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George's Marvellous Medicine Comprehension
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George's Marvellous Medicine Comprehension
📚 Part 1: Understanding the Story
1. Why did George decide to make a special medicine for Grandma?
Because she was very kind to him
Because she was mean and horrible to him
Because his parents asked him to
Because Grandma asked for medicine
2. What was the first ingredient George put into his medicine?
Shampoo from the bathroom
Paint from the shed
Grandma's old medicine
Engine oil
3. What happened to Grandma after she drank George's medicine?
She became very small
She grew enormous and tall
She turned green
Nothing happened
🔍 Part 2: Thinking Deeper
4. How do you think George felt when he saw what happened to Grandma? Explain your answer.
5. Do you think George's parents were right to be angry with him? Give reasons for your answer.
6. What does this story teach us about being mean to others?
📝 Part 3: Vocabulary and Synonyms
7. Find a word in the story that means the same as "horrible". Write it here:
8. Match these words from the story with their synonyms:
1. Marvellous
2. Enormous
3. Wicked
4. Splendid
A. Wonderful
B. Evil
C. Fantastic
D. Huge
9. Choose the best synonym for "concoction" as used in the story:
Recipe
Mixture
Drink
Potion
✍️ Part 4: Character Analysis
10. Describe Grandma's personality using three adjectives from the story:
Grandma was _____________, _____________ and _____________.
11. How did George's relationship with Grandma affect his decision to make the medicine? Write a paragraph explaining your thoughts.
12. If you were George's friend, what advice would you have given him before he made the medicine?
🎨 Part 5: Creative Response
13. Draw what you think George's medicine looked like in the saucepan:
14. Write your own recipe for a "marvellous medicine" that would make someone kinder. List at least 5 ingredients:
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