1 Asking Questions Good readers ask questions when they

1 Asking Questions Good readers ask questions when they don’t understand something. What question could you ask when you read: 1. That police came to Alex Rider’s house at 3 in the morning? 2. That Ian Rider’s office is always locked? 3. That the police said Ian Rider had not been wearing a seat belt, even though Alex knows he always wears a seat belt? 4. Alex sees that the people from the bank are carrying guns? 4 Finding Evidence Give 2 pieces of evidence from your book that support each of the following statements: 1. Alex feels like something is not right about the story he is being told about Ian Rider’s death. 2. Alex is worried about what will happen to him now that his uncle has died. 3. Ian Rider probably did not really work for a bank. 7 Summarising – Chapter 2 Chapter 2 ‘Heaven for Cars’ begins with Alex going to school and ends with him escaping from the breaker’s yard. Write a summary of the main events in chapter 2. Remember – summaries should include only important events and leave out unimportant details. Your summary should be 8-10 sentences long. 2 Setting and Characters 1. What are the 2 main settings in Chapter 1? 2. What event happens in Chapter 1 that changes Alex’s life? 3. What main character do you meet at Ian Rider’s funeral? 4. What strange thing happens at Alex’s house when they are at the funeral? 5. What are 3 things you learn about Ian Rider in this chapter? 3 Understanding Characters Even though he has died at the beginning of Chapter 1, Ian Rider is an important character in Stormbreaker. 1. Make a mind map with at least 5 facts about Ian Rider. Please chose different facts than the ones you used in Task 2. 2. Use your mind map to write a paragraph about your character. Your paragraph should have: Topic sentence Supporting facts Summary sentence 5 6 Funeral Voices, Heaven for Cars, Royal & General (Chapters 1-3) 1. How does Alex feel about the man who came to Ian Rider’s funeral in a Rolls Royce? 2. Why do you think Alex mentions to Mr. Crawley that his uncle always wore seat belts? (p 15) 3. Give 3 things Alex notices that tell him someone has been in their home. 4. Why can’t Alex focus on his school work? 5. Why does Alex chose to visit the J.B. Stryker breaker’s yard? 6. What does Alex learn about Ian Rider’s accident at the breaker’s yard? Alex Rider Stormbreaker Anthony Horowitz This – Chapter 3 8ByAnswer 1. Where is Chapter 3 set? 2. Why does Alex find this place strange? 3. Why do you think Alex wants to see his uncle’s office? 4. Why do you think the Mr. Crawley tells him he cannot to into the office (hint: it is NOT because the office door is locked)? 5. How does Alex get into his uncle’s office? 6. What does Alex learn from the files he finds in his uncle’s office? 7. What happens at the end of Chapter 3? 8. What question could you ask at the end of Chpt 3? 9 Answer This – Chapters 1 & 2 Expanding our Vocabulary Using your Building Vocabulary template: 1. Re-read the sentence that has each of your words in it (page numbers are given). Use the sentence to Identify the part of speech the word is (noun, verb, adjective, adverb). Guess what the word means 2. Look up what each word means in a dictionary and write down the meaning. 3. Write an interesting sentence for each word that shows that you understand what that word means.

1 Asking Questions I can Notice things I don’t understand (yet) in my story Ask questions about these things and look for the answers when I continue to read 4 Finding Evidence I can Read my book carefully Go back to my text to find evidence to support inferences about the text Read instructions carefully and make sure that I follow them (provide 2 pieces of evidence for each statement) 7 Summarising – Chapter 2 I can Summarise a chapter in my book Include all of the important events, but leave out unimportant details Begin my summary with a topic sentence and end it with a closing sentence 2 Setting and Characters 3 Understanding Characters I can Read my book carefully Identify the setting of my story Identify the main characters and what they are doing Make connections to information I already know about my characters I can Create a mind map for a character in my book Use the mind map to write a descriptive paragraph that has a Topic sentence Supporting facts Summary sentence 5 6 Alex Rider Stormbreaker I can Read carefully for detail Answer questions about my book using complete sentences Make connections to help me answer questions about my story Funeral Voices, Heaven for Cars, Royal & General (Chapters 1-3) 8 Success Answer This – Criteria Chapter 3 I can Read carefully for detail Answer questions about my book Ask questions as I read, and use what I already know to predict why something happened Answer This – Chapters 1 & 2 9 Expanding our Vocabulary I can Decide what part of speech a word is by reading it in a sentence Try to figure out what a word means by reading it in a sentence Use a dictionary to make sure I understand what tricky words mean Write sentences that show that I understand what words mean and how to use them in a sentence

1 Asking Questions Good readers ask questions when they don’t understand something. What question could you ask when you read: 1. That police came to Alex Rider’s house at 3 in the morning? 2. That Ian Rider’s office is always locked? 3. That the police said Ian Rider had not been wearing a seat belt, even though Alex knows he always wears a seat belt? 4. Alex sees that the people from the bank are carrying guns? 4 Finding Evidence Give 2 pieces of evidence from your book that support each of the following statements: 1. Alex feels like something is not right about the story he is being told about Ian Rider’s death. 2. Alex is worried about what will happen to him now that his uncle has died. 3. Ian Rider probably did not really work for a bank. 7 Summarising – Chapter 2 Chapter 2 ‘Heaven for Cars’ begins with Alex going to school and ends with him escaping from the breaker’s yard. Write a summary of the main events in chapter 2. Remember – summaries should include only important events and leave out unimportant details. Your summary should be 8-12 sentences long. 2 Setting and Characters 1. What are the 2 main settings in Chapter 1? 2. What event happens in Chapter 1 that changes Alex’s life? 3. What main character do you meet at Ian Rider’s funeral? 4. What strange thing happens at Alex’s house when they are at the funeral? 5. What are 3 things you learn about Ian Rider in this chapter? 3 Teacher Copy – with Answers Understanding Characters Even though he has died at the beginning of Chapter 1, Ian Rider is an important character in Stormbreaker. 1. Make a mind map with at least 5 facts about Ian Rider. Please chose different facts than the ones you used in Task 2. 2. Use your mind map to write a paragraph about your character. Your paragraph should have: Topic sentence Supporting facts Summary sentence 5 6 Funeral Voices, Heaven for Cars, Royal & General (Chapters 1-3) 1. How does Alex feel about the man who came to Ian Rider’s funeral in a Rolls Royce? 2. Why do you think Alex mentions to Mr. Crawley that his uncle always wore seat belts? (p 15) 3. Give 3 things Alex notices that tell him someone has been in their home. 4. Why can’t Alex focus on his school work? 5. Why does Alex chose to visit the J.B. Stryker breaker’s yard? 6. What does Alex learn about Ian Rider’s accident at the breaker’s yard? Alex Rider Stormbreaker Anthony Horowitz This – Chapter 3 8ByAnswer 1. Where is Chapter 3 set? 2. Why does Alex find this place strange? 3. Why do you think Alex wants to see his uncle’s office? 4. Why do you think the Mr. Crawley tells him he cannot to into the office (hint: it is NOT because the office door is locked)? 5. How does Alex get into his uncle’s office? 6. What does Alex learn from the files he finds in his uncle’s office? 7. What happens at the end of Chapter 3? 8. What question could you ask at the end of Chpt 3? 9 Answer This – Chapters 1 & 2 Expanding our Vocabulary Using your Building Vocabulary template: 1. Re-read the sentence that has each of your words in it (page numbers are given). Use the sentence to Identify the part of speech the word is (noun, verb, adjective, adverb). Guess what the word means 2. Look up what each word means in a dictionary and write down the meaning. 3. Write an interesting sentence for each word that shows that you understand what that word means.

