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Year 6 - Author: Katherine Rundell
World Book Day 2021
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Enjoy watching Katherine talk about her new book and then have a go at answering the questions below.
Which three novels does Katherine Rundell mention that she has written?
3 points
The Secret Garden
Skysteppers
On the Roof
Rooftoppers
The Explorer
Cogheart
The House with Chicken Legs
Match the name of the main character in Katherine's new book to where the story is set?
1 point
Berlin
Paris
London
Rome
Matthew
Mark
Matteo
Matt
Berlin
Paris
London
Rome
Matthew
Mark
Matteo
Matt
The young boy in Katherine's story wonders what it would be like to live high above the city. He finds that he is not alone and meets a group of children. What is the name of this group?
1 point
Your answer
Katherine's new book is a 'prequel'. What is a 'prequel'?
1 point
A story containing events which precede those of an existing story.
A story containing events that are equal to another story already written.
A story written after an existing story to continue the adventures of the characters.
Clear selection
What city has Katherine called home for most of the past ten years?
1 point
Your answer
Katherine had a job working at Oxford University. She taught students about a famous English writer, Shakespeare. Can you match the names of the famous English writers to their pictures?
4 points
William Shakespeare
Enid Blyton
Michael Morgurgo
Charles Dickens
A
B
C
D
William Shakespeare
Enid Blyton
Michael Morgurgo
Charles Dickens
A
B
C
D
What did Katherine find when she was upon on the roof with her friend?
1 point
Your answer
When Katherine started working at the college in Oxford, she was told a secret about a trap door that led to the roof. Above which room was the trap door hidden?
1 point
The dining hall
The classroom
The office
The library
The gym
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Katherine mentions 'gargoyles' when she talks about climbing onto roofs. Look at the images below. Which images best represent the word 'gargoyle'?
2 points
red
yellow
blue
purple
black
green
oranges
turquoise
brown
pink
Katherine explains part of her new story, when the main character tightropes between the two main towers of Notre-Dame De Paris. She imagines how he might have felt. What two feeling does she mention?
2 points
Pride
Anger
Self-astonishment
Terror
Embarrassment
What do you think Katherine means by 'self-astonishment'?
0 points
Your answer
Katherine talks about 'running hard at life'? What do you think she means?
0 points
Your answer
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