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Skycircus by Peter Bunzl

Total questions: 7

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
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1.

Define the word 'meagre'

a)

Too much, a huge amount

b)

Too little, lacking in quality

c)

Delicious, tasty

d)

Bad smelling, rotten

2.

In the text, which word is the antonym for 'fresh'?

a)

empty

b)

crumbling

c)

rough

d)

stale

3.

Which two of these gifts does the girl give the kitchen boy?

a)

Empty eggshells and a nest of sparrows

b)

Feathers from eagles and bones from crows

c)

Conkers from green spiked shells and bones picked by scavenger crows

d)

Nesting house sparrows and conkers in Spring

4.

How does the girl keep track of the days?

a)

She watched the kitchen boy each afternoon and knew it was a new day.

b)

She watched the birds fly towards the sun and saw it set each day.

c)

She knew talked to the birds and asked them about the date.

d)

She marked the date with a pencil on the plaster wall.

5.

What does 'disorientated mean?

a)

Someone who is lonely and sad

b)

Someone who is confused or has lost sense of direction

c)

Someone who can talk to animals and birds

d)

Someone who has been left on their own

6.

Which phrase in the text uses alliteration?

a)

tiny eyes sparkling

b)

she'd forgotten how the weather tasted

c)

brave birds, sole smile

d)

meagre food

7.

What does the word 'sole' mean in the text?

a)

Someone's name

b)

The spirit that lives inside you

c)

The only one

d)

The bottom of someone's feet