Fever Book comprehension activity

The book we read was called Fever written by Renata Hopkins

For this activity we had to fill out all of these text boxes once we were finished reading and add words definitions and the sentence that it was in. This is mine and once we were done with that we answered questions and added to the story heres mine. Enjoy!!

After reading the text, find five interesting words that have been used. Write each word in the first column, followed by their definition (use a dictionary to find these) and use them in a sentence to show that you understand the meaning of each word.

Word	Definition	Sentence (Underline the word)
Rigid	Unable to bend or be forced out of shape. Not flexible	But at night, lying rigid in bed, she’d feel like all the ghosts in the world were coming to prove her wrong.
Tuberculosis	An infectious bacterial disease characterised by the growth of nodules tubercles in the tissues especially the lungs.	“contribution” before explaining that the camp was originally a sanatorium for people with tuberculosis.
Sanatorium	An establishment for the medical treatment of people who are convalescing or have a chronic illness.	a sanatorium for people with tuberculosis. “Did they really get sent there to die?” Carly asked.
Triumph	A great victory or achievement.	When Carly opened her eyes, the girl was leaning over the bed. Her face shone in triumph.

Answer the following questions in full sentences:

• How do we know that Carly is unwell? She was sick with a very sore throat

• What part of the text is written by the ghost? When the mum said I knew you were looking forward to milking the cows but the ghost said that she had already done it before.

• Where was the class going on camp? To a farm 

• Before it was a farm, what was the place used for?  A hospital

• What does the ghost girl want? I have no idea maybe to be a alive girl again?

• What does the writer do to show us whether Carly is telling the story or the ghost? When Carly was in the car her reflection was the ghost.

Plan and write a paragraph that follows on from the story. What could happen next? Your paragraph must include the characters that have already been introduced and be at least 8 sentences long!

When her mother arrived later that evening, Carly was asleep, and they decided

not to wake her. By morning, the fever had broken, and Carly was well enough to be

bundled up and helped out to the waiting car. Carly’s mother supposed she must be

disappointed to be leaving camp early. “I know you were looking forward to milking

a cow,” she said.

“No. I’ve done it before.”

Carly’s mother, unlocking the car, was struck by the sound of her daughter’s voice.

It must be the sore throat, she thought – but for a moment, it hadn’t sounded like

Carly at all.

“Are you sure? I don’t think I remember that. Anyway, another time.” She helped

Carly into the back seat and tucked her sleeping bag around her. “There you go,

sweetheart. Are you feeling alright?”

Carly nodded. Her throat still hurt, but it was nothing. Not compared with the

powerful, steady beat of her heart; to her lungs breathing in the sweet, spring air.

There was nothing to be afraid of now… ((my continuing part now)) 

As Carly was in the car she was just staring at her reflection looking all drowsy and ill, Her mother pulled over to the side of the road and looked at Carly.

A few seconds later she said Carly are you alright? You look very tired, do you need anything. Carly continued staring at her reflection ignoring her mother. Her mum turned back to the steering wheel and continued to drive “alright then.. I'll just continue driving she said If anythings wrong Carly please tell me. Carly turned over to her and slowly nodded and then turned back looking outside the window at her reflection. The mother was just thinking about how odd Carly is acting and thinking if something happened she also thought that's not how Carly usually acts and that she should probably get rest. Her mother then said Carly when we get home ill get some medicine is your throat doing alright? Carly nodded and pulled her sleeping back up more covering her neck and leaned on the window staring at it. Then the car pulled up at the drive way. Her mother said Carly was here and helped her out of the car. You go to your room. I'll get you some medicine Carly nodded and headed to her room but went to the bathroom staring at her reflection she then heard footsteps and ran to her room and hopped in bed. Carly? Carly are you alright! Her mother said. Carly nodded. Get better her mother would give Carly medicine. Carly took the medicine and water and had the medicine then would drink some water. After a few years Carly continued acting silent and her parents were confused for years until they found out it wasn't Carly.. It was the ghost girl. From then on their  life was pretty bad knowing their little girl wasn't the same anymore.