1 Asking Questions 1. Why are the police there? Who has been hurt or killed? 2. Why is his office locked? What is he trying to hide? 3. Was Ian Rider really killed in a car accident or are the police lying for some reason? If they are lying, why? 4. Why would bank employees carry guns? Are these people really employed by a bank or do they have a different kind of job? 4 1. 2. 3. 7 Finding Evidence Alex knows his uncle always wore seat belts; Alex mentions this to Jack and Mr. Crawley; Alex realises all of the things in his uncle’s study have been taken; Alex keeps thinking about all of these things when he goes back to school. Alex asks both Jack and Mr. Crawley what will happen to him; he prefers not to think about what will happen, because his future seems uncertain. Ian Rider’s study has been cleaned out; the ‘bank employees’ were carrying guns; Ian Rider’s car was shot & it hadn’t been in an accident as Alex was told; the ‘bank’ scans Alex for weapons when he visits; the ‘bank’ offices have few people; Ian Rider’s office has case files about poisons, etc in it. Summarising – Chapter 2 Alex goes back to school, but can’t concentrate because of all of the strange events surrounding his uncle’s death. He decides to find his uncle’s car, to see if the accident really happened. He finds a breaker’s yard with the same name as the van outside his house, so he goes there. At the yard, Alex finds his uncle’s car. It was not in an accident, but it has been shot – so Ian Rider was murdered. Alex sees one of the men from the ‘bank’ at the yard, and hides in his uncle’s car. While he’s hiding there, the car is picked up and crushed by the car crushing machine. Alex only just manages to escape in time. He is seen by the man from the bank, but is able to use his karate skills to escape from him as well. 2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 5 Setting and Characters The first setting is Alex Rider’s house and the second setting is the cemetery at Ian Rider’s funeral. Ian Rider, Alex’s uncle, is killed. You meet Mr. Blunt, from the bank. The strange thing that happens at Alex’s house is that Ian Rider’s study has been opened and entirely cleaned out while they were gone. Ian Rider: Quiet, private (no friends), likes good wine, classical music, dressed expensively Health/safety conscious – always wore seat belt, very fit, never smoked Worked in finance, for a bank; travelled a lot for his job Private about work, study kept locked Alex Rider Stormbreaker Funeral Voices, Heaven for Cars, Royal & General (Chapters 1-3) 8 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Success Answer This – Criteria Chapter 3 Chapter 3 is set at Royal & General, the ‘bank’ where Ian Rider worked. Alex finds it strange because there are very few people there & the building is ‘blank’ – it doesn’t look like a bank. Alex has questions about his uncle’s death; he has realised he didn’t know his uncle well & wants to find out more. Mr. Crawley has been told to leave Alex with opportunity to get into the office on his own – it is a test to see if Alex can be a spy. Alex climbs out the window in Mr. Crawley’s office and goes in the window of this uncle’s office via a flag pole. Alex learns that his uncle did not work for a bank. Alex is knocked out. Why did they knock Alex out? What are they going to do to him? 3 Teacher Copy – with Answers Understanding Characters Facts about Ian Rider: Quiet, private (no friends), likes good wine, classical music, dressed expensively Health/safety conscious – always wore seat belt, very fit, never smoked, very careful Worked in finance, for a bank (Overseas Finance Manager); travelled a lot for his job Private about work, study kept locked Alex doesn’t feel that he knew him well 6 Answer This – Chapters 1 & 2 1. Alex doesn’t trust Mr. Blunt. 2. Alex mentions this because he’s not sure he believes the story about his uncle’s death – he’s trying to find out what other people know. 3. Alex knows someone has been in the house because there is a letter that has fallen to the floor, an open door is now closed and his uncle’s study has been cleaned out. 4. Alex can’t concentrate because he keeps thinking about all the strange things surrounding his uncle’s death. 5. He chooses that yard because it has the same name as the moving van that emptied the study. 6. Ian Rider was shot and killed. 9 Expanding our Vocabulary See separate Vocabulary sheet

1 Asking Questions Good readers ask questions when they don’t understand something. What question could you ask when: 1. Alex wakes up in a strange room. 2. Alex is taken to meet Mr. Blunt and Mrs. Jones. 3. Mr. Blunt tells Alex that they need his help. 4. Alex finds out that Herod Sayle is giving away thousands of computers to schools. 5. Mr. Blunt says that Ian Rider had ‘discovered something’ at Sayle’s headquarters. 4 Answer This – Chapters 4 & 5 1. Why does M16 want Alex to take Felix Slater’s place and go to Sayle Enterprises? 2. What is the reason Sayle gives, in his letter to the Prime Minister, for wanting to give the Stormbreaker computers to schools? 3. How do Mr. Blunt and Mrs. Jones convince Alex to become a spy for them? 4. What is Alex doing at the start of Chapter 5? 5. Why is Alex called ‘Double 0 Nothing’? 6. What happens to Alex in the ‘Killing House’? 7. How does Alex help Wolf and the others in Keeping Track Setting his Unit at the end ofof thethe hike? 7 The Chapter ‘Double 0 Nothing’ starts with Alex on a long training hike. Then it goes back in time to explain what Alex has been doing. 1. On what page does the chapter return to describing Alex’s hike again? 2. What are 3 things that happened to Alex before the hike? 3. Why do you think the sergeant really punished Wolf at the Killing 2 Setting and Characters 1. Where is Chapter 4 set? 2. Why has Alex been taken there? 3. What important character does Alex meet in Chapter 4? 4. How do you think Alex feels about Mr. Blunt and Mrs. Jones at the end of this chapter? Give 2 pieces of evidence from your text to support your answer. 5. How does Alex feel about being a spy? Give 2 pieces of evidence from your text to support your answer. 5 Alex Rider Stormbreaker ‘So What Do You Say?’, Double 0 Nothing, Toys Aren’t Us (Chapters 4-6) ByAnswer Anthony Horowitz This – Chapter 6 8 1. Why is this chapter called ‘Toys Aren’t Us?’ 2. What gadgets is Alex given and what can they do? 3. Which gadget do you think will be the most useful and why? 4. How does Alex help Wolf on the plane? 5. What does this helpful act tell you about Alex? Explain your answer in 2-3 sentences, using evidence from your book. 6. Why does Alex need to read about Felix Lester? 3 Understanding Characters Alex Rider is the main character in Stormbreaker. 1. Make a mind map with at least 7 facts about Alex Rider. Make sure you include actions that support any adjectives you use. You may refer back to earlier chapters if needed. 2. Use your mind map to write a paragraph about your character. Your paragraph should have: Topic sentence Supporting facts Summary sentence 6 Finding Evidence Give 2 pieces of evidence from your book that support each of the following statements: 1. The other people in K Unit do not like having Alex as part of their team. 2. By the end of the training, K Unit and the Sergeant respect Alex. 3. Mr. Blunt does not care about what happens to Alex. 4. Mrs. Jones cares about what happens to Alex. 9 Expanding our Vocabulary Using your Building Vocabulary template: 1. Re-read the sentence that has each of your words in it (page numbers are given). Use the sentence to Identify the part of speech the word is (noun, verb, adjective, adverb). Guess what the word means 2. Look up what each word means in a dictionary and write down the meaning. 3. Write an interesting sentence for each word that shows that you understand what that word means.

