BFG Chapter #1 The Witching Hour

Describe the setting where the story begins in Chapter #1.

• In the village street

• In the Orphanage

• In the city

Imagine you are Sophie what are 3 questions that might be going through your head!

Why couldn't Sophie sleep?

• She wasn't tired

• She hated sleeping

• A moonbeam was keeping her awake

• It was too noisy!

Why did Sophie 'freeze'. What feeling does the author describe by using the word

'freeze'?

Can the word 'brilliant' have more then one meaning?

Compare Sophie to yourself. Explain how you are similar or different.

What kind of book do you think this might be, based on the first chapter?

What does the phrase in bold tell you how Sophie was feeling: ‘Sophie allowed her eyes to travel...’

Why did the author choose to finish the chapter where he did?