6A--Sub Unit 3--Lesson 1

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to use textual evidence when analyzing a text?

• It helps support your ideas with proof from the text.

• It makes your writing longer.

• It is required for all types of writing.

• It is only useful for fiction.

Open Ended

What do you think makes a piece of writing memorable or attention-grabbing?

Multiple Choice

What emotion did the children feel as they walked away from the shop in Roald Dahl's story?

• Excitement

• Relief

• Uncomfortableness

• Happiness

Open Ended

How does Roald Dahl use descriptive language to create a vivid impression of Mrs Pratchett and the atmosphere around the sweet-shop? Use evidence from both passages to support your answer.

Multiple Choice

According to Roald Dahl, what kind of impression did the headmaster give when he greeted Dahl and his mother?

• A warm and friendly smile

• A cold and indifferent look

• A grin like a shark about to eat a small fish

• A confused and awkward expression

Open Ended

Why do you think Roald Dahl includes such unusual and exaggerated details in his stories, such as turning rats into liquorice? What effect does this have on the reader?

Open Ended

How can citing textual evidence help you better understand what an author is trying to say?

Open Ended

What is one detail from Dahl's writing that grabbed your attention during the read-aloud?

Multiple Choice

What types of memories does Roald Dahl suggest will stay with him forever, according to the text?

• Details that are important

• Funny, painful, and unpleasant memories that left an impression on him

• Things that he wrote down in journals

• Only things that made a happy impression on him

Open Ended

Based on the small amount you have read, how would you describe the boy (Roald Dahl) and his friends?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following types of memories does Dahl claim to remember after 50 to 60 years?

• Details that are important

• Funny, painful, and unpleasant memories that left an impression on him

• Things that he wrote down in journals

• Only things that made a happy impression on him