Week 10 Pukeko- Three Bears By Diana Noonan Page 28

Tasks:

  1. Summarise this story.  Use the summary plan below to help you.

  1. Make 5 inferences about the main character (remember it’s only a guess if you don’t use the clues in the story).  Use the example below to help you.
  2. The characters in the story is Mum ,Dad ,lochie,Ms meadowcroft.
  3. The place happened in school.
  4. The evening at 5 o’clock Dad tooted the horn outside  the house.
  5. At thursday night they went to Gym class.
  6.  At the end Dad said ice job u have done.

Vocab list:

Please look these words up in the dictionary and find the meaning.  Make sure the meaning links to the story.

                        

  1.   Inhaler   a device used for inhaling a medicine
  2.   Ute        a utility vehicle; a pickup
  3.   Calves   Calves a baby animals from cows
  4.   Shrugged    to raise and lower your shoulders usually to show that you do not know or care about something
  5.   Rehearsals  he final practice of a play that is done with all the costumes, scenery, etc., that will be used in the first real performance before an audience — often used figuratively
  6.   Spearedopen out (something) so as to extend its surface area, width, or length.
  7.   Glanced to look at someone or something very quickly                  

 

  1.   assemblies the act of connecting together the parts of something (such as a machine) : the act of assembling something

Week 10 Pukeko - Questions:

  1.   Using the clues in the story.  Where do you think Lochie’s Dad lives?
  2.  Why was Lochie excited about a special assembly.  What was going to happen and what was his part?
  3. Why did Lochie tell his parents they were ‘the three bears’  what do you think he meant by this?
  4. Why was Dad surprised when Mum suggested they all go to get ice cream?
  5. Why do you think Lochie couldn’t sleep at Dad’s place.  What was keeping him up?
  6. How did Lochie’s performance bring the family together?
  7. How do you think Lochie might be feeling now that his parents live in separate places?  How might this affect him?
  8.  Why did the author name the story ‘The three Bears’?

Authour:

What is the main theme in this story ( Use the chart to help you.  Use ‘I think’ to start your sentence).  

What are some features of the story that you enjoyed.  Comment on the story, pictures and vocab.