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Year 2 Reading Challenge – Summer 1 2022

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  • April 7, 2022

Hi Year 2. In Summer 1 we are going to share the story, Fantastic Mr Fox, written by Roald Dahl. Read about him below. 

Bronze                               

When was Roald Dahl born?

Where was he born?

Name a book that he wrote.

How old was Roald Dahl when his father died?

How many books did Roald Dahl write?

Silver

Explain why  Roald Dahl had to give up being a pilot. 

What did he choose to do instead?

Did Roald Dahl want to write fiction or information texts?

Find evidence in the text above to prove this. 

Gold

Use your researching skills to find the titles of five of his books. 

Out of the five titles you have found, which one would you like to read? Why?
I would like to read…. because…

Platinum

Here is the book that we will be reading.

Who is the illustrator of the book above? What does illustrator mean?

What is the blurb? How could this be useful when choosing a book?

Use the internet to find out about the characters in the story. 

Write a character description of Fantastic Mr Fox using expanded noun phrases.

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  1. Rayan M. says:
    22/05/2022 at 7:06 pm

    Bronze:
    Roald dahl was born on the 13th of September 1916.
    Roald dahl was born in Wales.
    Fantastic Mr fox.
    4 years old.
    19 books.

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  2. Hadiya M. says:
    15/05/2022 at 6:38 pm

    Bronze:
    1) Roald Dahl was born on September 13th 1916.
    2) He was born in Llandaff Cardiff.
    3) The Magic Finger
    4) Roald Dahl was 4 years old when his father died.
    5) Roald Dahl wrote 19 books.
    Silver:
    1) He gave up being as a pilot because during a war he got shot.
    2) He started writing newspapers and magazines since he could not carry
    on in the war.
    3) He wanted to write a fiction text.
    4) “Though he was a good writer he always wanted to write stories that were more Imaginary than real.”
    Gold:
    1) The Magic Finger.
    2) Fantastic Mr Fox.
    3) Matilda.
    4) CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY.
    5) The BFG
    I would like to read Fantastic Mr Fox because it’s kind of funny.
    Platinum
    1) Illustrated by Quentin Blake. Illustrator means someone who draws the pictures to show what happens
    2) A blurb is a short description of a book, film or other product written for promotional purposes.
    3) A blurb is helpful because when you read a blurb it tells you a little bit about whats going to happen in the book.
    4) Mr fox, mrs fox, Hamster, White fox.
    5) Mr fox has a blue, comfortable coat.
    Mrs fox has a yellow, spotty dress.
    Hamster has a green, camouflage shirt.
    White fox has a white, shiny shirt.

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  3. Esa A. says:
    15/05/2022 at 5:06 pm

    Silver
    1.he was shot down and was badly injured in a mission so that’s why he couldn’t longer be a pilot.
    2.he started writing for newspapers and magazines.
    3.fiction…
    4.though he was a good writer, he always wanted to write stories that there were more imaginary than real.

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  4. Esa A. says:
    15/05/2022 at 5:01 pm

    Bronze
    1.Roald Dahl was born on September 13th 1916.
    2.he born in Wales.
    3.Roald Dahl- the magic finger
    4.his father died when he was only 4 years old.
    5.he wrote 19 books.

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  5. Zainullah S. says:
    13/05/2022 at 10:12 pm

    Bronze:
    When was Roald Dahl born?
    September 13th 1916

    Where was he born?
    Llandaff Cardiff, Wales

    Name a book that he wrote.
    Fantastic Mr fox

    How old was Roald Dahl when his father died?
    4 years old.

    How many books did Roald Dahl write?
    19.

    Silver:
    Explain why Roald Dahl had to give up being a pilot. 
    He gave up being a piolet because during a mission he was shot down over Egypt and was badly injured.

    What did he choose to do instead?
    He started writing for newspapers and magazines.

    Did Roald Dahl want to write fiction or information texts?
    Fiction.

    Find evidence in the text above to prove this. 
    ” Thought he was a good writer, he always wanted to write stories that were more Imaginary than real.

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  6. Awais J. says:
    11/05/2022 at 9:41 pm

    1:september 13th 1916.
    2:cardiff.
    3:fantastic mr fox.
    4: four years old.
    5: he wrote 19 children books in his lifetime.
    6: He was badly injured in Egypt and needed many operations thats why he could no longer be a patient.
    7: he chose to write instead.

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  7. Nick C. says:
    08/05/2022 at 8:56 pm

    1( September 13th 1916
    2( Wales
    3( Bfg
    4( four years old
    5( 19

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  8. Hamida K. says:
    06/05/2022 at 5:11 pm

    Bronze:
    1.1916
    2.September the 13th 1916
    3.Magic Finger,The Twits and The wiches.
    4.Four years old.
    5.19 books.
    Silver:
    6.Because he got hurt really badly.
    7.He was a author.
    8.He wanted to write ficton books.

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  9. Alya M. says:
    05/05/2022 at 10:25 pm

    bronz
    He was born in wales
    fantastic Mr Fox
    He was only 4 years old when his father died.
    he wrote 19 children books.

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  10. Yasiin H. says:
    05/05/2022 at 8:13 pm

    Bonze Roald Dahl was born in September 13th
    He was born in Wales.
    He wrote Fantastic Mr fox.
    He was four years his father died.
    He wrote 19 book for children.

