Friday 6 July 2012

First lines quiz

How many of these first lines from famous children's books do you recognise? Post the answer to any that you know. There will be merits for the first person to get each one and a prize for the person who gets the most.

1. I disappeared on the night before my twelfth birthday.

2. There was a hand in the darkness and it held a knife.

3. Gordon Edgley's sudden death came as a shock to everyone- not least himself.

4. 'Yes,' said Tom bluntly, on opening the front door. 'What d'you want?'

5. Maths exams! Ugh!

6. First of all, let me get something straight: this is a JOURNAL, not a diary.

7. Once there were four children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy.

8. When my parents split up they didn't know what to do with me.

9. Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife.

10. When I wake up the other side of the bed is cold.

GOOD LUCK!

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  2. Well done Dylan T! Nine out of ten, a tough score to beat. The magic of Google... I have deleted your answers so that other people can have a go.

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  5. Chamce, well done- six out of ten! Britney, excellent effort- ten out of ten!

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  6. The reason I didn't know four of them is because I didn't read these books before lol

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  7. hi mr biddle i have some of the answers 1.kensukes kingdom 4.goodnight mr tom 5. the world according to tom gates

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  8. by the way that was krystal

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  9. 6.diary of the wimpy kid 9.the wizard of oz from krystal again

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  10. i cant wait to take part in the summer reading challenge from krystal

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