Hi everyone, this week’s comprehension task is on Gangsta Granny. Click on the book cover to read the first chapter then answer the following questions:
1. Why doesn’t Ben like going to Granny’s?
2. What game does Granny like to play?
3. What is Mum and Dad’s favourite TV programme?
4. Find the adjectives which are used to describe Flavio Flavioli
5. Why do Ben’s parents want him to stop thinking about becoming a plumber?
6. Where does Ben’s mum work?
7. What was the best thing to happen in Dad’s career so far?
8. What street does Granny live on?
9. Why do you think the author decided to call the street this?
10. List 5 adjectives to describe Granny.
Good luck!
Mr Lyons
1. Ben doesn’t like going to granny because she is boring,likes to make cabbage soup that he hates and loves to play scrabble which is boring.
2. Granny likes to play the game scrabble.
3. Mum and Dad’s favourite tv show to watch is Stricly Stars Dancing.
4. The adjectives I found to describe Flávio Flavioli were heartbreaker and tanned.
5. Bens parents want him to stop thinking about being a plumber because they love dancing and only care about themselves and doesn’t care what Ben wants.
6. Ben’s mum works in a nail salon called ‘Gail’s Nails’.
7. The best thing that happened in his career was stopping an old man who had concealed two tubs of margerine down his trousers.
8. Granny’s street is called Grey Close.
9. I think the author decided to call the street this because it said mostly old people live on the street and normally they don’t have jobs and their life is grey.
10. The five adjectives are that she is boring,stinks of cabbage,hairy chin,white hair and burgundy slippers.
1. Ben doesn’t like going to Granny’s because her TV doesn’t work, all she does is play scrabble and she smells of cabbage.
2. Granny likes to play the game Scrabble.
3. Mum and Dad’s favourite TV show is Strictly Stars Dancing.
4. The adjectives are shiny and tanned.
5. Ben’s parents want him to stop thinking about becoming a plumber because they think it’s a pipe dream.
6. Ben’s Mum worked at Gail’s Nails.
7. The best thing that’s happened in Dad’s career is when he stopped an old man who had concealed two tubs of margarine down his trousers.
8.Granny lives on Grey Close.
9. I think the author decided to call the street Grey Close because most old ladies have grey hair.
10. The adjectives could be: old, lazy, disrespectful, lonely and uncool.
1. Ben doesn’t like going to granny house because she is boring,
she smells like cabbage and her tv doesn’t work.
2. Granny likes to play scrabble.
3. Mum and Dads favourite program is Strictly Stars Dancing.
4. Shiny,tanned dance and heartbreaker are the adjectives that describes Flavio Flavioli.
5. They want Ben to stop thinking about becoming a plumber because they want him to become a dancer.
6. Bens mum works at a nail salon .
7. The best thing in dads career is stopping an Oldman who had concealed two tubs of margarine down his trousers.
8. The street that granny lives is called Grey Close.
9. Maybe the author decided it was called Grey Close because old people have grey hair and lots of old people live on that street.
10. Boring,old,smelly,lownly and loving are the five adjectives to describe Granny .
1. Granny is boring. She doesn’t do anything and there’s nothing to do in her house as the TV doesn’t work.
2. Scrabble.
3. Strictly Stars Dancing.
4. Shiny, tanned, dancer, heartbreaker.
5. They want him to be a ballroom dancer and be on the TV show.
6. Local nail salon. Gail’s Nails.
7. Stopping an old man who had hidden 2 tubs of margarine down his trousers.
8. Grey Close.
9. Grey like granny’s hair. Close as all the grannys who live in the street may be close and mysterious as they may all be gangsta.
10. Old, tired, cool, boring and sneaky.
1. She smells like cabbage. She’s not fun. He has to eat cabbage soup which he doesn’t like.
2. Scrabble.
3. Strictly Star Dancing.
4. Shiny, tanned dancer, heartbreaker.
5. They want him to be a dancer.
6. Gail’s Nails.
7. An old man had trapped 2 tubs of margarine down his trousers.
8. Grey Close.
9. Granny’s hair is grey.
10. Smelly, scruffy, old,hairy, and horrible.
1. Granny’s house is boring, her TV doesn’t work and she smells of cabbage.
2. Granny likes to play Scrabble.
3. The parents favourite TV show is Strictly Stars Dancing.
4. The adjectives that describe Flavio Flavioli are shiny and tanned.
5. Ben’s parents want him to stop thinking about becoming a plumber because they want him to become a professional dancer and some day be on Strictly stars dancing .
6. Ben’s mum works at a nail salon called Gail’s Nails.
7. The best thing in dad’s career so far is that he stopped an old man with 2 tubs of margarine stuffed down his pants.
8. The street that Granny lives on is called Grey Close.
9. I think the author decided to call the street Grey Close because most of the people who live there are old and old people normally have grey hair.
10. The 5 adjectives I would use to describe Granny are: boring, old, smelly, lonely and hairy chin.
1. ben does’nt like going to granny’s house because she is boring,smells like cabbage and plays scrabble
2. granny likes to play scrabble all the time
3. Ben’s mum and dad’s favorite show is strictly stars dancing
4. the adjectives to describe flavio flavioli
5. they want to stop ben becoming a plumer and make him a dancer
6. bens mum works at a nail salon
7. the best thing that has happened to dad in his career is when he stopped a man who had two tubs of margarine down his pants
8. grey close is the street that granny lives on
9. I think that the auther called it grey close because when you think of grey you think of old and maybe old people live on that street
10. boring, smelly , aincient, lovely and caring caring
1. Ben doesn’t like going to granny’s because she is boring eat cabbage soup .
2. Granny likes to play scrabble .
3.mum and dads favorite program is strictly star dancing .
4. The adjectives I found to describe Falvio flavioli is tanned and heart breaker .
5. Ben’s parents want him to stop thinking about becoming a plumer because they think its a pipe dream .
6. Ben’s mum works at a nail salon .
7. the best thing thing that has happened in dads career is when he stopped an old man who had concealed two tubes of margarine down his trousers .
8. The street that granny lives on is called grey close .
9. Maybe the author called the street grey close because because that’s the street he lives on .
10. boring , old , weak , smelly , lowly are how I would describe granny .