James and the Giant Peach Chapter 2

James and the Giant Peach Chapter 2

by Nicky Laddle

​We are going to write a news paper article about James' parents death.

Multiple Choice

How long had James been living with his aunts?

• 7 years

• 3 years

• 10 years

• 100 years

Multiple Choice

What was special about that day?

• something rather crazy happened 

• something rather sad happened 

• something rather peculiar happened

• something rather boring happened

Poll

It all started on a blazing hot day in winter.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

James had to .......

• play with his friends

• clean the cellar

• cut the grass in the garden

• chop wood for the kitchen stove 

Multiple Choice

What were Aunt Sponge and Spiker doing?

• Sipping cool lemonade and watching that James was working.

• Sipping hot chocolate and helping James .

• Eating hamburgers and watching that James was working.

Open Ended

Do you think that Aunt Sponge and Spiker are being nice to James? 

Write 1 sentence to say why

Open Ended

Write 3 words to describe Aunt Spiker

Open Ended

Write 3 words to describe Aunt Sponge

Multiple Choice

What did Aunt Sponge think she looked and smelled like ?

• As lovely as a carrot.

• As ugly as a pig.

• As lovely as a rose.

• As beautiful as a princess

Multiple Choice

What did she have on her chin?

• A wart

• A pimple

• A strawberry 

Multiple Choice

What did Aunt Spiker said showed?

• Her chin

• Her nose

• Her bottom

• Her tummy

Multiple Choice

What did Aunt Spiker say Aunt Sponge could play in Hollywood?

• a lovely Frankenstein

• a beautiful princess

• an ugly witch

• a crazy dragon

Open Ended

Write 3 things that James though other children would be doing ----

Poll

What did James begin to do? 

• He began to sing.

• He began to cry.

• He began to fly.

• He began to dance.

Multiple Choice

Where did James want to go?

• To the seaside on a bus.

• To the city by train.

• To India by plane.

Multiple Choice

When did Aunt Spiker say she would beat James?

• She would beat him the next day.

• Later in the day when it isn't as hot .

• She would beat him right away.

Multiple Choice

What did James do next?

• He ran off and hid in the garden and cried and cried.

• He ran off and hid in the house and ate chocolate.

• He ran off out of the garden and did a dance.

Open Ended

Write down 2 things that are different about Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker and 2 things that are the same.