Reading Comprehension-
The Bicycle and the Sweet Shop
The Bicycle and the Sweet Shop
What genre is "Boy: Tales of Childhood?"
Autobiography/memoir.
When a writer uses explanations to tell the reader the feeling of a character, setting, or topic.
What was the boy's hiding space for treats, like conkers and monkey-nuts?
A big hollow space underneath a floorboard in their classroom.
When writing in this style, you organize your writing around a moment or idea, then provide evidence from the text to explain your thinking.
Argumentative writing.
This type of sentence combines related ideas and has a dependent and independent clause.
Complex sentence.
In the first chapter we read, Dahl recounts TWO memories or moments during the time he spent at the Cathedral School. What were the two moments?
1. Seeing a boy ride his bike across the village green.
2. The candy shop, the candies, and the owner Mrs. Pratchett.
What is the definition of "showing?"
A dead mouse.
When writing in this style, you write moments sequentially, or in the order of events they happened.
Narrative writing.
Coordinating conjunctions, or dependent markers, are words that connect clauses to make a complex sentence. Name one conjunction/marker.
Possible answers: once, after, before, since, until, as, where, wherever, as though, as if, even though, but, however, because, unless, while, although, when
The boys hated Mrs. Pratchett for TWO reasons. What were they?
1. Her meanness.
2. The filth that clung around her.
Showing or telling?
"The woman who owned the sweet-shop was a horror."
Telling.
Who came up with the idea to put the mouse in a jar of sweets?
Dahl.
1. Makes a claim.
2. Provides evidence.
Combine into one sentence using one of the connecting words: after, although, because, before, if, when, while.
1. I left the parking lot.
2. I checked to make sure my groceries were in the trunk.
Example: Before I left the parking lot, I checked to make sure my groceries were in the trunk.
What was the word Dahl and his friends used to describe Mrs. Pratchett, the sweet-shop owner?
A "horror."
Showing or Telling?
"Her apron was grey and greasy. Her blouse had bits of breakfast all over it, toast-crumbs and tea stains and splotches of dried egg-yolk. It was her hands, however, that disturbed us most. They were disgusting. They were black with dirt and grime."
Showing.
Name the jar of candy the boys put the mouse in.
The gobstoppers.
Identify TWO features of narrative writing.
1. Tells a story
2. Provides descriptive details.
Combine into one sentence using one of the connecting words: after, although, because, before, if, when, while.
1. The blow dryer was not working.
2. I returned it to the store for a refund.
Example: Because the blow dryer was not working, I returned it to the store for a refund.
What were Dahl's TWO favorite candies from the sweet-shop?
Sherbert suckers and liquorice bootlaces.
(Teacher's decision).
What two candies did Thwaites order from Mrs. Pratchett to distract her?
Identify one reason or piece of evidence from the two chapters we have read so far that depicts Mrs. Pratchett as a "horror."
(Teacher's decision).
Combine into one sentence using one of the connecting words: after, although, because, before, if, when, while.
1. I walked into the room.
2. Everybody stopped talking.
Example: After I walked into the room, everybody stopped talking.