Super Teacher – Reading for understanding
Chapter one – An ordinary teacher
“Goodbye Bess,” sighed Mark Wheels sadly to his half-asleep little cat. He
wished he was the one curled up against the radiator on that chilly, foggy autumn
morning, but he was on his way to another busy day at Long Point Primary School.
The fog swirled around him like a dream as he drove dozily, headlights blazing
back and forth as cars rushed their passengers to their daily duties. In a blur, he
arrived and began to set up his Year 6 classroom for the day’s lessons.
On the table before him, featureless, still as a stone, a plump orange pumpkin sat
in silence – mouthless for now. Tonight was Hallowe’en, when pumpkins came to life!
And Mr Wheels’ life would never be the same again.
Chapter one – An ordinary teacher
“Goodbye Bess,” sighed Mark Wheels sadly to his half-asleep little cat. He
wished he was the one curled up against the radiator on that chilly, foggy autumn
morning, but he was on his way to another busy day at Long Point Primary School.
The fog swirled around him like a dream as he drove dozily, headlights blazing
back and forth as cars rushed their passengers to their daily duties. In a blur, he
arrived and began to set up his Year 6 classroom for the day’s lessons.
On the table before him, featureless, still as a stone, a plump orange pumpkin sat
in silence – mouthless for now. Tonight was Hallowe’en, when pumpkins came to life!
And Mr Wheels’ life would never be the same again.
Chapter one – An ordinary teacher
“Goodbye Bess,” sighed Mark Wheels sadly to his half-asleep little cat. He
wished he was the one curled up against the radiator on that chilly, foggy autumn
morning, but he was on his way to another busy day at Long Point Primary School.
The fog swirled around him like a dream as he drove dozily, headlights blazing
back and forth as cars rushed their passengers to their daily duties. In a blur, he
arrived and began to set up his Year 6 classroom for the day’s lessons.
On the table before him, featureless, still as a stone, a plump orange pumpkin sat
in silence – mouthless for now. Tonight was Hallowe’en, when pumpkins came to life!
And Mr Wheels’ life would never be the same again.
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Name: ...................................................................................... Date: ...............................
These questions are about Chapter One of Super Teacher. Read the text again
before answering.
1. Why is Mark Wheels sad at the beginning of the story? (1)
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2. Write one word from the text which tells us that Mr Wheels will have an eventful
day at school. (1)
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3. Give an example of personification in the second paragraph. Copy the group of
words from the text. (1)
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4. Why do you think the simile ‘the fog swirled around him like a dream’ has been
used to describe the morning? Write as many reasons as you can. (2)
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5. Chapter One ends on a prediction. Copy out the prediction. Why did the author
do this? (2)
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Chapter one example answers
1. Why is Mark Wheels sad at the beginning of the story? (1)
He had to leave his cat.
He wished he was the one next to the warm radiator.
It was cold out and he was leaving a warm house.
2. Write one word from the text which tells us that Mr Wheels will have an eventful
day at school. (1)
busy
3. Give an example of personification in the second paragraph. Copy the group of
words from the text. (1)
cars rushed
4. Why do you think the simile ‘the fog swirled around him like a dream’ has been used
to describe the morning? Write as many reasons as you can. (2)
Award one mark for part answers based on the responses below.
It was early and Mark was still sleepy, so the fog was like a dream. (2)
The fog makes things hard to see, just like in a dream. (2)
The fog makes things look unclear or dream-like. (2)
It’s hard to remember what you dream about, just like fog makes it hard to see. (2)
Things are not clear in a dream, and driving in fog makes things unclear. (2)
5. Chapter One ends on a prediction. Copy out the prediction. Why did the author do
this? (2)
(And) Mr Wheels’ life would never be the same again. (1)
And any of these:
This is a hook or a cliff-hanger which makes us want to know why his life is going
to change. (1)
The reader wants to know if the prediction will come true. (1)
It makes you want to find out more in the rest of the story. (1)
The author is using a cliff-hanger to make us read the next part. (1)
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Chapter Two – No Ordinary Teacher
At the end of the day, exhausted from teaching PE to a rowdy bunch in Year 6, Mr
Wheels borrowed a sharp blade from Mrs Book’s food-technology drawers, making a
mental note to clean it and put it back later. She was keen to keep everything in
order. He wished his life could be like that!
