Ready Steady Read Together
Charlotte's Web: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Find Me
Find the word which shows when Wilburwas searching for his new friend:
Wilbur looked everywhere. He searched his pen thoroughly. He examined the window ledge, stared up at the ceiling. But he saw nothing new. Finally he decided he would have to speak up. He hated to break the lovely stillness of dawn by using his voice, but he couldn’t think of any other way to locate the mysterious new friend who was nowhere to be seen. So Wilbur cleared his throat.
Discuss then check
dawn
Which One's Right?
“Salutations!” said the voice.
Which word is closest in meaning to ‘salutations’?
B) whisper
A) warning
C) whisper
D) greetings
Link Me
Link each character with the correct description:
A) A spider who becomes friends with Wilbur
1 Mr Arable
B) Fern’s uncle who owns the farm where Wilbur lives
2 Mr Zuckerman
C) The little girl who saved Wilbur and cared for him like a baby
Check
3 Fern
Click if correct
D) Fern’s father who planned to kill the runt
4 Charlotte
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A) Wilbur found his friend, a spider the size of a gumdrop.
B) Fern spotted her father carrying an axe and walking towards the hoghouse.
C) Wilbur was moved to Zuckerman’s farm and lived in the barn.
D) Fern gave Wilbur rides in her doll carriage.
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
Debate
Explore
Debate
Should we be scared of spiders or be thankful for them?
I disagree because...
I agree because...
I see your point, but...
How do you know that?
Can you explain...
One reason is...
For
Against
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
strand
glistened
delicate veil
woven in block letters
uttered
exertions
Explore
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
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The next day was foggy. Everything on the farm was dripping wet. The grass looked like a magic carpet. The asparagus patch looked like a silver forest.
On foggy mornings, Charlotte’s web was truly a thing of beauty. This morning each thin strand was decorated with dozens of tiny beads of water. The web glistened in the light and made a pattern of loveliness and mystery, like a delicate veil. Even Lurvy, who wasn’t particularly interested in beauty, noticed the web when he came with the pig’s breakfast. He noted how clearly it showed up and he noted how big and carefully built it was. And then he took another look and he saw something that made him set his pail down. There, in the centre of the web, neatly woven in block letters, was a message. It said:
Lurvy felt weak. He brushed his hand across his eyes and stared harder at Charlotte’s web.
SOME PIG!
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“I’m seeing things,” he whispered. He dropped to his knees and uttered a short prayer. Then, forgetting all about Wilbur’s breakfast, he walked back to the house and called Mr Zuckerman. “I think you’d better come down to the pigpen,” he said. “What’s the trouble?” asked Mr Zuckerman. “Anything wrong with the pig?”
“No – not exactly,” said Lurvy. “Come and see for yourself.”
The two men walked silently down to Wilbur’s yard. Lurvy pointed to the spider’s web. “Do you see what I see?” he asked.
Zuckerman stared at the writing on the web. Then he murmured the words ‘Some pig’. Then he looked at Lurvy. Then they both began to tremble. Charlotte, sleepy after her night’s exertions, smiled as she watched. Wilbur came and stood directly under the web.
“Some pig!” muttered Lurvy in a low voice.
“Some pig!” whispered Mr Zuckerman.
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) What was written in Charlotte’s web?
Acceptable Answers:
Also accept:
- a message woven in block letters
Reveal Answer
2) How can you tell that Lurvy is shocked by what he sees? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence - he saw something that made him set his pail down - forgetting all about Wilbur’s breakfast
Text Mark Evidence he dropped to his knees and uttered a short prayer
prays in awe
stops doing / forgets his chores
Text Mark Evidence he walked back to the house and called Mr Zuckerman…I think you’d better come down to the pigpen
calls Mr Zuckerman to see for himself
Text Mark Evidence Lurvy felt weak
felt faint
Text Mark Evidence they both begin to tremble
shakes with fear
Text Mark Evidence - he brushed his hand across his eyes and stared harder at Charlotte’s web…I’m seeing things - do you see what I see
though he was imagining it or was seeing things
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
3) Zuckerman stared at the writing on the web. Then he murmured the words ‘Some pig’. Then he looked at Lurvy. Then they both began to tremble.
Circle the word which best completes the sentence.
The word ‘tremble’ suggests that Zuckerman and Lurvy were…
frightened.
laughing.
excited.
cold.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
4) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false:
True
False
It was clear and dry on the morning the message appeared.
The farm hand was carrying Wilbur’s breakfast when he saw the web.
Zuckerman noticed the web and then ran to get Lurvy.
Reveal Answer
Charlotte smiled as she watched the two men looking at the web.
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
think about your life.
Reveal
Connect the story to your own experiences.
