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Kensukes Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo

Chapter Five I, Kensuke

A. COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
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What was the man like? Describe him.

Physical apperance(describe 5 things): _He was diminutive, no taller than Michael; an old man who was thin. His
copper brown skin lay in folds about him. He had little hair on his head and chin that was long, wispy and white.

Clothing He word tattered breeches, with a large knife in his belt. ________________________

Action (How did he move or talk?) _He was very agitated or excited, his chin trembling and he was angry. _____

What word on this page has the same meaning as short? diminutive_______________

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What made Michael not run away from the man? __He noticed Stella greeted him like a friend____

What did the man ask him? __If he was an American or British_________________

Although he was old, what could the old man do? _______run and move fast_____________________________

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What did the man try to explain? ____That the fire was no good__________

How did Kensuke explain what he wanted Michael to do? He drew a map in the sand.

What did he want Michael to do? ___To stay in his end of the island and the old man would stay in his end______

What does the word aggressive on the 3rd paragraph mean? _likely to fight__________

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What was odd about Kensukes writing according to Michael? He wrote in symbols and backwards___________

What did he see Kensuke doing as he walked away? __Kneeling in front of the fire, scooping sand on to it._______

Why did Michael feel that Stella was behaving very oddly? _She wouldnt come to Michael when he called her.___

What is the meaning of oddly in this paragraph? strangely

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What did he do for the rest of the day? ___He stayed in his cave. ____________________________
 Why? ________He felt safe there.________________________________________________________________

What were the different emotions (feelings) that Michael had? Frightened, angry and bewildered
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Why was Michael so puzzled about what had happened? Hed been left food and water, and then this man
had made it clear he had to stay in his bit of the island

What was the thing he decided on? ___He would build his fire again.________________________

What did he wonder about the old man? ____If the old man was mad

So he was washed up on an island with a madman, what else? ___There was also a bunch of howling monkeys and
millions of mosquitoes that would eat him alive________________________

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What did he decide to do as he remembered what was in his pocket? ______a piece of glass_______________

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What did he think about fishing? _____He would be good at it.___________

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Who was allowed to cross the line? _______Stella_______________

What fruit did he find for himself? __rambutan______________________

What was the problem though? ____He could never find enough of them and Stella didnt like
them___________________

What was the problem with the coconuts he found? __The coconut milk and flesh were foul________

How did he try to fish? ____He used a crude spear from a long stick

Why didnt he catch any? ____The fist were too small and too fast._______________
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Why did he often think about going into the old mans part of the island? He wanted to look for water.__

What 3 things prevented him? __The old mans laws, the howling of the monkeys and the orangutans__

What 3 places did he keep to? _his beach, his cave and the forest track up to his hilltop__________

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 Who would be with the old man on the beach? __the orangutans_____

What did he do with the fruit he didnt like very much? __He ate them anyway._________

Why couldnt he bring himself to save the red bananas? ___They were too delicious
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What was the biggest problem at night? __The mosquitoes________

What does suppurated mean on this page? ____pus or yellow liquid from a wound_____

What was the only thing he could do to relieve the itchiness and pain of these sores? __He_dunked himself in the
sea. __________________________

Why didnt he stay in the new cave he found? ___It was smelly and there were bats.________

How would he spend most of his day?_looking out to sea and hoping and praying for the sight of a ship._____

What was Michael hoping for? ____ship________________________________________________

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What did he have severe problems with? ____sunburn__________________________

What did he learn a little too late? ___that he should keep his clothes on._

What helped soothe his sunburn? __seawater_________

What was Stellas best moment of the day? ___When Michael would go swimming______________

How did Michael describe that moment of the day? ___It was the highlight of their day,_____________

What was the only thing that would stop them playing? _When darkness came________

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What did he find outside his cave 1 day? _a mat with a folded sheet_____________________________________

What did he realize that the old man knew? ______His discomfort and miseries
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What did he do with the mat gift? _He unrolled it and wound himself in the sheet.

How would it help in his fight against the mosquitoes? _It would cover him up to his chin and they wouldnt be able
to bite him. ________________________________

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What did he do on the boundary line? __He shouted Thank you and wrote it in the sand as well.______

What did he want to hear so much? ___another human voice_____________

What did he finally see as he looked up while on the hilltop? A profile of a bulky tanker

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