ACTIVITY PACK

SIMON THORN AND THE WOLF’S DEN QUIZ

How closely did you read Simon Thorn and 6 And who is head of security at the L.A.I.R.,
the Wolf’s Den? Test your knowledge with as well as leader of the Brotherhood of
this quickfire quiz. Wolves?

1 What is the name of the New York park

where much of the story takes place?
7 How many pieces does the Predator
weapon need for its power to operate?

2 Who is Simon’s best friend at school

before an episode of bullying?
8 Simon rescues Nolan from an animal’s
enclosure at the zoo. What animal is it?

3 What item does Simon’s mother give

him to remember her by?
9 What is the Alpha’s real name?

4 What is the name for Animalgams who

are born to parents from two different 10 What is the name of Ariana’s mother?
kingdoms?

5 What does L.A.I.R. stand for?

MY SCORE out of 10

1 Central Park 6 Malcolm Thorn 2 Colin Hartwood 7 Five 3 Watch 8 Polar bear 4 Hybreds 9 Celeste Thorn 5 Leading Animalgam Institute for the Remarkable 10 Black Widow Queen
ANSWERS

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 RATE THE KINGDOMS
Simon Thorn and the Wolf’s Den features wonderful creatures from five different kingdoms,
either in alliance with one another or competing in bitter struggles. Which of the kingdoms
is your favourite? Complete this grid to record a few examples of creatures from each
kingdom, then use the book and your own knowledge to rate their general characteristics,
strengths and weaknesses. Use your assessments to give each an overall rating out of five.

BIRD INSECT MAMMAL REPTILE UNDER-WATER

EXAMPLES

PERSONAL
CHARACTERISTICS

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

POWER RATING /5 /5 /5 /5 /5

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 NAME THE CREATURES
Animalgams morph into many different creatures in Simon Thorn and the Wolf’s Den. Can
you guess the names of ten of them below, using the letters we have given you as hints?

1 _ I G _ _ N 6 _ _ L F

2 _ A _ 7 H _ _ K

3 _ A _ L _ 8 D _ _ _ H I _

4 S_ I _ _ R 9 _ H A _ _

5 M _ U _ _ 10 _ _ _ A R _ _ A R
10 Polar bear 9 Shark 8 Dolphin 7 Hawk 6 Wolf 5 Mouse 4 Spider 3 Eagle 2 Rat 1 Pigeon
ANSWERS

EXTRA CHALLENGE 1
2
How many more creatures from Simon
Thorn and the Wolf’s Den are you able 3
to remember?
4
See if you can list five ▶ 5

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 DRAW YOUR ANIMALGAM
If you were an Animalgam, what animal would you become? Which of the five kingdoms
would you like to be part of? Would you be a creature from the mammal kingdom, like
a wolf or a mouse? A reptile like a snake or an insect like a spider? Perhaps a bird like a
hawk, or something from the underwater kingdom like a dolphin? Maybe it would be a
creature not featured in Simon Thorn and the Wolf’s Den—one that you think would have
powers which would be useful in the stories. Use the space below for your drawing.

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 The magnificent gray
wolf and the majestic WOLF vs EAGLE
golden eagle are the
most important members RESEARCH CHALLENGE
of the mammal and bird
kingdoms respectively
in Simon Thorn and
the Wolf’s Den. Use
our suggested topics
to create your fact file
about these two special
animals, using library and
internet resources.

GREY WOLF GOLDEN EAGLE

WHERE FOUND

ESTIMATED NUMBERS

EATS

COLOURINGS

TYPICAL WEIGHT

TYPICAL LIFESPAN

RUNNING / FLYING SPEED

THREATS

TYPICAL LITTER SIZE

TWO INTERESTING FACTS 1 1

2 2

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 CHARACTER WORDSEARCH
Can you find the 10 Simon Thorn characters in the grid below?
Words can run from side to side, up and down and diagonally, both forwards and backwards.

X U M C N L G I I S T K Y L Q
Z M Q O E K Q Q I C W F A J I
H T L B P T Y M L H X E M B D
U A A O U L O L Y U Y L W A U
N S B I C N G O R Q B I Q R W
I E K L T L K B R K M X M S G
Z C P H R V A O A I E M I G A
J V O M E L Z M D B X E K J H
G R N Y E K I G E M T D J S D
N B O M B X L U H A W R V D U
F G N I K T S A E B L V T K Z
Z G G T Z N O I R O K P M J N
A D Z B W I N T E R N P H V Y
R G D S M K B V Q Q I G Y A E
S S C L Z Y R H A H K Z H N U
ALPHA MALCOLM BEAST KING NOLAN DARRYL ORION FELIX SIMON THORN ISABEL WINTER

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 SKETCH A SHAPE SHIFT
How do humans transform themselves into creatures? Use these six boxes to draw your
ideas of what a shape shift would look like in six stages, starting with a human from Simon
Thorn and the Wolf’s Den and ending with his or her Animalgam. Choose one of the key
characters in the book, like Simon or Darryl, or a more minor character like Arianna or Jam.
If you need some inspiration, an excellent description of Simon Thorn’s shape shifting can
be found in chapter 24.

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