May Day

Treats
Mental Arithmetic 7. What is the volume of this hexagonal
prism? The area of the hexagon is
8cm².

1. What is the product of 8.97 and 0.3?

5cm

2. Divide 549 by 0.3.

8. Divide 3�8 by 4�5.

3. Calculate 4³ + 2².

9. Add 41�3 and 213�15.

4. What is the bearing of B from A?

10. What is the product of 31�4 and

56�7? Show answer as a mixed
53°

number.
5. What is the 150th term in a sequence
where the nth term is described by:
350 – 2n

11. What is the difference between 41�8

and 11�12? Show answer as a mixed
number.
6. Show 5�7 as a decimal rounded to 3
decimal places?

12. What is 24% of 812?

13. What is the area of this regular 18. Simplify this equation:
octagon? 3a – 6b + 8c + 9c -b + 6a.

5.2cm

19. What is 3�8 of 72cm?

6cm

20. Fred scored 81 out of 90 on his maths

test. What percentage did he score?
14. A map has a scale of 1:250,000. On
the map, the distance home is 12cm.
How many kilometres is this?

21. What is the probability of rolling two

consecutive sixes on a fair die?

15. 2a – 6b + c = d. If the value of a=2, b=8

and c=12, what is the value of d?
22. Calculate (16-12) + (3² - 1) x 3.

16. If 15% of a number is 30, what is the

number? 23. What is the surface area of a cube
with sides 5cm long?

24. To make cake mixture we need to mix

17. What is the value of c on this right-
sugar to flour in a ratio of 3:5. How
angled triangle?
many grams of flour are needed to
c make 0.4kg of the mixture?

25. How many vertices does a square

based pyramid have?
Mental Arithmetic 7. What is the volume of this hexagonal
prism? The area of the hexagon is
ANSWERS
8cm².

1. What is the product of 8.97 and 0.3?

Volume = area of face x depth = 40cm³
Method: ignore decimals 897 x 3 = 2691,
add decimal point by referring back to
original sum. 3 numbers to right of dp. 8. Divide 3�8 by 4�5.
Same in answer 2.691
Method: keep/change/flip = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏�𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑

2. Divide 549 by 0.3. 9. Add 41�3 and 213�15.

Method: multiply both numbers by 10 so Quickest method: Add full numbers, then
you are not dividing by a decimal. 5490÷3 fractions (common denominator), combine
= 1830 answers.

Alternative: improper fractions, add fractions

(common denominator), turn back to mixed
3. Calculate 4³ + 2². number.
64 + 4 = 68
7𝟑𝟑�𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 = 7𝟏𝟏�𝟓𝟓

10. What is the product of 31�4 and

4. What is the bearing of B from A?
56�7? Show answer as a mixed
number.
Bearings: N
clockwise Method: improper fractions, multiply,
from 127°
convert to mixed numbers.
north. 53 𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓� = 19𝟏𝟏�
180°+127 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐
53
°=307°
127° 11. What is the difference between 41�8
and 11�12? Show answer as a mixed
5. What is the 150th term in a sequence
where the nth term is described by: number.
350 – 2n Method: improper fractions, common
Method:substitute 150 for n in equation, denominator, subtract, convert to mixed
350-300 = 50 number.
𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕� =3𝟏𝟏�
𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐

6. Show 5�7 as a decimal rounded to 3 12. What is 24% of 812?

decimal places?
25% = 𝟏𝟏�𝟒𝟒 = 203
Divide 5 by 7 = 0.714
1% = 8.12

203 – 8.12 = 194.88

 13. What is the area of this regular 18. Simplify this equation:
octagon? 3a – 6b + 8c + 9c -b + 6a.

Method: combine as,bs and cs

5.2cm 9a – 7b + 17c

19. What is 3�8 of 72cm?

6cm Divide by bottom, times by top = 27cm

Method: Octagon is made up by 8 triangles: 20. Fred scored 81 out of 90 on his maths
test. What percentage did he score?
Area of triangle = 15.6cm² x 8 = 124.8cm²
𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖� = 𝟗𝟗� = 90%
14. A map has a scale of 1:250,000. On 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏
the map, the distance home is 12cm.
Or
How many kilometres is this?
𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖� x 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏� =𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖𝟖� =810÷9=90%
1cm = 250,000cm 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗 𝟏𝟏 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗
1cm = 2500m 21. What is the probability of rolling two
1cm=2.5km consecutive sixes on a fair die?
12cm = 30km
𝟏𝟏� chance of rolling a 6 each time.
𝟔𝟔
15. 2a – 6b + c = d. If the value of a=2, b=8
𝟏𝟏� x 𝟏𝟏� = 𝟏𝟏�
and c=12, what is the value of d? 𝟔𝟔 𝟔𝟔 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑
Method: substitute values into equation 22. Calculate (16-12) + (3² - 1) x 3.
4 – 48 +12 = -32
BIDMAS: 4 + 8 x 3
4 + 24 = 28
23. What is the surface area of a cube
with sides 5cm long?
16. If 15% of a number is 30, what is the
number? Area of each face: 5cm x 5cm = 25cm²
Cube has 6 faces, 25cm² x 6 = 150cm²
15% = 30
1% = 2
100% =200 24. To make cake mixture we need to mix
sugar to flour in a ratio of 3:5. How
many grams of flour are needed to
17. What is the value of c on this right- make 0.4kg of the mixture?
angled triangle?
Sugar : Flour
c 3 : 5 = 8 parts to ratio
0.4kg = 400g ÷ 8 parts = 50g per part
50g x 5 parts = 250g
25. How many vertices does a square
Method: Pythagoras Theorem based pyramid have?
a² + b² = c² Vertices = corners= 5
9 + 16 = c²
25 = c² so c = 5
 Longer Maths and Data
1. Daniel got 29 questions correct in a maths test. There were 50 questions in the
test. However, his teacher made some mistakes and had to remark all the
papers. When Daniel’s paper was remarked his score increased to 78%. How
many more questions did Daniel get right after his paper was remarked?

2. Sadie wakes up at 7:35am, she gets showered, has her breakfast and walks to
school. She arrives at school at 9:03 am. How many minutes does Sadie’s
morning routine take?

3. Luke is the youngest in his family. Henry is twice his age and will be twenty-three
next year. Bradley is fifteen years older than Luke. How old is Bradley?

4. 240 children attend an audition for a part in a show. Three fifths of the children
are girls. How many boys are there?

5. What is the acute angle between the hour hand and the minute hand on an
analogue clock when the time is 10:00 pm?

6. What is the difference between the product of 80 and 3 and 772 divided by 4?

7. Saara has 448 stickers. She puts them all in an album containing 30 pages. Each
page can hold 15 stickers. She fills up all of the pages except for the last page.
How many stickers does Saara put into the last page?
 8. The three angles in a triangle are 3𝑥𝑥, 2𝑥𝑥 and 𝑥𝑥. Calculate 2𝑥𝑥 + 9.

9. Joanna has a box containing black, white and pink balls. She has a three in seven
chance of randomly choosing a white ball. If there are 49 balls in the box and 17
of them are pink, how many are black?

10. Haadia’s recipe for brownies states that the ratio of sugar to flour is 8:11. If she
uses 24 grams of sugar, how many grams of flour will she need?

The diagram below shows the layout of Ben’s garden. He cordons off a plot of land to
build a dog kennel. The dog kennel plot of land is in the shape of an isoceles triangle.
The remaining land is covered with grass.

7m
20m

6m

x
 11. What is the perimeter of the dog kennel?

12. What is the area of the dog kennel?

13. What is the value of angle x?

14. What is the perimeter of the grassy land(not in including the dog kennel area)?

15. What is the area of the grassy land?

16. Calculate the perimeter of the entire garden.

The table below shows the train timetable for the Leeds to London rail service.

Leeds 16.15 16.45 17.15

Wakefield Westgate 16.28 - 17.28

Doncaster 16.46 17.00 17.46

London Kings Cross 18.31 18.45 19.35

17. How many minutes does the 16.15 service take to get from Leeds to London?

18. How much longer does the 17.15 service take to arrive at London than the
16.15 service?

19. London is 189 miles from Leeds, what is the average speed of the 16.45 service?

20. If you get on the train (that sets off from Leeds at 16.45) at Doncaster, in how
many minutes later will it be before you reach Kings Cross?

