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Year 2 Reading Challenge Autumn 1 2023

Miss Redhead

We expect ALL of you to complete the challenge please. It can either be completed on here or your can do it on paper and give it to your teacher.

Remember the challenge winners get a prize,

Good luck!

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Choose a challenge…

Our novel this half term is The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch. Read this page and answer the questions below:

Bronze – What happened next?

Silver – Find the adjectives on the page. Can you think of better ones? E.g. ‘beautiful’ instead of ‘nice’? Rewrite the text with your new adventurous adjectives.

Gold – Look at the boat far in the distance…

Do you think it is Mr Grinling?

Who do you think is in it?

Where do you think they are going?

Why?

Platinum – You will have to do lots of research to answer these questions:

What does a lighthouse do?

Who invented the lighthouse?

Where was the first lighthouse built?

How tall is a lighthouse?

81 responses to “Year 2 Reading Challenge Autumn 1 2023”

  1. Shreya S.

    bronze
    The next day Mrs Girnling put his lunch in her basket as usually but it didn’t arrive because three
    scavenge nasty seagulls ate his lunch. Mr Girnling was furious at the seagulls.
    GOLD
    No it is the fisherman and he is getting fish for the people.
    PLATMUS
    A LIGHTHOUSE KEPPER POLISHIS his bright light so ships can see his light.
    The first lighthouse to be built is Pharos of Alexandria.

  2. James M.

    Gold
    No, it was not Mr Grinling.
    It could be the caption driving the boat .
    He is going to transport medicine from one place to another.

  3. Ayaad H.

    Ayaad has completed his challenge on paper was send to class on monday.
    Thank u.

  4. Ayaad H.

    Bronze
    One day something terrible happen that the food didn’t arrived because it was spotted by 3 seagull and they ate it.

    Silver
    Special – specific
    Little- tiny, small
    Clipped – attach

    Gold
    No, it was not Mr Grinling.
    It could be the caption driving the boat .
    He is going to transport medicine from one place to another.

    Platinum
    1.Lighthouse guide or help to sailor , caption to go on there destination safely.
    2.Palamedes of nafplio invented the first lighthouse .
    3. First lighthouse was build in Egypt.
    4. The Pharos of Alexandria was 450 feet high.

  5. Bavison A.

    BRONZE
    The seagulls ate all of the food.
    SILVER
    Special-Unique or exceptional
    White – Gray or Ash colour
    Little – Small or Tiny
    Gold.
    Yes, it is Mr Grinling.
    or it a fisherman .
    They went for fishing because I can see fishing rod is on the boat.
    Platinum
    1. light house shine the light there for fisherman can reach sea land safely.

    2. The person who invented the lighthouse Is Palamedes of Nafplio.

    3. The first one built was Egypt’s Pharos of Alexandria.

    4. The height range is from 10 m (33ft) to 63m (208ft).

  6. Iyla H.

    Sliver

    She had packed a lovely lunch in a special basket while the sun was shining beautifully and clipped on the wire in her medium cottage she was living in. Far away was a red and white lighthouse and the basket got caught by some pesky seagulls.

    Gold
    No because its a fisherman. He has a fishering rod and it does not look like Mr Grinling. They look kike they going to the middle of the ocean to catch more fishes. So they are trying to get more fishes to take back to get a trophy for the most fishes caught.

  7. Hedy A.

    Bronze
    I think the seagull’s will eat all the food by ripping off the red top.
    Sliver
    The adjective is Special and a better word for it is remarkable.

    1. Haaniya I.

      Bronze:
      The seagulls ate all of the lunch from the basket.

      Platinum:
      A lighthouse makes light to warn boats and guide them.

      It was invented by Ptolemy I and his son Ptolemy II around 280 B.C.

      The first lighthouse was “The Pharos of Alexandria” and it was built in Egypt.

      The Pharos of Alexandria stood around 450 feet high.

  8. Aras M.

    1) The seagulls eat all lunch.2) special -extra special. Little -small . White -natural.

