The Great Mouse Plot!

The Great Mouse Plot

​by Roald Dahl

Multiple Choice

Roald Dahl wrote "The Great Mouse Plot" about his own childhood!

What genre is it when someone writes a book about their own life?

• biography

• autobiography

• novel

• poetry

Multiple Choice

Who is the antagonist ofThe Great Mouse Plot?

• Thwaites

• the speaker

• Mrs Pratchett

• his other friends

Fill in the Blanks

Under the floorboards, the boys found a dead

.

Fill in the Blanks

They decided to place the mouse in one of Mrs Pratchett's jars containing

.

Multiple Choice

Which noun describes their opinion of Mrs Pratchett?

(A noun refers to a person, place or thing, like cat or school!)

• hero

• villain

• creature

• friend

Multiple Choice

Which adjective describes how the boys felt after dropping the mouse into the jar?

(An adjective is a word describing a noun, like colourful or clever!)

• thrilled

• anxious

• fearful

• disappointed

Multiple Choice

Which verb describes how the boys entered the shop to carry out their prank?

(A verb is an word depicting an action, like walk or talk!)

• stumble

• trudge

• strut

• sprint

Open Ended

Imagine that you've been chosen to drop the mouse in the sweet jar!

Write down a full sentence with a NOUN (person / place / thing) describing the situation.

e.g. I felt like a coward! / The sweet shop was silent! / My heart skipped a beat!

Open Ended

Imagine that you've been chosen to drop the mouse in the sweet jar!

Write down a full sentence with an ADJECTIVE (a descriptive word) describing the situation.

e.g. I felt terrified! / I was thrilled about the prank!

Open Ended

Imagine that you've been chosen to drop the mouse in the sweet jar!

Write down a full sentence with a VERB (an action word) describing the situation.

e.g. I sprinted out of the shop! / I trudged slowly to the jar.

Open Ended

If you had to write a story about a funny or exciting event in your life (similar to the Great Mouse Plot), what would you write about?

Draw

You can draw the events of the Great Mouse Plot here!