Ready Steady Read Together
The Day I Fell Into a Fairytale: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘spindle’?
Tick Me
“You really want to know?”
Lana nodded. He fished a well-thumbed red-leather booklet from the top pocket of his overalls, consulted it, then put it back.
“May I suggest you try the sherbet lemons?”
What does this suggest about the old man’s booklet?
Tick all that apply:
A) It is a book of magical spells.
Check
B) He uses it often.
C) It is a book of fairytales.
Click if correct
D) It is linked to the sweets in the pick ‘n’ mix.
Link Me
Link each word from the unit with its correct definition:
A) to appear from out of view
1) quiver
B) to shake or tremble
2) emerge
C) to become bigger or broader
Check
3) hoist
Click if correct
D) to raise or lift something
4) widen
Sequence Me
Put the following events from the story in the correct order:
A) Lana’s mother realises that many fairytale stories are scary.
B) Lana falls through a trapdoor in the sherbet lemon tub.
C) Lana chose a book of fairytales after an old man suggested a safer book.
D) A new supermarket appeared overnight in the village common.
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
TV Journalist
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Vocabulary
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Hover for definitions!
hovered
shrouded
hooded shawl
fluttered
perched
twitching
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From: The Day I Fell Into a Fairytale by Ben Miller © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
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In the middle of the room was a bed, and the little brown bird hovered above it, as if this was the thing it had been trying to show her.
There, lying on white linen sheets, shrouded in light, was the most beautiful girl Lana had ever seen. She was fast asleep, with one arm stretched out across the bed; on her fingertip was a single drop of blood.
Lana gasped. She recognised the scene immediately.
There was only one person this could be.
Briar Rose!
She had pricked her finger! But where was the spindle?
It was only then that Lana noticed a strange noise – a rolling and rattling, repeating over and over.
At the far side of the room, half hidden in the darkness, there was a woman sitting with her back to Lana. In front of her was a wheel, on which she was spinning thread. She was dressed in a black hooded shawl. At her feet was a jumble of silk and in her left hand was a spindle, turning slowly. That was where the noise was coming from!
From: The Day I Fell Into a Fairytale by Ben Miller © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
As Lana watched, the little brown bird fluttered over, and perched on the woman’s shoulder. “Who’s there?” The voice was thin and airy, like wind in dry reeds.
All Lana’s thoughts and feelings were suddenly drowned by a crashing wave of fear. She felt her heart racing. She moved her lips to answer, but she was so scared that no words came out.
Gradually, the woman turned. Her hair was white, but her skin was smooth like a baby’s. Her eyes were closed and her nostrils were twitching, as if she were trying to smell Lana, rather than see her. She reached out and placed something in Lana’s hands. The spindle. Slowly, the woman opened her eyes.
They were bright red.
From: The Day I Fell Into a Fairytale by Ben Miller © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Lana gasped. She recognised the scene immediately.
Circle the word which best completes the sentence.
The word ‘gasped’ suggests that Lana was…
startled.
confused.
tired.
worn out.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Who was asleep in the bed?
Acceptable Answers:
- Briar Rose
- Sleeping Beauty
- the princess
Do not accept reference to ‘a girl’ or ‘the woman’ or ‘the fairy’.
Reveal Answer
3) How does the author make the woman in black seem creepy or unsettling? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence - Lana noticed a strange noise – a rolling and rattling, repeating over and over - her nostrils were twitching, as if she were trying to smell Lana, rather than see her
Text Mark Evidence - all Lana’s thoughts and feelings were suddenly drowned by a crashing wave of rear - she (Lana) felt her heart racing - she moved her lips to answer, but she was so scared that no words came out
Lana’s frightened reaction to her
her actions sound and seem unusual
Text Mark Evidence half hidden in the darkness, there was a woman sitting with her back to Lana
darkness creates mystery
Text Mark Evidence - her hair was white, but her skin was smooth like a baby’s - they (the woman’s eyes) were bright red
her appearance is unusual or unnatural
Text Mark Evidence the voice was thin and airy, like wind in dry reeds
her voice sounds eerie
RevealEvidence & Answers
4) Remembering the whole text, put the following events in order. Write a number 1-5 in each box.
Lana noticed a strange rattling noise repeating over and over.
Lana saw a woman dressed in a black shawl spinning thread.
Lana saw Briar Rose fast asleep in bed.
The woman slowly opened her bright red eyes.
The little bird perched on the woman’s shoulder.
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...
explore different genres.
Reveal
Try fantasy, mystery or adventure to find what you love.
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: The Day I Fell Into a Fairytale by Ben Miller © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.
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Ready Steady Read Together
The Day I Fell Into a Fairytale: Fiction Lesson 5
Quiz Time
Start
Questions about the book so far...
Picture Me
Which image is the best match for ‘spindle’?
