Children return to school Mon 8th April

Bronze:
What did Ben’s Granny love?
Why did Ben think it was odd that Granny liked gangsta books?
Why might Ben have put the soup in the plant pot?

Silver:
Do you think Ben was telling the truth when he said the soup was yummy? Why/Why not?
Why did Ben feel lonely at school?
How does Granny’s house show she loves reading?

Gold:
How do you think Granny feels during this part of the story? Why?
What might happen next in the story?

Platinum:
Write a setting description to describe Granny’s house. Use some information from the text and your imagination.

23 responses to “Year 3 Spring 2 Reading Challenge”

  1. Sana N.

    Bronze
    1.Granny loved books manly gangsta books.
    2.Ben thought it was odd that Granny liked gangsta books because gangsta stories were thrilling and his old granny was boring.
    3. Ben put the soup in the plant pot because he did not like it
    Silver
    1.Ben was not telling the truth when he said the soup was yummy.
    2.Ben felt lonely at school because all of his friends were in another class away from him .
    3.Granny shows she love reading because books are staced on shelves and lined on windowsills.

    1. Miss Millar

      Nice one. Please make sure you do your home learning blogs too.

  2. Shuqraan H.

    Ben lied about his food. Granny liked book her house was small all her book were piled in a corner. She only has two of each thing like plates cup spoon and has small frige only had cabbage soup.

  3. Sadeen S.

    Bronze
    1. She loved books.
    2. He thought it was much worse than a gangster as such stories could be not suitable for old grannies.
    3.because he does not like the soup and he does not want granny to know.

    Silver
    1.No. Because he put the soup in the plant pot instead of drinking it all.
    2. He moved down to a different year because he was a slow reader and he did not have any friends in this year.
    3. There were piles of books everywhere.

    Gold
    1. Happy because she enjoyed reading her exciting books.
    2. Granny will invite Ben for another bowl of soup as she thought he liked it because he finished it all. Then she started to read him some boring stories. Granny will invite Ben every day for soup and he will hide it in different places because he does not like it. One day granny will find him putting all the soup in different places and everything becomes wet in the house. She will punish him by asking him to clean the house every day.

    Platinum
    There are interesting, thrilling, amazing gangster books filling her living room and her bedroom. Her books were stacked on her shelves, some on the windowsills, also in the corners of the room and in the dressing wardrobe. She has a smelly, old, warm fireplace to warm her house. She has a big broken tv that she does not watch on as she prefers reading instead. She also has a soggy plant pot that is filled with slimy green cabbage soup.

  4. Sara M.

    SILVER
    ben was acting he liked the soup because he put it in the plant
    I think ben was feeling lonely at school because his friends where at different classes and the teachers made him stupid because he reads slowly
    granny house was full of books
    GOLD
    Granny could feel suspicious because ben didn’t like cabbage soup
    I think granny gonna be honest and give ben this time a cookie

    1. Mrs Sanders

      Check out the phonic blogs from earlier on in the week, they will really help you.

  5. Aatifa A.

    BRONZE :
    Ben’s gran liked gangsta books.
    Ben found it odd that his boring, old granny would like thrilling stories.
    Ben might have put his soup in the plant pot because he may have not liked it.
    SILVER:
    Ben wasn’t telling the truth about the soup being yummy because if he liked it he wouldn’t have poured it in the plant pot.
    Ben felt lonely in school because all of his friends were in a different class.
    There are books all over the floor, on windowsills and shelves in granny’s bungalow.
    GOLD:
    Granny would be happy because Ben finishes her soup but at the same time could be suspicious of Ben.
    Granny could be carrying another bowl of cabbage soup for Ben because he finished it and said he liked it.

  6. Kai D.

    Bronze..
    1) Bens granny loved books
    2) Because granny had a secret that she was a gangster
    3) Because Ben didn’t like cabbage.

    Silver..
    1) Ben was not telling the truth
    because he doesn’t like cabbage soup that’s why he poured it in the plant pot
    2) Because Ben has no friends
    3) Because she has a lot of books she likes to read

    Gold..
    1) Granny might feel surprised that he’s ate all her soup an if she knows he’s poured her soup away she might feel offended by it
    2) I think Ben will follow granny.