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  11. Raeesa M. says:
    05/05/2022 at 8:10 pm

    He was 4 years old when his father died.
    He wrote 19 books for children

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  12. Ibrahim I. says:
    05/05/2022 at 4:08 pm

    Bronze
    September 13th 1916.
    Wales.
    Fantastic Mr fox.
    Four years old.
    101 books.
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
    Silver
    Fiction text.
    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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  13. Raeesa M. says:
    05/05/2022 at 2:14 pm

    september 13th
    Born in Wales
    He wrote Mr fantastic fox

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  14. Safa M. says:
    05/05/2022 at 2:13 pm

    1. On September 13th 1916

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  15. Ibrahim I. says:
    05/05/2022 at 2:12 pm

    Ronald Dahl was born on September 13th 1916, in Llandaff, Cardiff.

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  16. Halimah K. says:
    05/05/2022 at 10:48 am

    Bronze September 13 he was born in wales the book that he wrote was fantastic Mr fox his father died when he was only four years old he wrote 19 children ‘s book s. Silver he stop being a plot because a number of

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  17. Eliza N. says:
    05/05/2022 at 10:48 am

    1.Ronald Dahl was born on September 13 1916
    2. He was born in wales
    3. Fantastic mr fox

    4. 4 years old
    5.19books
    Silver
    He could not be a pilot because of his injuries
    He started to write in newspapers

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  18. Muhammad K. says:
    05/05/2022 at 10:45 am

    Bronze
    Roald Dahl was born in September 13th
    2)Roald Dahl was born in wales

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  19. Hamida K. says:
    05/05/2022 at 10:44 am

    1)1916
    2)On September 13th
    3)Magic Finger

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  20. Safwan A. says:
    05/05/2022 at 10:43 am

    Roald Dahl in born September 13

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  21. Alya M. says:
    05/05/2022 at 10:42 am

    13th

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  22. Eva H. says:
    05/05/2022 at 10:40 am

    Did it

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  23. Shumiyah H. says:
    05/05/2022 at 10:39 am

    September 13 he was born in Wallis fanatic MR fox his

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  24. Hamza M. says:
    04/05/2022 at 9:13 pm

    Bronze:
    1. Roald dahl was born on September 13th 1916 .
    2. He was born in Wales.
    3. He wrote the book Fantastic Mr Fox.
    4. His father died when he was four years old.
    5. He wrote 19 children’s books.
    Silver:
    1. He was shot down during a mission and was badly injured so,he could not be a pilot anymore.
    2. He started writing for newspapers and magazines.
    3. He wanted to write fiction.
    4. “Though he was a good writer, he always wanted to write stories that were more imaginary than real.”
    Gold:
    1. His top six books are:
    Charlie and the chocolate factory, The BFG, Fantastic Mr Fox, George’s marvelous medicine and Matilda.
    2. I would like to read Charlie and the chocolate factory because I want to know what will happen in the chocolate factory.
    Platinum:
    1. The illustrator is Quentin Blake. A person who draws the pictures to describe the story.
    2. A blurb is a short description of a book or film written for promotional purposes. It will help you choose a book or film of your interest.
    3. The characters includes Ash, Kris, Mrs.Fox, Walter Boggis, Franklin Bean, Agnes, Coach Skip, Mr.Fox, Mrs.Bean, Dr.Badger and many more.
    4. Mr.Fox was frightened and clever .

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  25. Yasmin A. says:
    04/05/2022 at 8:23 pm

    I have done my reading challenge in my book.

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  26. Adrian O. says:
    04/05/2022 at 6:01 pm

    Bronze:

    He was born in September 13th 1916.
    He was born in Wales.
    He wrote the fantastic Mr fox.
    He was 4 years old when his father died.
    He wrote 19 books.

    Silver:
    Because he was so injured.
    To become a writer.
    He always wanted to write stories for children.

    Gold:
    Fantastic Mr fox, the twits,the magic finger,Charlie and the chocolate factory,matiIda and I would like to read Charlie and the chocolate factory because it looks very interesting.

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  27. Mustafa Z. says:
    04/05/2022 at 8:32 am

    Bronze: 1. Roald Dahl was born September 13 1916. 2.He was born in LLandaff, Cardiff. 3. He wrote Fantastic Mr Fox. 4. He was 4 years old when his father died . 5. 19 books . Silver: 1. He got badly injured in Egypt and He could not be pilot anymore. 2. He moved to america and started writing news paper , magazines and children’s books. 3. Non fiction books .

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  28. Zakariyah T. says:
    04/05/2022 at 8:12 am

    Bronze:
    1. He was born on September 13th 1916
    2. He was born in Llandaff, Cardiff.
    3. The fantastic mr.fox
    4. He was 4 years old when his dad died.
    5. 19
    Silver:
    1. He got injured really badly.
    2. Be a writer
    3. He wanted ti by fiction books
    4. In the text it says “Though he was a good writer,
    he always wanted to write stories that were
    more imaginary than real.”
    Gold:
    1.Charlie and the chocolate factory
    Matilda
    BFG
    twitches
    fantastic Mr Fox
    2. I would like to read fantastic mr.fox because he steals The food from the farmers.
    Platinum:
    1. Quentin Blake. Illustrating is the image of the book.
    2. The blurb is the summary of the book. It helps us to know what happens in the book.

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  29. Neda S. says:
    03/05/2022 at 11:47 pm

    I have done Bronze , silver, gold and platinum in my book .

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  30. Sandra A. says:
    03/05/2022 at 10:08 pm

    Bronze
    Roald dahl was born on September 13th1916.
    He was born in wales
    He wtote fantastic Mr fox
    He was only four years old
    He wrote 19 children books
    Silver
    He was badly injured
    He started writing for newspaper
    He wrote Fiction book
    He always wanted to write stories that were more imaginary than real

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