The Personality Potion

Kit Kane, Kid Detective

  1. What was Danny’s favourite sweet?

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  1. Name two suggestions that Danny’s mum made to him.

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  1. Why did mum not want Danny to stay in his bedroom? (p. 7)

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  1. What accident happened when Danny dived on his pillow? (p. 8)

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The Empty Seat

1. Why did Danny avoid Duncan Wicks?

2. Why do you think Danny hated being called “Specs”. (p. 10)

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3. Why did Danny lie and say he took school dinners?

4. Describe Laura’s appearance. (p. 12)

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  1. Why did Danny shout at Sparrow?

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  1. What was the name of the school show?

The Potion

1. What was the problem with Uncle Hal’s inventions?

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2. Name two inventions that Danny liked.

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3. In your own words, what was Uncle Hal’s advice about bullies? (p. 23)

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4. What was in the personality potion?

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5. What happened to the potion when it was shaken?

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Do I seem different?

1. Who did Sparrow think would play the part of Bugsy and why?

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2. How did the others react once Danny stood up to Wicks? (p. 36-38)

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3. Danny felt “two metres tall”. (p. 41). What does this mean?

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The big scene

1. Why didn’t Sparrow go to the auditions?

2. The following are examples of two words being shortened to one by missing out a letter(s) and inserting an apostrophe: Couldn’t, hadn’t

Complete the table below by finding five other examples of shortened words found in this chapter.

Contraction / What it means
couldn’t / could not
The truth

A NOUN is the name of a person, place or thing.

Find the following nouns and write the whole sentence in which they are found in this chapter.

i) doorii) singeriii) cativ) cakes

i) ______

ii) ______

iii) ______

iv) ______

Now choose two of the nouns above and include them in sentences of your own.

i) ______

ii) ______

Your opinion

Imagine you could make a personality potion. Write about what you would do once you had taken it.

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The Personality Potion

Kit Kane, Kid Detective

  1. What was Danny’s favourite sweet?

Chocolate fudge bars.

  1. Name two suggestions that Danny’s mum made to him.

Call on friends, go to the park to play football.

  1. Why did mum not want Danny to stay in his bedroom? (p. 7)

She thought it wasn’t normal.

  1. What accident happened when Danny dived on his pillow? (p. 8)

His fudge got squashed.

The Empty Seat

1. Why did Danny avoid Duncan Wicks?

He was a bully who stole sweets and drinks from younger children. He gave them wrist burns.

2. Why do you think Danny hated being called “Specs”. (p. 10)

It was an uncomplimentary nickname.

3. Why did Danny lie and say he took school dinners?

He didn’t want Wicks to steal his lunch.

  1. Describe Laura’s appearance. (p. 12)

Black curly hair and dark eyes.

5. Why did Danny shout at Sparrow?

He was angry with Wicks and felt embarrassed.

  1. What was the name of the school show?

Bugsy Malone

The Potion

1. What was the problem with Uncle Hal’s inventions?

He never finished them.

2. Name two inventions that Danny liked.

Underwater chess, self sucking straw, see in the dark glasses.

3. In your own words, what was Uncle Hal’s advice about bullies? (p. 23)

Never take on a bully 10 times your own size for the sake of a fudge bar.

4. What was in the personality potion?

Inky green liquid and white powder.

5. What happened to the potion when it was shaken?

It frothed and fizzed.

Do I seem different? 1. Who did Sparrow think would play the part of Bugsy and why?

Mark Shaw, captain of the football team who got to do everything.

2. How did the others react once Danny stood up to Wicks? (p. 36-38)

They all joined in telling him off and calling him names.

3. Danny felt “two metres tall”. (p. 41). What does this mean?

He felt proud and confident.

The big scene

1. Why didn’t Sparrow go to the auditions?

He didn’t want to see Danny make a fool of himself.

2. The following are examples of two words being shortened to one by missing out a letter(s) and inserting an apostrophe: Couldn’t, hadn’t

Complete the table below by finding five other examples of shortened words found in this chapter.

Contraction / What it means
couldn’t / could not

The truth

A NOUN is the name of a person, place or thing.

Find the following nouns and write the whole sentence in which they are found in this chapter.

i) doorii) singeriii) cativ) cakes

i) He banged three times on the door. (p. 50)

ii) Laura had got a part as a singer so he’d be seeing her all the time. (p. 52)

iii) He looked at Uncle Hal who was grinning like a cat that’s got the cream. (p. 52)

iv) Your aunt uses them to make cakes. (p. 53)

Now choose two of the nouns above and include them in sentences of your own.

i) ______

ii) ______

Your opinion

Imagine you could make a personality potion. Write about what you would do once you had taken it.

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