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Chapter 1(29 April 2019)
Answer all questions by referring to Captain Nobody Novel by
Dean Pitchford.
1. What is Newt’s full name?
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2. Which of the following character was easily distracted?
A) Dad B) Mom C) Chris D) Newt
3. What was Newt trying to show to his parents?
An article about ___________________________________
4. How did Newt wake Chris up when his brother overslept?
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5. Why was Newt feeling unhappy over breakfast?
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6. How did Newt help his family every morning?
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7. One word to describe Newton Newman is
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8. Mom is a forgetful person as she always misplaced her
belongings (True/False)
9. Dad had to wake Chris up every time he overslept
(True/False)
10. Dad and Mom are working parents (true/False)
Chapter 3&4 (30 April 2019)
1. Which characters does Newt consider for his Halloween
costume during social studies?
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2. Where did Newt’s mother put the plastic forks?
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3. Who is Reggie Ratner?
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4. From where does Newt watch the second half game?
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5. Identify the name of characters who said the following
lines
a. It’s Chris Newman’s last football game
(______________________________)
b. I was afraid I was losing my mind
(_______________________________)
c. The more the merrier
(_______________________________)
d. You watch (______________________)
e. Chris, watch out! (_______________________)
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Complete the word puzzle by referring to the clues below. The Chapter 5 &6: Read the extracts and answer the following
shaded box will form a word based on the novel. Write out the word question.
in the space below (Refer to Chapter 3)
“Why?” I asked. “What did Reggie do?”
1 N R
2 O “Everybody’s saying he’s the one who head-butted your
3 C B brother after the touchdown, “said Cecil. “Knocked him
4 C out colder than an ice cube”
5 H
6 D “Apparently the two of them had some sort of rivalry
7 N going?”JJ asked.
8 D
9 D “And this morning, at like three a.m., a bunch of players
from your brother’s school went to this Ratner guy’s
The word is: house,” Cecil said excitedly. “They spray painted his car
and slashed his tyres”
1. A person who lives near another
2. Tommy _________, a superhero who can fold his body into “that’s terrible!” I yelped. I strained to remember what I
the packet size of a postage stamp. has seen the night before.
3. America’s most famous pioneer
4. A small number of people or things 1. a) According to people, who knocked out Chris and when?
5. A man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his _________________________________________________
brave deeds and noble qualities _________________________________________________
6. A sketch, plan, or design, especially one made with pen, _________________________________________________
pencil, or crayon.
7. Ruler of the sea based on Greek mythology b) What did some players from Fillmore High School do to
8. A type of clothing that people wear. Reggie Ratner’s car?
9. Not wearing any clothes _________________________________________________
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2. Can Newt remember who rammed into Chris’s helmet? Give

reason to support your answer.
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Short Story: Tanjong Rhu (Mingfong Ho) c) Things Mr Li did with Ah-May and Ah-Lian
In the short story, Mr Li and his mother did a few things in
Tanjong Rhu.Read page 23,28, and 30 and complete the
table below
a) Things Mr Li and his mother did together

b) In the story, Mr Li could not remember his childhood

days clearly. Write down eight questions he wanted to ask
his mother
1

. 3
b) Things Mr Li and his mother did together
4

8
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Setting Theme and Message

Describe an important event that happened in each of these 1. Give an example from the short story that supports
places mentioned in the story each of these messages
a. We must not forget our roots
a) Mr Li’s office _______________________________________
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b) The altar _______________________________________
room in Mr _______________________________________
Li’ house
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c) The hospital b. Family is more important than wealth and

2) Describe the social environment where Ying has grown
up?
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success
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