21. The 17.15 service from Leeds to Kings Cross is delayed by 27 min, what time will
it arrive in London?
Answers:
1. 10 – 29�50 = 58%, when remarked 20% more. 20% of 50 = 10

2. 88 minutes- “money and time use a number line”

3. 26- Henry is 22 now, so Luke is 11 and Bradley is 26.

4. 96-If 3�5 are girls, then 2�5 must be boys. “divide by bottom, times by top”

5. 60 ̊ - each number on a clock = 30° turn (360°÷12=30°).

6. 47 – 80 x 3 = 240, 772 ÷4 = 193. 240 – 193 = 47.
7. 13 – 30 pages x 15 per page = 450 places for stickers in total. 450-448 = 2
8. 69 - 3𝑥𝑥 + 2𝑥𝑥 + 𝑥𝑥 = 6𝑥𝑥. 180° = 6𝑥𝑥 , so 𝑥𝑥= 30°. 2𝑥𝑥 + 9 = 60° + 9 = 69

9. 11 - 17�49 are pink, 3�7 = 21�49 are white, so 11 black.

10. 33 g – Sugar : Flour
8 : 11
24 : 33 -- 3 sets of the ratio to get to 24g of sugar
7m

11. 20m- 6 + 6 + 8 (fill in missing values first)

12. 18m²- area of triangle base X height ÷2, 6 x6 ÷ 2 = 18m²

14m
13. 45°- angles in triangle = 180°. Isoceles = 2 identical angles, 180°
20m
- 90° = 90° ÷ 2 = 45°
6m
14. 62m – 7 + 14 + 6 + 8 + 7 + 20

15. 158m²-total area – (20 x 7) + (6x6)= 176m² - 18m² (kennel)=

155m².
7m 6m
16. 66m – 7 +14 + 6 + 6 + 7 + 20
17. 136 minutes – use a number line.
18. 4 minutes – 16:15 = 136 mins, 17:15 = 140 mins.
19. 94.5 mph – 189 miles ÷ 2 hours = 94.5mph
20. 105 minutes
21. 20:02 – 19:35 + 27 mins
 GL Style Verbal Reasoning Paper

Type A

Add a letter (you can use only ONE for both sets of word on each question) that ends the
first word and begins the second word.

1. Kno (?) orker Dra (?) ary

2. Chil (?) etain Goo (?) esert

3. Troph (?) oung Yearl (?) earn

4. Aloo (?) east Bluf (?) eather

5. Lea (?) lump Stra (?) article

Type B

In these questions you are looking for three words that belong together and two that do
not fit. Find the two words that do not fit. The link below will demonstrate this type of
question.

6. Jacket Coat Wrapping Paper Gillet

7. Trusting Vigilant Watchful Risky Careful

8. Obstacle Barrier Aid Help Block

9. Flowers Feet Stench Odour Bouquet

10. Letter Appreciate Regard Admire Fear

Type C

Each word below has been given its own code. Using an alphabet-line, decipher the
example code and then copy to work out the code for given word. The video link below
will demonstrate this question.

ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ
11. TEPID = QBMFA
YEARN =

12. DESCEND = CFRDDOC

ARDUOUS =

13. INITIATE = RMRGRZGV

PROTRUDE =

14. LANGUID = PZRFYHH

AMIABLE=

15. IMMINENT = LPPLQHQQ

VARIABLE =
Type D

Find two words (one from each bracket) that are the closest in meaning:

16. (Audacious, Quiet, Football) (Spectators, Loud, Daring)

17. (Plate, Amble, Spoon ) (Saunter, Countryside, Climb)

18. (Sleepy, Happy, Ardent) (Alert, Available, Passionate)

19. (Police, Pursue, Crime ) (Money, Chase, Claim)

20. (Hide, Obey, Obstinate ) (Stubborn, Fence, Witness)

