📚 Read the Passage

There are six tents at the camp. Stanley’s tent is called D Tent. He meets his counsellor, Mr Pendanski, who says he wants to help him.

Stanley meets the other boys who sleep in D Tent. They are sweaty and dirty. Stanley is shown which bed he must sleep in. The boy who slept there before was called Barf Bag. He is now staying in the hospital.

All the boys have nicknames. They are Armpit, Squid, X-Ray, Magnet and Zigzag. However, Mr Pendanski uses their real names: Theodore, Alan, Rex, José and Ricky.

Mr Pendanski says that Zero is called Zero because he thinks there is “nothing inside his head”. The boys call Mr Pendanski “mom”, like mum.

Stanley asks Theodore where he can get some water. Theodore becomes angry because Stanley does not call him Armpit. He pushes Stanley onto the ground.

Instructions: Answer the questions. Use information from the passage. Write in full sentences when asked.

✏️ Comprehension Questions

_____ Stanley asks where he can get some water.

_____ Stanley meets the boys in D Tent.

_____ Theodore pushes Stanley onto the ground.

✅ Teacher Answer Key

1. Stanley’s tent is called D Tent.

2. Mr Pendanski is Stanley’s counsellor.

3. Barf Bag is in the hospital.

4. Names used instead of real names.

5. 2, 1, 3.

6. Armpit—Theodore; Squid—Alan; X-Ray—Rex; Magnet—José; Zigzag—Ricky.

7. Answers may include scared, shocked, upset or confused. The passage says Theodore pushed Stanley onto the ground.

8. Theodore became angry because Stanley did not call him Armpit.