The BFG (Chapters 1 - 3)

What is the 'witching hour'?

• 5:00

• When everyone's asleep and dark things come out.

• Sophie's supper time

• When moonbeams are brightest.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

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.RL.3.1

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.3.1

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.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

"The other children in the dormitory had been asleep for hours."
Based on how it is used in the sentence, what is a "dormitory"?

• a room containing beds that is used as a sleeping quarters
• a room where children go to play during the day
• a room where potions are mixed together

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

What does Sophie see the BFG do the very first time she sees him?

• Eats a child.

• Waves a butterfly net around.

• Blows a trumpet through a window

• Takes items from a house

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

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.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.3

What makes Sophie get out of bed in the beginning of The BFG?

• She has to go to the bathroom.

• She wants to wake up her friends to tell them about the giant.

• She wants to close the curtains that are letting in the moonlight.

• She needs to finish her homework.

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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.RL.3.1

What was the BFG doing when he walked down the street?

• He was stealing dreams from children

• Looking for something to eat

• Whistling a song

• Blowing good dreams at children

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CCSS.RL.3.1