1 Asking Questions I can Notice things I don’t understand (yet) in my story Ask questions about these things and look for the answers when I continue to read 4 Answer This – Chapters 4 & 5 I can Read carefully for detail Answer questions about my book using complete sentences Make connections to help me answer questions about my story 7 Keeping Track of the Setting I can Notice the setting of my story Notice when the author is explaining events in the past Notice when the author returns to the original setting Answer questions about my text Make connections to help me answer questions about my text 2 Setting and Characters I can Read my book carefully Identify the setting of my story Identify the main characters and what they are doing Make connections to information I already know about my characters Give evidence to support inferences I make 5 Alex Rider Stormbreaker ‘So What Do You Say?’, Double 0 Nothing, Toys Aren’t Us (Chapters 4-6) 8 Success Criteria Answer This – Chapter 6 I can Read carefully for detail Answer questions about my book Ask questions as I read, and use what I already know to predict why something happened 3 Understanding Characters I can Create a mind map for a character in my book Use the mind map to write a descriptive paragraph that has a Topic sentence Supporting facts Summary sentence 6 Finding Evidence I can Read my book carefully Go back to my text to find evidence to support inferences about the text Read instructions carefully and make sure that I follow them (provide 2 pieces of evidence for each statement) 9 Expanding our Vocabulary I can Decide what part of speech a word is by reading it in a sentence Try to figure out what a word means by reading it in a sentence Use a dictionary to make sure I understand what tricky words mean Write sentences that show that I understand what words mean and how to use them in a sentence

1 Asking Questions Good readers ask questions when they don’t understand something. What question could you ask when: 1. Alex wakes up in a strange room. 2. Alex is taken to meet Mr. Blunt and Mrs. Jones. 3. Mr. Blunt tells Alex that they need his help. 4. Alex finds out that Herod Sayle is giving away thousands of computers to schools. 5. Mr. Blunt says that Ian Rider had ‘discovered something’ at Sayle’s headquarters. 4 Answer This – Chapters 4 & 5 1. Why does M16 want Alex to take Felix Slater’s place and go to Sayle Enterprises? 2. What is the reason Sayle gives, in his letter to the Prime Minister, for wanting to give the Stormbreaker computers to schools? 3. How do Mr. Blunt and Mrs. Jones convince Alex to become a spy for them? 4. What is Alex doing at the start of Chapter 5? 5. Why is Alex called ‘Double 0 Nothing’? 6. What happens to Alex in the ‘Killing House’? 7. How does Alex help Wolf and the others in Keeping Track Setting his Unit at the end ofof thethe hike? 7 The Chapter ‘Double 0 Nothing’ starts with Alex on a long training hike. Then it goes back in time to explain what Alex has been doing. 1. On what page does the chapter return to describing Alex’s hike again? 2. What are 3 things that happened to Alex before the hike? 3. Why do you think the sergeant really punished Wolf at the Killing 2 Setting and Characters 1. Where is Chapter 4 set? 2. Why has Alex been taken there? 3. What important character does Alex meet in Chapter 4? 4. How do you think Alex feels about Mr. Blunt and Mrs. Jones at the end of this chapter? Give 2 pieces of evidence from your text to support your answer. 5. How does Alex feel about being a spy? Give 2 pieces of evidence from your text to support your answer. 5 Alex Rider Stormbreaker ‘So What Do You Say?’, Double 0 Nothing, Toys Aren’t Us (Chapters 4-6) ByAnswer Anthony Horowitz This – Chapter 6 8 1. Why is this chapter called ‘Toys Aren’t Us?’ 2. What gadgets is Alex given and what can they do? 3. Which gadget do you think will be the most useful and why? 4. How does Alex help Wolf on the plane? 5. What does this helpful act tell you about Alex? Explain your answer in 2-3 sentences, using evidence from your book. 6. Why does Alex need to read about Felix Lester? 3 Teacher Copy – with Answers Understanding Characters Alex Rider is the main character in Stormbreaker. 1. Make a mind map with at least 7 facts about Alex Rider. Make sure you include actions that support any adjectives you use. You may refer back to earlier chapters if needed. 2. Use your mind map to write a paragraph about your character. Your paragraph should have: Topic sentence Supporting facts Summary sentence 6 Finding Evidence Give 2 pieces of evidence from your book that support each of the following statements: 1. The other people in K Unit do not like having Alex as part of their team. 2. By the end of the training, K Unit and the Sergeant respect Alex. 3. Mr. Blunt does not care about what happens to Alex. 4. Mrs. Jones cares about what happens to Alex. 9 Expanding our Vocabulary Using your Building Vocabulary template: 1. Re-read the sentence that has each of your words in it (page numbers are given). Use the sentence to Identify the part of speech the word is (noun, verb, adjective, adverb). Guess what the word means 2. Look up what each word means in a dictionary and write down the meaning. 3. Write an interesting sentence for each word that shows that you understand what that word means.

1 Asking Questions 1. Where is Alex? Is it safe? Who has kidnapped him? 2. What do Mr. Blunt and Mrs. Jones want from Alex? Are they good or bad? Will they hurt him or help him? 3. Why do they need Alex (a 14 year old)? What do they want Alex to do? Why have they chosen Alex? 4. Why is it a bad thing to give away computers? Why is Sayle giving the computers? 5. What did Ian Rider discover? Did it get him killed? 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 7 Answer This – Chapters 4 & 5 M16 needs to know what Sayle is up to; Sayle won’t suspect a teenager; Alex is resourceful, fit and brave. Sayle says he wants to make an unforgettable gesture to express his true feelings towards the UK. Mr. Blunt and Mrs. Jones tell Alex he will have to go to an unpleasant institution to live, as Jack will have to return to the US. Alex is on a long hike. Alex is called Double 0 Nothing as a play on 007, but he’s a ‘nothing’ of a person. Wolf pushes him into a trip wire and Alex sets off a booby trap. Alex pickpockets matches from the sergeant and gives them to the rest of the Unit so they can start a fire. Keeping Track of the Setting 1. The chapter returns to the hike on page 73: ‘Alex remembered the words now, exactly 24 hours later.’ 2. Alex is called Double 0 Nothing by the Unit; is tripped by Wolf in the canteen; is pushed into a trip wire by Wolf in Killing House; learned map reading, radio communication, first aid; took an unarmed combat class; did an assault course; trained on his own when others were on a jungle survival course. 3. The sergeant punished Wolf because he had seen what Wold had done to Alex. 2 Setting and Characters 1. Chapter 4 is set at an M16 training centre. 2. M16 wants Alex to be a spy for them, to find out what Herod Sayle is doing. 3. Alex meets Mrs. Jones. 4. Alex doesn’t trust or like either of them; blames them for his uncle’s death. Evidence: tells them it’s their fault Ian Rider is dead; doesn’t think Mrs. Jones sounds sorry about Rider; feels blackmailed by them; Alex imagines the ‘human’ part of Blunt being flushed away when Alex says ‘no’ to being a spy. 5 Alex Rider Stormbreaker ‘So What Do You Say?’, Double 0 Nothing, Toys Aren’t Us (Chapters 4-6) 3 Alex Rider: 6 1. 2. 3. 4. 8 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Success Criteria Answer This – Chapter 6 The chapter is called ‘Toys Aren’t Us’ because Alex receives gadgets to help him at Sayle Enterprises. Gadgets are: yoyo w/ strong string; Zit-clean tube w/ cream that eats through metal; Game Boy w/ 4 games – Nemesis (fax/photocopier), Exocet (x-ray device), Speed Wars (bug finder) and Bomber Boy (smoke bomb). Various Alex pushes Wolf out when Wolf is afraid to jump. Alex is kind to Wolf and willing to help him, even though Wolf has been unkind to him. Alex cares about other people and doesn’t want them to do badly; he doesn’t hold grudges. This is similar to him giving the men matches from the Sargeant, and not telling what Wolf did in the Killing House. Alex needs to be able to pretend convincingly to be Felix Lester, so needs to know about him. Teacher Copy – with Answers Understanding Characters 9 Parents died when young; raised by uncle and Jack Uncle dies when he is 14; Alex notices discrepancies in stories (seat belt, bank officers having guns, etc) – Alex is curious and resourceful he goes to breaker’s yard to check car (and gets away from car being crushed and ‘bank’ employee), goes out an upper story window to get into uncle’s office. Smart – able to quickly get algebra answer Knows karate, in good shape (able to complete M16 training) Not accepted by K Unit because of his age; doesn’t tell on others, accepts others’ bad behaviour, but helps them anyway (Wolf – Killing House, matches, airplane) Finding Evidence The sergeant complained about having a boy in his unit; Unit calls him ‘Double 0 Nothing’; Wolf taunted/humiliated him whenever he could, others ignored him; Wolf tripped him at a meal; Wolf pushed him into a trip wire at the Killing House. Sergeant encouraged Alex to finish the hike/told him he knew about Killing House; Warm in the voice of Snake when he finished the hike; Wolf apologises to Alex when Alex leaves the Unit. Mr. Blunt expects Alex to be killed, says Alex dying would be proof Sayle was bad, says Alex dying might be helpful; doesn’t think Alex has a chance by sends him anyway. Mrs. Jones has planned for Alex to get gadgets to help; she challenges Mr. Blunt about Alex’s readiness to be a spy, says ‘we can’t do it’; stops him from parachuting – says it’s too risky; tells Alex about Yassen & says to let her know if he sees Yassen so she can pull Alex out of the situation. Expanding our Vocabulary See separate Vocabulary sheet