He drove home, planning his evening, his blue eyes twinkling at the thought of
finishing off the pumpkin in time for Hallowe’en.
Later that evening, after a bit of rough and tumble with Bess the Cat, Mr Wheels
did some school preparation work and then treated himself with a bit of time off.
The pumpkin was carved carefully by Mr Wheels over the next three-quarters of an
hour, but not quite carefully enough!
As he went in to finish the gnarled teeth, which smiled crookedly at him, the blade
slipped. A spray of crimson whipped across the table and Mr Wheels’ head met the
floor with a dull thud…
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It was over twenty minutes later that Mrs Hayes, his caring and thoughtful
neighbour, scurried into the living room and gently revived the unconscious man. She
often popped over to feed Mr Wheels’ cat, clean the oven, do the ironing and wash
the floors, as well as help him pick his tie for school. She was just like his second
mum! Fortunately for him, she had her own key to his apartment and rushed to his
aid.
Groggily, the world a blur like the fog earlier, Mr Wheels came to. A sudden rush of
power flew through him and without knowing why, he picked up Mrs Hayes - as if
she were a feather - and placed her gently on the settee. “Thank you, my good
woman. I feel better now,” he said grandly.
“Good heavens, Mr Wheels, what’s got into you?” She suddenly spied the bloodsplattered kitchen table, upon which sat the gurning pumpkin. “Are you hurt? I came
over because I heard a dull thud which sounded like someone hitting their head
against a slightly worn carpet. And there’s blood!”
But there was no cut on Mr Wheels’ hand now. It had disappeared. The pumpkin
smiled back at them both, as if it might be keeping a secret.
The next day, Mr Wheels felt like he was walking on air. Everything he did seemed
easy: decisions, marking, disciplining the pupils, dealing with a tricky situation in the
playground. His heavy bag, fat with books, felt like lifting a piece of paper. Nothing
fazed him anymore. He smiled.
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Name: ...................................................................................... Date: ...............................
These questions are about Chapter Two of Super Teacher. Read the text again
before answering.
1. Why is Mark Wheels exhausted at the beginning of the chapter? (1)
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2. Why was Mr Wheels careful about returning the knife he borrowed? (1)
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3. Which group of words in the description of the pumpkin suggest that it knew Mr
Wheels was going to have an accident with the knife? (1)
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4. How can you tell that Mr Wheels trusts Mrs Hayes? Pick an example from the
text to help you explain. (2)
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5. What evidence is there that Mr Wheels has become a super hero? Write an
example from the text and explain this. (2)
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Chapter Two example answers
1. Why is Mark Wheels exhausted at the beginning of the chapter? (1)
He is exhausted from teaching PE to a rowdy bunch in Year 6.
2. Why was Mr Wheels careful about returning the knife he borrowed? (1)
Mrs Book was keen to keep everything in order.
3. Which group of words in the description of the pumpkin suggest that it knew Mr
Wheels was going to have an accident with the knife? (1)
which smiled crookedly at him
(someone might smile if they know something you don’t know and that crooked can
also mean untrustworthy)
4. How can you tell that Mr Wheels trusts Mrs Hayes? Pick an example from the text to
help you explain. (2)
She has a key, so she can let herself in whenever she likes. (2)
She is allowed in any time she likes to help him with the housework. (2)
She has a key and could come in when he was at work – he would never know! (2)
He has given her a key. (1)
She helps him choose his tie. (1)
5. What evidence is there that Mr Wheels has become a super hero? Write an example
from the text and explain this. (2)
Accept part answers for 1 point.
