The Beast of Buckingham Palace

What does the British slang word "lavvy" mean (clue: page 108)

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"Old Blighty" is slang for which country or place? (page 54)

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Nanny says she feels "tickety-boo" on page 52. What does this mean?

• I am feeling crazy.

• I am feeling scared.

• I am feeling fine.

• I am feeling awful.

Tick the 2 words that are examples of ONOMATOPOEIA:

• huffed

• armour

• clang

• barmy

There is a PERISCOPE on the submarine. "Peri" means "around". What does "scope" mean?

• attack

• see

• below

• around

On page 48 Alfred says he feels UNWORTHY of the nickname "Lionheart". "Un" is a prefix that means... (Hint: undone; unclear are other words with "un").

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Alfred is... (choose 2)

• The villain in the book.

• The protagonist in the book.

• The hero in the book.

• The antagonist in the book.

Which are 3 examples of FIGURATIVE SPEECH?

• Nanny "gave them a piece of her mind"

• "It was the statue of a beast"

• "Alfred was blasted out of the submarine"

• "The ungodly hour"

• "The dead of night"

"Figurative speech" (choose 2 correct answers)

• The literal meaning

• No meaning

• A clever comparison

• Hints at the meaning

• Says the sound the word describes

"Spooky stone statues" is clever word-effect called:

• assonance

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• alliteration

• rhyme