1 Asking Questions Good readers ask questions when they don’t understand something. What question could you ask when: 1. Alex arrives at Sayle Enterprises and sees all of the heavy security there. 2. Alex gives unflattering facts about the physalia physalis jellyfish after Sayle has just said the jellyfish reminds Sayle of himself? (p 98) 3. Alex makes a mistake and asks Sayle to call him Alex (when he is supposed to be Felix)? 4. Mr. Sayle mentions the security man who left. 4 Answer This – Chapter 7 2 Visualising 3 Understanding Characters Visualising scenes and settings is an important strategy, particularly in action novels or thrillers. Herod Sayle is one the most important characters in Stormbreaker. 1. Re-read p 93-95. This is a description of Herod Sayle’s complex in Cornwall, as well as the security protecting it. 2. Draw a picture of the complex, as it is described on these pages. Include at least 7 details you read in your book. Label these details. 5 Alex Rider Stormbreaker 1. Where is Alex taken when he first arrives at the Sayle Enterprise complex? 2. What is unusual about the place Alex is taken? 3. What is Alex’s first impression of Sayle? 4. What do you think Sayle’s first impression is of Alex? Give one piece of evidence from your text that supports your answer. 5. How does Alex know that his bag was searched? 6. How does Alex find the one electronic bug in his room? Physalia Physalis, Looking for Trouble, Night Visitors (Chapters 7-9) 7 Answer This – Chapters 8 & 8 Visualising 1. What 9 does Alex find in his room and where does he find it? 2. Describe what Alex finds when he goes down the metal staircase (p 112). 3. What information does Alex learn when he listens through the metal door? 4. Does Nadia Vole believe Alex’s excuse? Give evidence to support your answer. 5. How much money did Alex win at snooker? 6. Sayle says Alex is like Ian Rider in 2 ways – what are they? 7. What does Sayle warn Alex against doing that night? By Anthony Horowitz In Chapter 9, Alex goes out at night to see what was arriving at 2 am. 1. Visualise the scene at the airstrip that Alex sees, and Alex running towards it. (p 127) Draw what you have visualised and label 4 things or people in your picture. 2. Hidden in a truck, Alex goes to the pick up point. Visualise what Alex sees there (p 129-131). Draw what you have visualised and label 5 things or people in your picture. 1. Make a mind map with at least 7 facts about Herod Sayle. Make sure you include actions that support any adjectives you use. You may refer back to earlier chapters if needed. 2. Use your mind map to write a paragraph about your character. Your paragraph should have: Topic sentence Supporting facts Summary sentence 6 Finding Evidence Give 2 pieces of evidence from your book that support each of the following statements: 1. Alex is very observant; he notices most things. 2. Alex can think quickly on his feet. 3. Sayle does not like to lose. 4. Sayle might be suspicious that Alex is not really Felix after all. 9 Expanding our Vocabulary Using your Building Vocabulary template: 1. Re-read the sentence that has each of your words in it (page numbers are given). Use the sentence to Identify the part of speech the word is (noun, verb, adjective, adverb). Guess what the word means 2. Look up what each word means in a dictionary and write down the meaning. 3. Write an interesting sentence for each word that shows that you understand what that word means.

1 Asking Questions I can Notice things I don’t understand (yet) in my story Ask questions about these things and look for the answers when I continue to read 4 Answer This – Chapter 7 I can Read carefully for detail Answer questions about my book using complete sentences Make connections to help me answer questions about my story Provide evidence to support my answers 7 Answer This – Chapters 8 & 9 I can Read carefully for detail Answer questions about my book using complete sentences Make connections to help me answer questions about my story Provide evidence to support my answers 2 Visualising I can Visualise scenes and settings in my book Draw a picture of what I have visualised, including and labelling at least 7 facts about the setting that I read in my book 5 Alex Rider Stormbreaker Physalia Physalis, Looking for Trouble, Night Visitors (Chapters 7-9) 8 Success Criteria Visualising I can Visualise scenes and settings in my book Draw pictures of what I have visualised, including and labelling the correct number of things or people in each picture. 3 Understanding Characters I can Create a mind map for a character in my book Use the mind map to write a descriptive paragraph that has a Topic sentence Supporting facts Summary sentence 6 Finding Evidence I can Read my book carefully Go back to my text to find evidence to support inferences about the text Read instructions carefully and make sure that I follow them (provide 2 pieces of evidence for each statement) 9 Expanding our Vocabulary I can Decide what part of speech a word is by reading it in a sentence Try to figure out what a word means by reading it in a sentence Use a dictionary to make sure I understand what tricky words mean Write sentences that show that I understand what words mean and how to use them in a sentence

