"The BFG" pg. 19-32 Comprehension Questions

"She was trembling like a leaf in the wind, and a finger of ice was running up and down the length of her spine."

What kind figurative language is this?

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

"His booming voice rolled around the walls of the cave like a burst of thunder."

What kind of figurative language is this?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

What do we learn about the giants ears?

• They hurt sometimes.

• They do not allow the giant to hear very well, despite their size.

• They are enormous and he can move them in and out.

• They are not very big.

Why did the giant laugh when Sophie asked him not to eat her?

Answer explanation

While the other giants eat humans, this particular one does not.

The giant says that all humans taste different. Which words below did he use to describe some of the tastes and flavors?

• scrumdiddlyumptious

• glamourly

• uckylush

• whooshey

What does the giant keep calling human beings?

• humans

• human things

• humuns

• human beans

Why does Sophie try not to upset the giant?

• So that he will not change his mind and eat her.

• To be able to stay with him forever

Which words does the giant use to describe himself?

• freaky

• nice and jumbly

• the big friendly giant

• mean

Why did the giant say that he took Sophie?

What did the giant call the TV?

• telly-telly bunkum box

• television

• telly thing

• TV