 GL Style Verbal Reasoning Answers

Type A

1. Kno W orker Dra W ary

2. Chil D etain Goo D esert
3. Troph Y oung Yearl Y earn
4. Aloo F east Bluf F eather
5. Lea P lump Stra P article

Type B

6. Jacket Coat Gillet WRAPPING PAPER

7. Vigilant Watchful Careful TRUSTING RISKY
8. Obstacle Barrier Block AID HELP
9. Stench Odour Bouquet FLOWERS FEET
10. Appreciate Regard Admire LETTER FEAR

Type C

11. TEPID = QBAFA (all back 3)

YEARN = VBXOK

12. DESCEND = CFRDDOC (pattern back 1, forward 1)

ARDUOUS = ZSCVNVR

13. INITIATE = RMRGRZGV (letters in same position from opposite ends of the alphabet)
PROTRUDE = KILGIFWV

14. LANGUID = PZRFYHH (pattern forward 4, back 1)

AMIABLE= ELMZFKI

15. IMMINENT = LPPLQHQQ (all forward 3 except last letter back 3)

VARIABLE = YDULDEOB

Type D

16. (Audacious, Quiet, Football) (Daring, Spectators, Loud)

17. (Amble, Plate, Spoon ) (Saunter, Countryside, Climb)
18. (Ardent, Sleepy, Happy) (Passionate, Alert, Available)
19. (Pursue, Police, Crime ) (Chase, Money, Claim)
20. (Obstinate, Hide, Obey ) (Stubborn, Fence, Witness)
 Code Letters

For this style of question, you need to work out the code that describes the given shape. Three
examples with their codes have been given. Decipher how these codes work to work out your
answer.

ATY BSY ASZ BTZ ASX

ATY BTZ ASX ? A B C D E

2

HMQ GMO HMR FKP HMO

FLP HMQ FKR GKO ? A B C D E

3

SH SF RG TF TG

RH SG TF RF
? A B C D E
4

QCL PCK PAK PCL QCK

QBL PBK PCL PAK

? A B C D E
5

WA VA XZ XY VZ

XA WY WZ VY ? A B C D E
6

PT QU RT QS RS

? A B C D E
QT PS RU PT
7

FHI EGJ EHI FHK FGI

EHK EGI FGJ EGL ? A B C D E

8

IKN FKO HLN IKP IMP

HLP IMN FKN GKO ? A B C D E

9

HKP ILO HKO IKN JMO

IKQ JLP IMO HMP ? A B C D E

10

QRU PRU QRT QSU QST

QRV PSV PRT PSU ? A B C D E

11

BWG BQF NWH NQH BQH

MWG BQF NEH NQG ? A B C D E

12

XGF XGS YGF YGS XHF

YHS XHF XHS ZGS ? A B C D E

ANSWERS

1. C A=Two shapes S=No inner fill Z=Circle

2. E H=White shape left M=Shapes at top O=Triangles
3. E T=3 white DOTS G=4 dots in total
4. B P=DIRECTION OF TOP ARROW C=WHITE BOTTOM ARROW K=DIRECTION OF BOTTOM ARROW

5. B V=SHADING OF TRIANGLES A=SHADING OF STARS

6. D Q=FIVE SQUARES S=THREE UNSHADED SQUARES
7. A F=STAR TOP LEFT/BOTTOM RIGHT H=SHADED DOTS/WHITE STARS I=CENTRE SHAPE DIRECTION

8. D I=DIRECTION OF OUTER K=INNER SHAPE P=SHADING DIRECTION

9. A H=TRIANGLE K=THREE SHAPES P=SECOND SHAPE’S SHADING DIRECTION

10. C Q=TWO LINES UNDER R=SOLID LINES T=SQUARE INNER

11. E B=MIDDLE SQUARE UNDER Q=ONE DOT H=POSITION OF ARROW
12. A X=SHAPE G=SOLID FILL F=SHADED SHAPE TO RIGHT
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Vocabulary and Comprehension

