Holes - chapters 1 - 5

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Friday 15 November

• SB 3.5 Vocabulary --> describing food
• Review Holes chapters 1-5
• Write a summary of Holes chapter 1-5
• Homework: online exercises 3.5

Holes by Louis Sachar

What does Stanley look like?

1. skinny
2. overweight
3. well built
4. normal posture

Why did Stanley's great-great-grandfather have a curse on him?

1. He had annoyed an outlaw, Kate Barlow
2. He had been in a stage coach robbery
3. He had made a fortune in the stock markets
4. He stole a pig from a one legged gypsy

Who did Stanley's family for everything that went wrong?

1. The one legged gypsy
2. The great-great-grandfather
3. The pig
4. Kissin' Kate Barlow

What is unusual about Stanley's name?

1. It was actually his mother's surname
2. It was exactly the same as his grandfathers
3. It was the same spelt backwards or forwards
4. It was really Simon but he preferred to be called Stanley

What did Stanley's father do?

1. He was an inventor
2. He was a singer
3. He was a song writer

Stanley's great-great-grandfather was robbed by an outlaw. Who was it?

1. Jessie James
2. Kissin' Kate Barlow
3. The Sundance kid
4. The book doesn't say

Even though Stanley's family had bad luck, how did they act?

1. Resigned
2. Bitter
3. Hopeful
4. Envious of others

What's the worst think to be bitten by?

1. Green snake
2. Scorpion
3. Yellow spotted lizard
4. Rattle Snake

What kind of boys are there in Camp Green Lake?

What do the boys have to do in Camp Green Lake?

1. Do jobs for the ward
2. Steal money
3. Dig holes
4. They have to pick up stones from the desert

Why did Mr Sir eat the whole sack with sunflower seeds?

Chapter 4
How many sets of clothing is Stanley given? (write down a number)

Chapter 4
What colour is the clothing?

Chapter 4
Why aren't there any fences to keep the boys in?

Theodore

Mr Pendanski

Ricky

José

Alan

Stanley

Armpit

Mom

Zig-Zag

Magnet

Squid

Caveman

Why do the boys call Mr Pendanski Mom?

Homework

Write a short summary of chapters 1-5

(2-3 sentences for each chapter)