ITU DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION SCHOOLS
EKREM ELGİNKAN PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL
PREP
SUMMER HOMEWORK
Term
Lesson
ENGLISH
1st
RW
Subject
READER: CATCH US IF YOU
CAN
Name-Surname
Objective (ELP) / A-B-C
Students will be able to improve their
reading, ,writing and comprehension
skills.
20/06/2014
Class: PREP
Number:
WHILE READING THE BOOK “CATCH US IF YOU CAN”, ANSWER THE
QUESTIONS BELOW SHORTLY FOR EACH CHAPTER.
Chapter 1
1. Where do we first meet Rory and Granda?
2. Who is Doctor Nicol?
3. Why did Rory ask Granda to “sit down, Granda and behave yourself.” (page 1)
4. Why did Rory throw the vase of water on Granda?
5. What do you think home help is?
Date
Chapter 2
1. What happened to Rory’s homework jotter?
2. Who is “holy Foley”?
3. Why did Rory’s classmates love Granda?
4. What did Rory tell his teacher about his homework?
5. Why did Rory sneak to the bakers’ every afternoon?
Chapter 3
1. Why did Darren say Rory was turning into “a lassie”?
2. Why doesn’t Rory play football anymore?
3. What is “Rachnadar”?
4. What happened to Rory’s father?
Chapter 4 and 5
1. What did Granda do in the toilet?
2. What happened to Mrs Foley’s coat?
3. Why is Darren’s mom worried about Rory?
4. Who is Val Jessup?
5. Who tells Rory about the incident at his flat?
Chapter 6 and 7
1. What had caused the fire?
2. Who is “Big Man” and what does Rory ask from him?
3. What is “Castle Street”?
4. What was Rory’s first impression of Castle Street?
5. What caused the sudden “wild commotion”?
6. Why couldn’t Rory sleep that night?
Chapter 8 and 9
1. Why did Rory refer to Tess as the monster?
2. Why do you think Tess gets special treatment?
3. How did Granda react when he found out Rory had spent the night at Castle
Street?
4. Why did Rory want to paint the flat?
5. Who did Granda say visited him at the hospital?
Chapter 10, 11 and 12
1. According to Darren, why did Mrs Foley seem extra concerned about Rory?
2. Where had they moved Granda?
3. Why was Granda crying?
4. Why did Rory pick a fight with Tess?
5. What did Rory decide to do?
Chapter 13 and 14
1. How did Darren help with “The Great Escape”?
2. What was Rory’s plan?
3. Where was their first hide out?
4. Why was the caravan so well-stocked?
5. How could Darren warn Rory?
Chapter 15 and 16
1. What did they have for breakfast the first morning in the caravan?
2. Why did Granda whoop like a cowboy?
3. How did Granda react to the travellers?
4. What two talents did Rory learn about his grandfather?
5. Who did Rory hear Granda talking to at night?
Chapter 17 and 18
1. Why did Rory throw his phone away?
2. Why did the police block the entrance to the park?
3. What did Granda ask Rory to do? (pg 81)
4. Who helped them escape the police?
5. How did they recognise Granda and Rory?
6. What did Tyrone and Rory have in common?
Chapter 19 and 20
1. What is Ruby’s nickname for Granda?
2. Where were Tyrone and his family taking them?
3. What did Val Jessup say on TV?
4. Why did Rory have doubts after seeing Darren’s mother on TV?
5. What happened to Tyrone’s sister?
6. Why was Rory embarrassed by all the times he had slammed the door on
travellers when they had come selling their wares?
Chapter 21 and 22
1. Who did Granda dance with?
2. What did Ruby tell Rory about his future?
3. Why did they have to leave Tyrone and his family?
4. Where were Granda and Rory going?
5. How did Granda feel about leaving the travellers? Why do you say so?
Chapter 23 and 24
1. Why didn’t they sit together on the train to Glasgow?
2. Why did they get off the train at Perth?
3. Why did the boy grab Rory?
4. What did Granda do to him?
5. How did Granda react to Rory’s desperation at what to do next?
6. How does Granda know how to hot-wire a car?
7. Why does Granda pick the old Corsa?
8. Why did Granda’s driving terrify Rory?
Chapter 25 and 26
1. What is the significance of the song “My Way”?
2. Whom did they meet at the petrol station?
3. Why was Rab willing to help them?
4. Why was Granda taken up by Rab?
5. Why are people helping them?
6. What was Rory’s big discovery as he listened to the TV reporter?
Chapter 27 and 28
1. What was society’s response to the two of them running away?
2. What was Rab’s advice to Rory?
3. What did Rab’s plan involve?
Chapter 29
1. “Life is not like a movie.” What do you think Rory means by this?
2. Why does Rory keep Liverpool a secret from Granda?
3. How does Granda finally know that they were going to Liverpool?
Chapter 30 to 33
1. Why did Granda not want to meet Rory’s father again?
2. Why do Rory and Granda leave Nicola’s house in a hurry?
3. Why did Granda refuse to leave the cold bus shelter?
4. What were Ruby’s words that kept playing on Rory’s mind?
5. “...a terrible sadness.” What is this sadness about?
6. What is the outcome of the above?
7. “I’d find what I was looking for.” What was it that Rory was looking for?
AFTER READING THE BOOK, PLEASE ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW
DETAILY.
1. Choose a character that you admire from the novel that you have read. With close
reference to the text, give reasons to support your answer.
SAMPLE:
Based on the novel Catch Us If You Can, the character that I admire most is ………………….
There are many reasons why I admire him/her very much.
First of all, I admire………
Apart of that, I admire ………
Last but not least, I admire …………because ………………
In a nutshell, I admire ………… because …………..
2. From the novel that you have read, choose a character and describe the difficulties
he/she faced. With close reference to the text, explain how he/she solved the problem.
3. ‘Love is important in a family’. How is this shown in the novel you have read? Support
your answer with close reference to the text.
4.What is one life lesson that you have learnt in the novel that you have studied? Support
your answer with close reference to the text.
5. Do you enjoy the novel that you have read? Provide reasons for your answer based on
the evidence from the text.
6. The element of fear is portrayed throughout the novel. With close reference to the text,
discuss how this element is shown in the novel.
7. The writer describes the main character as a very determined person. Using the details
from the novel that you have studied, write about some instances that show the character’s
determination.
8. Which event in the novel makes you feel sad? Describe the event in detail and give
reasons why the event makes you feel sad.
9. Do you like the ending of the novel you have studied? Discuss your answer using
evidences from the text.