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: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
Charlotte's Web: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Find Me
Find the word which shows when Wilburwas searching for his new friend:
Wilbur looked everywhere. He searched his pen thoroughly. He examined the window ledge, stared up at the ceiling. But he saw nothing new. Finally he decided he would have to speak up. He hated to break the lovely stillness of dawn by using his voice, but he couldn’t think of any other way to locate the mysterious new friend who was nowhere to be seen. So Wilbur cleared his throat.
Discuss then check
dawn
Which One's Right?
“Salutations!” said the voice.
Which word is closest in meaning to ‘salutations’?
B) whisper
A) warning
C) whisper
D) greetings
Link Me
Link each character with the correct description:
A) A spider who becomes friends with Wilbur
1 Mr Arable
B) Fern’s uncle who owns the farm where Wilbur lives
2 Mr Zuckerman
C) The little girl who saved Wilbur and cared for him like a baby
Check
3 Fern
Click if correct
D) Fern’s father who planned to kill the runt
4 Charlotte
Sequence Me
Put these events in the correct order:
A) Wilbur found his friend, a spider the size of a gumdrop.
B) Fern spotted her father carrying an axe and walking towards the hoghouse.
C) Wilbur was moved to Zuckerman’s farm and lived in the barn.
D) Fern gave Wilbur rides in her doll carriage.
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
Debate
Explore
Debate
Should we be scared of spiders or be thankful for them?
I disagree because...
I agree because...
I see your point, but...
How do you know that?
Can you explain...
One reason is...
For
Against
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
strand
glistened
delicate veil
woven in block letters
uttered
exertions
Explore
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
The next day was foggy. Everything on the farm was dripping wet. The grass looked like a magic carpet. The asparagus patch looked like a silver forest. On foggy mornings, Charlotte’s web was truly a thing of beauty. This morning each thin strand was decorated with dozens of tiny beads of water. The web glistened in the light and made a pattern of loveliness and mystery, like a delicate veil. Even Lurvy, who wasn’t particularly interested in beauty, noticed the web when he came with the pig’s breakfast. He noted how clearly it showed up and he noted how big and carefully built it was. And then he took another look and he saw something that made him set his pail down. There, in the centre of the web, neatly woven in block letters, was a message. It said: Lurvy felt weak. He brushed his hand across his eyes and stared harder at Charlotte’s web.
SOME PIG!
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
“I’m seeing things,” he whispered. He dropped to his knees and uttered a short prayer. Then, forgetting all about Wilbur’s breakfast, he walked back to the house and called Mr Zuckerman. “I think you’d better come down to the pigpen,” he said. “What’s the trouble?” asked Mr Zuckerman. “Anything wrong with the pig?” “No – not exactly,” said Lurvy. “Come and see for yourself.” The two men walked silently down to Wilbur’s yard. Lurvy pointed to the spider’s web. “Do you see what I see?” he asked. Zuckerman stared at the writing on the web. Then he murmured the words ‘Some pig’. Then he looked at Lurvy. Then they both began to tremble. Charlotte, sleepy after her night’s exertions, smiled as she watched. Wilbur came and stood directly under the web. “Some pig!” muttered Lurvy in a low voice. “Some pig!” whispered Mr Zuckerman.
From: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) What was written in Charlotte’s web?
Acceptable Answers:
- SOME PIG!
Also accept:Reveal Answer
2) How can you tell that Lurvy is shocked by what he sees? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence - he saw something that made him set his pail down - forgetting all about Wilbur’s breakfast
Text Mark Evidence he dropped to his knees and uttered a short prayer
prays in awe
stops doing / forgets his chores
Text Mark Evidence he walked back to the house and called Mr Zuckerman…I think you’d better come down to the pigpen
calls Mr Zuckerman to see for himself
Text Mark Evidence Lurvy felt weak
felt faint
Text Mark Evidence they both begin to tremble
shakes with fear
Text Mark Evidence - he brushed his hand across his eyes and stared harder at Charlotte’s web…I’m seeing things - do you see what I see
though he was imagining it or was seeing things
Click on the evidence to reveal acceptable answers
RevealEvidence & Answers
3) Zuckerman stared at the writing on the web. Then he murmured the words ‘Some pig’. Then he looked at Lurvy. Then they both began to tremble.
Circle the word which best completes the sentence. The word ‘tremble’ suggests that Zuckerman and Lurvy were…
frightened.
laughing.
excited.
cold.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
4) Using information from the text, place a tick (✓) in one box in each row to show whether each statement is true or false:
True
False
It was clear and dry on the morning the message appeared.
The farm hand was carrying Wilbur’s breakfast when he saw the web.
Zuckerman noticed the web and then ran to get Lurvy.
Reveal Answer
Charlotte smiled as she watched the two men looking at the web.
Practise & Apply
Feedback: Who did what well?
FindRead Talk
EchoRead
ChoralRead
ReadingStrategy
Answers & Text Marks
Other...
To be a book lover, you could...
think about your life.
Reveal
Connect the story to your own experiences.
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: Charlotte's Web by E. B. White © 1952 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.