Summarising the key events and ideas in 'The Pebble in my Pocket' | English

Starter quiz

The 'Pebble in my Pocket' is what type of text?
- a poem
- a narrative fiction
- a non-fiction information text
- a narrative non-fiction ✓
What do we learn about in 'The Pebble in my Pocket'?
- the journey of a pebble into the future
- the history of how a pebble has formed over millions of years ✓
- what a pebble looks like
- how a pebble feels
How does the earth change throughout 'The Pebble in my Pocket'?
- it stays the same
- it becomes a playground for dinosaurs
- it moves and forms mountains and rivers ✓
How old is the pebble?
- four hundred and eighty million years old ✓
- four hundred and eighty years old
- forty eight years old
- four million years old
How does the author create imagery for the reader?
- she uses very simple and factual language
- she uses precise and descriptive vocabulary ✓
- she uses two narrators
Match the vocabulary to the correct definition.
- landscape
  
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  the features of an area of land ✓
- climate
  
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  the weather conditions in an area ✓
- forms
  
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  the different ways in which something can exist ✓

Match the vocabulary to the correct definition.
- sequence
  
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  to put events in the order in which they happened ✓
- summarise
  
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  to pull out the key events and ideas from a text ✓
- deeper meaning
  
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  hidden messages within the text ✓
Starting with the first, order the landscapes chronologically according to the pebble's journey.
- 1
  
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  volcano
- 2
  
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  mountains
- 3
  
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  cliff
- 4
  
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  river
- 5
  
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  seabed
- 6
  
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  beach
What is the main idea the author conveys throughout the pebble's journey?
- how to build houses
- adventures with animals
- how the Earth changes ✓
- how to find a pebble
What impact does the author's use of two narrators have?
- it shows us how a question somebody asks today can be answered through history ✓
- it makes it funny to read
- it signals to the reader a shift in time ✓
How would you best summarise the pebble's journey?
- it is really old and changed a lot over time
- it went on a really long journey
- it is 480 million years old and existed in many forms, landscapes and climates ✓
What is the deeper meaning of 'The Pebble in my Pocket'?
- the pebble has existed for a really long time
- the earth has changed a lot
- everything that exists has a story to tell and helps us learn about the world ✓
- the pebble has changed a lot

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'The Pebble in my Pocket' is a narrative non-fiction text that teaches us about the history of our world.
The pebble is 480 million years old and has existed in many forms, landscapes and climates.
The author, Meredith Hooper, conveys a deeper meaning behind the pebble's journey through her writing.
Everything that exists has a story to tell and helps us to build our understanding of the world.

Children might think that the story is only about a pebble being found and its story.

The author conveys the deeper meaning that everything that exists has a story to tell and builds our understanding of the world.

Sequence - to put events in the order in which they happened
Summarise - to pull out the key events and ideas from a text
Deeper meaning - hidden messages within the text that the author is trying to convey