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WorksheetsGreat Mouse Plot! 1ELB Personal Recount
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 15mins
Summarise the storyline of "The Great Mouse Plot"!
How does the story make you feel?
curious
amused
excited
tense
Which word/phrase suggests that the boys had amassed a precious collection of things hidden in the classroom?
floor-board
hoard
hiding place
big hollow space
How did the boys feel when they foud the dead mouse?
disgusted
frightened
excited
hungry
What did they want to do with the dead mouse at first?
eat it
keep it as a pet
bury it
throw it away
Who conceived the idea to hide the mouse in Mrs Pratchett's jar of sweets?
the narrator
Thwaites
the other boys
the teacher
Which two-word phrase in this sentence tells us the boys thought the plan was brilliant?
"Then, as the sheer genius of the plot began to sink in, they all started grinning."
(a)
Why was the narrator chosen to execute the plan?
He had the most courage
He had the most strength
The idea was originally his
The mouse belonged to him
Which phrase from the following sentence tells us that the boys were very excited?
"We were tremendously jazzed up."
(a)
"We felt like a gang of desperados setting out to rob a train or blow up the sheriff’s office."
This tells us that the boys knew the plan was...
courageous and resilient
daring and dangerous
easy and effortless
difficult and impractical
Why was the jar of Gobstoppers chosen?
It was the biggest jar of sweets in the whole shop
It was the only type of sweet sold at the sweet shop
It was Thwaites's favourite kind of sweet
It was easy to access as it was never behind the counter
Which word in the following sentence tells me that the boys were feeling arrogant?
"We were strutting a little as we entered the shop."
(a)
Which word in the sentence below tells us that the boys felt confident?
"We were the victors now and Mrs. Pratchett was the victim."
(a)
Which word in the sentence below tells us that the boys wanted to get revenge on Mrs Pratchett for mistreating them?
"We were the victors now and Mrs. Pratchett was the victim."
(a)
Which word in the sentence below tells us that the boys saw Mrs Pratchett as evil?
"She stood behind the counter, and her small malignant pig-eyes watched us suspiciously as we came forward."
(a)
"My heart was thumping like mad and my hands had gone all sweaty."
How is the narrator feeling in the above sentence?
delighted
confident
nervous
timid
"I felt like a hero. I was a hero."
Why does the narrator say that at first he "felt like a hero" and subsequently that he "was a hero"?
at first he felt proud, then he realised that he really had done something heroic in his friends' eyes
he was confident that Mrs Pratchett would never know it was him
both sentences mean the same thing
at first, he only felt like a hero, but later, he realised he was a hero
"It was marvellous to be so popular."
This tells us that the real reason the narrator did this was to...
get back at Mrs Pratchett
be as naughty as possible
impress his friends
get rid of the dead mouse
If you were the narrator in the story, how would you feel after dropping the mouse in? Draw your feelings!
Write down 5 words or phrases to describe how you would feel after dropping the mouse in the jar.
What do you think is admirable / impressive about the narrator's actions?
What lessons / morals do you think we can learn from the narrator's courage and quick thinking?
What do you think is detestable / unlikeable about the narrator's actions?
What lessons / morals do you think we can learn from the narrator's vengeful and malicious behaviour?
Do you think the narrator and his friends are going to get away with their crime?
Yes, for sure!
No, definitely not.
Maybe!
