Wednesday Wizard 2

The Wednesday Wizard #2

Written by Sherryl Jordan

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When you work:

- Use full sentences in every answer

- Check the story carefully for your answers

- Be ready to explain your answers

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Week 2: Chapters 5 to 8

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Chapter 5: Denzil in Trouble

1. What was it that Denzil saw that had eaten the woman? (Denzil thought a monster had eaten the women)     but it was a car.    √

2. What was the ‘two skinny wheels held together by thin pipes’ that the man rode? (The man

rode a ….bike    √

3. What would happen to Denzil if he was to lose the locket and Noah’s beard? (If Denzil lost Noah’s Beard, then ….he would be stuck there.    √

4. What did Denzil do so that he would get inside the house? (Denzil got inside the house by …. letting Murgatroyd under the gap under the door, and muttered a spell that turned him into a rat and then he went under the door into the house.    √ Great detail, Laura.

5. Why did Denzil call Sam’s house the ‘manor hall’? (Denzil thought the house was a manor because …. it looked like a palace.   X Use a dictionary.

6. At the house across the street there is a jet black cat with blazing yellow eyes and a very old woman who is hard of hearing called Mrs Utherwise.  Who do you think she really is? (I think that

Mrs Utherwise is really ….  she is Mother Wyse.

7. What make Theresa so angry that she messed up Sam’s tree house?

(Theresa was angry because …. Sam/Denzil went into her room and touched things.    √

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Chapter 6: Suspicions

1. Why can’t Travis see anything at Mrs Utherwise’s house?

(Travis can’t see anything at the house across the street because ….she

only allows Denzil and Sam to see her.     √

3. How does Sam feel about Travis?

(Sam feels good about Travis because ….he understands her.     √

4. In what ways is Travis different from their dad?

(Travis is quiet but his dad is really loud.     √

5. Explain why the MacAllister family were always arguing.

(The MacAllister family were always arguing because ….Theresa’s

boyfriend looks like he’s from a dungeon and everything is chaotic.     √

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Chapter 7: Denzil’s Bath

1.  Why doesn’t Denzil want to have a bath?

(Denzil does not want a bath because ….he’s afraid of going down the plug hole.     √

2. What did we learn about Travis in this chapter?

(We have learned that Travis is ….very understanding and always makes things right.      √

3. How does Denzil escape being seen by Mrs MacAllister?

(Denzil is not seen by Mrs MacAllister because …. he turned himself into a budgie.      √

4. Why is Sam worried when Travis tells Mrs MacAllister about Denzil?

(Sam is worried that ….her mum will take him to the police.      √

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Chapter 8: Things Are Serious For Denzil

Read pages 71 and 72

1. What sort of person do you think Theresa’ boyfriend is? (Adam is ….a criminal.      √I can see why you might think that.

2. Why doesn’t Mr MacAllister like Adam? (Mr MacAllister does not like Adam because ….he looks like he’s from a dungeon.      √

3. What has been stolen from Denzil? Why is this important? ( The medallion has been stolen from Denzil.

This is important because …. he needs it to go back to rue Wednesday.      √  AHA!!

4. Why does Denzil yell at Theresa? (Denzil yells at Theresa because ….she told Adam to make the budgie go away.      √

5. What are two reasons that Adam wanted to help Denzil? (Adam wants to help Denzil because ...      ?      Denzil is terrible at maths, Adam is a helpful person and Adam thinks that there is something interesting about Denzil.

6. List these people and write a word to show what kind of person they are: Denzil, Adam, Sam, Travis, Theresa, Mr MacAllister, Mrs Utherwise)

(Denzil is …. a wizard.      √

Sam is …. a girl.      Helpful

Travis is …. a positive boy.      √

Adam is …. a criminal.      √

Theresa is …. a teenage girl.      Grumpy

Mr MacAllister is …. a man     Angry

Mrs Utherwise is …. a witch      √

7. Why did Mr MacAllister go red in the face? (Mr MacAllister went red In the face when he found out that Adam ….      Had a degree in maths and physics. Mr MacAllister thinks that Adam is a hairy idiot. Now he knows that there is more to Adam than meets the eye.

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EXTRA FOR EXPERTS

Find out what life was like in England around the year 1281 (The Middle Ages)

Find out about housing, work, the feudal system, entertainment, bear baiting …. you know, anything that YOU find interesting

Then you can either tell other people about it, record the coolest

information in your book, act out a beheading with a friend ….

well you get the idea …. you have worked so well that you need a

little greusome detail in your life

The ‘HORRIBLE HISTORIES’ books might

be a good place to start.