Chapter 4 of The Iron Man - Ted Hughes

What was the strange news that everybody was talking about?

• A new planet was discovered.

• A star in the night sky was changing.

• A comet was approaching Earth.

• A new constellation was formed.

Where was the tiny star located?

• In the Constellation of Orion

• In the Milky Way

• In the Big Dipper

• In the Southern Cross

What did the star become bigger than?

• The Sun

• The Moon

• The Dog-star and Jupiter

• The Earth

What was the star compared to in terms of speed?

• A train

• A bullet

• A car

• A plane

What did the astronomers notice in the middle of the giant star?

• A bright light

• A tiny black speck

• A new planet

• A shooting star

What did the black speck appear to be on the fifth night?

• A comet

• A flying lizard

• A spaceship

• A cloud

What did people try to explain about the star?

• Why it was changing color

• Why it was getting bigger

• Why it was disappearing

• Why it was moving away

What was the star's appearance described as when it stopped?

• Bright and shiny

• Deep and gloomy red

• Pale and dim

• Colorful and vibrant

What did the black speck do as it came out of the star?

• It vanished.

• It flew towards the Earth.

• It exploded.

• It turned into a planet.

Where did the creature land?

• Africa

• Europe

• Australia

• Asia