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What is the meaning of the word 'marvellous'?
What is the meaning of the word 'marvellous'?
- make a long, low sound, to show pain or unhappiness
- wonderful (correct)
- shaking because of fear or the cold
- ugly imaginary creatures from stories
What do books have the power to do, according to the speaker?
What do books have the power to do, according to the speaker?
- make us visit magical lands
- help us imagine almost anything (correct)
- cast a magic spell
- make us dance to the sound of crickets
Who is the speaker of the poem 'There is a Land'?
Who is the speaker of the poem 'There is a Land'?
- An unknown author
- Leland B Jacobs (correct)
- Mrs.
- A character from the story
What happens in the midst of night, according to the poem?
What happens in the midst of night, according to the poem?
What is the opposite of 'bitter'?
What is the opposite of 'bitter'?
What do trolls, giants, witches, and brownies have in common?
What do trolls, giants, witches, and brownies have in common?
What is the meaning of the word 'dwell'?
What is the meaning of the word 'dwell'?
What is 'shivery' a description of?
What is 'shivery' a description of?
What is the main idea of the poem 'There is a Land'?
What is the main idea of the poem 'There is a Land'?
Why are books special, according to the poem?
Why are books special, according to the poem?
What kind of creatures can you see in the poem's illustration?
What kind of creatures can you see in the poem's illustration?
What is the result of reading story books?
What is the result of reading story books?
What is the opposite of 'ordinary'?
What is the opposite of 'ordinary'?
What is the taste of a witch's brew?
What is the taste of a witch's brew?
When do brownies dance, according to the poem?
When do brownies dance, according to the poem?
What is the location of the marvellous land of magic?
What is the location of the marvellous land of magic?
Study Notes
Vocabulary
- Marvellous: wonderful
- Trolls: ugly imaginary creatures from stories
- Dwell: live
- Shivery: shaking because of fear or the cold
- Prowl: move around an area quietly (while hunting)
- Moan: make a long, low sound, to show pain or unhappiness
Opposites
- Bitter x Sweet
- Night x Day
- Marvellous x Ordinary
Poem "There is a Land"
- The poem is about the magical land of magic that can be visited through reading books
- Only those who read books can visit this magical land because books have the power to help us imagine almost anything, even magic
- The speaker of the poem is Leland B. Jacobs
- The poem features four magical creatures: trolls, giants, witches, and brownies
Magical Creatures
- Trolls: ugly imaginary creatures from stories
- Giants: magical creatures mentioned in the poem
- Witches: magical creatures mentioned in the poem
- Brownies: magical creatures that dance in the midst of night to the sound of crickets
Key Facts
- The magical land of magic is located inside books
- Reading books can take us to the magical land of magic
- Brownies dance in the midst of night to the sound of crickets
- A witch's brew tastes bitter and is used to cast a magic spell
Vocabulary
- Marvellous: wonderful
- Trolls: ugly imaginary creatures from stories
- Dwell: live
- Shivery: shaking because of fear or the cold
- Prowl: move around an area quietly (while hunting)
- Moan: make a long, low sound, to show pain or unhappiness
Opposites
- Bitter x Sweet
- Night x Day
- Marvellous x Ordinary
Poem "There is a Land"
- The poem is about the magical land of magic that can be visited through reading books
- Only those who read books can visit this magical land because books have the power to help us imagine almost anything, even magic
- The speaker of the poem is Leland B. Jacobs
- The poem features four magical creatures: trolls, giants, witches, and brownies
Magical Creatures
- Trolls: ugly imaginary creatures from stories
- Giants: magical creatures mentioned in the poem
- Witches: magical creatures mentioned in the poem
- Brownies: magical creatures that dance in the midst of night to the sound of crickets
Key Facts
- The magical land of magic is located inside books
- Reading books can take us to the magical land of magic
- Brownies dance in the midst of night to the sound of crickets
- A witch's brew tastes bitter and is used to cast a magic spell
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Test your understanding of vocabulary words and a poem about a magical land accessible through reading books.
