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Reading Journal

Year 10

(Fiction)

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What was your favourite part of the reading today?

What reaction do you think the author wanted you to

have with what you read today?

List at least 5 nouns from what you read today.

Write them down in alphabetical order.

List 5 nouns from the reading today but in reverse

alphabetical order.

What do you think will happen next to the main

character? Why?

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List at least 3 adjectives and 2 adverbs that you read

today. List them in alphabetical order.

Find 3 adverbs anywhere in the book. Write them

below. For each add an antonym (a word with the

opposite meaning).

Choose an adjective from anywhere in the book. List at

least 3 other ways of describing the same the thing

(synonyms).

Write down one thing the main character did in your

reading today. Why do you think that they acted in

that way?

If you could change one thing about the story so far,

what would it be and why?

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How do you think the main character felt during what

you read today? Why? Would you have reacted

differently? How?

Choose 3 words from your reading today. For each, try

to list 3 synonyms (words that have nearly the same

meaning).

Re-write your favourite sentence from the book so far

by adding different adjectives and/or adverbs.

Using exactly 17 words, describe what happened in

what you read today.

What do you think will happen next in your book? What

clues give you that idea?

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List 5 adjectives to describe the main character.

In no less than 25 words, describe your main character

so that someone who has never read the book would

get a clear picture of what the main character is like.

Describe your emotions when reading today. Include

reasons why.

What is your prediction for what will happen in the

next chapter?

Using exactly 12 words, and including at least 2

adjectives, describe what happened with what you read

today.

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Write down and list in alphabetical order your 7

favourite words from the book so far.

What reaction do you think the author wanted you to

have with what you read today? What words did they

use to help create that reaction?

Write down at least one 3 syllable word, one 4

syllable word and any 5 syllable words from the book

so far.

If you had to recommend the book you are reading

for someone, who do you think would it enjoy it the

most. Why?

List as many other books, TV programs or films that

are similar to what you’ve read in this book so far.

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List your 6 favourite words from anywhere in the book.

For each, try to write down a word that rhymes with it.

What do you expect to happen in the next chapter of

the book? Why?

Write down 5 verbs from anywhere in the book. List

them in reverse alphabetical order.

In exactly 15 words, describe what happened in the

reading today.

Without looking, write down what you think the last

sentence of the book will be.

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Copy down a sentence from the book that gives you a

clue about what might be happening later on in the

book.

Imagine that you had to explain to someone who hasn’t read this book what has happened so far. Explain what happened:

To begin with…

Then…

And now…

What was your favourite sentence from what you read

today? Copy it down exactly as it appears in the book.

Why was it your favourite?

Find 3 adverbs anywhere in the book. Write them

below. For each add an antonym (a word with the

opposite meaning).

In no more than 20 words, sum up what happened in

the book you read today:

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Of all the characters you’re read about so far, rank

them in order, starting with your favourite to least

favourite:

Which character do you dislike? Try to describe them

and your reaction using at least 4 adjectives and 3

verbs.

What do you think might happen to the character

you’ve written about above?

Using exactly 17 words, describe what happened in what

you read today.

Write down the names of all of the characters that

featured in what you read today. Alphabetise them

backwards, from Z-A.

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If you could change one thing that happened in what

you read today, what would you change and why?

Write down 5 words that started sentences, but list

them in alphabetical order.

Write down and list in alphabetical order 7

connectives from anywhere in the book. Try to spell

them without looking back in the book!

What did you learn about the main character today?

Have they changed or developed in any way? If so,

how?

Describe your emotions reading today. Include

reasons why.

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Describe what happened in what you read today using

the bullet points below:

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Write down 5 prepositions from any part of the book so

far. List them in alphabetical order.

List at least 5 nouns from what you read today.

Write them down in alphabetical order.

List 5 nouns from the reading today but in reverse

alphabetical order.

What do you think will happen next to the main

character? What clues in the text suggest this?

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List at least 3 adjectives and 2 adverbs that you read

today. List them in alphabetical order.

Find 3 pronouns from the reading today. Aim to copy

them down without looking at how they’re spelt.

Write down one thing the main character did in your

reading today. Why do you think that they acted in

that way?

Choose an adjective from anywhere in the book. List

at least 3 other ways of describing the same the

thing (synonyms).

If you could change one thing about the story so far,

what would it be and why?

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Imagine that you had to explain to someone who hasn’t read this book what has happened so far. Explain what happened: To begin with…

Then…

And now…

How do you think the main character felt during what

you read today? Why? Would you have reacted

differently? How?

In no less than 25 words, describe what you think the

main character would look like after what you read

today.

What was the purpose of the story in what you read

today? Did it change or develop the story or add

anything new?

Looking back through what you read, write down at

least one 3 syllable word, one 4 syllable word and

any 5 syllable words.

Part of speech Function Example words Example sentence

noun A thing or person. dog, pen, England, man, carrot, Tom

Affan lives with his dog and cat in

London.

verbAn action, a state or

an occurrence.

have, happen, be, bring, read, walk,

dance

Jane must study hard and learn well.

adjectiveThis describes a

noun. beautiful, big, red, fruity, interesting

The little girl loves her old, ragged doll.

pronounThis replaces a

noun. I, you, he, she, we,

they, it, some

She went to the shops with him. They had

fun.

adverb

Describes a verb, an adjective or another

adverb.

slowly, happily, incredibly, truly,

kindly

Alice and Jim sometimes run

quickly together.

preposition

These usually come before nouns to explain the

relationship between two nouns. They typically

express a relationship relating to time and space.

down, from, into, like, near, on, under,

up

My dog is lying down

next to me on the floor.

conjunctionThis joins words,

phrases or clauses.for, and, but, or, yet,

so, nor

I like bears and lions, but I don’t like cats or

dogs.

interjection

A word or short phrase that conveys

emotion.

oh, ouch, hey, well um, huh, ugh, help!

Ouch! That hurt. Oh

no, I tore my jeans too. Oops!

determiner Introduces a noun. that, my, these, his,

a couple, theThe boy supported his

local team.

Parts of speech Also known as:

word class

Word: Word class: Definition:

Use the next few pages to record any words you weren’t sure of the meaning of. Use a dictionary and look up the word class (for example noun, adjective etc) and then copy the definition into the box on the right.

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Word: Word class: Definition:

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