The BFG Ch. 1-6

What is the setting of the novel when it opens?

• an apartment complex in Texas
• a dormitory in an orphanage  in England
• a farm in  Scotland
• a city in Turkey

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Why can't Sophie sleep?

• She fell asleep too early.
• The sun was shining through her window and woke her up.
• She has a headache.
• The moon was shining through a gap in her window.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Summarize what the giant does in front of the window across the street.

• He opens it up and takes out a bottle.
• He blew some bubbles from a flute into the window. 
• He sings a song to the child inside and asks his name.
• He pours something into a trumpet and blows it through the window.

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

What motivated Sophie to hide under the covers?

• The giant saw her looking out of the window.
• The giant heard her call his name.
• She heard a scary noise.
• She felt sick.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

When the giant was going home, how did he carry Sophie?

• in his giant ears
• in his suitcase
• wrapped in her blanket like a basket
• curled in his hand like a ball

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How did Sophie's mood change once she learned the giant's name?

• It went from happy to sad.
• It went from angry to scared.
• It went from scared to happy.
• It went from nervous to angry.

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What do the people from Greece taste like?

• Turkey
• Whales
• Greasy
• Fishy

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the BFG call people?

• hamburger beads
• human beans
• happy beaches
• hungry bettas

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the giant have on his shelves?

• a few cans of beans
• cans and cans of soda
• rows and rows of glass jars
• many boxes of pasta

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which of these does NOT describe the setting in Giant's country?

• rocks are blue
• has a big mountain
• sparkly sky
• lots of shady trees

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3