READING COMPREHENSION: THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW

A. Look at the picture above.  

1. What can you see?  Describe it.  

2.  Do you know any scary stories?  Describe what happens in the story.

3.  Do you know the story that we are going to read? 

B. Now read the story and complete the activities.

C.  VOCABULARY

Can you see the highlighted words in the story.  Write down the meanings of these words in your own language. 

D.  Answer the questions.

CHAPTER 1

1.  Is Ichabod a good person?  Why?

2.  Where does Ichabod live?

3.  What does he do to make extra money?

4.  What are his favourite stories about?

5.  Where does Ichabod like reading?

CHAPTER 2

1.  Who is Ichabod in love with? 

2. Why does Ichabod love her?  Give at least two reasons.

3. Who is Brom van Brunt?

4.  Why is Brom angry with Ichabod?

5.  Why does Baltus Van Tassel go to the school to talk to Ichabod?

6.   Is Gunpowder a good horse?  Explain why?

CHAPTER 3

1. Who does Baltus Van Tassel invite to his party?

2. How is Brom's horse different to Ichabod's horse?

3.  Why do you think Ichabod isn't happy to see Brom?

4.  Is Ichabod enjoying the party?  Explain your answer.

5.  Why is Ichabod happy when someone starts playing music?

6.  What ghost story does Brom tell?  Mention some details from the story.

7.  Why do you think Ichabod leaves Van Tassel's house "quickly and quietly"?

8.  When Ichabod goes home, there is something or someone behind him.  What or who do you think it is?

9.  How does Ichabod feel?  Explain your answer.

10.  What do you think will happen next?

CHAPTER 4

1. How does Ichabod know that the ghost is following him?

2.  Why can't Ichabod sing to make himself feel brave?

3.  Where is the ghost's head?

4.  Why does Ichabod go across the bridge?

5.  What does the ghost do with its head?

6.  What happens to Ichabod, the Headless Horseman and Gunpowder?

7. What do people find near the bridge?

8.  Why do you think Brom laughs when they talk about the pumpkin?

9.  Did you like the story?  Why or why not?

10.  Who do you think the Headless Horseman is?  Explain your answer. 

Watch the video.  Which places can you see in the town?

RIP VAN WINKLE

 

PRE-READING

1. Where are the Catskills Mountains?

2. Who was the first president of the United States?

3. Who ruled North America before this president?

4. Can you think of a famous American princess?

5. Who was Henry Hudson?

6. Who was the sixteenth president of the United States?

7. Which three of the above people are in the story?  Why do you think so?

CHAPTER 1

1.  What was Rip Van Winkel like?  Use adjectives and complete sentences to describe him.

2.  How did the people in his village feel about him?

3.  Draw a family tree of Rip Van Winkel's family.

4.  Describe Rip Van Winkel's relationship with his wife.

5.  Where does Rip go with his dog Wolf?

6.  Who does Rip meet on his way home?

7.  What country might the person be from?  Explain your answer.

8.  What does the person want?

9.  What happens after Rip goes with the man?

10.  What do you think will happen in the next chapter?

YEAR 6: READING COMPREHENSION - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

READING COMPREHENSION:

 THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW

A. Look at the picture above.  

1. What can you see?  Describe it.  

2.  Do you know any scary stories?  Describe what happens in the story.

3.  Do you know the story that we are going to read? 

B. Now read the story and complete the activities.

C.  VOCABULARY

Can you see the highlighted words in the story.  Write down the meanings of these words in your own language. 

D.  Answer the questions.

CHAPTER 1

1.  Is Ichabod a good person?  Why?

2.  Where does Ichabod live?

3.  What does he do to make extra money?

4.  What are his favourite stories about?

5.  Where does Ichabod like reading?

CHAPTER 2

1.  Who is Ichabod in love with? 

2. Why does Ichabod love her?  Give at least two reasons.

3. Who is Brom van Brunt?

4.  Why is Brom angry with Ichabod?

5.  Why does Baltus Van Tassel go to the school to talk to Ichabod?

6.   Is Gunpowder a good horse?  Explain why?

WILLIAM TELL - Reading comprehension

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VOCABULARY

Find the verb.

1. This is what Japanese people do when they say hello to each other.

2. To speak in a very loud voice.

3.  When your eyes focus on something.

4.  When you don't live anymore.

5.  This is what you do with a gun or a bow and arrow.

6.  This is a sound you make when something is very funny.

7.  When you move your legs very fast, you do this.

8.  When you direct a vehicle to a particular place.

9.  When you go into the air with both legs.

10.  When your body goes to the ground by accident.

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