1 Asking Questions Good readers ask questions when they don’t understand something. What question could you ask when: 1. Alex arrives at Sayle Enterprises and sees all of the heavy security there. 2. Alex gives unflattering facts about the physalia physalis jellyfish after Sayle has just said the jellyfish reminds Sayle of himself? (p 98) 3. Alex makes a mistake and asks Sayle to call him Alex (when he is supposed to be Felix)? 4. Mr. Sayle mentions the security man who left. 4 Answer This – Chapter 7 2 Visualising 3 Visualising scenes and settings is an important strategy, particularly in action novels or thrillers. Herod Sayle is one the most important characters in Stormbreaker. 1. Re-read p 93-95. This is a description of Herod Sayle’s complex in Cornwall, as well as the security protecting it. 2. Draw a picture of the complex, as it is described on these pages. Include at least 7 details you read in your book. Label these details. 5 Alex Rider Stormbreaker 1. Where is Alex taken when he first arrives at the Sayle Enterprise complex? 2. What is unusual about the place Alex is taken? 3. What is Alex’s first impression of Sayle? 4. What do you think Sayle’s first impression is of Alex? Give one piece of evidence from your text that supports your answer. 5. How does Alex know that his bag was searched? 6. How does Alex find the one electronic bug in his room? Physalia Physalis, Looking for Trouble, Night Visitors (Chapters 7-9) 7 Answer This – Chapters 8 & 8 Visualising 1. What 9 does Alex find in his room and where does he find it? 2. Describe what Alex finds when he goes down the metal staircase (p 112). 3. What information does Alex learn when he listens through the metal door? 4. Does Nadia Vole believe Alex’s excuse? Give evidence to support your answer. 5. How much money did Alex win at snooker? 6. Sayle says Alex is like Ian Rider in 2 ways – what are they? 7. What does Sayle warn Alex against doing that night? Teacher Copy – with Answers Understanding Characters By Anthony Horowitz In Chapter 9, Alex goes out at night to see what was arriving at 2 am. 1. Visualise the scene at the airstrip that Alex sees, and Alex running towards it. (p 127) Draw what you have visualised and label 4 things or people in your picture. 2. Hidden in a truck, Alex goes to the pick up point. Visualise what Alex sees there (p 129-131). Draw what you have visualised and label 5 things or people in your picture. 1. Make a mind map with at least 7 facts about Herod Sayle. Make sure you include actions that support any adjectives you use. You may refer back to earlier chapters if needed. 2. Use your mind map to write a paragraph about your character. Your paragraph should have: Topic sentence Supporting facts Summary sentence 6 Finding Evidence Give 2 pieces of evidence from your book that support each of the following statements: 1. Alex is very observant; he notices most things. 2. Alex can think quickly on his feet. 3. Sayle does not like to lose. 4. Sayle might be suspicious that Alex is not really Felix after all. 9 Expanding our Vocabulary Using your Building Vocabulary template: 1. Re-read the sentence that has each of your words in it (page numbers are given). Use the sentence to Identify the part of speech the word is (noun, verb, adjective, adverb). Guess what the word means 2. Look up what each word means in a dictionary and write down the meaning. 3. Write an interesting sentence for each word that shows that you understand what that word means.

1 Asking Questions 1. Why does Sayle Enterprises need so much security? What are they hiding? 2. What does Sayle think of Alex? Is Sayle offended or upset? Will this put Alex in danger? 3. What does Sayle think of this? Does Sayle know anything about Ian Rider and could this give Alex away? 4. Is Sayle testing Alex? Does he know something about Ian Rider (ie that he had a nephew named Alex) and he’s checking for a reaction? Why has Sayle mentioned Ian Rider? How is Alex feeling – will this make him more likely to make another mistake? 4 Answer This – Chapter 7 1. Alex is taken to a plain room with a jellyfish, where he meets Herod Sayle. 2. There is a huge aquarium with a jellyfish in it (Physalia Physalis). 3. Alex doesn’t like Sayle at first, but warms a bit when Sayle is excited about giving the Stormbreaker computers away. 4. Sayle: doesn’t like Alex (sideways glance when Alex gives jellyfish facts); suspicious of Alex (Alex’s slip on his name, Sayle warns Alex not to go wandering at night); wants to be friends with Alex/wants Alex to help him (Sayle says these things) 7 Answer This – Chapters 8 & 1. Alex 9 finds a piece of paper his uncle left; he finds it in the canopy above his bed. 2. He finds a corridor of rough stone, leading to a locked metal door. 3. Alex learns that something will be arriving that night at 2 am. 4. She does not believe him; she had known he was down there (seen on a camera) and had tried to sneak up on him. Alex says she doesn’t believe him. 5. Alex won 4100. 6. Alex looks like Ian and snoops around like him. 7. Sayle warns Alex not to leave his room. Teacher Copy – with Answers Understanding Characters 2 Visualising 3 2. Details that could be included: 10 metre high fence, razor wire on top, lamps at intervals, large Sayle Enterprise signs Main gate w/ security cabin, electronic barrier, guard Airstrip on one side, 4 high tech buildings on other (joined by covered walkways) 2 aircraft on airstrip (helicopter, cargo plane) Victorian house with fountain in front of it (roundabout going around the fountain), 5 floors, 60 windows Herod Sayle: V. short, dressed expensively, dark skin, bald, grey eyes w/ small irises Likes to kill fish, kept jellyfish because it reminded Sayle of himself (outside, ignored by others, silent but demands respect – deadly) Possibly suspicious of Alex (Alex slips on his name, Sayle mentions Ian Rider, says Alex looks like him, sneaks around like him) Animated/excited about the Stormbreaker computers, eager for Alex to try them out Doesn’t like losing to Alex at snooker Likes Alex’s ideas about the Stormbreaker Excited about Stormbreaker launch – then people will know Sayle for what he is (p 123) 5 Alex Rider Stormbreaker Physalia Physalis, Looking for Trouble, Night Visitors (Chapters 7-9) 6 Finding Evidence 1. 2. 3. 4. 8 Success Criteria Visualising 1. Details that could be included: Airstrip lit up, guards & technicians everywhere, Mr. Grin going to a truck, Alex running/lying flat on ground (so he isn’t seen), Nadia Vole getting in to drive the truck 2. Details that could be included: Stone jetty into water, Mr. Grin & others, submarine in water, Yassen coming out of tower on submarine, Nadio Vole speaking to Yassen, line of guards, passing large silver boxes from submarine to trucks Alex notices everything about the Sayle complex and Sayle himself; Alex realises his back has been searched, Alex finds the paper his uncle hid; he notices activity & people with guns outside the house; Alex hides from people when he’s snooping, avoids security cameras. Alex covers his name slip (Alex Ferguson), he put the hairs in his bag so he could check if anyone had opened it; he remembers to use the Game Boy to ask M16 about the paper from Ian Rider; Alex claims he needed the bathroom when he’s caught snooping. Sayle blames Mr. Grin when he misses a ball; claims a good hit by Alex is ‘luck’; Alex ‘accidentally snookered’ him; can’t believe Alex wins, says he wouldn’t have played if he’d known Alex was good. Mentions Ian Rider several times – him leavning, Alex looking like him, Alex snooping like him; warns Alex against leaving his room. 9 Expanding our Vocabulary See separate Vocabulary sheet

