What is the name of the author of the book?
John Marsden
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun
What do you do to make a one syllable adjective comparative
Ex) Long
Add er
Ex) Longer
What do you do to make a one syllable adjective superlative?
Ex) Long
Add est
Ex) Longest
What is the theme that looks at conflict between the numbats and the rabbits?
Violence
What is the name of the illustrator of the book?
Shaun Tan
What is the adjective in this sentence:
The large tree fell onto the road.
Large
What do you do to make a 2 syllable or more adjective comparative?
Ex) Difficult
Add more before the adjective
Ex) More difficult
What do you do to make a 2 syllable or more adjective superlative?
Ex) Ruthless
Add most before the adjective
Ex) Most ruthless
What is the word for a story which can be understood on a literal level and deeper level?
Allegory
What is the name of the animal that represents the British?
rabbit
What is the adjective in this sentence:
He is a lazy dog.
Lazy
What do you do to make a consonant +y adjective comparative?
Ex) Scary
Drop the y and add ier
Ex) Scarier
What do you do to make a 2 syllable or more adjective superlative?
Ex) Lazy
Drop y add iest
Ex) Laziest
What is a motif?
A repeated symbol that conveys meaning
What is the name of the animal that represents the native Australians?
numbats
What is the adjective in this sentence:
They live in a beautiful house
Beautiful
What theme looks at the numbats trying to fit in?
Assimilation
Whose perspective is the story told from?
The numbats / native Australians
What is the adjective in this sentence:
Marshall's class is amazing
Amazing
Which two themes look at the English taking over land creating their own buildings?
Invasion and Colonization