Petey
Chapter 1
1. What form of transport did Sophie take to and from school? (p. 3)
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2. How does the Ultra-Reality Machine work? (p. 5)
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3. What was Petey and how did he get his name? (p. 7)
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4. Why did Sam find dinner boring? (p. 12)
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Chapter 2
1. What did Sophie find weird about school life in 1996? (p. 15)
2. Give two examples which indicate that Petey was trying to behave like a human.
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3. Describe the features of the animal found inside Petey then name it.
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Chapter 3
1. Why did Petey say that humans liked to ask questions? (p. 32)
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2. Why did Sam want Petey to stay the way he was? (p. 33)
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3. What action did Sophie’s mum take so that Petey could be fixed? (p. 35)
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Chapter 4
1. Why was Petey terrified?
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2. What was Sam’s idea to save Petey? (p.39-40)
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3. What was the “strange gurgling sound” coming from the jet=pack? (p. 43)
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Chapter 5
1. What did Sophie think the repair van looked like? (p. 46)
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2. Describe Petey’s brave act to help Sam. (p. 50-51)
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3. Why did the repair robot annoy Sophie (p. 52)
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Chapter 6
1, Why did Sophie suddenly become angry? (p. 57)
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2. Why did Dad pull the Ultra Reality Machine plug out of the wall? (p. 59)
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3. Pronouns may take the place of nouns when talking about a people or things.
Harry met his friend for tea. Harry ate fish and chips.
Harry met his friend for tea. He ate fish and chips.
Find at least six pronouns in chapter 6 and complete the table below. The
example above has been inserted for you.
First person (about/including me) / Second person (about you) / Third person (about someone or something else)He
Now choose two pronouns and use each of them in properly punctuated sentences.
i) ______
ii) ______
Some years later
1. What did Petey decide to do with his future?
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2. What happened to the mouse?
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Now it’s your turn
Sophie’s history work was to investigate a typical school day in 1996. Write about a typical school day in the future. Think about location, building, possible transport, lessons – what you learn and who or what does the teaching, equipment, technology.
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Petey
Chapter 1
5. What form of transport did Sophie take to and from school? (p. 3)
Hover bus
6. How does the Ultra-Reality Machine work? (p. 5)
You select a programme then put a helmet on. It is like playing a film that you are part of.
7. What is Petey and how did he get his name? (p. 7)
Petey is a domestic robot whose model number was PT 3000 so the family named him Petey.
8. Why did Sam find dinner boring? (p. 12)
They ate tablets which tasted the same no matter what was on the menu.
Chapter 2
1. What did Sophie find weird about school life in 1996? (p. 15)
School books and pens.
2. Give two examples which indicate that Petey was trying to behave like a human. Sneezing, smiling, scratching head, human voice, cough, yawn, goose bumps.
3. Describe the features of the animal found inside Petey then name it.
A tiny brown creature which squeaked, with a pink nose and a long tail. A mouse.
Chapter 3
1. Why did Petey say that humans liked to ask questions? (p. 32)
They are very curious.
2. Why did Sam want Petey to stay the way he was? (p. 34)
He was much more fun than he used to be.
3. What action did Sophie’s mum take so that Petey could be fixed? (p. 35)
She vid phoned the Corrections Squad.
Chapter 4
1. Why was Petey terrified?
He didn’t want the Corrections Squad to turn him back into a machine.
2. What was Sam’s idea to save Petey? (p.39-40)
He strapped jet packs onto their backs (Sophie, Sam and Petey) and flew into the air to escape.
3. What was the “strange gurgling sound” coming from the jet=pack? (p. 43)
The pack was out of fuel.
Chapter 5
1. What did Sophie think the repair van looked like? (p. 46)
A terrible, flying monster.
2. Describe Petey’s brave act to help Sam. (p. 50-51)
He flew into the air and pushed Sam out of the way and stopped the airbus from hitting Sam, even though he knew the Corrections Squad would see him.
3. Why did the repair robot annoy Sophie (p. 52)
It kept repeating itself over and over again.
Chapter 6
1, Why did Sophie suddenly become angry? (p. 57)
She cared about Petey and didn’t like them talking about him like he was a machine because she knew he had human qualities.
2. Why did Dad pull the Ultra Reality Machine plug out of the wall? (p. 59)
He knew he had not been spending enough time with his children since he was always on the machine.
3. Pronouns may take the place of nouns when talking about a people or things. Harry met his friend for tea. Harry ate fish and chips.
Harry met his friend for tea. He ate fish and chips.
Find at least six pronouns in chapter 6 and complete the table below. The example above has been inserted for you.
we / you / He
I / they
my / She, her
me / it
His, him
Now choose two pronouns and use each of them in properly punctuated sentences.
i) ______
ii) ______
Some years later
1. What did Petey decide to do with his future?
He travelled to the outer planets and has been exploring them ever since.
2. What happened to the mouse?
It became a star attraction at the city park and lived out its days in luxury.
Now it’s your turn
Sophie’s history work was to investigate a typical school day in 1996. Write about a typical school day in the future. Think about location, building, possible transport, lessons – what you learn and who or what does the teaching, equipment, technology.