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Year 3 Reading Challenge Summer 2 2023

Hi Year 3.

In Summer 2 we are going to be sharing the stories of Paddington by the author Michael Bond. Please read the extract below from the story ‘A Bear called Paddington.’

extract below from the story ‘A Bear called Paddington.’

Bronze

What does it say on Paddington’s suitcase? (page 3).

List two adverbs that are used on Page 5.

Why was Paddington worried on Page 5?

Silver

Use a dictionary to create a glossary of the following words found in the extract.

Retired

Stowaway

Battered

Emigrate

Glimpse

Gold

Predict what might happen next to Paddington in the story. Give reasons from the text as to why you think this. Draw a picture of the scene.

I look forward to reading your responses!

77 responses to “Year 3 Reading Challenge Summer 2 2023”

  1. Mohammed K.

    1.Wanted on voyage
    2.Proud and appealing
    3.He was nervous something was going to happen bad

  2. Zakariyah T.

    Bronze
    1.It said wanted on voyage
    2 The to adverbs are appealing and proudly
    3 Something might happen to him
    Silver
    Retired = when you leave someone for ever
    Stowaway = Somewhere you travel with nobody sees you
    Battered=suffered reapeted violence from a
    partener or a parent
    Emigrate=settle to another country permanently
    Glimpse =a momentary or a partial view

  3. Sami J.

    Bronze
    What does it say on Paddington’s suitcase?
    WANTED ON VOYAGE

    Adverbs are:
    Simply, appealingly

    Why was Paddington worried?
    “we can’t just leave him here there’s knowing what might happen to him Henry”

    Silver

    Battered:
    injured by repeated blows or punishment

    Emigrate:
    leave one’s own country in order to settle permanently in another country

    Glimpse:
    a momentary or partial view

    Retired:
    If someone is retired, they have stopped working permanently

    Stowaway:
    someone who hides on a ship, airplane, etc., in order to travel without paying or being seen. A stowaway was discovered on the ship.

    Gold

    I predict that the browns will take him home and Paddington will live with them.

  4. Sumayyah A.

    Bronze
    1. It said wanted on voyage .
    2. The adverbs were appealingly and proudly .
    3. Paddington was worried because something could happen to him.

    Silver
    1.Reitired – means when you go some were permanently .
    2.Stowaway – means a sneaky way to travel to places .
    3.Battered – means suffered repeated violence from a partner or a parent.
    4. means staying at a different place permanently.
    5.Glimpse – means a momentary or partial view or see or perceive briefly or partially.

  5. Subodh K.

    Bronze:
    1. It said please look after this bear thank you
    2. glimpse and appealingly
    3. he is not going to his home

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Please answer in full sentences.

  6. Toleen S.

    Bronze:
    1. On the suitcase it says wanted on voyage
    2. Appealingly and proudly
    3. Paddington is worried because he does not have a place to stay in and does not have much food to eat so he will be starving.

    Silver:
    Glossary:
    Retired: having left one’s job and ceased to work.
    Stowaway: someone who hides on a ship, airplane, etc., in order to travel without paying or being seen.
    Battered: injured by repeated blows or punishment.
    Emigrate: leave one’s own country in order to settle permanently in another.
    Glimpse: leave one’s own country in order to settle permanently in another.

    Gold:
    I predict that Mr Brown will take him to a café to eat scrumptious, delicious food and then Mrs Brown asked Mr Brown if they could take Paddington home and give him a bath because there was cream and jam all over him because of the cream and jam cake from the café. Mr Brown didn’t want to but was convinced by Mrs Brown.

  7. Tinuola T.

    BRONZE:
    On Paddington’s suitcase it said WANTED ON VOYAGE.
    Two adverbs on page 5 is proudly and appealingly.
    Paddington was worried because he might be unsafe in Paddington Station and the Browns might not take him home with them.

    SILVER:
    Retired means to cease a job.
    A stowaway is something that stows away sneakily.
    When your battered your injured repeatedly.
    To emigrate you leave a country in order to settle permanently.
    A glimpse is a momentary or partial view.

    GOLD:
    I think the Browns are going to take him home and Paddington is going to cause a lot of chaos and do sone crazy things at home.