  9. Rumaysa K.

    Bronze-
    3 pesky seagulls came and ate all the food.

    Silver- special, little, white.
    Once she had prepared the lunch she packed it into a beautiful basket and clipped it onto a wire that ran from the tiny red cottage to the lighthouse on the rocks.

  10. Oliwia B.

    Bronze

    She hooked the basket onto the wire and let it go.

    Silver

    Special and LIttle

    Once she had prepared the lunch she packed it into a lovely basket and clipped it onto a wire that ran from the bright pretty cottage to the lighthouse on the rocks.

    Gold

    This is not Mr Grinling he only has a small wooden boat.

    This is a steamboat with a captain and crew.

    The boat is going to a different country to deliver things.

  11. Rabia S.

    Bronze
    The three seagulls ate it.
    Silver
    Little , white
    Gold
    No,it is not Mr Grinling in the boat. It is the fisherman.
    They are going fishing because they have a fishing rod.

  12. Isabelle T.

    PLATINUM:
    A lighthouse is a light 💡 in the night 🌚.
    Lighthouses have been built to aid maritime trade and ensure navigational 🧭 safety.
    The lighthouses are like a map 🗺️ in the dark for maritime pilots and can prevent sailors from becoming ship wrecked on the rocky coast.

    The lighthouse was invented by Palamades of Nafplio, and it was constructed by Ptolemy l and his son Ptolemy ll between 300 and 280 B.C.

    The first lighthouse was built in Alexandria, Egypt.

    Most lighthouse range is heigh from 10m (33 ft) to 63m (208ft).

  13. Ziad H.

    Gold

    1) I think it is Mr Grinling.
    2) I think he’s going to the lighthouse.
    3) So that he can polish and clean the light from the lighthouse.

  14. Amaal H.

    Bronze
    Next the nasty seagulls took it

  15. Abdulkafi E.

    A lighthouse is for guiding ships at night because it is dark at night.
    In 1759 an English engineer named John Smeaton designed a new type of lighthouse.
    It was built in Boston, Massachusetts
    Lighthouses are usually between 10 and 60 metres tall.
    PLATINUM.

  16. Aahil M.

    Bronze – Seagull ate the food

    Silver – Once she had prepared the lunch she packed it into
    a wonderful basket and clipped it onto a wire that ran from
    the small white cottage to the lighthouse on the rocks.

    Gold – Look at the boat far in the distance…
    Do you think it is Mr Grinling? No
    Who do you think is in it? Fishermen
    Where do you think they are going? Fishing
    Why? To eat

  17. Maryam K.

    Bronze
    The seagulls ate Mr Grinling’s food
    Silver
    Beautiful – Lovely
    Gold
    No its not Mr Grinling its a fisherman in the boat
    Platinum
    A light house leads the boats
    First light house was built in Egypt
    Light house ranges from 10m to 100m

  18. Kuwar S.

    BRONZE
    The seagulls ate all of the food.
    SILVER
    Special , white , little
    unique instead of special
    Tiny instead of little.
    Grey instead of white.
    Gold.
    Yes, it is Mr Grinling.
    Mr Grinling.
    In the Sea.
    They want to catch a Lot of Fishes.
    Platinum
    1. The boats can see properly at night.
    2. Palamedes of Nafplio
    3. 285 BC at Alexandria Egypt.
    4. Light houses are usually between 10 m and 63m tall.

  19. Hosanna N.

    English
    Gold:I do not think it is Mr Grinling.
    He looks like a fisherman.
    They are going fishing because they are holding a fishing rod.

    Platinum :
    Lighthouse guides the fairies which way to go and show them hazards so that they can reach to their destination safely.

    The person who invented the lighthouse Is Palamedes of Nafplio.

    The first one built was Egypt’s Pharos of Alexandria.

    The height range is from 10 m (33ft) to 63m (208ft).

