Homework, 7th November, 2016

Read the informal letter and answer the questions that follow. 

This is due tomorrow (Tuesday, 8th November). 

 Samwise Fair

67 Rake Street

Chelsea

SW5 8UG

1^st November, 2016

Dear Nan and Grandad,

How long has it been? Three years? How have you been? Grandad, how have you been after the greenhouse fell down? Have you managed to get a new one yet? Nan, have you got any new knitting projects on the go?

I am writing to you to tell you what I would like for Christmas. I feel a bit bad about this because I haven’t seen you for so long, but mum and dad said you really wanted to get me something. So, what I would like is a memory foam pillow. I need one because I have been having trouble with my neck, and apparently memory foam is good for this. You can buy them on Amazon for around £25.99. If you could get me one of those, that would be great. If you can’t find one, or if it’s a little bit too expensive, then you can get me some Lego. You might be thinking that I’m a bit too old for that, but there are Lego sets for all ages now. I would love anything from the Star Wars range. Some of the stuff is quite expensive, but there are cheaper sets you can get for around £10. Again, you can get these on Amazon, or in most toy shops. They even have specialist Lego shops, which are quite fun to visit if you fancy a day out of the house.

Anyway, I have to go now because I’ve got loads of revision to do for my exams, which are coming up soon. I’m really looking forward to seeing at Christmas.

Lots of love,

Samwise

Questions

1. Who is the letter written to?

2. What happened that may have caused Grandad an injury?

3. What is the purpose of the letter?

4. How do we know this?

5. Why does Samwise need a memory foam pillow?

6. How much does one cost?

7. What does Samwise suggest as a day out for Nan and Grandad?

8. According to the last paragraph, what is coming up soon?

If you’re feeling brave, have a go at the following questions, which are a little more difficult because you have to make inferences from what is written in the text:

9. How do we know that Nan likes knitting?

10. How do we know that Samwise likes Star Wars?

11. How can tell that Samwise is probably older than, say, ten?

12. How can we tell that Nan and Grandad might not get out of the house much?