Crazy Miss Maisey's alphabet pets.

Crazy Miss Maisey's Alphabet Pets

Janine Scott

WALT: summarise information • I can find the main ideas in a text • I can identify the keywords in a text • I can use keywords and main ideas to summarise a text

What happened in the first 3 chapters that we read as a group? Miss Maisey was a librarian. She now works in a pet shop but she never lets anyone buy the pets she only lets them borrow the pets. One day a little boy named Billy he wanted a pet but his mum did not like the pets.

Answer the following questions using FULL sentences. Remember to use the book to help you answer the questions.

Write three animals that were not suitable for Billy and his Mum. Why were they not right?

Why was Billy feeling sad? (pg. 24).

Because he was nearly half way throgh the alphabet.

What was wrong with the octopus? (pg. 26).

He kept on throwing balls at the man next door.

What does the author mean when he wrote “There was a porcupine, but everyone  usually returned it the same day. It had a prickly personality!”? (pg. 29).

It was to spikey.

Why was Billy’s mother lying on the couch with a ice-bag on her head and cucumbers on her eyes? (pg. 36).

Because she had enough.

Do you think Billy was happy with his choice of the tadpole at the beginning? (pg. 40).

i think was not happy.

How did the story end?

The tadpole turned into a toad.

What pet would you have chosen if you were Billy?

I will choose a rabbit.

Grandpa’s Cardigan

Joy Watson

WALT: summarise information • I can find the main ideas in a text • I can identify the keywords in a text • I can use keywords and main ideas to summarise a text

Find three tricky words in the story and find their meaning in the dictionary.

Comfortable - snug satisfied

Expensive - costly requiring much expence

Complain - talks about troubles

Answer the following questions using FULL sentences.

1. Why did Grandma say that Grandpa needed a new cardigan? (pg. 3)

The cardigan had holes in its pockets and the seams have come apart.

2.  Why did Grandma quickly take the cardigan away? (pg. 6).

Grandma took the cardigan away because he might change his mind.

3. What type of cardigan was Grandpa looking for? (pg. 8)

A comfortable grey woollen cardigan that is not to expensive.

4. There was a problem with the second store’s cardigan? What was it? (pg. 14)

The cardigan was tight under his arms and the wool was very prickly.

5. How many stores did Grandpa have to go to till he found the right cardigan?

Grandpa went in 4 shops to find the right cardigan.

6. Why did Grandpa want a new cardigan? (pg. 18)

Grandpa agreed with Grandma that his old cardigan had holes.

7. What did Grandpa’s new cardigan look like? Was he happy with it? (pg. 24-28)

The new cardigan was grey and woollen. He was happy with it.

8. How did the story end?

Grandpa bought a new cardigan but it was his old one and Grandma was very surprised.