PERCY JACKSON QUESTIONS

Chapter 1

Week Beginning 22.02.16

Percy Jackson – The Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan

**Answer in sentences**

Chapter 1
I accidentally vaporise my Algebra Teacher

What kind of school is Yancy Academy ? (Yancy Academy is…)
What bad experiences has Percy had on past field trips?
Why can’t Percy get back at Nancy when she starts teasing Grover on the bus?
Why doesn’t Percy get along with Mrs. Dodds?
When do you first suspect that something may be unusual/supernatural about Mrs. Dodds?
In the story about the gods and titans, who was Kronos and what happened to him after the gods defeated him?
Why does Percy get angry at Mr. Brunner? How would you have felt in his position?
What do you learn about Percy’s home life as he’s watching the taxis on Fifth Avenue?
How does Percy get in trouble with Mrs. Dodds? Do you think it’s his fault?
How have things changed when Percy returns to the front steps of the museum?

Vocabulary
Define:

vaporise

kleptomaniac

supernatural

Chapter 2

Week Beginning 29.02.16

1) Online Quiz!

Follow this link - see how you get on. Make sure to listen to all of Chapter 2 again before completing the quiz.

2) Map Task
a) Using the printed map of New York State, find the Hudson River & plot an imaginary spot of Yancy Academy.

b) Draw a line for the route Percy & Grover would have taken on the Highway (an American word for main road) to get to New York City.

c) Draw the spot that you think the fruit stall would be.

3) Summarise Chapter 22 - this should be written in sentences. Remember - a good summary is to the point. Try not to retell the entire story!

4) When Percy heard Grover talking about him to his teacher, he felt betrayed by Grover.

a) Have you ever felt betrayed by a friend?

b) How did you react when this happened?

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