Here are the first few pages of an adventure story called Oliver and The Seawigs. Read the story carefully, then try these challenges.
BRONZE
Write a list of 5 adjectives you can find in the story. Then write your own sentences using those adjectives.
SILVER
Answer these retrieval questions in full sentences:
- How did Oliver feel about his parents giving up exploring?
- Where was his new school?
- What would he have in his new house that he hadn’t had before?
GOLD
Answer these inference questions in full sentences:
- Why might Oliver have felt excited to start at a normal school?
- Why might Oliver’s parents have wanted to travel?
- How might Oliver’s parents have felt when they realised there was no where else to explore?
PLATINUM
Write a character description of Oliver. Describe how he looks, the things he likes and dislikes and his personality.
Bronze
Busy, excited, happy.
Silver
His parents used to be explorers and the boy is ten years old .
Gold
Oliver wanted to go school because he wants to learn .
Oliver’s parents wanted to travel because there explorers 🧭.
I think Oliver’s parents are sad .Oliver wears a brown coat a striped hat and big eyes.
Plantium:
Oliver looks like an explorer because he’s an explorer.
He dislikes exploring for a few years. He likes to have a normal life now.
His personality is energetic,intelligent,confident,capable and brave.
Bronze:
Busy _ I’m to busy sorry.
Excited _ I’m so excited!
Young _ I’m really young.
Fresh- This is so fresh.
Sad- Why are you so sad?
Silver:
1. Oliver is very happy because it says that he is tired of being an explorer.
2. It says St Porrocks.
3. His own bedroom and bathroom.
Gold:
1. Because he only had an explorer’s life for 10 years.
2. Because they both dreamed of being one.
3. They felt really sad.
Bronze:
Busy _ I’m to busy sorry.
Excited _ I’m so excited!
Young _ I’m really young.
Fresh- This is so fresh.
Sad- Why are you so sad?
Silver:
Bronze
1)busy
2)exciting
3)lost
4)carrier
5)hardly
Silver
He felt so good about his mother and father.
His school is seaside town.
Silver
1. He was excited.
2. Oliver’s new school was in st Porrocks.
3. He would have his own bathroom and bedroom.
Bronze:
Fresh, busy, blank, Lost, old
Sentences- Sam’s shoes were old, He was busy all day. When he was going home, he went the wrong way and got lost. He then found an old book sitting next to an old tree but it had blank pages.
Silver:
1. He felt excited as he didn’t like travelling.
2. His new school was in the seaside- St Porrock.
3. He will have his own Bedroom and Bathroom.
Bronze:
He bought fresh fruits from the store on his way home.
Bronze
1.busy
2.exciting
3. Sad
4.exiting
5.comming
Silver
How did Oliver feel about his parents giving up exploring?
Oliver felt upset
Where was his new school?
Oliver’s new school was at St parrot
What would he have in his new house that he hadn’t had before?
He would have a bunkbed and an explorerphone
Bronze
Busy,explorers, little, exited and exploring
I am very busy
My parents are explorers
My sister is little
I am exited to go to the park
I love exploring
Silver
Oliver felt happy about his parent giving up exploring
Oliver’s new school was st porrocks
Oliver didn’t have a bedroom and a bathroom
Gold
Oliver might have want to have a normal school because he was tiered of exploring
Oliver’s parent wanted to travel so they could see beautiful things around the world
Oliver’s parent felt sad because there was no where else to explore.
Bronze:
Busy,sadly,hardly,little exciting.
I am so busy doing my homework.
I sadly don’t have any friends.
I hardly pressed the button.
I have a little bit of homework.
I am so exciting because it’s is my birthday.
Silver:
1:Sad because he liked to explore the whole world but his parents give up.
2: St Porrocks
3: he would have his own bedroom and bathroom.
Gold:
1.Oliver was excited for school because he want to learn and make new friends.
2. Oliver parents want to be the best explorers.
3. Oliver parents said there were no more blank space left on the map.
Bronze:
Busy,sadly,hardly,little exciting.
I am so busy doing my homework.
I sadly don’t have any friends.
I hardly pressed the button.
I have a little bit of homework.
I am so exciting because it’s is my birthday.
Silver:
1:Sad because he liked to explore the whole world but his parents give up.
2: st porrocks
3: he would have his own bedroom and bathroom.
Gold:
1.Oliver was excited for school because he want to learn and make new friends.
2. Oliver parents want to be the best explorers.
3. Oliver parents said there were no more blank space left on the map.
Bronze:
Busy, exciting, blank, hidden, sad.
There was a busy bird who had hidden in a blank house, all the other birds were sad as they couldn’t find their bird friend.
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Silver:
1) Oliver felt upset when he found out they weren’t exploring anymore.
2) In the seaside town of St. Porrocks.
3) His own bedroom and bathroom.
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Gold:
1) He might make some friends as he always used to explore, so he never had time to make any friends.
2) They would have wanted to explore the world and see new places.
3) They would have felt upset as they have done exploring their whole life and it is upsetting as they knew there is nothing left to explore.
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Platinum:
Oliver was an adventurous boy who didn’t really worry about how dirty he got exploring. He had messy black hair which he kept under an old cap. He would always explore, he wouldn’t stop even if he cut himself. It was always part of the adventure. He wore a knitted jumper and some nice quality boots.
Bronze
I was very exited to go school
My mum was very busy
I was exploring with my family
I was tired of playing with my toys
I am very young
Exited
Busy
Exploring
Tired
Young
Bronze
Little – The boy is little.
Sad – I feel sad today.
Busy – My mum is always busy with work.
Excited – The dog is excited.
Blank – She went all blank.
Bronze
Oliver was busy
2. oliver felt lost
3. they were in the deepwater
4. Exploring they were exproring
5. Explorer they were explorers
Silver
his parents felt sad and he felt sad
His new school is at St parrok he felt happy
Bunkbed and a explorerphone.
Gold
Because he could make friends and have food he hasn’t tasted before.
Because they have stopped traveling and wanted to start a new life.
They felt sad because there was nowhere else to explore.
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