Author: Chris Duncan

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By Roald Dahl

Week 1—Chapter 1 - Read the whole chapter first before answering the questions.
What does telling us that James had a happy life up till the age of four do for the reader? What do we now expect?
How did James Trotter’s parents die?
What was in his suitcase?
What do you think ‘desolate’ means? Is it a good word to use?

Week 2—Chapter 2 - Read the whole chapter first before answering the questions.
How does Roald Dahl describe Aunt Sponge?
Draw a quick picture of how you imagine Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker to look like.
Why did James begin to cry?

Aunt Sponge Aunt Spiker

Week 3 — Chapters 3, 4 and 5- Read the chapters first before answering the questions.
Write out the instructions for how to make the magic creatures.
Who might the old man be?
Imagine you took the magic creatures. Write a brief paragraph about what happened to you.

Week 4 — Chapters 6 and 7- Read the chapters first before answering the questions.
How big was the peach after half a minute?
Draw the peach at it’s final size.
Why does Spiker stop Sponge from eating it?

The peach

Week 5— Chapters 8 and 9. Read the chapters first before answering the questions.
Who were charged double to enter the garden?
What job did they give James at the end of the day?
Write a short diary entry as James. Imagine you are him, locked in the house, watching all the visitors outside. How do you feel? What do you see?

Week 6 — Chapters 10 and 11. Read the chapters first before answering the questions.
How is the peach described as tasting?
Why do you think James is horrified?
How many spots does the ladybird have?
What insects were there?
Why is James so scared when he hears them talking about how hungry they are?

Week 7 — Chapters 12 and 13 - Read the chapters first before answering the questions.
How does the earthworm describe it’s movement?
Why are they so big?
Where do they all sleep? Draw one of spider’s hammocks.
How long did it take James to remove centipede’s shoes?

Spider’s hammock

Week 8 — Chapters14- Read the chapter first before answering the questions.
What does shouting ‘hear, hear’ mean?
Draw one of the creatures mentioned in the poem.
Use a dictionary. What does ‘insidiously’ mean?

Week 9— Chapters 15,16 and 17 - Read the chapters first before answering the questions.
How many fields did the peach roll across?
Who had the skin taken off the tip of her nose?
Why had their been cheering?
Draw what you think they all looked like when the peach was going it’s fastest.

The rolling room

Week 10 — Chapter 18 - Read the chapter first before answering the questions.
Why are they all so upset at being in the sea?
What was the earthworm’s problem?
What adjective does ladybird use to describe the taste of the peach?
Think of your favourite fruit. Use some adjectives in a couple of sentences to describe the taste.

Design a front cover for the book