Crazy Miss Maisey's Alphabet Pets

Crazy Miss Maisey's Alphabet Pets

Janine Scott

WALT: summarise information • I can find the main ideas in a text • I can identify the keywords in a text • I can use keywords and main ideas to summarise a text

What happened in the first 3 chapters that we read as a group? Crazy Miss Maisey was a librarian but now she owned a  pet shop but a boy called billy ask if he could buy one but she said ‘ no’ I only lend them.

Answer the following questions using FULL sentences. Remember to use the book to help you answer the questions.

Write three animals that were not suitable for Billy and his Mum. Why were they not right? Alligator bat dingo. The alligator was not good because he was loud when he splashed in the pool with billy. The bat was annoying because he hanged everywhere so billy hanged everywhere to. Dingo was annoying because he turned on the radio all the time and it was loud.

Why was Billy feeling sad? (pg. 24).

Because Billy wanted a lizard but a girl had them.

What was wrong with the octopus? (pg. 26).

He tossed balls next door. His octopus had tangled arms.

What does the author mean when he wrote “There was a porcupine, but everyone usually returned it the same day. It had a prickly personality!”? (pg. 29).it meant it was pricky.

Why was Billy’s mother lying on the couch with a ice-bag on her head and cucumbers on her eyes? (pg. 36).

Because she had a headache.

Do you think Billy was happy with his choice of the tadpole at the beginning? (pg. 40).

Yes because he knew that his mum said to get a quiet pet.

How did the story end?

The story ended when Billy got a tadpole,and when Billy got home he was scared that his mum will say to take it back.

What pet would you have chosen if you were Billy?

I would have chosen a hedgehog and a dog.