<p>Name______Date______Course______</p><p>Excerpt from “Boy” by Roald Dahl </p><p>As you read, use the charts below to help you visualize important characters and events from the story. </p><p>Dahl relies on exaggeration to make his autobiography humorous. List three examples of exaggeration from the text.</p><p>______</p><p>Comprehension </p><p>1. Who is Mrs. Pratchett? Why do the boys not like her?</p><p>2. What is the great Mouse Plot? Where do the boys get the mouse?</p><p>3. What does Roald Dahl, the narrator, do so that his friends think he is a hero?</p><p>4. Why do the narrator’s friends start to see him as villain rather than a hero? 5. What is the narrator´s first reaction when Mrs. Pratchett appears on the playground?</p><p>6. Does it seem like Mrs. Pratchett likes children? Why or why not? Give examples from the story. </p><p>7. What tone does Dahl use to describe the prank he played on Mrs. Pratchett? How does the tone of the story change? Why do you think Dahl changes the tone?</p><p>8. Describe Roald Dahl´s use of diction. What kind of words does he use to write his story? Why does he choose these words?</p><p>9. Describe Dahl´s writing style then give an example from the selection that illustrates his writing style. </p><p>Vocabulary: Match the vocabulary word the correct definition</p><p>1. ______angry a. Loathsome 2. ______reckless criminals b. Tramp 3. ______person on foo who does odd jobs c. Desperados 4. ______disgusting d. Malignant 5. ______malignant e. Cross</p><p>Use the vocabulary words listed above to complete the sentences. </p><p>6. The monster´s scary, ______face frightened me. </p><p>7. Cleaning the bathroom is a ______job. </p><p>8. The old ______slept under the bridge. </p><p>9. When students cheat on their homework, the teacher feels______. </p><p>10. The two bank robbers were true______. </p>