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Fantastic Tinuola! Great retrieval skills ⭐️

  8. Aadam R.

    On paddingtons suit it said Wanted on Voyage.
    Tow adjectives on page 5 are proudly and simply.
    Paddingtons maybe worried because he’s running out of food and has nowhere to go.

    Silver

    Retired – Worked really really hard and needs a rest in life.

    Stowaway-A person that hides on a vehicle to get a free ride.

    Battered-Bruised.

    Emigrate-When you move a abroad.

    Glimpse-When you get a little look.

    Gold
    I think Paddington is going to get a home because in the text it says “can’t he stay with for a few days.” and that means he could stay with them for longer so he could get a home.

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Well done Aadam ⭐️ Make sure you are answering in full sentences ☺️

  9. Hadiya M.

    Bronze:
    1) It said WANTED ON VOYAGE.
    2)The two adverbs are appealingly and proudly
    3)Something might happen to him.
    Silver:
    Retired=having left one’s job and ceased to work.
    Stowaway=a person who stows away on a passenger vehicle
    Battered=injured by repeated blows or punishment
    Emigrate= To leave a Country or a region to live somewhere else.
    Glimpse=to take a brief look.
    Gold:
    I predict that Mr and Mrs Brown will take Paddington home however right there Mr Brown will be nervous because Paddington is a STOWAWAY.

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Well done Hadiya ☺️

  10. Hishaam G.

    On Paddington’s sutecace it says wanted voyige . And adverbs are proudly and peadingly . Paddington was worried because bears like marmalade and the jar was almost finished

  11. Eva T.

    Bronze
    On Paddington suitcase it says WANTED ON VOYAGE.
    Two adverbs are proudly and appealingly.
    Paddington was worried because he might be alright.

    Silver
    Retired=No longer occupied with a profession or a job.
    Stowaway= Hiding on board with free transportation.
    Battered=Coated in dirt.
    Emigrate= Leave your home and go to another place.
    Glimpse= Having a passing look.

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Well done Eva ☺️

  12. Kitan O.

    Wanted on voyage
    Proudly and appealingly
    Something will happen to
    Him

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Kitan, remember to write in full sentences ☺️

  13. Kitan O.

    It says please look after this 🐻 bear thanks
    2 proudly and appropriately
    3somthing will happen to him

  14. Simeongeya W.

    BRONZE
    What does it say on Paddington’s suitcase? (page 3).It say wanted on voyage

    List two adverbs that are used on Page 5.
    1 Simply. 2 Appealingly .
    Why was Paddington worried on Page 5?
    He was scared that Mr and Mrs Brown was going to leave him by himself in a big station in Ĺondon.
    Silver

    Use a dictionary to create a glossary of the following words found in the extract.

    Retired
    It means when you get stop working perfectly because of age or illness.
    Stowaway
    A Stowaway is a person who hide in a ship , aeroplane, or other vehicle in order to make a journey secretly or without paying.
    Battered
    Means having suffered repeated violence from anyone m.
    Emigrate
    Leave one’s own country in order to settle permanently in other.

    Glimpse
    Momentary or partial views.
    Gold

    Predict what might happen next to Paddington in the story. Give reasons from the text as to why you think this. Draw a picture of the scene.
    I think Mrs Brown will take Paddington home. Because she will convince Mr brown to take Paddington home.
    I look forward to reading your responses!

  15. Havin A.

    Bronze
    The suitcase said WANTED ON VOYAGE
    The 2 adverbs are proudly and peelingly
    Paddington isn’t worried its mr bown because he was worried because he thought there was a police there writing everything down
    Silver
    Retired means done a certial thing because you too old.
    Stowaway means you didn’t buy to go on holiday and hide in the ship or plane to get there.
    Batters means mistreated
    Emigrate means you leave 1 country pemantly to go to another
    Glimpse means you see something
    Gold will be done Monday!

  16. Abdelraham A.

    Bronze
    It said WANTED ON VOYAGE on the suitcase.

  17. Faris B.

    Bronze
    The suitcase says wanted on voyage.
    The 2 adverbs are proudly and appealingly
    He is worried because something might happen to him.

  18. Shemaiah W.

    What does it say on Paddington’s suitcase? (page 3).
    On Paddington suitcase it says wanted on voyage.

    List two adverbs that are used on Page 5.
    small,proudly

    Why was Paddington worried on Page 5?
    Paddington was worried that they won’t take him home.