  20. Hosanna N.

    English
    Bronze : What happened next is that Mr Grinling’s lunch did not arrive because three greedy seagulls ate his lovely lunch.

    Silver :special _exceptional
    Little – mini

    Once she had prepared the lunch she packed it into an exceptional basket and clipped it onto a wire that ran from the mini white cottage to the lighthouse on the rocks.

  21. Martyna Z.

    Next the pescky skavanging seagulls will eat the lunch the ajictivs are white I think it is pirets

  22. Kaiden M.

    Bronze: Seagulls come and eat the food.
    Silver: – special -> amazing
    – little -> tiny
    Gold: It could be Mr Grinling or people on the boat, going to the beach to celebrate someone’s birthday.
    Platinum: – They help boats see when it is dark or foggy.
    – The Pharos of Alexandria.
    – Egypt.
    – They are normally between 10 metres and 65 metres.

  23. Dyari-Larson F.

    Bronze
    The seagulls might eat the lunch for the man in the lighthouse
    Sliver
    Special is a adjective an better word for special is remarkable

    1. Mrs Browning

      Great work, Dyari!

  24. Sukhmanpreet K.

    Bronze
    The seagulls ate the lunch 🥗.
    Silver
    Little and white special
    Cute Amazing beautiful
    Gold
    Yes
    Mr Grinling
    To light house .
    Because that is his job
    Plaitnum
    Keeps ships safe
    Alexandria Egypt.
    10m to 63m

  25. Jeremiah K.

    Bronze
    The birds collect the food on the otherwise
    Sliver
    – Amazing
    – Good
    – Stunning
    Gold
    The man collecting fishes on the boat the other side towards the lighthouse.

    What does a lighthouse do?
    They serve to warn mariners of dangerous shallows and perilous rocky coast, and helps guide vessels safely into and out of the habors.

    Who invented the lighthouse?
    Palamedes of Nafplio

    Where was the first lighthouse built?
    Pharos of Alexandria, Egypt

    How tall is a lighthouse?
    10m (33ft) to 63 m (208 ft)

  26. Zayan J.

    Platinum
    1. Iighthouse serve to warn mariners of dangerous shallows and perilous rocky coasts,and they help guide vessels safely into and out of harbors.

    2. Palamedes of Nafplio invented the 1st lighthouse .

    3. Alexandria Egypt .

    4. 10 m (33 ft) to 63 m )208 ft .

  27. Ebrar Y.

    Bronze
    3 hungry seagulls eat the food
    Silver
    White, little, big
    Gold
    -No it’s a another man
    -he is fishing man
    -he is going to his house
    -because he is hungry
    Platinum
    -Lighthouse help the ships to find their way
    -Smeaton invented first Lighthouse
    -sigeon
    -30 m 20 m long

    1. Mrs Browning

      Hello, Ebrar. great work!
      **Silver**
      Can you think of some more adventurous adjectives to improve white, little and big?

  28. Mueez K.

    Bronze
    The Pesky seagull ate Mr Grinling’s lunch
    Silver
    Stunning – Nice
    Special – Unique
    Little – Small
    Distance – Separated
    Gold
    It is fisherman in the boat not Mr Grinling, the fisherman is out fishing
    Platinum
    The light house guides the boats and were first built many thousands of years ago
    the first light house was built in Egypt pharo times
    Light houses are between 10 meters to around 100 meters

  29. Andrew T.

    Bronze:
    • Mr Grinling got angry because the seagulls ate his food.

    Silver:
    • special -> brilliant
    • white
    • little -> tiny

    Gold:
    • no
    • a person fishing in a boat
    • going out to sea to fish
    • to get food to eat

    Platinum:
    • a lighthouse shines out light so boats can see where they are going
    • Ptolemy I and his son Ptolemy II
    • Egypt
    • 10m to 63m tall

    1. Mrs Browning

      Great work, Andrew.👍🏻

  30. Nycolas C.

    Silver:the adjective is little and we can put small instead
    Gold:It is Mr Grinling

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