Starter quiz
- Who is the author of 'The Wolf, The Duck and The Mouse'?
- Mac Barnett ✓
- Mark Barnett
- Jon Klassen
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- Who is the illustrator of 'The Wolf, The Duck and The Mouse'?
- Mac Barnett
- Jon Klassen ✓
- Jonathon Klass
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- Which character is portrayed as least kind?
- the wolf ✓
- the duck
- the mouse
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- What is vocabulary?
- the facial expressions we make
- how we move our body
- the words we know and use to communicate to others ✓
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- What is repetition in writing?
- when a word or phrase is written once
- when a word or phrase that has already been written is repeated ✓
- when a word or phrase is capitalised
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- What does summarising mean?
- reading the story again
- sequencing the events in a story
- pulling out the key information and ideas from the text ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which of the following are key linguistic features in 'The Wolf, The Duck and The Mouse'?
- repetition ✓
- rhyme
- precise and ambitious vocabulary ✓
- character speech ✓
- fact boxes
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- What does the word "woe" mean?
- a feeling of anger
- a feeling of surprise
- a feeling of joy
- a feeling of distress or sorrow ✓
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- Which of the following words are used as alternative verbs to describe the action of having "eaten"?
- gobbled ✓
- laughed
- danced
- munched ✓
- feasted ✓
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- What is speech?
- what a character thinks
- the words a character speaks ✓
- what a character does
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- True or false? All of the characters' speech should be read in the same way.
- True
- False ✓
- Match the vocabulary from the story to the correct definition.
- ruckus⇔a noisy fight, disturbance or commotion ✓
- remedy⇔a medicine or treatment for a disease or injury ✓
- flagon⇔a large container of something ✓
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Key learning points
- The author’s choice of vocabulary is precise and ambitious and is used to convey meaning to the reader.
- Repetition of keywords can enhance and support storytelling.
- Multiple words can be used to describe the same thing, e.g. “gobbled”, “munched” and “feasted”.
- Character speech is used to show the perspective and feelings of different characters and this impacts how it is read.
- Summarising a story helps us to build our understanding of a text and the meaning behind it.
Common misconception
Children may notice a familiar word being used in a new way and not understand its meaning, e.g. making a "toast".
Explore words that have more than one definition and how we can infer meaning through understanding the context in which it has been used.
Keywords
Vocabulary - the words we know and use to communicate to others
Repetition - the deliberate use of words or phrases that are repeated for emphasis or other effect
Speech - the words a character speaks to communicate
Summarise - to pull out the key information and ideas from the text
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