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Reading List Questions
and Answers
Y6 Wonder – R.J. PalacioP.82-83
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Readingtext
Wonder–R.J.Palaciop82-83
ThischapteriswrittenfromthepointofviewofVia–oneofthemaincharactersinthestory.ATouroftheGalaxyAugustistheSun.MeandMomandDadareplanetsorbitingtheSun.TherestofourfamilyandfriendsareasteroidsandcometsfloatingaroundtheplanetsorbitingtheSun.Theonlycelestialbodythatdoesn’torbitAugusttheSunisDaisythedog,andthat’sonlybecausetoherlittledoggyeyes,August’sfacedoesn’tlookverydifferentfromanyotherhuman’sface.ToDaisy,allourfaceslookalike,asflatandpaleasthemoon. I’musedtothewaythisuniverseworks.I’venevermindeditbecauseit’sallI’veeverknown.I’vealwaysunderstoodthatAugustisspecialandhasspecialneeds.IfIwasplayingtooloudlyandhewastryingtotakeanap,IknewIwouldhavetoplaysomethingelsebecauseheneededhisrestaftersomeprocedureorotherhadlefthimweakandinpain.IfIwantedMomandDadtowatchmeplaysoccer,Iknewthatninetimesoutoftentimesthey’dmissitbecausetheywerebusyshuttlingAugusttospeechtherapyorphysicaltherapyoranewspecialistorasurgery. MomandDadwouldalwayssayIwasthemostunderstandinglittlegirlintheworld.Idon’tknowaboutthat,justthatIunderstoodtherewasnopointincomplaining.I’veseenAugustafterhissurgeries:hislittlefacebandagedupandswollen,histinybodyfullofIVsandtubestokeephimalive.Afteryou’veseensomeoneelsegoingthroughthat,itfeelskindofcrazytocomplainovernotgettingthetoyyouhadaskedfor,oryourmommissingaschoolplay.IknewthisevenwhenIwassixyearsold.No-oneevertoldittome.Ijustknewit. SoI’vegottenusedtonotcomplaining,andI’vegottenusedtonotbotheringMomandDadwithlittlestuff.I’vegottenusedtofiguringthingsoutonmyown:howtoputtoystogether,howtoorganizemylifesoIdon’tmissfriends’birthdayparties,howtostayontopofmyschoolworksoIneverfallbehindinclass.I’veneveraskedforhelpwithmyhomework.Neverneededremindingtofinishaprojectorstudyforatest.IfIwashavingtroublewithasubjectinschool,I’dgohomeandstudyituntilIfigureditoutonmyown.Itaughtmyselfhowtoconvertfractionsintodecimalpointsbygoingonline.I’vedoneeveryschoolprojectprettymuchbymyself.WhenMomorDadaskmehowthingsaregoinginschool,I’vealwayssaid“good”–evenwhenithasn’talwaysbeensogood.Myworstday,worstfall,worstheadache,worstbruise,worstcramp,worstmeanthinganyonecouldsayhasalwaysbeennothingcomparedtowhatAugusthasgonethrough.Thisisn’tmebeingnoble,bytheway:it’sjustthewayIknowitis. Andthisisthewayit’salwaysbeenforme,forthelittleuniverseofus.Butthisyearthereseemstobeashiftinthecosmos.Thegalaxyischanging.Planetsarefallingoutofalignment.
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ContentDomain
Examplesofquestionsfromeachcontentdomain‘Usingevidencefromthetext’isarequirementinresponsestoallquestions
2a 1. Findandcopyonewordmeaningtodowiththeheavens.____________________________________(1mark)2. Givethemeaningofthewordalignmentinthefinalsentence.____________________________________(1mark)3. Inthesecondparagraph,whichwordmostcloselymatchesthemeaningoftheword
shuttling…speeding/shuffling/going/taking
____________________________________(1mark)
4. WhatdoesthewordorbitsuggestabouttherelationshipbetweenAugustandtherestof
thefamily?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(2marks)
2b 5. WhatdoMomandDaddescribeViaasbeing?_____________________________________________________________________(1mark)6. Inthefirstparagraph,whatdoestheauthorcomparethefamilyto?____________________________________(1mark)7. Whydoesn’tAugust’sfacelookanydifferenttoDaisy?
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_____________________________________________________________________(1mark)8. WhatdoesViausetoteachherselffractions?____________________________________(1mark)9. WritedowntwothingsthatVia’smumanddadmissbecauseofAugust?1.___________________________________2.___________________________________(1mark)10. Usinginformationfromthetexttosaywhetherthestatementsbelowaretrueorfalse?
_________Via’sparentshavetoremindhertodoherhomework._________Thefamilyareallnamedafterplanets._________Vianevermissesherfriends’birthdayparties.(1mark)
2c 11. Whyistheextracttitled‘ATouroftheGalaxy’?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(2marks)
2d 12. Intheextract,Augustrefersto…?____________________________________(1mark)13. Inparagraph3whatevidenceistherethatViahascometoacceptherlifethewaythatitis?_____________________________________________________________________(1mark)14. WhatevidenceisthereinthetextthatAugust’sfacelooksdifferent?
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_____________________________________________________________________(1mark)15. HowdoyouthinkViafeelsaboutherbrother?Giveevidencefromthetexttosupportyour
answers.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________(2marks)16. WhydoyouthinkViahasalwaystoldherparentsthatschoolis‘good’evenwhenithasn’t
been?Useevidencefromthetextinyouranswer._____________________________________________________________________(1mark)17. ‘SoI’vegottenusedtonotcomplaining,andI’vegottenusedtonotbotheringMomand
Dadwithlittlestuff.’ExplainwhatViameansbythe‘littlestuff’._____________________________________________________________________(1mark)
2e 18. Basedonwhatyouhaveread,whatdoesthelastparagraphsuggestmighthappentoViaandAugust?