1 Asking Questions 2 Visualising 3 Understanding Characters Good readers ask questions when they don’t understand something. What question could you ask when: The scene where Alex escapes from the second quad bike is dramatic and exciting. Re-read the scene, visualising the action that is taking place (p 144-145). Alex Rider goes from refusing to be a spy, to not telling Mrs. Jones about Yassen Gregorovitch, because Alex wants to find out what is going on. 1. Nadia Vole insists that Alex take a walk in the afternoon (p 134). 2. Alex notices there is something strange about the footpath sign, but decides to follow it anyway (p 137-8). 3. Two quad bikes start chasing Alex (p 139). 4. Alex stops at the electrified fence when he is trying to get away from the bikes (p 142). 4 Answer This – Chapter 10 & 11 do you think people were sent to kill Alex? 1. Why Give evidence from your book to support your answer. 2. What piece of evidence proves that someone planned ahead to try to kill Alex? 3. What did the code stand for in the paper left by Ian Rider? What was the diagram about? 4. What does Alex buy when he leaves the library? Why do you think he buys these things? 5. Where does Alex go with his new supplies? 6. How does Alex know his uncle has already been here before him? 7 Answer This – Chapter 12 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. What does Alex find after he swims through the underwater tunnel in Dozemary Mine? What is being done to the Stormbreaker computers here? What does decontamination mean? (use a dictionary if you need to) What do you think the workers might need to be decontaminated from (you will need to make connections to things you already know)? How does Alex get out of the room with the big barrel shaped tank filled with green liquid? Who finally captures Alex? How do you think that the person who caught Alex might have known where Alex was? 1. Draw 2 pictures of this scene. The first picture should show the quad bikes when they begin their game of chicken. 2. The second picture should show what happens to end the game of chicken. In each picture, label at least 4 details from your book. 5 Alex Rider Stormbreaker Death in the Long Grass, Dozmary Mine, Behind the Door (Chapters 10-12) By Anthony Horowitz 8 Visualising On p 176-177, Alex reaches a room with a barrel shaped tank. This is the room that he originally ‘saw’ using his X-ray on his first day working on the Stormbreaker computer. Visualise the setting (what the room looks like) and what happens in this room, and how Alex escapes. 1. Draw a picture of what you have visualised. Label at least 6 items, people or actions from your book that you have included. 1. Make a mind map with at least 5 new facts about Alex. Make sure you include actions that support any adjectives you use. 2. Use your mind map to write a paragraph about your character. Your paragraph should have: Topic sentence Supporting facts Summary sentence 6 Summarising – Chapter 11 11 ‘Dozemary Mine’ ‘begins Chapter with Alex visiting the library and ends with him swimming through a mineshaft filled with water. Write a summary of the main events in chapter 11. Remember – summaries should include only important events and leave out unimportant details. Your summary should be 8-12 sentences long. 9 Expanding our Vocabulary Using your Building Vocabulary template: 1. Re-read the sentence that has each of your words in it (page numbers are given). Use the sentence to Identify the part of speech the word is (noun, verb, adjective, adverb). Guess what the word means 2. Look up what each word means in a dictionary and write down the meaning. 3. Write an interesting sentence for each word that shows that you understand what that word means.

1 Asking Questions I can Notice things I don’t understand (yet) in my story Ask questions about these things and look for the answers when I continue to read 4 Answer This – Chapter 10 & 11 I can Read carefully for detail Answer questions about my book using complete sentences Make connections to help me answer questions about my story Provide evidence to support my answers 7 Answer This – Chapter 12 I can Read carefully for detail Answer questions about my book using complete sentences Make connections to help me answer questions about my story Provide evidence to support my answers 2 Visualising I can Visualise scenes and settings in my book Draw a picture of what I have visualised, including and labelling at least 6 facts about the setting that I read in my book 5 Alex Rider Stormbreaker Death in the Long Grass, Dozmary Mine, Behind the Door (Chapters 10-12) 8 Success Criteria Visualising I can Visualise scenes and settings in my book Draw pictures of what I have visualised, including and labelling the correct number of things, people or actions in my picture. 3 Understanding Characters I can Create a mind map for a character in my book Use the mind map to write a descriptive paragraph that has a Topic sentence Supporting facts Summary sentence 6 Summarising – Chapter 11 I can Summarise a chapter in my book Include all of the important events, but leave out unimportant details Begin my summary with a topic sentence and end it with a closing sentence 9 Expanding our Vocabulary I can Decide what part of speech a word is by reading it in a sentence Try to figure out what a word means by reading it in a sentence Use a dictionary to make sure I understand what tricky words mean Write sentences that show that I understand what words mean and how to use them in a sentence

Teacher Copy – with Answers Understanding Characters 1 Asking Questions 2 Visualising 3 Good readers ask questions when they don’t understand something. What question could you ask when: The scene where Alex escapes from the second quad bike is dramatic and exciting. Re-read the scene, visualising the action that is taking place (p 144-145). Alex Rider goes from refusing to be a spy, to not telling Mrs. Jones about Yassen Gregorovitch, because Alex wants to find out what is going on. 1. Draw 2 pictures of this scene. The first picture should show the quad bikes when they begin their game of chicken. 2. The second picture should show what happens to end the game of chicken. In each picture, label at least 4 details from your book. 1. Make a mind map with at least 5 new facts about Alex. Make sure you include actions that support any adjectives you use. 2. Use your mind map to write a paragraph about your character. Your paragraph should have: Topic sentence Supporting facts Summary sentence 1. Nadia Vole insists that Alex take a walk in the afternoon (p 134). 2. Alex notices there is something strange about the footpath sign, but decides to follow it anyway (p 137-8). 3. Two quad bikes start chasing Alex (p 139). 4. Alex stops at the electrified fence when he is trying to get away from the bikes (p 142). 4 Answer This – Chapter 10 & 11 do you think people were sent to kill Alex? 1. Why Give evidence from your book to support your answer. 2. What piece of evidence proves that someone planned ahead to try to kill Alex? 3. What did the code stand for in the paper left by Ian Rider? What was the diagram about? 4. What does Alex buy when he leaves the library? Why do you think he buys these things? 5. Where does Alex go with his new supplies? 6. How does Alex know his uncle has already been here before him? 7 Answer This – Chapter 12 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. What does Alex find after he swims through the underwater tunnel in Dozemary Mine? What is being done to the Stormbreaker computers here? What does decontamination mean? (use a dictionary if you need to) What do you think the workers might need to be decontaminated from (you will need to make connections to things you already know)? How does Alex get out of the room with the big barrel shaped tank filled with green liquid? Who finally captures Alex? How do you think that the person who caught Alex might have known where Alex was? 5 Alex Rider Stormbreaker Death in the Long Grass, Dozmary Mine, Behind the Door (Chapters 10-12) By Anthony Horowitz 8 Visualising On p 176-177, Alex reaches a room with a barrel shaped tank. This is the room that he originally ‘saw’ using his X-ray on his first day working on the Stormbreaker computer. Visualise the setting (what the room looks like) and what happens in this room, and how Alex escapes. 1. Draw a picture of what you have visualised. Label at least 6 items, people or actions from your book that you have included. 6 Summarising – Chapter 11 11 ‘Dozemary Mine’ ‘begins Chapter with Alex visiting the library and ends with him swimming through a mineshaft filled with water. Write a summary of the main events in chapter 11. Remember – summaries should include only important events and leave out unimportant details. Your summary should be 8-12 sentences long. 9 Expanding our Vocabulary Using your Building Vocabulary template: 1. Re-read the sentence that has each of your words in it (page numbers are given). Use the sentence to Identify the part of speech the word is (noun, verb, adjective, adverb). Guess what the word means 2. Look up what each word means in a dictionary and write down the meaning. 3. Write an interesting sentence for each word that shows that you understand what that word means.

