Starter quiz

  • Match the keywords to their definitions.
    • plot
      what happens in a story ✓
    • character
      a person or animal in a story ✓
    • setting
      where the story takes place ✓
  • Match the keyword to the correct definition.
    • narrative
      writing that tells a story ✓
    • fiction
      a story which is made up or imagined ✓
    • non-fiction
      a text that contains facts and true information ✓
  • Order the following events from Chapter One.
    • 1
      Plop and his mother are discussing the dark and how it makes Plop scared.
    • 2
      Plop’s mother tries to encourage Plop to stay positive about the dark.
    • 3
      Plop meets a young boy who teaches him all about fireworks.
    • 4
      Plop and his parents watch the fireworks that night from their tree branch.
  • Order the following events from Chapter Two.
    • 1
      Mr Barn Owl asked Plop if he wanted to go ‘hunting’ with him but Plop said no.
    • 2
      Plop’s mother encouraged him to go down from their tree to learn about the dark.
    • 3
      Plop met an old woman who told Plop that night time is ‘kind’.
    • 4
      Plop had a conversation with the old woman and then returned to his branch.
  • True or false? Plop says that he loves the dark after meeting the old woman.
    • True
    • False ✓
  • The old woman in Chapter Two liked the dark because…
    • she was afraid.
    • she could remember.  ✓
    • she could hunt.
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