Man or Beast

​Man or Beast?

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a shy animal with a black and white striped face that is active at night

• zebra
• badger

• skunk
• panda

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a dog-like wild animal with reddish fur

• bear
• fox
• coyote
• wolf

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an animal with short brown fur that swims well and eats fish

• seal
• otter
• beaver
• dolphin

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a large animal with brownish red fur; the male has antlers

• elk
• moose
• bear
• deer

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a small bird with curved wings that can fly very fast and makes a screaming noise

• Swift

• Sparrow

• Kestrel
• Osprey

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a small animal with a thick, bushy tail which climbs trees and eats nuts

• Squirrel
• Chipmunk
• Rabbit
• Hedgehog

Multiple Choice

a very common small animal with a long tail

• rat
• elephant
• dog
• mouse

Multiple Choice

a very small creature with no bones, arms or legs which lives in soil

• beetle
• worm
• spider
• ant

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What kind of book is being discussed?

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a mixture of different genres

a fascinating novel​

a philosophy text book

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Charles Foster decided to try and live as different animals because …

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he wanted to understand how they live.

he was doing research into animals.

he was tired of living as a human being.

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According to Foster, children are better than adults at living like animals because …

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they rely on their senses of sight and smell more.

they are more sociable.

they are more physically agile.

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What was Foster’s greatest problem with living as an otter?

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difficult to recreate the otter’s preoccupation

He wasn’t able to catch fish in his mouth.

He didn’t like spending hours in the water.

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Foster felt his experience living as a red deer ...

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was not very successful.

taught him the most about animals.

taught him more about another animal than the deer

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Why was Foster questioned by a policeman in London?

He was stealing food from bins.

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He was pretending to be a fox.

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He was sleeping in a public place.

He was pretending to be a fox.

He was stealing food from bins.

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Foster felt a great respect for foxes because ...

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they can survive in an urban environment.

he formed a relationship with one.

they are good at finding food anywhere.

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Jon recommends the book 'Being a Beast' because ...

it's funny.

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can help us understand what it means to be human

contains lots of detailed information about animal

it's funny.

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In what order does the reviewer describe Charles Foster’s experiences with these creatures?

• earthworm

• otter

• red deer

• fox

• swift

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