Now for the questions. Please answer in full sentences.
- Vocabulary: What does precarious mean in the second paragraph of page 42? [1 mark]
- Infer: ‘If they didn’t like it they went for a swim’ – what does Dooby mean by this? [1 mark]
- Predict: Predict whether Dooby and Zoe will leave together. [ 2 marks]
- Explain: Explain why Zoe falls silent at the end of the chapter. [1 mark]
- Retrieve: What does Dooby have to add to the boat? [1 mark]
- Summarise: Summarise, in twenty words, how Dooby plans to leave the island. [3 marks]
- Why does Dooby want the boat?
- ‘If they didn’t like it they went for a swim’ – what does Dooby mean by this?
- Why doesn’t Dooby tell everyone about the boat and his motor?
- Why does Dooby say they can’t survive much longer?
- What does Dooby have to add to the boat?