The Witches - Chapters 01-02

According to this book, why is it hard to identify a witch?

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Look at the image. Which phrase could go in the center?

• work regular jobs like teachers or lawyers

• protect children

• can be a woman or a man

• need to eat fruits and vegetables to be healthy

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Look at the diagram. What could go in space 2?

• witch

• child

• statue

• tree

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Look at the diagram. What could go in space 1?

• appearance of witches

• food for witches

• grandmother's friends who are witches

• things witches turn kids into

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According to Grandmother, her stories are—

• fiction

• nonfiction

• persuasive

• biographical

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What is Grandmother's attitude towards witches?

• terrified

• distraught

• carefree

• confused

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The main idea is what a selection is all mostly about. A detail is just what part of it is about.

Which of the following is the best main idea of the chapter, My Grandmother?

• After diving into water, one child was turned into a porpoise.

• Solveg ate an apple from a stranger, and the next day she was part of a painting.

• Grandmother lives in Norway, but she speaks English fluently too. The narrator loves her very much.

• Grandmother tells the narrator about the different ways witches have squelched children.

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The main idea is what a selection is all mostly about. A detail is just what part of it is about.

Which of the following is the best detail of the chapter, My Grandmother?

• After diving into water, one child was turned into a porpoise.

• The narrator learns about witches and what they do to children.

• Grandmother lives in Norway, but she speaks English fluently too. The narrator loves her very much.

• Grandmother tells the narrator about the different ways witches have squelched children.

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If you could be any animal, which one would you be? Explain why.

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According to this book, why is a witch more dangerous than a zombie, or a mummy, or a giant blob monster?

• their powers are more dangerous

• they blend in with regular people

• they can fly

• the boy has had two encounters with witches

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