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There are many castles in the United Kingdom. Use these different
sources (internet,
library, or an encyclopedia), to help you fill in the
table below. The first castle has been suggested.
Name of Castle Where is it?
When was it built? Who lived or
lives there?
1. Warwick
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Chapter 8: Black Eagle Castle
Activity 8
Read the sentences below and write in the end column ‘Yes’ if you
agree with the sentence or ‘No’ if you don’t. You will need to re-‐read
Chapter 8 to find out the answers.
Yes or No
1.
Does Taka follow Lord Oda to the castle’s main tower?
2.
Does Taka climb the outside wall to the fourth floor
window?
3.
Is there a painting of a black crane on the ceiling?
4. Does Taka land on a loose floorboard in Lord Oda’s
bedroom?
5.
When the guard checks the bedroom does he think he
must have heard the noise of a rat?
6.
Does Lord Oda tell the guard to double the number of
patrols, and then double them again?
7.
Does Taka hide in Lord Oda’s wardrobe?
8.
When Lord Oda seizes Taka, does Taka put his thumb
up Lord Oda’s nose?
9.
When Taka escapes does he put the box in his pack?
10.
Does Taka escape through the door of the bedroom?
11.
Is Cho waiting for Taka in the courtyard?
12.
Does Taka escape from the samurai guards?
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Chapter 9: The River
Activity 9
Before you do the Wordsearch activity below, look up what these 3
words mean in the dictionary or by using IT.
1. Horizontal 2. Vertical 2. Diagonal
Find the words below hidden in this Wordsearch activity. Don’t
forget to look on the horizontal lines, the vertical lines and the
diagonal lines.
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