    Silver

    Use a dictionary to create a glossary of the following words found in the extract.

    Paddington aunt lucy was going to a home for Retired bears.

    Paddington went on the boat with no tiket like a Stowaway.

    Paddington Battered all his jars of marmalade.

    Paddington Emigrate to l London.

    Mr brown saw a Glimpse of fur.

    Gold

    Predict what might happen next to Paddington in the story. Give reasons from the text as to why you think this. Draw a picture of the scene.

    I look forward to reading your responses!
    I predict they will bring Paddington home.

  19. Siyam A.

    Bronze
    Padingtons suitcase says bon voyage.
    Adverb: proudly and appropriately.
    He was worried because something might go wrong.

  20. Rayan M.

    Bronze
    It says wanted on voyage.
    It says proudly and appealingly.
    Paddington felt worried because he thought that they would leave him and go home.
    Silver
    Retired means when you don’t have to work.
    Stowaway means a person who stows away on a passenger vehicle.
    Battered means injured by repeated blows or punishment.
    Emigrate means leave one’s own country in order to settle permanently in another.
    Glimpse means a momentary or partial view.
    Gold
    I think that Mr and Mrs Brown are going to take Paddington and surprise Judy.

  21. Sidrah S.

    Bronze
    Wanted on voyage
    Glimes simply
    He thought that something bad will happen to him.

  22. It said what wanted was voyage
    The two adverbs are are appealingly and proudly
    Waiting for something to happen

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Safwan, please answer the questions in full sentences

  23. Haroon E.

    Paddington is describing his sootcas like very old sootcas and batterd and very large he carys it everywere becouse he loves it so so mutch

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Spelling used from the text should be spelt correctly. Also, this is not enough for a piece of homework. Similar to your Maths, this wouldn’t have been acceptable amount of work in school.

  24. Jari V.

    Bronze:
    a, Wanted on Voyage.
    b, Whatever and appealingly.
    c, Paddington might of been worried because he did not have a home or much marmalade left,

    Silver:
    Retired means: To have left your job or a quiet place.

    Stowaway means: Someone who sneaks onto a boat, planes, trains, car without permission.

    Battered means: Being extremely worn out from lots of use.

    Emigrate means: To leave your home country and to permanently live in another.

    Glimpse means: To look at something for a short amount of time.

  25. Rexford A.

    Bronze
    Old and battered also WANTED ON Voyage.
    Proudly and appealingly
    He was worried because he doesn’t have family and anything bad could happen.
    Silver
    Retired=when you stop working again.
    Stowaway=when you are not noticed when traveling
    Emigrate=leave ones own country in order to settle permanently in another.
    Battered=injured repeatingly by blows or punishment
    Glimpse=a brief insight or indication
    Gold
    I think Mr brown will agree and take Paddington home which then Paddington will cause lots of trouble I think this because Paddington has never had a real house as he doesn’t know how to use things powered by electricity.

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Well done Rexford ⭐️

  26. Jegor S.

    Bronze
    1. Words wanted on voyage.
    2.it was appealingly , proudly.
    3. Maybe something will happen to him he can get damage him.

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Well done Yegor, but remember to write in full sentences

  27. Vanessa N.

    Lovly stowaway my îs wotreg
    Wat a amenințat baterie ,it gos so smoth
    Oh no a Emigrate
    I will chray for this one grimase you hav grinase

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Vanessa, we will go over this in class. As I am struggling to understand what you have written

  28. Hamida K.

    Bronze:
    1.It said WANTED ON VOYAGE.
    2.The two adverbs are appealingly and proudly
    3.Something might happen to him.
    Silver:
    Retired= When you leave work permanently
    Stowaway=Somewere were you travel and nobody sees you.
    Battered=suffered reapeted violence from a partener or a perent.
    Emigrate=Settle to another country permanitly.
    Glimpse=A momentry or a partial view.

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Remember to write in full sentences

  29. Esa A.

    I have completed my homework in my book

  30. Andreea-Maya M.

    On the suite cases it’s said please look after this bear .thank you
    Two adverbs are proudly and appropriately
    Paddington is worried because he thought something will happen to him

    1. Miss Jephcott

      Good try Maya ⭐️

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