The Promise

Written by Bernard Beckett

School Journal, L4, May 2015

After reading the text, find five interesting words that have been used. Write each word in the first column, followed by their definition (use a dictionary to find these) and use them in a sentence to show that you understand the meaning of each word.

Word	Definition	Sentence (Underline the word)
Bunker	A large container or compartment for storing fuel.	Use a bunker to put fuel in
Provision	The action of prodding or supplying something for use	Use a provision to put things in
diminishing	Make or become less	Diminishing something
frightened	Afraid or anxious	You get frightened of something
Stretched	Something soft or elastic	You stretched my string

Answer the following questions in full sentences:

How were the children telling how much time had passed?Nick and Zadie

Where do you think the children are and why? Bunker because zadie thinks bc thee no mirror

What promise had they made? Wait until the food is finish to leave the bunker

What were Asafo and Noah arguing about? Asafo wanted to leave but noah didnt

How does the story describe what the outside world might be like? She pitched the sun low and angry in a purple runted sky

What is making Noah so frightened ? he was frightened that all his friends would leave

Plan and write a paragraph that follows on from the story. What would the outside world look and feel like? Your paragraph must include the characters that have already been introduced and you need to take on the position of one of the characters. The paragraph needs to be at least 8 sentences long!