Ready Steady Read Together
When the Sky Falls: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Find Me
Find the word which refers to the gorilla’s cage or pen at the zoo:
“Same thing that happened to a lot of the other animals here. Shipped out once it became clear the war wasn’t passing quickly. A zoo in the countryside had space for her. Bigger enclosure, more food, less chance of having a bomb dropped on her.”
Discuss then check
enclosure
Link Me
Link each expression with the correct meaning:
1 plumpedherself up
A difficult to find or get
2 standing in each other’s shadows
B made herself appear bigger or more confident
3 hard tocome by
C always close and caring for each other
Check
Click if correct
4 too closeto the bone
D near to the truth and could upset or offend
Tick Me
Why might the author have included the story of the loss of Adonis’s family?
Tick two:
A To entertain the readers with a fun and interesting story
B To suggest that animals are capable of forming bonds and feeling emotions
Check
C To instruct how to care for gorillas when they are poorly
Click if correct
D To demonstrate that nothing escaped the impact of war
Sequence Me
Put the following events from the unit in the correct order:
A) Joseph had his first encounter with Adonis and thought the beast was violent.
B) Joseph arrived at the train station in London while many evacuee children were departing.
C) Syd relayed the story of how Adonis lost his family to Joseph.
D) Mrs F brought Joseph to her house told him she wasn’t thrilled about having him.
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
Step Inside
Explore
Step Inside: Bring your scene to life
How can you show how they feel?
What might they say?
What is around them?
How might they say it?
Scene: Joseph arriving at the train station in London.
How might they react?
How will their body move?
Choose roles: Joseph, Mrs F, evacuee children and their parents.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
magnified
intensity
jerkily
loping
transfixed
lured
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From: When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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Everything was now magnified: his bulk, his scars, the intensity held in his eyes. Joseph could see the icy wind blowing at his fur, making it ripple and flow as Adonis lifted his food slowly to his mouth. Joseph couldn’t be truly sure if the animal was looking at him, but there was no mistaking what happened next. Adonis devoured the carrot, barring the stalk, in one mouthful, then put his hand through the bars, just a foot or so from him.
But he did not drop the waste at Joseph’s feet as he expected. Adonis made to do so, but with a late flick of his wrist he sent the stalk sidewards some yards away, far enough for the boy to have to move to tidy it away.
This drew a surprised laugh from Joseph. One that he couldn’t keep in or swallow down. He might be going mad, but he thought that small gesture might be Adonis’s idea of a joke. One that said, All right, pal. If you’re going to make me move for my food, then you’re going to move to tidy it up.
“Cheeky beggar! Did you mean to do that?” he asked. Adonis threw his head back jerkily. “Hilarious. Just hit the bucket next time, will you. Or I’ll serve you the wolves’ food instead.”
Adonis grunted one last time, before loping back to his regular spot, sitting at the exact moment the latest bomb landed in the distance, louder and closer than before. It drew Mrs F and Tweedy quickly into view.
“Have you fed him?” she asked.
From: When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“Oh aye,” Joseph said without taking his eyes off Adonis. “His majesty has definitely eaten.” “Right, well step back here with me. Jerry’s obviously in a bad mood tonight.”
“Must be contagious,” he whispered, transfixed by the rifle in her hands, which lured him back into the shadows.
“Look, neither of us wants to be here,” she said, “but neither of us gets a say. This place is my responsibility, these animals – all of them – are my responsibility. Now, I may not like it, but if a bomb were to set Adonis here free? Well, it’d be like Hitler himself walking around town. The damage he would do would be huge. Only difference is, Adonis would do it out of fear. You can’t say that about Adolf.”
“So you’d do it then? You’d kill Adonis if you had to?”
“I’ve no idea. Won’t have, either, till that bomb drops, till I can see where it’s falling. Maybe it’ll get me before I can pull the trigger, maybe it’ll take Adonis with it first. All I know is that sometimes, doing the right thing feels completely wrong.”
And with that, she sat on the bench and wrapped her scarf tightly around her mouth: a clear sign that she was done talking.
From: When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) How can you tell that Joseph is starting to warm to Adonis? Name two ways using evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence he thought that small gesture might be Adonis’s idea of a joke
Text Mark Evidence this drew a surprised laugh from Joseph…one that he couldn’t keep in or swallow down
Joseph thought Adonis was able to think or make jokes
Joseph is amused by Adonis’s antics
Text Mark Evidence - all right, pal - his majesty
Text Mark Evidence cheeky beggar…did you mean to do that
Joseph uses nicknames or kind references instead of ‘monster’ or ‘beast’
Joseph is playfully chatting with Adonis
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
2) “Must be contagious,” he whispered, transfixed by the rifle in her hands, which lured him back into the shadows.
Circle the word which is closest in meaning to transfixed:
curious
captivated
distracted
confused
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) What does Mrs F compare Adonis to if he were to escape during a bombing?
Acceptable Answers:
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
4) What does Mrs F mean by ‘sometimes, doing the right thing feels completely wrong’?
Accept answers which refer to the ‘right thing’ as protecting the community from injury or damage caused by Adonis and ‘feels wrong’ as potentially having to kill an animal which she has loved and cared for over many years.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
5) Which sentence best captures the theme or ideas of the text:
Tick one:
Animals are simple creatures who don’t feel fear.
Fear brings out the best in everyone.
Laughter is never allowed in serious situations.
