George's Marvelous Medicine Chapter 5 The Cook Up

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Where did George put the heavy stewing pot?

• on the bench

• in the fridge

• on the stove

• in the oven

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What did George turn up?

• the temperature in the oven

• the volume on the radio

• the gas flame

• the T,V.

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What did Grandma tell George?

• that she wanted a cup of tea

• that she felt sick

• that it was time for her medicine

• that he was a terrible boy

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How many minutes was it until grandma needed her medicine?

• 5 minutes

• 10 minutes

• 15 minutes

• 20 minutes

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Why did Granny think that George was up to mischief?

• because she could smell something

• because she could hear noises

• because she was left alone for so long

• because she saw smoke

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Where did George find a long wooden spoon?

• it was hanging on a hook

• in the cupboard

• on the bench

• in the kitchen drawer

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What happened to the pot?

• it bubbled over

• it got cold

• it got hotter and hotter

• it got hard and lumpy

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What happened to the mixture?

• it boiled over

• it began to froth and foam

• it became lumpy

• it turned purple

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What colour smoke rose from the liquid?

• a glowing green

• a fiery red

• a rich blue

• a pretty pink

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What filled the kitchen?

• a sweet smell

• a fiery fearsome smell

• a strong coffee smell

• the smell of lavender

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Why did George choke and splutter?

• because he ate too fast

• because he drank some of the medicine

• because he held his breath

• because of the strange smell from the mixture

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What happened whenever George got a whiff of the mixture?

• firecrackers went off in his skull and electric prickles ran along the backs of his legs.

• firecrackers went off in the backs of his legs and electric prickles went off in his skull

• firecrackers went off in his fingers and electric prickles went off in his toes

• firecrackers went off in his eyes and electric prickles went off in his stomach

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What could George have sworn he saw?

• lightening flashes in the mixture

• bright sparks flashing in the swirling foam

• gold speckles floating in the mixture

• popping bubbles rose to the ceiling

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What did George find himself doing?

• singing and jumping

• hopping around the steaming pot

• leaping up and down

• dancing around the steaming pot