Tick Me
“You really want to know?” Lana nodded. He fished a well-thumbed red-leather booklet from the top pocket of his overalls, consulted it, then put it back. “May I suggest you try the sherbet lemons?”
What does this suggest about the old man’s booklet?
Tick all that apply:
A) It is a book of magical spells.
Check
B) He uses it often.
C) It is a book of fairytales.
Click if correct
D) It is linked to the sweets in the pick ‘n’ mix.
Link Me
Link each word from the unit with its correct definition:
A) to appear from out of view
1) quiver
B) to shake or tremble
2) emerge
C) to become bigger or broader
Check
3) hoist
Click if correct
D) to raise or lift something
4) widen
Sequence Me
Put the following events from the story in the correct order:
A) Lana’s mother realises that many fairytale stories are scary.
B) Lana falls through a trapdoor in the sherbet lemon tub.
C) Lana chose a book of fairytales after an old man suggested a safer book.
D) A new supermarket appeared overnight in the village common.
Click if correct
Check
Speaking Spotlight
TV Journalist
Explore
Vocabulary
Explore
Hover for definitions!
hovered
shrouded
hooded shawl
fluttered
perched
twitching
Explore
From: The Day I Fell Into a Fairytale by Ben Miller © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Let me read today's text
Explore
In the middle of the room was a bed, and the little brown bird hovered above it, as if this was the thing it had been trying to show her. There, lying on white linen sheets, shrouded in light, was the most beautiful girl Lana had ever seen. She was fast asleep, with one arm stretched out across the bed; on her fingertip was a single drop of blood. Lana gasped. She recognised the scene immediately. There was only one person this could be. Briar Rose! She had pricked her finger! But where was the spindle? It was only then that Lana noticed a strange noise – a rolling and rattling, repeating over and over. At the far side of the room, half hidden in the darkness, there was a woman sitting with her back to Lana. In front of her was a wheel, on which she was spinning thread. She was dressed in a black hooded shawl. At her feet was a jumble of silk and in her left hand was a spindle, turning slowly. That was where the noise was coming from!
From: The Day I Fell Into a Fairytale by Ben Miller © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
As Lana watched, the little brown bird fluttered over, and perched on the woman’s shoulder. “Who’s there?” The voice was thin and airy, like wind in dry reeds. All Lana’s thoughts and feelings were suddenly drowned by a crashing wave of fear. She felt her heart racing. She moved her lips to answer, but she was so scared that no words came out. Gradually, the woman turned. Her hair was white, but her skin was smooth like a baby’s. Her eyes were closed and her nostrils were twitching, as if she were trying to smell Lana, rather than see her. She reached out and placed something in Lana’s hands. The spindle. Slowly, the woman opened her eyes. They were bright red.
From: The Day I Fell Into a Fairytale by Ben Miller © 2021. Licensed under CLA. Do not copy or share.
Strategy Stop
Teach
Your turn
Practise & Apply
Use your text
Practise & Apply
1) Lana gasped. She recognised the scene immediately. Circle the word which best completes the sentence. The word ‘gasped’ suggests that Lana was…
startled.
confused.
tired.
worn out.
Reveal Answer
Practise & Apply
2) Who was asleep in the bed?
Acceptable Answers:
- Briar Rose
- Sleeping Beauty
- the princess
Do not accept reference to ‘a girl’ or ‘the woman’ or ‘the fairy’.Reveal Answer
3) How does the author make the woman in black seem creepy or unsettling? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Text Mark Evidence - Lana noticed a strange noise – a rolling and rattling, repeating over and over - her nostrils were twitching, as if she were trying to smell Lana, rather than see her
Text Mark Evidence - all Lana’s thoughts and feelings were suddenly drowned by a crashing wave of rear - she (Lana) felt her heart racing - she moved her lips to answer, but she was so scared that no words came out
Lana’s frightened reaction to her
her actions sound and seem unusual
Text Mark Evidence half hidden in the darkness, there was a woman sitting with her back to Lana
darkness creates mystery
Text Mark Evidence - her hair was white, but her skin was smooth like a baby’s - they (the woman’s eyes) were bright red
her appearance is unusual or unnatural
Text Mark Evidence the voice was thin and airy, like wind in dry reeds
her voice sounds eerie
RevealEvidence & Answers
4) Remembering the whole text, put the following events in order. Write a number 1-5 in each box.
Lana noticed a strange rattling noise repeating over and over.
Lana saw a woman dressed in a black shawl spinning thread.
Lana saw Briar Rose fast asleep in bed.
The woman slowly opened her bright red eyes.
The little bird perched on the woman’s shoulder.
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...
explore different genres.
Reveal
Try fantasy, mystery or adventure to find what you love.
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: The Day I Fell Into a Fairytale by Ben Miller © 2021 Schools must purchase the original text for full content.