The BFG chap. 6 (The Giants)

hipswitch

If anyone sees a giant, they must be taken away in a hipswitch!

• immediately

• the next day

• in a little while

• later

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

rummaging

"The human beans would be all rummaging around looking for the giant."

• thinking

• listening

• searching

• smelling

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

hullaballoo

If someone had seen a giant, there would certainly be a terrific hullaballoo across the world.

(There is more than one correct answer!)

• a commotion

• an uproar

• excitement

• boredom

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

telly-telly bunkem box

"The news would be all over the telly-tell bunkem box!"

• internet

• radio

• television

• bread box

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

boggled

The size of the giants boggled Sophie's mind most of all.

• emptied

• comforted

• amused

• amazed/overwhelmed

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

When the BFG compares himself to the other giants, he says "I is the titchy one, the runt. 24 feet tall is puddlenuts in Giant country!"

What does he mean?

• He is fat compared to the other giants.

• He is small compared to the other giants.

• He is pale compared to the other giants.

• He is smelly compared to the other giants.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3