1 Asking Questions 1. Why does she want Alex to go for a walk? Is it safe to go for a walk? 2. What is strange about the sign? Has someone tampered with the sign? Is Alex in danger? 3. Who sent the quad bikes? Why does someone want Alex dead? If they know about his snooping, how do they know? 4. What is he planning to do with the fence? Is he going to try to use it to save himself in some way? 4 Answer This – Chapter 10 & 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 11 Herod Sayle/Nadia Vole are suspicious of Alex – Alex has made several mistakes that they’ve caught (his name, Vole catching him outside the underground room, he looks like Ian Rider, he’s been warned against snooping, etc). The footpath sign was changed. The code was a book reference. The diagram was of mine shafts/tunnels in Dozemary Mine. Alex buys a fleece, chalk, a torch and a length of rope. Alex goes to Dozemary Mine. Alex finds that the trapdoor into the mine opens easily, he finds a diver’s dry suit near the submerged tunnel, one of the ventilation grills has been undone already – all by Ian Rider. 7 Answer This – Chapter 12 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Alex finds the Sayle underground, secret laboratory that he originally came to when he was snooping around after using the Stormbreaker computer. Vials are being inserted into them, then covered up. Decontamination means to remove or neutralise dangerous substances from an area or person. They might need to be decontaminated from a virus that could make you sick (biological weapon). When guards open the door and go through, Alex is hiding under a table near the door, and manages to get his hand through the door to stop it from closing. Mr. Grin captures Alex. There might be security cameras that Alex is not aware of that have seen him. Mr. Grin seemed to 2 Visualising 3 Teacher Copy – with Answers Understanding Characters Details to include in the 1 picture: New facts about Alex: Resourceful: escapes wire, uses fence to get one of Narrow path – bank of earth on one side, the quad bikes, plays chicken with the other and cliff on the other escapes 2 quad bikes facing each other, one ridden Curious/observant: Notices something wrong with by Alex, the other by a man with a gun footpath sign; goes to library because Sayle mentioned his uncle went there; finds out what Waves breaking against rocks below the diagram & code mean (book reference, and diagram cliff st Details to include in the 2 picture: Other quad bike turning up the hill and tipping onto 2 wheels Man trying to fire gun Alex on quad bike, watching nd 5 Alex Rider Stormbreaker Death in the Long Grass, Dozmary Mine, Behind the Door (Chapters 10-12) 8 Success Criteria Visualising Details to include: Barrel shaped tank full of green liquid in middle of the room, rubber tubing coming out of the tank, trays full of test tubes around it (on tables) Door with glass ID plate by the door Work surface/table, with Alex hiding underneath (near the door) 2 guards – one going out the way he came in and the other leaving through the door w/ glass ID plate Alex reaching out his hand to stop the door from closing of mine tunnels), buys equipment & goes to mine, swims through tunnel, finds Sayle laboratory, escapes from many guards before being caught by Mr. Grin Faces his fears, determined to keep going (seen in mine, going back to room to get gadgets before contacting M16) 6 Summarising – Chapter 11 After escaping the quad bikes, Alex goes to the library because Sayle mentioned that his uncle went there. In the library, Alex finds out that the paper from his uncle is about a book there – a book about Dozemary Mine. This mine was closed years ago, and the tunnels sold to Sayle. Alex buys some supplies, then goes to the mine to find out more. He makes it through the mine, including swimming through an underwater tunnel, because his uncle has been there before and opened passages and left a dry suit. The chapter ends with Alex swimming through the submerged tunnel, not sure if he will make it to the other end. 9 Expanding our Vocabulary See separate Vocabulary sheet

1 Asking Questions Good readers ask questions when they don’t understand something. What question could you ask when: 1. Alex is taken into the room with the large aquarium. (p 181) 2. Herod Sayle says there is nothing he hates more than English school boys. (p 184) 3. Sayle starts to talk about the school bully he hated the most. (p 186) 4. Sayle says he has powerful friends who have supported him and who will help him get away. (p 189) 4 Answer This – Chapter 13 & 14 1. Explain Herod Sayle’s Stormbreaker plan and why he has decided to do this. 2. Why does Alex tell Sayle everything he knows? 3. How does Nadia Vole trick Alex? 4. Explain how Alex escapes from the jellyfish. 5. Why do you think an alarm goes off when Alex leaves the room with the jellyfish? 6. What time is it when Alex escapes from the jellyfish? How long doe she have until the Stormbreakers are turned on? 7 Answer This – Chapters 16 & 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 17 Why does Alex decide NOT to use the airplane radio to call the police from the airplane? What does Mr. Grin do when Alex parachutes out of the plane? How has Alex planned ahead for how Mr. Grin tries to stop him? What does everyone think Herod Sayle means when he says, ‘It is the ‘Prime Minister alone who is responsible for what is about to happen’? (p 218) What does Herod Sayle really mean when he says this? How does Alex stop Sayle from releasing the viruses? What happens to Alex when he leaves M16? Who saves Alex and how does he save him? 2 Making Connections 3 Understanding Characters Authors often give their readers clues to what will happen next. When important events are revealed, we can make connections back to earlier events and they often begin to make sense. Nadia Vole is an important character in this story. She plays a particularly important role at the end of the book. Using what you now know, explain each of these earlier events or words: 1. Nadia knew that Alex was outside the laboratory door (p 116) and Mr. Grin knew Alex was back in his room (p 178). 2. Sayle’s letter to the PM says ‘I wish to make a gesture, that will never be forgotten, to express my true feelings towards your country’. (p 53) 3. Yassen shot a man who dropped one of the silver boxes that held the vials for the Stormbreaker (p 132). 1. Make a mind map with at least 5 new facts about Nadia Vole. Make sure you include actions that support any adjectives you use. 2. Use your mind map to write a paragraph about your character. Your paragraph should have: Topic sentence Supporting facts Summary sentence 5 Alex Rider Stormbreaker The School Bully, Deep Water, Eleven O’Clock, Twelve O’Clock, Yassen (Chapters 1317) Anthony Horowitz 8ByVisualising One of the most dramatic scenes occurs in the museum when Alex arrives with his parachute. Visualise this scene (p 221-223), with Alex and his parachute and everything that is happening below him. There are additional details on p 217 that might help as well. 1. Draw a picture of what you have visualised. Label at least 9 items, people or actions from your book that you have included. 6 Summarising – Chapter 15 15 begins with Alex leaving Chapter Sayle’s house for the airstrip and ends with him hijacking Mr. Grin’s plane to go to London. Write a summary of the main events in chapter 11. Remember – summaries should include only important events and leave out unimportant details. Your summary should be 8-12 sentences long. 9 Expanding our Vocabulary Using your Building Vocabulary template: 1. Re-read the sentence that has each of your words in it (page numbers are given). Use the sentence to Identify the part of speech the word is (noun, verb, adjective, adverb). Guess what the word means 2. Look up what each word means in a dictionary and write down the meaning. 3. Write an interesting sentence for each word that shows that you understand what that word means.

1 Asking Questions I can Notice things I don’t understand (yet) in my story Ask questions about these things and look for the answers when I continue to read 4 Answer This – Chapter 13 & 14 I can Read carefully for detail Answer questions about my book using complete sentences Make connections to help me answer questions about my story Provide evidence to support my answers 7 Answer This – Chapters 16 & 17 I can Read carefully for detail Answer questions about my book using complete sentences Make connections to help me answer questions about my story Provide evidence to support my answers 2 Making Connections I can Connect earlier and later events in my story, showing how they make sense once the reader knows the whole story 5 Alex Rider Stormbreaker The School Bully, Deep Water, Eleven O’Clock, Twelve O’Clock, Yassen (Chapters 1317) Anthony Horowitz 8ByVisualising I can Visualise scenes and settings in my book Draw pictures of what I have visualised, including and labelling the correct number of things, people or actions in my picture. 3 Understanding Characters I can Create a mind map for a character in my book Use the mind map to write a descriptive paragraph that has a Topic sentence Supporting facts Summary sentence 6 Summarising – Chapter 15 I can Summarise a chapter in my book Include all of the important events, but leave out unimportant details Begin my summary with a topic sentence and end it with a closing sentence 9 Expanding our Vocabulary I can Decide what part of speech a word is by reading it in a sentence Try to figure out what a word means by reading it in a sentence Use a dictionary to make sure I understand what tricky words mean Write sentences that show that I understand what words mean and how to use them in a sentence

