'Find Me' Comprehension Answers.
Read the words in context in order to figure out what they mean. NO DICTIONARY!
1. Scouring means to remove dirt from something.
2. Encrusted means covered with thick layers of dirt.
3. Inscribed means carved onto a surface of an object.
4. Chafed means deafened or annoyed by a sound.
5. Poverty means that someone is in need of help or need.
6. Exuberant means a person is very energetic and lively.
7. Delirious means that someone is extremely happy or excited to do something.
8. Ambling means relaxed in this story.
9. Undiscovered means that something is not found or revealed.
10. Elaborate means something that contains details and has been specified.
11. Nimbly means to move quickly.
12. Traversing means to move or travel from one place to another.
13. Undoubtedly means that something is definitely or certainly true.
14. Decaying means something is rotting or eroding slowly.
15. Engulfing means to surround someone or something completely.
Vocabulary Questions:
1. The ‘un’ prefix is used on two words – what effect does this have on the word?
The effect this has on the word is that it tells the opposite meaning of the actual word.
2. Can you think of another word for exuberant?
Yes. It could be energetic.
Retrieval of information questions:
1. What are the two words inscribed on the key?
“Find Me”.
2. How old is the boy in the story?
Nine years old.
3. What colour eyes does the girl in the portrait have?
The girl in the portrait has blue eyes.
4. How did boy’s father die?
The boy’s father died in The Great War.
Inference questions:
1. How do you know that the owner of the manor smoked a pipe?
I know that the owner of the manor smoked a pipe because in the text it says that the sinewy fingers of stale pipe tobacco smoke crawled up into his
nostrils.
2. Why was his mother given the job at the manor?
His mother given the job at the manor because her husband had died in The Great War. She was a hardworking and a trustworthy woman.
Put the events of the story in order from 1 -5.
The boy is tapped on the shoulder - 2.
The boy finds a key - 1.
His mother finds him trapped in a painting - 5.
He finds a portrait of a lonely looking girl - 3.
The boy puts the key in the lock - 4.
By Yukta Sree Saravana Kumar, 6A.
