Your Dad, My Mum - Pages 36 to 45

Retrieval - Pages 36 and 37. Which statements are true?

• Alan was sent to the supermarket.

• Alan ate some free samples of chicken soup.

• Alan was struggling for strength.

• The girl was waiting for a bus.

• The girl on the seat had long, shiny hair.

Inference - Pages 38 and 39. What can we infer about what is happening?

• Mum feels that the meal is an important event.

• Alan is not enthusiastic about the event.

• Alan is very excited to go for the meal.

• Alan has is glad that he has found someone who can distract his thoughts away from the family meal.

• Alan had pretty much forgotten about the girl with the long, shiny hair.

Vocabulary - Pages 40 and 41. The word elated means...

• A bit lost.

• Quite bored.

• Really happy.

• Very angry.

Author Choice - Pages 42 and 43. Why has the author used words and phrases like 'getting on like a stir-fry' 'what I did have in common' a pity she lives in Preesall'.

• To show that Prunella and Alex get along.

• To make Alan seem angry.

• To tell us that they are keen to spend more time together.

• To show that Alan really likes Pru and that he is still pretty obsessed with food!

• To show that they don't respect each other.

Retrieval - Pages 44 and 45 Which statements are true?

• Colin's night featured some music by a string quartet.

• The group played Beethoven.

• Colin enjoyed the merry music.

• Colin was not a fan of the music.

• The music has given Colin a new enthusiasm to learn how to play.

Inference - Pages 46, 47 and 48. What can we infer about what is happening?

• Prunella is getting to the stage where she really does need to talk.

• She quite likes Alan.

• She has completely forgiven the Jones family.

• Prunella is starting to reflect on her recent actions.

• She is at peace with Dad.