
high-heeled shoes.
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Is it blood? thought Alfie”
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