The Boy in the Dress -- Chapter 4 to (and including) 8

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• Leerjaar 1

The Boy in the Dress

Chapters 4 to (and including) 8

Welcome to the 'The Boy in the Dress' LessonUp!

In this lesson, you will see slides with a different colour:

• Red: A small section of the book
• Green: A question about the book
• Blue: Information slides
• Orange: Other slides

Please answer the open questions in full sentences!

  

Important:

You will get a test about this book. The test will be on the 17th of November.

The questions in this test will be the same kind of questions as you will make in this LessonUp.

Questions with a yellow dot at the bottom are advanced questions. These will not appear in the test!

You will also get a vocabulary question, so study the blue vocabulary slides!

Enjoy!

You have read chapters 4 to 8. Give a summary of these chapters in 10 full sentences.

Vocabulary

Wardrobe - closet, where you put your clothes

Self-conscious - to be unsure about the way you are

Headmaster - the boss of a school

Celebrity- A famous person

Detention - when you have to stay after class

To impress - to try to make someone like you

Sikhism - an Indian religion, belief

Sequined dress - click here :) --> 

Chapter 4

Which subjects does Dennis have before the break?

1. History and chemistry
2. History and biology
3. Maths and chemistry
4. Maths and history

Why did the headmaster become angry?

Dennis asks Darvesh if he ever felt different. Did Darvesh ever feel different? How?

Page 62

they sat on their bags by the wall of the science block and opened their lunch boxes, devouring the sandwiches that were meant for lunch. 

Dennis hadn't told Darvesh about buying Vogue - but he wanted to find out what his friend  thought about it - in a roundabout way.

What do you think 'roundabout way' means? If you do not know, look it up!

Chapter 5

Where do Lisa and Dennis meet for the first time?

Page 71-72

"Do you wanna walk me home, Dennis?" asked Lisa.

"What?" said Dennis, in a panic.

"I said, 'do you want to walk me home?'"

"Um, yeah, OK," said Dennis, trying to sound cool.

Dennis felt like a celebrity as he walked down the road with Lisa.

 

Why does Dennis feel like a celebrity when he is walking with Lisa?

Chapter 6

What is one of Lisa's hobbies?

1. To make paintings
2. To make dresses
3. To make drawings
4. To write stories

Why does Lisa have a lot of Vogues?

At the end of the chapter, Lisa says: "That's a crazy idea". What is the crazy idea?

Page 78

There were paintings haphazardly arranged on the walls. A sweet smell of freshly baked cake lingered in the hall. "Do you want a drink?"

"A glass of white wine, perhaps?" said Dennis, trying to act three times his age.

Lisa  looked bemused for a moment. "I don't have any wine. What else do you like?" 

What does is mean to 'act three times your age'? Why would Dennis do that?

Chapter 7

This chapter starts on a special Sunday. Why is it a special Sunday?

What piece of Darvesh's clothing does Dennis want to try on?

1. Darvesh's jacket
2. Darvesh's trousers
3. Darvesh's headwear
4. Darvesh's shirt

Page 93

Dennis carefully put the hat on.

"How do I look?"asked Dennis.

"Like a bit of a prat!"

They both laughed loudly. Then Darvesh thought for a moment. "I mean, it doesn't make you Sikh, does it? On you it's just a hat. It's just dressing up, innit?"

Putting on a patka doesn't make you Sikh. Do you agree with Darvesh?

Chapter 8

What is the gift that Lisa gives Dennis?

1. A football
2. A dress
3. A painting
4. A Vogue magazine

Dennis does not only put on the dress. What else does Lisa give him?
(Two more things)

Girls get to wear dresses, but boys don't.
What does Dennis say about this at the end of the chapter?

1. He says it is funny.
2. He says it is unfair.
3. He says it is sad.
4. He says it is great.

This was the last question for these chapters. Do you have any other questions, or words you did not understand?

For next lesson, the 27th of October:

Read chapters 9 up to and including 17 and do the LessonUp.

This is for after the activities week and the Autumn break.

The End

Well done!