Determine Key Ideas
Parents need to send their children food from home because
The headmaster wanted extra food for himself.
To infer
the process of making educated guesses or conclusions based on evidence and reasoning.
The narrator only knows what one character is thinking and feeling
limited 3rd person point of view
This makes tuck-boxes such a necessary commodity at boarding school
- safe
-pets
-food
-clothes
-toys
TWO reasons Dahl “began to grow apprehensive,” as he describes in paragraph 8
He is concerned about being apart from his family. He does not know what to expect at boarding school.
Dahl writes that his new school “looked rather like a private lunatic asylum.” This description suggests how Dahl felt entering St. Peter’s for the first time.
Intimidated
The narrator knows what all characters are thinking, and felling.
Omniscient Point of View
Dahl uses figurative language to describe the Headmaster in paragraph 11: “he gave me the kind of flashing grin a shark might give to a small fish just before he gobbles it up.” Which of the following statements are implied by this language? Mark each statement Yes or No.
He is uncertain about how to talk to parents.
No
Dahl begins to feel uncomfortable in the introduction of Mr. Coombes
There was something not quite right about the shop being closed.
statements are reasonable inferences based on the details in paragraphs 12–14.
The Headmaster wants the parents to leave quickly.
Dahl is unhappy about being left alone at school.
The idea is developed in paragraphs 5–7.
Tuck-boxes are extremely important to boys at boarding school.
Dahl uses figurative language to describe the Headmaster in paragraph 11: “he gave me the kind of flashing grin a shark might give to a small fish just before he gobbles it up.” Which of the following statements are implied by this language? Mark each statement Yes or No.
He shows great concern for his students
yes
The Matron placed pieces of soap in Tweedie's mouth because.
Tweedie snored while he was sleeping.
Statements Dahl would MOST likely agree?
Adventures are not always what they seem to be
The first day at a new school can be scary.
Headmasters should be honest.
How do these sentences relate
“My mother had chosen for me a Prep School in a part of England which was as near as it could possibly be to our home in South Wales, and it was called St Peter’s.”
“I had never spent a single night away from our large family before.”
It offers a possible explanation for why Dahl’s mother chooses a school close to home.
Dahl uses figurative language to describe the Headmaster in paragraph 11: “he gave me the kind of flashing grin a shark might give to a small fish just before he gobbles it up.” Which of the following statements are implied by this language? Mark each statement Yes or No.
He is unreliable and not to be trusted.
No
Dahl’s attitude toward the boarding school changes from the beginning of the passage to the end.
As he gets closer to school and further from home, he grows more afraid of being alone.
Statements Dahl would most likely DISAGREE
It’s easy to be away from one’s family.
Schools should exist to make money.
The controlling idea of the passage.
New adventures can be both exciting and scary.
Dahl uses figurative language to describe the Headmaster in paragraph 11: “he gave me the kind of flashing grin a shark might give to a small fish just before he gobbles it up.” Which of the following statements are implied by this language? Mark each statement Yes or No.
He has tremendous strength and power.
Yes