  7. Shahzad S.

    SILVER
    ben was acting he liked the soup because he put it in the plant
    I think ben was feeling lonely at school because his friends where at different classes and the teachers made him stupid because he reads slowly
    granny house was full of books
    GOLD
    Granny could feel suspicious because ben didn’t like cabbage soup
    I think granny gonna be honest and give ben this time a cookie

  8. Shahzad S.

    BRONZE
    Granny loved books.
    because granny was a gangster and love gangster books.
    because ben didn’t like the soup.

  9. Nihit N.

    Bronze:
    1.Ben’s granny loves reading.
    2.It was odd that granny loved gangsta books because she is boring.
    3.Ben put the soup in the plant pot because he didn’t like it.
    Silver:
    1.Ben wasn’t telling the truth because he never ate the soup.
    2.Ben felt lonely at school because his friends are at other classes and the teachers made him feel stupid because he was a slow reader.
    3.Granny’s house shows she loves reading because her house is piled with books.
    Gold:
    1.Granny could feel suspicious because Ben doesn’t like cabbage soup.
    2.Granny might give Ben a biscuit next in the story.
    Platinum:
    Granny’s house is small and has lots of big books on the floor. There were a lot of big bookshelves. Granny has a carpet and on the carpet is an old,wooden rocking chair. Next to the rocking chair is a TV. In the kitchen is a table and next to the table is a cupboard.In the cupboard is green,slimy cabbage soup.The bathroom is upstairs inside a bedroom. The house smells of old books and cabbages.

    1. Miss Millar

      Great work, Nihit. Can you think of some synonyms (words that mean the same) for big?

  10. Luxor A.

    Bronze
    1.Granny loves reading books
    2.Because granny favourite books were gangster books.
    3.Ben put it in the plant pot because he didn’t like it.
    Silver
    1.Ben feels like he is lieing.
    2.Ben felt lonely because he could’ keep up.
    3.Granny shows she loves books because There are books on The shelves, winds ills and up in corners.

  11. Arafath A.

    Bronze:
    Granny loved gangster books because she is a gangster
    Ben put the soup in the plant pot because Ben doesn’t like the cabbage soup
    Silver:
    Ben wasn’t telling the truth because he hates cabbage soup
    Ben felt lonely at school because his friends were in a higher year than him

  12. Raisa-Marina V.

    BRONZE
    Ben’s Granny loves books.
    Ben thought it was odd for her because he said ”
    bungalows don’t play scrabble don’t stink of cabbage .”
    Ben put the cabbage soup into the plant pot before Granny came
    because he disliked the sup.
    Silver
    Ben said that the sup was yummy because he
    didn’t really want Granny to be disappointed in
    her sup and herself because Ben didn’t liked the sup.
    Ben felt lonely at school because his friends were in
    different classes .
    It shows that Granny loves reading because her
    shelfs are full of books!

  13. Hammad A.

    silver
    1.ben lied he didn’t like his food.

  14. Hammad A.

    1. granny loved books.
    2.maybe ben thinks granny is a gangster.
    3. ben is lonely at school because he loved granny’s house.

  15. Kaila M.

    Bronze

    Ben’s Granny loved books.
    Ben thought it was odd that Granny liked Gangsta books because he found it hard to believe that his boring,old Granny liked reading stories that looked so thrilling.
    Ben might have put the soup in the plant pot because he didn’t like it. He said”Granny’s cold cabbage soup was sure to kill it off”.

    Silver

    I think Ben was lying when he said the soup was yummy.Ben tipped it in the plant pot but told Granny he has ate it all.
    Ben felt lonely at school because he was in a different class to all his friends.
    Granny’s house shows she loves reading because she always seemed to have her nose in a book. Books were also stacked on shelves,lined up on windowsills and piled in corners.

    Gold

    I think Granny feels happy during this part of the story. This is because she is with Ben and they are spending time together. I think in the next part of the story Granny is carrying another bowl of soup for Ben because she thinks he likes it.

    Platinum

    There wasn’t so much space in Granny’s damp,dirty, cabbage smelling bungalow. books were lined up and stacked as far as the eye could see.