‘Mr Wheels felt like he was walking on air’ – this suggests he might be able to fly or he
has become much happier with his life suddenly. (2)
And any part of:
‘Everything he did seemed easy: decisions, marking, disciplining the pupils, dealing with
a tricky situation in the playground’, suggests he has powers to help him with these
situations.
‘His heavy bag, fat with books, felt like lifting a piece of paper’, suggests he has super
strength.
‘Nothing fazed him anymore’ suggests he can make quick decisions easily / is fearless.
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Super Teacher
Chapter Three - An opposite reaction
They say that there is always balance in the world. Where there is good, there
is evil. And in a neighbouring school, another teacher, another pumpkin cut had
quite the opposite effect…
In the darkening mind of Steven Storm a festering hatred was building slowly.
Day after day. Hour by hour. Minute upon minute. Now, his hatred of all things
related to teaching was a tower of spite and hatred. He loathed school.
“You hateful little fool!” he screamed at another damp-eyed seven year old
victim. “How dare you forget your homework?”
“But I did do my homework!” the child blurted out. This was a foolish
endeavour. You did not cross Mr Storm without facing the consequences.
Storm approached the child, casting a long nightmare shadow over him. The
boy trembled and seemed to wither like a dying plant. The class froze. Coldness
circled them. Predator approached prey.
Mr Storm, seven foot tall at least, muscular, hairy as an ape, lifted the boy’s
homework book to the class. It was blank: as white as the boy’s ghostly face. A gasp
rippled off the walls in a tidal wave of terror. You did not lie to Mr Storm. Mr Storm
was always right. Sure enough, the book was empty; no homework here.
The boy began to weep openly. It felt like the end! And it was.
Mr Storm grabbed him by both shoulders and lifted him clear of the floor.
Storm’s graveyard of teeth glinted at him. The boy’s fate was engraved upon them.
“Liars do not belong in MY class. It is time for you to leave.” His voice was thunder.
His arms were steel clamps.
In a hurricane, Storm threw the boy through the classroom window. With
screams circling him, the terrifying teacher grabbed the pupils’ books and threw
them in the air. A fine powder seemed to leak out of them as they flapped down,
like startled birds. The pupils watched in horror as Mr Storm’s hands erased every
part of their hard work. Paragraphs, sentences, words, letters. It was raining
Literacy.
Mr Storm stood in the middle of the room and boomed out his promise to the
world… “No more learning here! This city will be my Fortress of Ignorance!”
Mr Storm, or Typexxo – as he now preferred to be called – had struck again!
That night, under the veil of darkness, Typexxo spread his whitewash of
hatred. No school was safe from his blanket-ban on learning.
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Super Teacher – Reading for understanding
Name: ...................................................................................... Date: ...............................
These questions are about Chapter Three of Super Teacher. Read the text again
before answering.
1. Which word does the author use to show that when one thing happens
somewhere, the opposite happens somewhere else? Write the word. (1)
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2. Which group of words show that the feelings of Steven Storm had grown
stronger and stronger? Pick an example from the text. (1)
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3. How do we know that the child Mr Storm speaks to is upset? (1)
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4. How does the atmosphere in the class change when the child dares to challenge
Mr Storm? Pick an example from the text and explain what has changed. (2)
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5. The author uses the phrase ‘It was raining Literacy.’ Why is this an effective way
to describe the scene? Pick an example from the text to support your answer. (2)
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Chapter Three example answers
1. Which word does the author use to show that when one thing happens
somewhere, the opposite happens somewhere else? Write the word. (1)
Balance
2. Which group of words show that the feelings of Steven Storm had grown
stronger and stronger? Pick an example from the text. (1)
Any of: building slowly; Day after day; Hour by hour; Minute upon minute;
tower of spite (and hatred)
3. How do we know that the child Mr Storm speaks to is upset? (1)
Any of: damp-eyed; blurted out; The boy trembled; seemed to wither like a dying
plant; began to weep openly
4. How does the atmosphere in the class change when the child dares to challenge
Mr Storm? Pick an example from the text and explain what has changed. (2)
‘The class froze’. Suggests they are petrified with fear. (2)
‘Coldness circled them’ suggests a coldness/fear in the room, chilling them all. (2)
It becomes colder (1)
They all freeze in fear (1)
The temperature changes (1)
People sometimes stay very still when they are scared (1)
5. The author uses the phrase ‘It was raining Literacy.’ Why is this an effective way
to describe the scene? Pick an example from the text to support your answer. (2)
A fine powder seemed to leak out of them - suggests that the words
falling/leaking like rain/raindrops/water.
