Exploring the idea of a superhero and predicting | English

Starter quiz

Put the parts of a story into the order they usually go in.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  beginning
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  middle
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  end
What do storybooks often have in them?
- pictures or illustrations ✓
- videos
- pages ✓
- words ✓
Complete the sentence. The people or animals are the __________ in a story.
- setting
- plot
- characters ✓
Which of these are characters in the story "Jack and the Beanstalk"?
- Jack ✓
- the giant ✓
- the beanstalk
- the house
- the cow ✓
Complete the sentence. The place that the story is in is called the ...
- plot
- character
- setting ✓
Which of these are settings in the story "Jack and the Beanstalk"?
- the cow
- Jack
- the house ✓
- the harp
- the castle ✓

Complete the sentence. An author is ...
- someone who draws the illustrations for a book.
- someone who reads a book.
- someone who writes a book. ✓
Complete the sentence. An illustrator is ...
- someone who writes the book.
- someone who draws the pictures for a book. ✓
- someone who reads the book.
Match the part of a front cover to its definition.
- author
  
  ⇔
  
  the name of the person who writes the book ✓
- illustrator
  
  ⇔
  
  the name of the person who draws the illustrations ✓
- title
  
  ⇔
  
  the name of the book ✓
- illustrations
  
  ⇔
  
  pictures or drawings ✓
Which of these is the name of the author of "The Gruffalo"?
- Julia Donaldson ✓
- the mouse
- the gruffalo
- the woods
Which of these is the title of a book?
- caterpillar
- Eric Carle
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar ✓
- hungry
Which of these are the same about most fictional superheroes?
- They wear capes. ✓
- They don't help others.
- They are unkind to people.
- They have superpowers. ✓

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Superheroes are fictional characters that have a special superpower
Superheroes are often described as "brave", "strong" and "powerful"
Superheroes are known for wearing masks and capes
Predictions can be made using the front cover, the title and information that we already know about the topic
A front cover often reveals the title, author, illustrator and some illustrations

Pupils may attach stereotypes or preconceptions around the idea of a superhero.

As well as the images shown, supplement with more images to show a representative idea of a superhero, relevant to children's interests.

Title - the name or label given to a piece of writing, such as a book, story, or poem, often representing its main idea or theme
Author - the person responsible for crafting the words that make up a text
Describe - add detail to
Prediction - making a guess using what we already know
Fiction - when authors create made up stories with characters, places and adventures which did not happen in real life