QUESTIONS FOR MR FOX PROJECT.

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS FOR MR FOX PROJECT.

After  lreading to chapters one two and three of Fantastic Mr Fox, read and answer these questions in complete sentences.

1. Name the three farmers that were after Mr Fox.

The three farmers were called

2. What did the farmers grow/keep/make ?

3. Who was in Mr. Fox’s family ?

4. What could the fox family have for their dinner if Mr Fox went to

Bunce’s farm ?

5. Before Bean’s fabulous idea what would each farmer do each night

to try and catch Mr. Fox ?

6. Why was the wind direction important to Mr. Fox ?

7. What was Bean’s fabulous idea ?

8. Why did Mr Fox cautiously come out of his hole ?

Remember complete sentences for your answers.

9. What happened when Mr Fox poked his head out of his hole ?

10. What did Mr. Fox lose that night ?

11. What do you think is going to happen next in the story ?

12. Using what Roald Dahl has said about Bunce can you draw a

picture of him.

Bunce was a duck and goose farmer. He was a kind of pot bellied dwarf. He was so short his chin would have been under water in the shallow end of any swimming pool in the world. His food was doughnuts and goose livers. He mashed the livers into a disgust- ing paste and then stuffed the paste into the dough- nuts. This diet gave him a tummy-ache and a beastly temper.

After reading to chapters four to nine of Fantastic Mr Fox, read and answer these questions in complete sentences.

1. Who is the main character in the story?

The main character of this story is

2. Why was Mrs Fox scared at the beginning ?

3. What came through the ceiling of the fox hole ?

4. Why was Bean deaf ?

5. What were the mechanical shovels attached to?

6. How long did the farmers dig with the tractors?

7. Once the farmers realized they could not find the bottom of the

foxes’ hole what did they decide to do ?

Remember complete sentences for your answers.

9. What happened when the farmers thought Mr Fox Might tunnel

through the other side of the hill ?

10. What did Mr Fox’s plan involve ?

11. What do you think is going to happen next in the story ?

12. Using the text that Roald Dahl wrote can you draw what the hill

looked like after all the digging.

The hole the machines had dug was like the crater of a volcano. It was such an extraordinary sight that crowds of people came rushing out from the sur- rounding villages to have a look. They stood on the edge of the crater and stared down at Boggis, Bunce and Bean.

After reading to chapters ten to fourteen of Fantastic Mr Fox, read and answer these questions in complete sentences.

1. How long did the foxes tunnel for ?

The Foxes tunnelled for

2. What was above Mr. Foxes head that meant they couldn’t tunnel any

further ?

3. How did Mr Fox feel when he realised he had done it ?

4. Where did Mr. Fox’s tunnel go ?

5. Why did Mr Fox carefully put the floorboards back in place in the hen

house ?

6. Who did Mr. Fox and his three sons find as they were digging?

7. Why were all the diggers staving to death?

Remember complete sentences for your answers.

8 Who did Mr Fox invite to share his feast ?

9. What was a painful subject that Badger and Mr Fox didn’t discuss ?

10. Why did the animals not take all the food when they were in Bunce’s

storehouse?

11. How did Badger feel about taking the food ?

12. Devise a menu for the Fox family feast, include everything they

have stolen.

After reading to chapters fourteen to eighteen Fantastic Mr Fox, read and answer these questions in complete sentences.

1. Who did Mr. Fox run into in Bean's cellar?

Mr Fox ran into

2. “It’s the wall of an underground room. And if I am not mistaken, it is

exactly what I’m looking for. ” Who said these words?

3. Why did Rat run off ?

4. What did Bean keep in his cellar?

5. Why was cider so good for Badgers ?

6. Badger describes the cider like meted gold, what do you think he

meant ?

7. Why did Mr Fx, Badger and Rat have to hide in the Cider store ?

Remember complete sentences for your answers.

8 Why did Rat call Mr Fox and Badger, Robbers and Bandits ?

9. What sorts of animals were at the feast ?

10. “You must remember that no one had eaten a thing for several

days. They were ravenous. “ What does the word ravenous mean?

11. Why were all the diggers frightening to go outside ?

12. How does the story end ? Is this a good ending ? Why do you

think that ?