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WorksheetsThe Birdwatcher (Stephen Speight)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the story about?
a birdwatcher
the holiday of two families
people stealing things
Where does it mostly take place?
at a lake
in a caravan park
on the beach
Describe Becky's character (the girl)
clever
rude
naughty
scared
What was the birdwatcher doing in the reeds?
looking for birds
going for a walk
going to take a painting
Who was the lady in the boat?
the birdwatcher's wife
the birdwatcher's daughter
the birdwatcher's sister
Why did the colonel have a limp?
he was injured in the war
he hurt himself when stealing a painting
he had a cardboard tube in his trousers
How did the colonel steal the paintings?
he sold them to an art dealer
he hid in the stately houses
they made a copy of each painting and replaced them
What did ORIG 21 mean?
Orange paint
Original painting
the name of a person
an address
What was the first real evidence Becky found?
pieces of paint
a book about stately homes
cardboard tubes in the reeds
seeing the colonel at the stately home
Why did the colonel steal the paintings?
he wanted to become rich
he was like Robin Hood, taking things from rich people
he liked art
he wanted to buy his house back
What happened to the colonel in the end?
he escaped in a boat
he said sorry and was set free
he went to prison
What does the word mean? LIMP
a wound
to walk with an injured leg
a kind of light
What does the word mean? REEDS
plants that grow near water
in a book
a colour
What does the word mean? SUSPICIOUS
to do something that looks wrong
to be special
to help the police
What does the word mean? CARAVAN
a type of food
a vehicle for camping
a place
What does the word mean? STATELY HOME
a house that belongs to the state
a big house of a rich man
a house that you can visit
What does the word mean? CRICKET
a sport
an animal
a mistake
What does the word mean? TUBE
a container for water
a cardboard roll
a number
What does the word mean? EVIDENCE
facts to prove something
something to read
something to do
What does the word mean? BINOCULARS
you can ride it
you use them to see far away
you use it to make things
