Comprehension 7IG

What helps Meggie get to sleep after a bad dream?

• Mo's calm breathing

• Mo turning the pages as he reads

• Both a & b

What effect does the writer create by using this single-sentence paragraph?

1 ‘But the figure outside the house was no dream.’

(line 6)

• It creates a feeling of suspense in the reader.

• It proves the writer ran out of words.

• It shows this is actually a dream and the figure outside is real.

• It means Meggie is hallucinating.

Explain in your own words how Meggie’s father looks when his reading is interrupted.

• Meggie's father's face appears blank.

• He looks as if he has been lost in the book.

• He seems a long way away.

• All the options given

‘. . . except for the rain falling, murmuring as if the night had found its voice.’ (lines 45–46)

What is the underlined phrase an example of?

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Repetition

Which two features from this text suggest that it is from a mystery story?

• a first person narrator

• a night-time setting

• the use of dialogue

• the use of flashbacks

• the withholding of information

‘Has he got a hairy face? If so, he could be a werewolf.’ (line 27)

What does this quotation suggest about Mo’s character?

• Werewolf is his favourite super natural creature.

• He likes to tease people and has a sense of humour.

• He cannot see clearly.

• He is a very anxious person and always imagines the worst.