Read this passage from The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien, then
answer the questions below.
He was alone. Soon he thought it was beginning to feel warm. Is
that a kind of a glow I seem to see coming right ahead down there?
he thought. It was. As he went forward it grew and grew, till there
was no doubt about it. It was a red light, steadily getting redder and
redder. Also it was now undoubtedly hot in the tunnel. Wisps of
vapour floated up and past him and he began to sweat. A sound,
too, began to throb in his ears, a sort of bubbling like the noise of a large pot galloping on the fire, mixed
with a rumble as of a gigantic tom-cat purring. This grew to the unmistakable gurgling noise of some vast
animal snoring in its sleep down there in the red glow in front of him.
It was at this point that Bilbo stopped. Going on from there was the bravest thing he ever did. The
tremendous things that happened afterward were as nothing compared to it. He fought the real battle in
the tunnel alone, before he ever saw the vast danger that lay in wait. At any rate after a short pause, go on
he did; and you can imagine him coming to the end of the tunnel, an opening of much the same size and
shape as a doorway. Through it peeps the hobbit’s little head. Before him is the deepest cellar or dungeon-
hall of the ancient dwarves right at the Mountain’s root. It is almost dark so that its enormous size can only
be guessed at, but rising from the near side of the rocky floor there is a great glow. The glow of Smaug!
There he lay, a vast red-golden dragon, fast asleep; a thrumming sound came from his jaws and nostrils,
and wisps of smoke, but his fires were low while asleep. Beneath him, under all his limbs and his huge
coiled tail, and around him on all sides stretching away across the floors, lay countless piles of precious
things, gold, silver, gems and jewels - stained in the red light. Smaug lay, with his wings folded like an
enormous bat, turned partly on one side, so the hobbit could see his long pale belly crusted with gems and
pieces of gold from his sleeping on this expensive bed. To say that Bilbo’s breath was taken away is no
description at all. His heart was filled and pierced with enchantment and with the desire of dwarves; and
he gazed motionless, almost forgetting the frightful guardian, at the gold beyond price and count.
He stared for what seemed like an age, before drawn almost against his will, he crept from the shadow of
the doorway, across the floor to the nearest edge of the mounds of treasure. Above him the sleeping
dragon lay, a terrible menace even in his sleep. Bilbo grasped a great two-handled cup, as heavy as he could
carry, and cast one fearful eye upwards. Smaug stirred a wing, opened a claw, the rumble of his snoring
changed its note.
Dragons may not have much real use for all their wealth, but they remember every piece of it - and Smaug
was no exception. He had passed from an uneasy dream to a doze, and from a doze to wide waking. There
was a breath of strange air in his cave. Could there be a draught from that little hole? Smaug thought he
could hear the dim echoes of a knocking sound from far above his lair that came down to his lair. He stirred
and stretched his neck to sniff at the hole. Then he noticed that the great two-handled cup had been
stolen!
Thieves! Fire! Murder! Such a thing had not happened since first he came to the Mountain! His rage passes
description - fire roared from his nostrils, the hall smoked, he shook the mountain roots. Then, coiling his
length together, roaring like thunder underground, he sped from his deep lair through its great door, out
into the huge passages of the mountain palace and up towards the Front Gate to chase the thief who had
stolen his treasure!
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1. What ‘grew and grew’ in the first paragraph?

2. Find and copy out a simile from the first paragraph.

3. Which sound was not heard in the first paragraph?

a) Rumbling
b) Bubbling
c) Gurgling
d) Whispering

4. In the phrase “the bravest thing he ever did”, the word “bravest” belongs to which word class?
a) Comparative adjective
b) Superlative adjective
c) Pronoun
d) Adverb

5. What was the bravest thing Bilbo ever did?

6. How big was the opening at the end of the tunnel?

7. What lies at the root of the mountain?

8. What was the source of the red glow and the thrumming sound?

9. The word “Beneath”, on the second line of the third paragraph, belongs to which word class?
a) Preposition
b) Determiner
c) Adverb
d) Noun
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10. Which description does not belong to ‘Smaug’ the Dragon?

a) Red-golden
b) Huge coiled tail
c) Enormous wings
d) Long dark belly

11. What was Smaug guarding in his lair?

12. The simile ‘like an enormous bat’ was used to describe which part of Smaug?

13. Find and copy out a quote that shows Bilbo was amazed by what he saw.

14. Which figurative language technique is being used in the phrase: “the hobbit could see his long pale
belly crusted with gems and pieces of gold from his sleeping on this expensive bed”.
a) metaphor
b) personification
c) rhetorical question
d) pathetic fallacy

15. What did Bilbo steal?

16. Why was this the only thing Bilbo stole?

a) He was frightened he would wake the dragon
b) It was too heavy to carry anything else
c) He thought Smaug might not notice it was missing
d) It belonged to him and he was trying to get it back.

