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A) Answer the following questions.

1) When and where does the story take place? _______________________________

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2) What is special about that night? ______________________________________

3) Who is on the porch? _______________________________________________

4) Where is Petey’s father? ______________________________________________

5) What does Petey’s father buy Granddad? Why? ___________________________

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6) Describe the blanket! _________________________________________________

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7) How does Petey feel when he hears about his father’s decision to send Granddad

away? Copy the words or sentence that justify your answer. _________________

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8)
Complete the following sentence.

Petey is a __________ boy who ___________ his granddad very much and is

___________ that he is going to leave.

9) Why does Petey’s father decide to send Granddad away? _____________________

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10) Why and how does Granddad try to make things easier for Petey? Copy words or

sentence/s that support your answer. ____________________________________

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11) How is the place Granddad is going to described / called? _______________

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12) Circle the correct answer. Copy words or a sentence that justify your answer

Granddad (is / isn’t) happy about going away.

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13) What good reasons does Granddad give for going away?

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b) __________________________________________________________________

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14) How do the tunes of the harmonica change? __________________________________

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15) What kind of music does Granddad play? ________________________________

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16) Describe Dad's fiancée! ________________________________________

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17) What does she complain about? _______________________________________

18) How does Granddad feel when Dad’s fiancée comes to say good-bye?

Copy words or sentences that justify your answer.

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19) Complete the following sentences

We know that Petey’s dad can’t stand up for himself because he doesn’t argue with

his fiancée and when she leaves the house, he looked after ___________________

20) Petey suggests to cut the blanket into half in order to ______________________

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21) Choose the correct answer. Copy words or sentences that justify your answer.

Petey’s father decides (to send / not to send) Granddad away.

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22) The turning point / climax of the story is when ___________________________

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24) What does the blanket symbolize? ____________________________________

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B) Find a word in the text with a similar meaning to the words in bold.

1) After supper they washed the plates in the kitchen. _________

2) Granddad played some songs on his harmonica. _________

3) Petey wasn’t the sort of boy who cried easily. ____________

4) He went into the house to bring the harmonica. _________

5) It was cool outside and a slight wind was blowing. ___________

6) After playing a sad tune, Granddad played a happier one._________

7) When Granddad stood up, the blanket slipped to the ground.__________

8) Granddad didn’t want to be a bother to the family. ________

9) Granddad bent over to pick up the blanket. _________

10) Granddad spoke quietly so that Petey wouldn’t hear._________



C) Fill in the missing words.

1) A few years ago after Petey’s mother died, his father decided to __________ again.

2) Granddad was going to leave the ______ and go to live in a __________ building.

3) The hut was in a __________ between the hills.

4) They sat on the __________ and listened to music.

5) The new __________ would keep him _________ at night.

6) It was a ___________ blanket, made of __________ and very __________.

7) It was __________ of his father to buy such a blanket.

8) When he __________ his leg he felt painful.

9) they walked along the ___________ that led to the hut.

10) They could cut the blanket with a pair of ___________.

11) Granddad enjoyed playing music on the ____________.

12) It was a __________ blanket, big enough for two people.

13) It was such a beautiful blanket that there would be few _________ to it at in the home.

14) Dad’s fiancée _____________ at the expensive blanket in surprise.

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