Responsibility can come at a cost.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
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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: When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
When the Sky Falls: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Find Me
Find the word which refers to the gorilla’s cage or pen at the zoo:
“Same thing that happened to a lot of the other animals here. Shipped out once it became clear the war wasn’t passing quickly. A zoo in the countryside had space for her. Bigger enclosure, more food, less chance of having a bomb dropped on her.”
Discuss then check
enclosure
Link Me
Link each expression with the correct meaning:
1 plumpedherself up
A difficult to find or get
2 standing in each other’s shadows
B made herself appear bigger or more confident
3 hard tocome by
C always close and caring for each other
Check
Click if correct
4 too closeto the bone
D near to the truth and could upset or offend
Tick Me
Why might the author have included the story of the loss of Adonis’s family?
Tick two:
A To entertain the readers with a fun and interesting story
B To suggest that animals are capable of forming bonds and feeling emotions
Check
C To instruct how to care for gorillas when they are poorly
Click if correct
D To demonstrate that nothing escaped the impact of war
Sequence Me
Put the following events from the unit in the correct order:
A) Joseph had his first encounter with Adonis and thought the beast was violent.
B) Joseph arrived at the train station in London while many evacuee children were departing.
C) Syd relayed the story of how Adonis lost his family to Joseph.
D) Mrs F brought Joseph to her house told him she wasn’t thrilled about having him.
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
Step Inside
Explore
Step Inside: Bring your scene to life
How can you show how they feel?
What might they say?
What is around them?
How might they say it?
Scene: Joseph arriving at the train station in London.
How might they react?
How will their body move?
Choose roles: Joseph, Mrs F, evacuee children and their parents.
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
magnified
intensity
jerkily
loping
transfixed
lured
Explore
From: When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
Everything was now magnified: his bulk, his scars, the intensity held in his eyes. Joseph could see the icy wind blowing at his fur, making it ripple and flow as Adonis lifted his food slowly to his mouth. Joseph couldn’t be truly sure if the animal was looking at him, but there was no mistaking what happened next. Adonis devoured the carrot, barring the stalk, in one mouthful, then put his hand through the bars, just a foot or so from him. But he did not drop the waste at Joseph’s feet as he expected. Adonis made to do so, but with a late flick of his wrist he sent the stalk sidewards some yards away, far enough for the boy to have to move to tidy it away. This drew a surprised laugh from Joseph. One that he couldn’t keep in or swallow down. He might be going mad, but he thought that small gesture might be Adonis’s idea of a joke. One that said, All right, pal. If you’re going to make me move for my food, then you’re going to move to tidy it up. “Cheeky beggar! Did you mean to do that?” he asked. Adonis threw his head back jerkily. “Hilarious. Just hit the bucket next time, will you. Or I’ll serve you the wolves’ food instead.” Adonis grunted one last time, before loping back to his regular spot, sitting at the exact moment the latest bomb landed in the distance, louder and closer than before. It drew Mrs F and Tweedy quickly into view. “Have you fed him?” she asked.
From: When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“Oh aye,” Joseph said without taking his eyes off Adonis. “His majesty has definitely eaten.” “Right, well step back here with me. Jerry’s obviously in a bad mood tonight.” “Must be contagious,” he whispered, transfixed by the rifle in her hands, which lured him back into the shadows. “Look, neither of us wants to be here,” she said, “but neither of us gets a say. This place is my responsibility, these animals – all of them – are my responsibility. Now, I may not like it, but if a bomb were to set Adonis here free? Well, it’d be like Hitler himself walking around town. The damage he would do would be huge. Only difference is, Adonis would do it out of fear. You can’t say that about Adolf.” “So you’d do it then? You’d kill Adonis if you had to?” “I’ve no idea. Won’t have, either, till that bomb drops, till I can see where it’s falling. Maybe it’ll get me before I can pull the trigger, maybe it’ll take Adonis with it first. All I know is that sometimes, doing the right thing feels completely wrong.” And with that, she sat on the bench and wrapped her scarf tightly around her mouth: a clear sign that she was done talking.
From: When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) How can you tell that Joseph is starting to warm to Adonis? Name two ways using evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence he thought that small gesture might be Adonis’s idea of a joke
Text Mark Evidence this drew a surprised laugh from Joseph…one that he couldn’t keep in or swallow down
Joseph thought Adonis was able to think or make jokes
Joseph is amused by Adonis’s antics
Text Mark Evidence - all right, pal - his majesty
Text Mark Evidence cheeky beggar…did you mean to do that
Joseph uses nicknames or kind references instead of ‘monster’ or ‘beast’
Joseph is playfully chatting with Adonis
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
2) “Must be contagious,” he whispered, transfixed by the rifle in her hands, which lured him back into the shadows. Circle the word which is closest in meaning to transfixed:
curious
captivated
distracted
confused
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
3) What does Mrs F compare Adonis to if he were to escape during a bombing?
Acceptable Answers:
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
4) What does Mrs F mean by ‘sometimes, doing the right thing feels completely wrong’?
Accept answers which refer to the ‘right thing’ as protecting the community from injury or damage caused by Adonis and ‘feels wrong’ as potentially having to kill an animal which she has loved and cared for over many years.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
5) Which sentence best captures the theme or ideas of the text:
Tick one:
Animals are simple creatures who don’t feel fear.
Fear brings out the best in everyone.
Laughter is never allowed in serious situations.
Responsibility can come at a cost.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
use a bookmark.
Reveal
Never fold pages - use a fun bookmark instead!
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: When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.