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'Detention' Chapters 1-16

'Detention' Chapters 1-16

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8th Grade

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'Detention' Chapters 1-16

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Poll

Are you up to date with the book?

...What book?

I am falling behind on the chapters. 

I have missed a few chapters here and there, but I'm mostly up to date.

I have read all the chapters up to the end of chapter 16.

I have read ahead... please hurry up and upload more chapters!

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Multiple Choice

Who is helping Sima and the other asylum seekers escape?

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Protestors

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The guard, Karl, who would give Sima extra ice cream 

3

Students at the school

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They didn't have help

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Multiple Choice

What alerts the guards to the escape plan?

1

A watch dog

2

Sima sneezing 

3

A baby crying 

4

A protestor informed them of the plan

5

Open Ended

In the chapter 'Left for dead', Dan rescues Rosco the dog. What does this show about his character?

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Multiple Choice

What was Sima's family's plan after they escaped?

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They wanted to go back Afghanistan

2

They were planning on going to Leeton

3

Go to Maccas

4

They were planning on going to Queensland

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Multiple Choice

Why does Miss Aston call the class 'Reading Superstars'?

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Because they are the best readers in the school

2

Because it sounds cool

3

To make the students feel confident in their reading

4

Because she is a superhero in disguise

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following foods are NOT mentioned in Chapters 1-16

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Spam

2

Snickers bar

3

Fairy floss

4

Falooda

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Multiple Choice

What group of adjectives best describes Sima?

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Courageous

Quick-thinking 

Determined

2

Sneezy

Clumsy

Reckless

3

Selfish

Dishonest 

Conniving

4

Naive

Feeble

Impressionable

10

Poll

Who is your favourite secondary character?

Miss Aston

Rubi

Thomas

Josh

Summer

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Open Ended

Why is The Australian Border Force trying to catch Sima?

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Multiple Choice

What is Dan most worried about during the lockdown?

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Going to the toilet

2

What he's having for dinner

3

A crazed gunman on the loose

4

Getting Rosco water

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Multiple Select

Dan raises the argument that Australia needs more infrastructure to welcome more refugees. What kinds of infrastructure do they discuss? Check all the right answers:

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Wifi

2

Houses

3

Bathrooms/waste facilities

4

Power

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Roads

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Open Ended

Reflect on your own values and the book so far: do you think we should be welcoming more refugees and asylum seekers to Australia? Why or why not? Explain in full sentences!

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