Short Read _The Great Mouse Plot

• Aardrijkskunde
• Praktijkonderwijs
• Leerjaar 4

Let us stretch our hands

Expected Learning Outcomes

I will be able to:

• Read the story with correct pronunciation and intonation

• Identify new words given in the story

• Analyse characters and situations given in the story

• Identify and list prepositions given in the story

• Brainstorm to identify main message/purpose of the story

Warm Up Question

Write one of your childhood memory that still makes you feel proud of yourself.

Observe the title and illustration

What do you think the story is going to be about?

Let's read

The narrator and his friends used their secret hiding place for_____

1. finding antique pieces
2. books and notebooks
3. sweets and other treasures
4. none of the above

What do you mean by "monkey-nuts"?

1. wall nuts
2. peanuts
3. nuts eaten only by monkeys
4. all of the above

What was narrator's idea for the mouse plot?

1. put it into the soil and bury
2. put it into Mrs.Pratchett's jars of sweets
3. put it inside and box and throw away
4. put it into Mrs.Pratchett's backyard

How did the narrator feel while dropping the mouse in Gobstopper jar?

"She stood behind the counter ,and her small malignant pig-eyes watched us suspiciously as we came forward", what do you mean by malignant?

1. deep
2. calm
3. evil
4. soothing

How does Mrs. Pratchett treat the boys in her shop?

"I put it into my trouser pocket". Identify and write the preposition used in this sentence.

1. I
2. my
3. it
4. into

"We were the victors now and Mrs. Pratchett was the victim". List a pair of words that are antonym of each other in the given sentence.

List at least three prepositions form the story

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What is the purpose of the story?

Do you think Mrs.Pratchett will sell the sweets after she takes the mouse out of the jar? Why/Why not?

Home assignment

Date                                                                            S.no-2.3

LAQ

Spend five minutes noting down things that might happen when Mrs. Patchett opens the Gobstopper jar. Choose one of these as the basis of drawing a short scene. (use colours,paper cuttings etc) (S.no-2.3)

SUCCESS CRITERIA
Now I CAN:
Read the story with correct pronunciation and intonation
• Identify new words given in the story
• Analyse characters and situations given in the story
• Identify and list prepositions given in the story
• Brainstorm to identify main message/purpose of the.

1. Agree
2. Strongly agree
3. Not sure
4. I need some help