1 Asking Questions Good readers ask questions when they don’t understand something. What question could you ask when: 1. Alex is taken into the room with the large aquarium. (p 181) 2. Herod Sayle says there is nothing he hates more than English school boys. (p 184) 3. Sayle starts to talk about the school bully he hated the most. (p 186) 4. Sayle says he has powerful friends who have supported him and who will help him get away. (p 189) 4 Answer This – Chapter 13 & 14 1. Explain Herod Sayle’s Stormbreaker plan and why he has decided to do this. 2. Why does Alex tell Sayle everything he knows? 3. How does Nadia Vole trick Alex? 4. Explain how Alex escapes from the jellyfish. 5. Why do you think an alarm goes off when Alex leaves the room with the jellyfish? 6. What time is it when Alex escapes from the jellyfish? How long doe she have until the Stormbreakers are turned on? 7 Answer This – Chapters 16 & 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 17 Why does Alex decide NOT to use the airplane radio to call the police from the airplane? What does Mr. Grin do when Alex parachutes out of the plane? How has Alex planned ahead for how Mr. Grin tries to stop him? What does everyone think Herod Sayle means when he says, ‘It is the ‘Prime Minister alone who is responsible for what is about to happen’? (p 218) What does Herod Sayle really mean when he says this? How does Alex stop Sayle from releasing the viruses? What happens to Alex when he leaves M16? Who saves Alex and how does he save him? 2 Making Connections 3 Teacher Copy – with Answers Understanding Characters Authors often give their readers clues to what will happen next. When important events are revealed, we can make connections back to earlier events and they often begin to make sense. Nadia Vole is an important character in this story. She plays a particularly important role at the end of the book. Using what you now know, explain each of these earlier events or words: 1. Nadia knew that Alex was outside the laboratory door (p 116) and Mr. Grin knew Alex was back in his room (p 178). 2. Sayle’s letter to the PM says ‘I wish to make a gesture, that will never be forgotten, to express my true feelings towards your country’. (p 53) 3. Yassen shot a man who dropped one of the silver boxes that held the vials for the Stormbreaker (p 132). 1. Make a mind map with at least 5 new facts about Nadia Vole. Make sure you include actions that support any adjectives you use. 2. Use your mind map to write a paragraph about your character. Your paragraph should have: Topic sentence Supporting facts Summary sentence 5 Alex Rider Stormbreaker The School Bully, Deep Water, Eleven O’Clock, Twelve O’Clock, Yassen (Chapters 1317) Anthony Horowitz 8ByVisualising One of the most dramatic scenes occurs in the museum when Alex arrives with his parachute. Visualise this scene (p 221-223), with Alex and his parachute and everything that is happening below him. There are additional details on p 217 that might help as well. 1. Draw a picture of what you have visualised. Label at least 9 items, people or actions from your book that you have included. 6 Summarising – Chapter 15 15 begins with Alex leaving Chapter Sayle’s house for the airstrip and ends with him hijacking Mr. Grin’s plane to go to London. Write a summary of the main events in chapter 11. Remember – summaries should include only important events and leave out unimportant details. Your summary should be 8-12 sentences long. 9 Expanding our Vocabulary Using your Building Vocabulary template: 1. Re-read the sentence that has each of your words in it (page numbers are given). Use the sentence to Identify the part of speech the word is (noun, verb, adjective, adverb). Guess what the word means 2. Look up what each word means in a dictionary and write down the meaning. 3. Write an interesting sentence for each word that shows that you understand what that word means.

1 Asking Questions 2 Making Connections 1. What are they going to do to Alex? Will it involve the jellyfish? How can he escape? 2. Why does Sayle hate English school boys so much? What did they do to him? 3. Who was this bully? Is it the Prime Minister (we know Sayle and the PM were at school together)? Is this why he wants to release the dangerous virus? 4. Who are these friends? Why do they want to hurt the English? Will we learn who these friends are? 1. Nadia and Mr. Grin knew where Alex was because there are security cameras all over the estate. 2. Everyone interprets this ‘gesture’ as a kind one, but in reality, Sayle is trying to kill all of the school children because he hates the English. 3. Because the silver boxes contained a deadly virus, it was incredibly dangerous for it to be dropped – if the box had broken open, everyone there could have been killed. Yassen killed the man to emphasise to everyone else how careful they had to be. 4 Answer This – Chapter 13 & 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. When the PM turns the computers on across the country, they will release a small pox virus that will kill everyone in the schools. Sayle wants the PM to do this, as the PM bullied Sayle when they were at school together. Sayle threatens Alex with torture by Mr. Grin. Vole pretends to help Alex escape but actually leads him to a trapdoor that lands him in the jellyfish aquarium. Alex uses the zit cream lotion, that eats away the metal rivets holding the aquarium together, so the aquarium comes apart. People monitoring security cameras see Alex. It is almost 11 o’clock. Alex has 1 hour. 14 7 Answer This – Chapters 16 & 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 17 Alex would have to be next to Mr. Grin to use the radio and he remembers how fast Mr. Grin was with the knife and thinks it would be too dangerous. Mr. Grin turns the plane around and heads towards Alex. Alex left the Gameboy with the smoke machine cartridge on the plane. He activates it when the plane chases him. Everyone thinks Sayle is giving credit for schools receiving free computers to the Prime Minister. Sayle really means that all of the UK’s school children will die because the PM was a bully as a school child. Alex parachutes into the museum and shoots the button that will activate the computers. Sayle picks Alex up by pretending to be a taxi driver. Yassen Gregorovitch saves Alex by shooting Sayle (on orders from those who originally helped Sayle) and then letting Alex go. 5 Alex Rider Stormbreaker The School Bully, Deep Water, Eleven O’Clock, Twelve O’Clock, Yassen (Chapters 1317) Anthony Horowitz 8ByVisualising Details to include: Alex & parachute hanging from a beam in the ceiling, Alex shooting his gun 300 people, blood & broken glass, bridge stretched over hall, information desk, stage with PM, Sayle and Stormbreaker Sayle diving towards the button, button hit by bullet & Sayle hit twice PM hit by bullet in his hand Further details from p 217 Mr. Blunt & Mrs. Jones in front row, television towers w/ camera around the hall 3 Teacher Copy – with Answers Understanding Characters Facts about Nadia Vole from Chpt 13-17: Vole pretends to help Alex (releases him) so that they can trick him into falling into the jellyfish aquarium. She tells him she was working with his uncle & has an excuse for not stopping Gregorovitch; Alex is suspicious but has to trust her Vole gloats when Alex is in the tank; tells him how long others have lasted, how he’ll die (jellyfish or exhaustion), tells him how painful it will be Vole stays to watch Alex’s ordeal Vole tries to call someone when Alex uses his cream on the metal of the aquarium Vole is killed when the aquarium breaks and the jellyfish lands on top of her 6 Summarising – Chapter 15 Alex left the house and headed to the air stip to catch the cargo plane so he could get to London before Sayle released the viruses in the Stormbreaker computers. Alex used a harpoon he’d taken from Sayle’s aquarium room to knock out a guard and take his gun and Jeep. While being shot at by other guards, Alex manages to get onto the taxiing plane by shooting the harpoon gun, with the yoyo wire attached, into the plane and having the wire winch him up to the plane. Once on the plane, Alex used the threat of the gun to force Mr. Grin to turn the plane and head towards London. 9 Expanding our Vocabulary See separate Vocabulary sheet