Wednesday Wizard 4

The Wednesday Wizard # 4

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 4: Chapters 13

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Chapter 13: Denzil Faces the Dragon

1. How has the relationship between Sam and Theresa changed? Why?

(Sam and Theresa are now friends because …. they both said sorry to each other.      √

2. Read to the bottom of page 130. Predict: What has happened to make Denzil and Travis so

late? Explain in at least 20 words and give reasons.

(Denzil and Travis are late because …. Travis lost Denzil and he was looking for Denzil for hours and everyone was worried      √

3. Why did Denzil disappear?

(Denzil disappeared because …. of the police siren.      √

4. Sam works out what the dragon is. What is it? What are the 3 clues she uses to work this out?

(Sam works out that the dragon is really a train because it has blazing eye, a roar and rails with long claws.      √

5. Why doesn’t Denzil run from the dragon?

(Denzil doesn’t run from the dragon because ….he is frozen with fear.      √

6. How is Denzil saved from the ‘dragon’?

(Denzil is saved from the ‘dragon’ when ….he crawls under the barrier arm.      X

7. Read to the end of the chapter. What did Denzil say that made everyone laugh? Why was this

funny for everyone?

(Everyone laughed when Denzil said “Wait till I tell old Battybird!”. This is funny because …. he is going to tell old Battybird and she is going to be confused.      √

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Chapter 14: The Witch’s Secret

1. What has changed about the way that Denzil thinks about Sam? Why has there been this change?

(This is how Denzil now thinks about Sam: he feels that she is kind and she feels like family.This has changed because ….)      √

2. How do the family feel about Denzil leaving? Why?

(The family feel sad about Denzil leaving because ….he feels like family.      √

3. Sam now sees that the house across the street is empty and that the ‘For Sale’ sign is back where it was before. What does this mean?

(The fact that Sam now sees that the house across the street is empty means …. that Mother Wyse knows she was wrong and that Denzil is leaving.      √ Yes …. and that Mrs Wyse has left.

4. What four clues do we have that Mrs Utherwise and Mother Wyse are the same person?

(We know that Mrs Utherwise and Mother Wyse are the same person because  they are a witch, ____, ____ and ____)      ?

5. Read to the end of the chapter. Why does Mother Wyse give Denzil a ‘knowing, secret smile’ as

she closes the door?

(Mother Wyse gives Denzil a knowing, secret smile because ….)      ?

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EXTRA FOR EXPERTS

Ask Mr M for the ‘follow-up activity sheet’