Monday 29th June - Reading Comprehension

Hi year 5,

We are up to Chapter 9 in the book The Boy at the Back of the Classroom. Here is the link for chapters 1-10:

Chapters 1-10

And here is chapter nine on its own:

Here are today's reading comprehension questions:

1. What reasons does the narrator give for pomegranates being their favourite fruit in the world now? P91

2. Find 2 pieces of evidence that the narrator is angry with Brendan the Bully. P94

3. What simile does the author use to show that Ahmet wouldn't stop hitting Brendan the Bully. P96

4. Why does the author use capital letters frequently on pages 96 and 97 when the teachers are speaking? 

5. What was Ahmet's punishment for getting into the fight with Brendan the Bully? P98

6. Do you think Ahmet was right to hit Brendan the Bully? Justify your answer with evidence from the text.