_____________________________________________________________________(1mark)
2f 19. Whatimpactdothefinaltwosentenceshaveonthetextasawhole?_____________________________________________________________________(1mark)
2g 20. Whydidtheauthorchoosetodescribethefamilyasplanets?_____________________________________________________________________(1mark)21. Inthefourthparagraphwhyhastheauthorchosentorepeattheword‘worst’?
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_____________________________________________________________________(1mark)22. Whydoestheauthorusethesimile‘paleasthemoon’?_____________________________________________________________________(1mark)
2h 23. Attheendoftheextractwhatindicationistherethatlifeisabouttochange?_____________________________________________________________________(1mark)
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Answers:Wonder
Content Domain
Examples of questions from each content domain ‘Using evidence from the text’ is a requirement in responses to al l questions
2a 1. celestial(1mark)2. notintheircorrectpositions(1mark)3. taking(1mark)4. Pupilanswerscouldincludereferenceto:
• Augustbeingthemostimportant• Augustbeingatthecentreofthefamily• Alltheotherfamilymembershavingtofittheirlivesaroundhis• Alltheotherfamilymembershavingtomakesacrificesintheirlivesforhisspecial
needs(2marks)
2b 5. themostunderstandinglittlegirlintheworld(1mark)6. planets(alsoacceptasteroidsandcomets)(1mark)7. ToDaisy,allhumanfaceslookalike(canalsoincludeflatandpaleasthemoon)(1mark)8. theinternet(donotacceptgoingonlineasthatisnota‘what’)(1mark)9. Soccergamesandschoolplays(1mark)10. Via’sparentshavetoremindhertodoherhomework.FalseThefamilyareallnamedafterplanets.FalseVianevermissesherfriends’birthdayparties.True(1mark)
2c 11. Pupilanswerscouldincludereferenceforonemarkto:• TheauthorisusingametaphortoshowtherelationshipbetweenAugustandhis
family• TheauthorisusingplanetsandtheSuntoshowhowthefamilyworksandthoseare
allinagalaxyForafurthermark,pupilanswersshouldgointomoredetail:
• Theauthoristellingyouabouteachoneofthefamilyinturn(givingthereaderatourofthefamily)andhowtheyallfittogetherlikeplanetsinagalaxyorpartsofa
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universe.(2marks)
2d 12. Accept:• theboyinthestory• Via’sbrother(1mark)
13. Pupilanswerscouldincludereferenceto:
• Shesaysthat‘Iunderstoodtherewasnopointcomplaining’• Shesaysthatsheknewthewayitwasevenwhenshewas6yearsold• Shesaysthatnooneeverhadtotellher–shejustknewshecouldn’tcomplain(1mark)
14. Pupilanswerscouldincludereferenceto:
• ToDaisythedog,August’sfacedoesn’tlookverydifferentfromanyotherhuman’sface
• Augustlittlefacehasbeenbandagedandswollenafterhissurgeries(1mark)
15. Foronemark,pupilanswerscouldincludereferenceto:• Viafeelssorryforhim• Vialoveshim• Viaacceptshimthewayheis
Fortwomarks,evidencefromthetextcouldincludereferenceto:• Thefactthatshe’sseenAugustafterhissurgeries:hislittlefacebandagedand
swollen,histinybodyfullofIVsandtubestokeephimaliveshowsthathefeelssad/sorryforhim.
• ThefactthatshejustgetsonwithherownlifewithoutbotheringMomandDadsothattheycanconcentrateonlookingafterhim.
• Thefactthatnoneofher‘worst’moments(day/fall/headache/cramp/meanthing)couldevercomparetowhatAugusthasbeenthrough.(2marks)
16. Pupilanswerscouldincludereferenceto:
• Shedoesn’twanttoworrythemwhentheyneedtobefocussedonAugust.• Shedoesn’twanttocomplainasnoneofthebadthingsthatshehasexperiencedcan
comparetowhatAugusthasbeenthrough(1mark)17. Pupilanswerscouldincludereferenceto:
• Everydaythings• Smallproblemsthatarenotserious(1mark)
2e 18. Pupilanswerscouldincludereferenceto:• Theirrolesinthefamilymightbeabouttochange
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• AugustmightbetheonehelpingVia• ViamightneedAugust’shelp• ViamightneedMomandDadmorethanAugustwill(1mark)
2f 19. Pupilanswerscouldincludereferenceto:
• Anunsettlingeffect• Theysuggestthatthereisabouttobeaturningpointinthestory(1mark)
2g 20. Pupilanswerscouldincludereferenceto:
• Planetshavetheirownplaceinthesolarsystemandtheystayinthatplace–liketherolesinthefamily
• Planetsareallgroupedtogetherlikeafamilyandtheyorbitonethinginthemiddle–likethefamilyallorganisingtheirlivesaroundAugust
• Planetsarepartofauniversethatcannotbechangednomatterwhathappens–andthatiswhatlifeislikeforVia(1mark)
21. toemphasisejusthowhardlifeisforAugust(1mark)22. toenablethereadertoimaginethecolourbyusingsomethingfamiliartocompareittoand
tocreateafurtherlinkwiththeplanetsintheuseofthewordmoon(1mark)
2h 23. Pupilanswerscouldincludereferenceto:• Becausethetextsaysthat‘thereseemstobeashiftinthecosmos’• ‘Thegalaxyischanging’• ‘Planetsarefallingoutofalignment’(1mark)