Reading Tasks
Reading Tasks
Reading Tasks
Task 1 (Vocabulary)
Match up the words with the correct meaning.
1. Where had Hogarth seen the Iron Man the night before?
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2. What had the Iron Man done with all of the farmer’s machinery?
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3. Why couldn’t they call the police or the Army?
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4. What did the farmers put on top of the cliff as bait?
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5. What happened when the farmers checked the trap the next morning?
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6. What did the notice that the farmers put up say?
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Task 3 (Inference)
1. How do you think the farmers felt the next morning when they realised the Iron
Man had not fallen in the trap?
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2. What do you think the Iron Man would have done if Hogarth’s dad had not
escaped?
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3. How do you think the farmers felt when they had to fill in the pit?
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4. Do you think the farmers thought of a good plan? Why do you think this?
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Task 4 (Prediction)
I predict… ________________________________________________________________
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Task 5 (summary)