Paragraphs, sentences, words, letters – suggests that they are flowing out of the
books like water.
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'Learning the Hard Way'
Skies flash white with liquid beams,
Whitewash paint falls hard in reams,
Pages white as new-born snow:
The handy-work of Typexxo.
But Wheels are turning,
Pumpkins gurning.
Our hero is on hand!
Super Teacher can save us.
He will make a stand!
Teacher versus Villain’s will,
Demonstrating wicked skill.
Learning shattered in the wind,
Pages torn and scattered – binned!
Typexxo shouting full of hate,
“No more learning!” – slams the gate.
Help us hero Super Teacher!
Please don’t make us wait!
Catch this ignoramus villain,
Full of white-hot hate!
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'Learning the Hard Way' – Reading for understanding
Name: ...................................................................................... Date: ...............................
These questions are about the poem 'Learning the Hard Way'. Read the poem again
before answering.
1. Give an example of how Tippexo blanks the pages of pupils’ books. (1)
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2. Write a group of words from the first verse which show that the pages in the
books are blank. (1)
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3. The second verse is in contrast to the first. Copy a line from the poem which
shows the mood of the poem changing to become more positive. (1)
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4. Copy an example which suggests that learning is being spoiled. Explain what
your example means. (2)
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5. Give two possible meanings for the word wicked in the third verse. In your
answer explain how this links to both characters. (3)
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'Learning the Hard Way' example answers
1. Give an example of how Tippexo blanks the pages of pupils’ books. (1)
with liquid beams
whitewash paint falls on them
2. Write a group of words from the first verse which show that the pages in the
books are blank. (1)
white as (new-born) snow
3. The second verse is in contrast to the first. Copy a line from the poem which
shows the mood of the poem changing to become more positive. (1)
Any of:
Our hero is on hand!
Super Teacher can save us.
He will make a stand!
4. Copy an example which suggests that learning is being spoiled. Explain what
your example means. (2)
1 point for the example, 1 for explaining
Learning shattered – suggests the learning is being broken or destroyed.
in the wind – suggests the learning is being blown away (blown up).
Pages torn and scattered – binned! – suggests destruction of the books.
binned! – suggests the books/work is being thrown away.
5. Give two possible meanings for the word wicked in the third verse. In your
answer explain how this links to both characters. (3)
1 mark for mentioning the two definitions of wicked.
2 marks for linking one character to one correct definition.
3 marks for linking both characters to both definitions.
wicked can mean evil/nasty – like Typexxo
wicked can also mean cool/clever/great/talented – like Super Teacher
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Super Teacher
Chapter Four
Another day for Mr Wheels came with added enthusiasm. His powers had
seeped into his entire system. His feet barely touched the ground! He needed no car.
He flew to work, carrying his books in a back-pack beneath his fluttering cape.
At his well-organised desk (Mrs Book would have been proud), Mr Wheels
began his marking, with the books stacked before him in an orderly pile, pens at the
ready. He knew this job, which would usually take him hours, was now going to take
just a few seconds. As fast as a tick, the first book was open and his pink pen was
flying into action.
He stared blankly at the page; it stared blankly back: there was no work to
mark, and worse still, no ink in his pens, (except for a weird white mush).