17. What three things does Smaug do in his sleep when Bilbo commits the theft?
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18. What do dragons always remember?

19. Which figurative language technique is being used in the sentence: “Could there be a draught from that
little hole?”
a) metaphor
b) personification
c) rhetorical question
d) pathetic fallacy

20. What did Smaug think he could hear?

21. Give at least two details from the last paragraph that demonstrate Smaug’s angry reaction.

22. Where did Smaug speed towards to chase the thief?

MATCH THE DEFINITION

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CLOZE PROCEDURE
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FIND THE SYNONYM

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Vocabulary and Comprehension Session 28 ANSWERS

1. What ‘grew and grew’ in the first paragraph?

The red light / glow

2. Find and copy out a simile from the first paragraph.

like the noise of a large pot galloping on the fire / a rumble as of a gigantic tom-cat purring

3. Which sound was not heard in the first paragraph?

a) Rumbling
b) Bubbling
c) Gurgling
d) Whispering

4. In the phrase “the bravest thing he ever did”, the word “bravest” belongs to which word class?
a) Comparative adjective
b) Superlative adjective
c) Pronoun
d) Adverb

5. What was the bravest thing Bilbo ever did?

going on down the tunnel

6. How big was the opening at the end of the tunnel?

about the size of a doorway

7. What lies at the root of the mountain?

the deepest cellar / dungeon-hall of the ancient dwarves

8. What was the source of the red glow and the thrumming sound?

Smaug the dragon!

9. The word “Beneath”, on the second line of the third paragraph, belongs to which word class?
a) Preposition
b) Determiner
c) Adverb
d) Noun
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10. Which description does not belong to ‘Smaug’ the Dragon?

a) Red-golden
b) Huge coiled tail
c) Enormous wings
d) Long dark belly

11. What was Smaug guarding in his lair?

treasure

12. The simile ‘like an enormous bat’ was used to describe which part of Smaug?

his wings

13. Find and copy out a quote that shows Bilbo was amazed by what he saw.

To say that Bilbo’s breath was taken away is no description at all. / His heart was filled and pierced
with enchantment / he gazed motionless / He stared for what seemed like an age

14. Which figurative language technique is being used in the phrase: “the hobbit could see his long pale
belly crusted with gems and pieces of gold from his sleeping on this expensive bed”.
a) metaphor
b) personification
c) rhetorical question
d) pathetic fallacy

15. What did Bilbo steal?

a two-handled cup

16. Why was this the only thing Bilbo stole?

a) He was frightened he would wake the dragon
b) It was too heavy to carry anything else
c) He thought Smaug might not notice it was missing
d) It belonged to him and he was trying to get it back.

17. What three things does Smaug do in his sleep when Bilbo commits the theft?

stirred a wing / opened a claw / the rumble of his snoring changed its note
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18. What do dragons always remember?

every piece of their wealth

19. Which figurative language technique is being used in the sentence: “Could there be a draught from that
little hole?”
a) metaphor
b) personification
c) rhetorical question
d) pathetic fallacy

20. What did Smaug think he could hear?

the dim echoes of a knocking sound from far above his lair

21. Give at least two details from the last paragraph that demonstrate Smaug’s angry reaction.

Thieves! Fire! Murder! / fire roared from his nostrils / the hall smoked / he shook the mountain
roots/ roaring like thunder underground

22. Where did Smaug speed towards to chase the thief?

the Front Gate

MATCH THE DEFINITION ANSWERS

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CLOZE PROCEDURE ANSWERS

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FIND THE SYNONYM ANSWERS