Before you read the bookWhat is the title of the book?

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Who is the classic tale by?

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Who adapted the story?

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How many chapters are there in the story?

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What is Chapter 2 called?

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Which chapter begins on page 15?

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Which chapter ends on page 30?

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Which chapter is about a song?

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On which pages can you find out about elephants?

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Write some sentences. Say what you think the story is about.

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The title of the book is

Chapter 1Vocabulary

1. Read the clues. Complete the puzzle with these words.

afraid aunt child dinner elephant

new question river trunk uncle

The Elephant’s Child pages 3 to 6

1 2

3

10

8 9 7

4 5 6

Across

3. scared, frightened

7. you ask this when you want to know something

10. a large wild animal with a trunk

Down

1. an elephant’s nose

2. the main meal of the day

4. the sister of your mother or father

5. something that flows to the sea

6. the brother of your mother or father

8. the opposite of old

9. a very young person

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Comprehension

Read Chapter 1 again.

Now read each of these sentences. Who said it?

the elephant’s child Parrot Uncle Baboon

Aunt Ostrich Uncle Giraffe Aunt Hippopotamus

1. ‘Why do you have so many feathers?’ _______________________ asked.

2. ‘Go away! Go and see your Uncle Giraffe,’ said

_______________________ .

3. ‘Go and see your Aunt Hippopotamus,’ said _______________________ .

4. ‘Why are your eyes red?’ _______________________ asked.

5. ‘Go and see your Uncle Baboon,’ said _______________________ .

6. ‘Questions, questions, questions,’ said _______________________ .

7. ‘Sshh!’ said _______________________ .

8. ‘You must go to the green, green river,’ _______________________ said.

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Chapter 2Vocabulary

eye journey know long near

polite rock tail tidy wood

1. Write the word that contains:

1. ear _____________ 2. our _____________ 3. ai _____________

4. oo _____________ 5. ow _____________ 6. ite _____________

7. ck _____________ 8. ng _____________

2. Write the word that begins and ends with a vowel.

_____________

3. Choose and write the correct word.

1. Python was _____________ (long, near) a tree.

2. I can see with my _____________ (eye, tail).

3. A _____________ (journey, rock) is a large stone.

4. I _____________ (tidy, know) an elephant is an animal.

5. The elephant’s child sat on a log of

_____________ (wood, polite).

6. A snake is very _____________ (long, know).

7. An elephant has got a _____________ (wood, tail).

8. The _____________ (tidy, eye) boy put his book in his bag.

9. I went on a long _____________ (journey, tidy).

10. The _____________ (tail, polite) girl said, ‘Thank you.’

The Elephant’s Child pages 7 to 10

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Comprehension

Read Chapter 2 again.

Write the correct sentence next to each picture.

The elephant’s child ate some melons.

The elephant’s child sat on a log of wood.

The elephant’s child saw Python.

The elephant’s child said goodbye.

Python slithered under a rock.

The elephant’s child started to walk.

The Elephant’s Child pages 7 to 10

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The elephant’s child said

goodbye.

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Chapter 3Vocabulary

1. Fill in the missing letters to make words from Chapter 3.

1. cl __ ser 2. gra __ __ ed 3. m __ __ th

4. ne __ t to 5. n __ s __ 6. sh __ __ p

7. t __ __ th 8. w __ nt

2. Write the correct word in each space.

3. Who is closer to the elephant’s child: Parrot or Crocodile?

4. Choose and write the correct words.

1. I ____________ (want, went) an apple.

2. Crocodile’s teeth are ____________ (shop, sharp).

3. The elephant’s child put his head ____________ (next to, in) Crocodile’s mouth.

4. Crocodile ____________ (grabbed, stopped) the elephant’s child’s nose.

The Elephant’s Child pages 11 to 14

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____________ is closer.

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Comprehension

Read Chapter 3 again.

The Elephant’s Child pages 11 to 14

Choose and write the correct words.

1. Crocodile opened his ____________ (eyes, mouth) and laughed.

2. The elephant’s child saw Crocodile’s big, sharp ____________ (teeth, feet).

3. He was ____________ (on top, afraid) of Crocodile.

4. ‘Can I ask you a ____________ (question, trouble)?’ he said.

5. The elephant’s child asked Crocodile what he had for ____________ (mouth, dinner).

6. ‘Come ____________ (last, closer),’ Crocodile said to the elephant’s child.

7. ‘I can’t ____________ (see, hear) you,’ Crocodile said.

8. The elephant’s child put his ____________ (teeth, head) next to Crocodile’s mouth.

9. Crocodile ____________ (croaked, grabbed) the elephant’s child’s nose.

10. Crocodile’s teeth went ____________ (sshh!, snap!)