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The Wednesday Wizard #2

Written by Sherryl Jordan

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When you work:

- Use full sentences in every answer

- Check the story carefully for your answers

- Be ready to explain your answers

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Week 2: Chapters 5 to 8

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Chapter 5: Denzil in Trouble

1. What was it that Denzil saw that had eaten the woman? (the women did not get eaten she got into a car. )          √ Tee hee.

2. What was the ‘two skinny wheels held together by think pipes’ that the man rode? (The man

rode a bike     √

3. What would happen to Denzil if he was to lose the locket and Noah’s beard? (If Denzil lost Noah’s Beard, then he could not get back to his home.      √

4. What did Denzil do so that he would get inside the house? (Denzil got inside the house by tuning into a rat      √

5. Why did Denzil call Sam’s house the ‘manor hall’? (Denzil thought the house was a manor because it is big and the food was good.      √

6. At the house across the street there is a jet black cat with blazing yellow eyes and a very old woman who is hard of hearing called Mrs Utherwise.  Who do you thing she really is? (I think that

Mrs Utherwise is really Mother Wyse.     √

7. What make Theresa so angry that she messed up Sam’s tree house?

(Theresa was angry because she thort that sam had been in her room agen.     √

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Chapter 6: Suspicions

1. Why can’t Travis see anything at Mrs Utherwise’s house?

(Travis can’t see anything at the house across the street because Mrs

Utherrwise wants denzil and sam to see her.     √

3. How does Sam feel about Travis?

(Sam feels  happy about Travis because he makes her laugh)    √

4. In what ways is Travis different from their dad?

(Travis is strong but in a gentle kind of way but his dad is always

yelling and getting excited 100%)    Are you a bit like that?     √

5. Explain why the MacAllister family were always arguing.

(The MacAllister family were always arguing because

Mr Mac Allister  was  fired       √

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Chapter 7: Denzil’s Bath

1.  Why doesn’t Denzil want to have a bath?

(Denzil does not want a bath because it is boiling    √

2. What did we learn about Travis in this chapter?

(We have learned that Travis is not scared of Denzil.    √

3. How does Denzil escape being seen by Mrs MacAllister?

(Denzil is not seen by Mrs MacAllister because he turns into a budgie      √

4. Why is Sam worried when Travis tells Mrs MacAllister about Denzil?

(Sam is worried that because she will take him to the police.    √

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Chapter 8: Things Are Serious For Denzil

Read pages 92 and 93

1. What sort of person do you think Theresa’ boyfriend is? (Adam is a criminal    √ Interesting thinking.

2. Why doesn’t Mr MacAllister like Adam? (Mr MacAllister does not like Adam because of his tattoos and beard   √

3. What has been stolen from Denzil? Why is this important?  has been stolen from Denzil.

This is important because the medallion it means he can’t get back.   √

4. Why does Denzil yell at Theresa? (Denzil yells at Theresa because she called him a thief   √

5. What are two reasons that Adam wanted to help Denzil? (Adam wants to help Denzil because he tincks that denzil is nice and Adam can help denzil because he is good a math

6. List these people and write a word to show what kind of person they are: Denzil, Adam, Sam, Travis, Theresa, Mr MacAllister, Mrs Utherwise)

(Denzil is strange

Sam is ….Bossy

Travis is ….helpful

Adam is ….smart

Theresa is ….mean

Mr MacAllister is ….angry

Mrs Utherwise is ….goofy.Mysteios

7. Why did Mr MacAllister go red in the face? (Mr MacAllister went red I the face when he found out that Adam is a good man.

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EXTRA FOR EXPERTS

Find out what life was like in England around the year 1281 (The Middle Ages)

Find out about housing, work, the feudal system, entertainment, bear baiting …. you know, anything that YOU find interesting

Then you can either tell other people about it, record the coolest

information in your book, act out a beheading with a friend ….

well you get the idea …. you have worked so well that you need a

little greusome detail in your life

The ‘HORRIBLE HISTORIES’ books might

be a good place to start.