Sometimes things happen that really could choose a better time – and even
Super Teacher could not control what came next. At that very moment Miss Frown,
his Head Teacher, asked Mr Wheels for example book to show to the school
governors.
When she saw the blank pages in every book, her smile turned upside down
and Miss Frown became her own namesake. Her thunderous face and knotted
eyebrows froze Mr Wheels and he felt his super-powers fade into the background.
“I can’t explain it!” he stuttered, knocking over a cup of coffee.
“Well, you have until six o’clock tonight to sort this mess out!” the Head
Teacher shouted and whirled out of the room.
As the door closed, he felt a cold chill on his back. He turned in a flash to
find his enemy staring him down …
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Super Teacher – Reading for Understanding
Name: ......................................................................................... Date: .................................
These questions are about Chapter Four of Super Teacher. Read the text again before
answering.
1. How do we know that Mr Wheels has become Super Teacher? Look in the first
paragraph and copy a few words to show how. (1)
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2. In the second paragraph, it is clear that Mr Wheels has changed. What is different
about the way he does his job now? (1)
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3. Why does the authors say that Super Teacher and the page are staring blankly at
each other? Remember to talk about the page and Super Teacher in your answer.
(1)
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4. After the argument with Mrs Frown, Super Teacher knocks over a cup of coffee.
What does this tell us about how he has changed? (2)
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5. Which word in the final paragraph suggests that the powers of Super Teacher have
returned? (3)
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6. At the end of the story we are left on a cliff hanger. Why do authors do this?
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Chapter Four example answers
1. How do we know that Mr Wheels has become Super Teacher? Look in the first paragraph and
copy a few words to show how. (1)
His powers; His feet barely touched the ground; He needed no car; He flew to work; fluttering
cape.
2. In the second paragraph, it is clear that Mr Wheels has changed. What is different about the way
he does his job now? (1)
Any of:
He is well organised / better organised.
He does his jobs in seconds instead of hours.
He does his work much quicker.
His pens fly along the pages.
3. Why does the authors say that Super Teacher and the page are staring blankly at each other?
Remember to talk about the page and Super Teacher in your answer. (1)
Super Teacher is looking at the page. There is nothing on it. We say someone looks blank when
they don’t know what to say or don’t understand. (2)
Super Teacher does not understand what has happened to his books/pages, which is the same as
when someone looks blank. (2)
4. After the argument with Mrs Frown, Super Teacher knocks over a cup of coffee. What does this tell
us about how he has changed? (2)
Any of:
he has become clumsy.
He has lost his powers and is now clumsy.
He lacks confidence and feels upset after the argument with Mrs Frown.
He is fazed, whereas before, he wasn’t fazed.
He can’t handle tricky situations any more.
5. Which word in the final paragraph suggests that the powers of Super Teacher have returned? (3)
flash
6. At the end of the story we are left on a cliff hanger. Why do authors do this?
There must be a detailed explanation, such as:
To keep the reader engaged in the rest of the story.
To make us want to find out how the story will be resolved.
To make us read the next part so that we have an ending.
To make us turn the page to find out more.
To make us wait for the conclusion to the story.
To hook the reader, who will want to read on to find out what happens next.
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Super Teacher
Chapter Five
Typexxo, in his crisp white suit, erasing fluid dripping from the end of his fingertips, stared
balefully at Mr Wheels. “Do you like my handy work?” he asked, grinning at the empty books.
“It was you!” Mr Wheels cried.
“I am Typexxo! There shall be no more learning in MY city. Ignorance is bliss!” He chuckled
to himself wickedly, then fired a white spray from his fingers at a display of homework. Every
letter, every picture, every mark fell to dust and went with the wind. The display was blank!
Typexxo howled in triumph.
“You will not get away with this outrage!” Mr Wheels said confidently. “I am SuperTeacher! Learning is sacred!”
