Ready Steady Read Together
Pinocchio by Pinocchio: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘wailed’?
Match Me
Match each word with the correct meaning.
3 dread
4 bitter
1 shriek
2 dozy
A sleepy or drowsy
B fear or worry about
C sad and resentful
D scream or squeal
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each character with the words that describe them.
A a wooden boy with no friends
1 Gepetto
B a woodcarver who wanted a son
2 Pinocchio
C knew all about donkey fever
Check
3 Cricket
Click if correct
D lived in a cottage in the woods
4 Dormouse
Sequence Me
Put the events from the unit in the correct order:
A) Pinocchio woke up to discover he had donkey ears.
B) Pinocchio met a talking cricket in a cottage.
C) Pinocchio didn’t like school so he ran away.
D) Gepetto carved Pinocchio out of a block of wood.
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
Freeze Speak
Explore
Freeze Speak
What might they say?
How can you show how they feel?
How might they say it?
What is around them?
How will their body move?
How might they react?
Working in small groups of three, imagine the scene where Gepetto has carved Pinocchio out of a block of wood so his wife could have the child she longed for.
Common Exception Words
Explore
water
hold
only
sure
old
could
poor
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
murky
pinprick of light
flickered and glowed
supposed
helter-skelter through the shallows
disbelief
Explore
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
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The shark’s stomach rumbled like thunder, and it stank too. There was never a shark as humungously huge as this.
Together, the Helpful Tuna Fish and I struggled on through murky stinking water. He helped me to swim through the deeper water. The pinprick of light at the far end of the shark’s stomach was our only hope.
As we drew closer the light flickered and glowed more strongly. It wasn’t daylight as I had first supposed.
It was candlelight.
We hurried on until we came upon a table with a candle on it.
At the table sat an old man, his head in his hands, sobbing.
“Oh, my poor little Pinocchio,” he cried. “What has become of you?”
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My heart leapt. I knew that voice. It was dear old Gepetto. It was my Papa.
I ran helter-skelter through the shallows, leaping over the rotting bones, calling out to him as I came, “I’m here, Papa! Here I am!”
He was on his feet now, holding out his arms in disbelief, and then he was hugging me, kissing me, touching my face. “Is it really you, Pinocchio? I am not dreaming?”
“If you are dreaming, Papa, then I am dreaming too,” I replied. “And I’m not.”
“Are you sure?” he asked. “I couldn’t bear it if this was all just some wonderful dream.”
I kicked him on the shin with my sharp little foot.
“Did that hurt, Papa?” I asked.
“Aiee! Ow! Yes! It hurt!” he cried. “I was never so happy to be hurt in all my life. You are real, Pinocchio. I have found you at last.”
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Who helped Pinocchio in the murky water inside the shark’s stomach?
Acceptable Answers:
- Helpful Tuna Fish
- Tuna Fish
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Put the following events in the correct order. Write a number 1-5 in each box.
When Pinocchio heard the man speak, he knew it was Gepetto.
Pinocchio was trapped inside the shark’s stinky stomach.
Gepetto was delighted to finally find Pinocchio.
Pinocchio noticed a pinprick of light at the far end of the shark’s stomach.
Reveal Answer
Someone was sobbing while sitting at a table with a candle on it.
Practise & Apply
3) Why was Gepetto happy when Pinocchio kicked his leg?
Text Mark Evidence I was never so happy to be hurt in all my life…I have found you (Pinocchio) at last
Text Mark Evidence I was never so happy to be hurt in all my life…you are real, Pinocchio
he has found Pinocchio
he wasn’t dreaming or imagining Pinocchio
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
set reading goals.
Reveal
Challenge yourself to read a specific number of books or pages.
If you like this book, you might like...
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Pinocchio by Pinocchio: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘wailed’?
Match Me
Match each word with the correct meaning.
3 dread
4 bitter
1 shriek
2 dozy
A sleepy or drowsy
B fear or worry about
C sad and resentful
D scream or squeal
Click if correct
Check
Link Me
Link each character with the words that describe them.
A a wooden boy with no friends
1 Gepetto
B a woodcarver who wanted a son
2 Pinocchio
C knew all about donkey fever
Check
3 Cricket
Click if correct
D lived in a cottage in the woods
4 Dormouse
Sequence Me
Put the events from the unit in the correct order:
A) Pinocchio woke up to discover he had donkey ears.
B) Pinocchio met a talking cricket in a cottage.
C) Pinocchio didn’t like school so he ran away.
D) Gepetto carved Pinocchio out of a block of wood.
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
Freeze Speak
Explore
Freeze Speak
What might they say?
How can you show how they feel?
How might they say it?
What is around them?
How will their body move?
How might they react?
Working in small groups of three, imagine the scene where Gepetto has carved Pinocchio out of a block of wood so his wife could have the child she longed for.
Common Exception Words
Explore
water
hold
only
sure
old
could
poor
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
murky
pinprick of light
flickered and glowed
supposed
helter-skelter through the shallows
disbelief
Explore
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
The shark’s stomach rumbled like thunder, and it stank too. There was never a shark as humungously huge as this.
Together, the Helpful Tuna Fish and I struggled on through murky stinking water. He helped me to swim through the deeper water. The pinprick of light at the far end of the shark’s stomach was our only hope.
As we drew closer the light flickered and glowed more strongly. It wasn’t daylight as I had first supposed.
It was candlelight.
We hurried on until we came upon a table with a candle on it.
At the table sat an old man, his head in his hands, sobbing.
“Oh, my poor little Pinocchio,” he cried. “What has become of you?”
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
My heart leapt. I knew that voice. It was dear old Gepetto. It was my Papa.
I ran helter-skelter through the shallows, leaping over the rotting bones, calling out to him as I came, “I’m here, Papa! Here I am!”
He was on his feet now, holding out his arms in disbelief, and then he was hugging me, kissing me, touching my face. “Is it really you, Pinocchio? I am not dreaming?”
“If you are dreaming, Papa, then I am dreaming too,” I replied. “And I’m not.”
“Are you sure?” he asked. “I couldn’t bear it if this was all just some wonderful dream.”
I kicked him on the shin with my sharp little foot.
“Did that hurt, Papa?” I asked.
“Aiee! Ow! Yes! It hurt!” he cried. “I was never so happy to be hurt in all my life. You are real, Pinocchio. I have found you at last.”
From: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Who helped Pinocchio in the murky water inside the shark’s stomach?
Acceptable Answers:
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Put the following events in the correct order. Write a number 1-5 in each box.
When Pinocchio heard the man speak, he knew it was Gepetto.
Pinocchio was trapped inside the shark’s stinky stomach.
Gepetto was delighted to finally find Pinocchio.
Pinocchio noticed a pinprick of light at the far end of the shark’s stomach.
Reveal Answer
Someone was sobbing while sitting at a table with a candle on it.
Practise & Apply
3) Why was Gepetto happy when Pinocchio kicked his leg?
Text Mark Evidence I was never so happy to be hurt in all my life…I have found you (Pinocchio) at last
Text Mark Evidence I was never so happy to be hurt in all my life…you are real, Pinocchio
he has found Pinocchio
he wasn’t dreaming or imagining Pinocchio
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
set reading goals.
Reveal
Challenge yourself to read a specific number of books or pages.
If you like this book, you might like...
Copyright Notice
This document has been supplied under a CLA Licence with specific terms of use. It is protected by copyright and, save as may be permitted by law, it may not be further copied, stored, re-copied electronically or otherwise shared, even for internal purposes, without the prior further permission of the Rightsholder. Extracts sourced from: Pinocchio by Pinocchio by Michael Morpurgo © 2013 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.