POST-READING ACTIVITIES
1. Answer the following questions.
1.
Why was James sent to live with his Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker?
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2.
What happened to the bag the little old man gave to James?
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3.
What was James’s life like before he went to live with Aunt Sponge and Aunt
Spiker?
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4. What was so unusual about the insects James found
inside the peach?
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5.
What was James’s plan to save the peach from the sharks?
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6.
What happened to the giant peach at the end of the story?
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2. Unscramble the words. Use the words for help.
PEACH
RHINOCEROS CENTIPEDE FIREFLY
CRYSTALS GRASSHOPPER
LADYBIRD
SILKWORM SHARKS RAINBOW
WITCHES CLOUD
1.
APCEH________________
2.NERHISOCR_____________
3.
DIPENECE____________
4.
FRLYIF_________________
5.
TYCRSALS_____________
6.
PAREPSOSGH__________
7.
BDYLADIR_____________
8.
MLRSKIWO______________
9.
SKHARS_______________
10.
BAINROW_____________
11.
CHSETWI___________
12.
DUOCL________________
3.Read each of
the statements below. Write the letter in front of the character’s name on the line to show which character in the Story that the statement is describing. Some of the
characters will be used more than
once.
James
Centipede Firemen
Miss
Spider Little Old Man Firefly
Grasshopper
Cloud-Men Ladybird
1.
_________ He described himself as a musician because of his ability to play
music in the ‘violin style.’
2.
_________ He gave James a bag full of tiny green crystals.
3.
__________ She had nice black spots on her scarlet shell.
4.
_________ She was responsible for providing light inside the giant peach.
5. ________ They painted a rainbow in the
story.
6. ___________She wove a bed for James.
7.
___________ He was orphaned when his parents were eaten by a giant
rhinoceros.
8.
___________He was saved by James when he fell to he sea.
9.
___________They helped James to go out of the giant peach.
4. Order the following pictures:
5. Draw your favorite scene and describe
it.
6. Read each of
the following. Circle the letter in front of the correct answer.
1.James
lived peacefully with his parents in a house by ______ until he was about four
years old.
a.some
mountains b. his aunts c.
the Empire State Building d. the sea
2.
His parents were eaten by an angry __________which had escaped from the London
Zoo.
a.elephant
b. rhinoceros c.
Grasshopper d. tiger
3.
Where did the giant peach land in New York City?
a.the
Statue of Liberty b. the Empire State Building c.
Central Park d. the Public Library
4.
The little man told James to drink the mixture made with the green crystals and
he would never be ____________________ again.
a.fabulous
b.tremendous c.
miserable d. marvelous
5.
When they arrived to New Yorfk, what did they do with the giant peach?
a.
They ate it b. They gave it to the mayor c.
They sold it d. They broke it
6.
The giant peach rolled and rolled until arrived to the _____________.
a.
Farm b. Sea c.Heaven d. City
7. Find
the words.
1.BROOMS
2.GARDEN
3.JAMES
4.POLICE
5.ROPE
6.SPONGE
7.TICKETS
8.VIOLIN
8. In groups of
four dramatize a scene of the story.