With that, Mr Wheels swirled around and transformed in an orange fiery flash into SuperTeacher. His Cape of Knowledge fluttered behind him. His pink and green pens were on his utility
belt, ready to make their mark. And Super-Teacher’s eyes glittered like the clever yellow eyes of his
Hallowe’en pumpkin.
Typexxo took a step back and gasped. He tumbled over a chair and rattled to the ground
clumsily. Super-Teacher took the opportunity and fired pink and green ink at the villain. Typexxo
countered the ink-spray just in time with his whitewash beam and scuttled like a rat under a group
of tables.
Super-Teacher lifted the tables up with one hand as if they were as light as a small text
book, revealing the covering cad. Again, he sent ink flying. “See me!” “Could do better!” “Try
again!” appeared in green pen on Typexxo’s crisp white costume.
Typexxo writhed like a trapped snake and dashed into a corner. Super-Teacher had him
trapped. “Learning is sacred! Undo what you have done, or it will be the ultimate punishment for
you! TIME OUT!”
“No! No! Please! Not THAT!” Typexxo wailed. His costume began to fade, he was returning
to his normal self, Mr Storm…
Super-Teacher whirled around and became Mr Wheels once more. He pulled the
whimpering wretch onto a chair and showed him the work re-appearing on the pages. The
homework display miraculously reassembled itself. Mr Wheels read him one of the stories that his
pupils had written about a naughty kitten. Mr Storm settled. He listened. He learned.
Later that week, Mr Storm would do something he had not done for years in school. He
would SMILE! And read more happy stories. His faith in learning was restored, thanks to SuperTeacher.
Mrs Frown, the head teacher, returned to the classroom at five-to six, demanding the books
for the governors. “I must have given you a new blank set!” explained Mr Wheels. They both
chuckled at his silly mistake.
“Oh this story about a naughty kitten is delightful!” Mrs Frown smiled as she glanced at it
on the way out.
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A year passed. Nothing was seen of Super-Teacher. But that Hallowe’en, word came to Mr
Wheels from a teacher friend. Someone had erased all the pupils’ books!
In a flutter and a flash, Super-Teacher was ready to correct this villainous crime once more.
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Super Teacher – Reading for understanding
Name: ...................................................................................... Date: ...............................
These questions are about Chapter Five of Super Teacher. Read the text again before answering.
1. Which word in the first sentence means full of hatred? (1)
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2. When Typexxo attacks the display, the author says ‘every mark fell to dust and went with the
wind.’ What does this mean happened to the work? (1)
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3. Thinking back over the whole story, why does the author mention the pumpkin in the fifth
paragraph? (1)
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4. Why do you think Typexxo stumbles over after Super-Teacher transforms? (1)
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5. How do we know that Typexxo is defeated? (1)
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6. At the end of the story, which two events suggest that both Typexxo and Super-Teacher would
do battle once more? (2)
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Chapter Five example answers
1. Which word in the first sentence means full of hatred? (1)
balefully
2. When Typexxo attacks the display, the author says ‘every mark fell to dust and went
with the wind.’ What does this mean happened to the work? (1)
It drifted / flew / got taken / carried / blown away.
3. Thinking back over the whole story, why does the author mention the pumpkin in the
fifth paragraph? (1)
Because it was the pumpkin that helped to create / start Super Teacher / his powers.
4. Why do you think Typexxo stumbles over after Super-Teacher transforms? (1)
Any of:
He did not expect him to become Super Teacher.
He is surprised by the change.
He is shocked/scared that he has met his match.
5. How do we know that Typexxo is defeated? (1)
Any of:
His costume began to fade.
he was returning to his normal self.
he became a whimpering wretch.
The erased work reappeared.
Mr Storm listened/learned/smiled/faith was restored.
6. At the end of the story, which two events suggest that both Typexxo and SuperTeacher would do battle once more? (2)
Event 1: Words began to disappear again.
Event 2: Super Teacher had to transform once again.
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