  16. Joel G.

    Bronze
    Bens granny liked reading gangster novels.
    Ben thought it was odd because boring granny liked reading books.
    He spilt the cabbage soup in the plant pot because he didn’t like it.
    Silver
    Ben was lied about the cabbage soup because he said he ate it but he spilt it in pot.
    Ben felt lonely because his friends were in another class.
    There are pills in the book everywere in granny’s house

  17. Kaif B.

    BRONZE
    1.Ben’s granny loved books and her favourite books were crime novels and gangsta stories.
    2. Ben thought it was odd that granny like gangsta books because
    his granny was boring and these books were about fast cars, guns and bank robbers .
    3. Ben might have put the soup in the plant pot because he didn’t like the cabbage soup that granny had made it for him.
    SILVER.
    1.NO Ben was not telling the truth because he put the soup in the plant pot
    2.. Ben felt lonely because all his friends were in different classes.
    3.Granny house showed she loves reading because there were lots of books staked and piled in her room.
    GOLD.
    1. I think Granny felt happy in this part of story because she seems to be enjoying the company of her grandson.

  18. Aayan M.

    Bronze
    Ben’s granny loved books to read.
    Ben thought that his granny was boring.
    Ben spilt the soup into the plant pot because it tasted cold and poison like.

    Silver
    Ben lied to his granny about the soup because he poured it into the plant pot he did that because he didn’t like the soup.
    He felt lonely because every single one of his friends we’re in a different class.
    Granny’s books were in windowsills, corners on shelves and in piles on the floor everywhere!

    Gold
    She feels happy because Ben had finished all of her soup and because he is spending time with granny.
    I predict that granny comes back to Ben carrying more soup so he has to eat it in front of her.

    Platinum
    In granny’s house it was full of books. There were books in granny’s windowsills and even piles on the floor next to an old rocking chair that sat near by a fireplace. There were even books pilled in the dusty corners. Granny’s house also had an old carpet on the floor, which was old and dirty looking. Granny’s house was dark and cold which explains a plant in a pot, which was nearly dead; it was also a home to 7 spiders laying eggs.

  19. Aaminah A.

    Bronze:
    1. Ben’s Granny loved books. I know this because in the text it says his Granny loved books.
    2. Ben thought it was odd because boring Granny liked reading stories that had fast cars, guns and were so thrilling.
    3. He spilt the cold cabbage soup in the plant pot because he didn’t like it.

    Silver:
    1. I don’t think he was telling the truth because he thought the soup would kill the plant
    2. Because Ben was a slow reader, his teachers had put him down a year, so his friends were in a different class.
    3. Granny’s house showed she loves reading because all around the house there were piles of books.

    Gold:
    1. I think Granny feels contented as she thinks Ben liked her soup because his bowl was empty and he said “I’ve finished my soup, thank you Granny. It was yummy.”

    2. Granny might believe Ben and offer him more soup because she thought he liked it.

    Platinum:
    Granny’s house was small. She had piles of books on shelves, lined on windowsills and piled in corners. Because of this it was hard to get around without knocking over piles of books. In the kitchen there were draws that were hard to get into because there were piles of books right in front of them. Instead of a normal sized fridge, they have a small fridge because Granny only made cabbage soup. On the worktop there were only two bowls, plates, cups and spoons which Granny and Ben used to eat any meal. To get to the toilet, Ben had to walk through piles of books were like a maze because the books were piled above his head. It was very easy to use the stairs because the books were the stairs. Granny’s bed is also easy to get to, because every book represents a stair.

  20. Surinder J.

    BRONZE:
    1. Ben’s granny loved books. Crime novels were her favourite.
    2. Ben thought it was odd that Granny liked gangsta books because gangsta stories were thrilling and his old granny was boring.
    3. Ben might have put the soup in the plant pot because he did not like the cabbage soup made by Granny.

    SILVER:
    1. No, Ben was not telling the truth when he said the soup was yummy because he put the soup in the plant pot.
    2. Ben felt lonely at school because all his friends were in a different class.
    3. There are piles of books everywhere in Granny’s house. The books are stacked on shelves, lined up on windowsills and piled up in corners which shows that Granny loves reading.

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