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Chapter 10: Decoy
Activity 10
Creative Writing
Here are 15 words taken from chapter 10. Write a short story using
at least 10 of these words (you could use all 15 if you want!)
bamboo river magic glimmering temple
friends bird plan spiders stone
red belt hot real globe
Word Game
How many words you can make from the letters of these two words:
The Grandmaster
Try and find at least 10 words. Here are 2 examples.
1. Mat
2. Head
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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Ninja: First Mission
By Chris Bradford
Teachers’ Guide
ANSWERS
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Chapter 1: Floorboards
Answers 1
Fill in the
blanks with words from the box below.
My name is Taka . This is my first mission as a ninja and I must not
fail.
I’ve been training to be a spy and an assassin all my life. But I’m still
only fourteen.
Lord Oda the samurai warrior wears a golden silk robe with the crest
of a black eagle upon his back. In his hand, he holds a scroll of paper.
Lord Oda is the sworn enemy of the ninja and it’s my task to stop him
destroying our clan.
I can hear two guards talking in the corridor. For a moment I’m
worried they may have discovered me.
I‘m now so close to Lord Oda, I can hear him breathe. As I reach out,
my arm blocks the moonlight shining onto his face.
Lord Oda’s eyes snap open.
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Chapter 2: Black Belt Test
Answers 3
1. Who is the Grandmaster the ancient head of?
NINJUTSU
2. At what age are the students invited to the temple to take a flower
from the hand of Grandmaster, without being detected?
14
3. What do the ninja need to have to be allowed to go on a mission?
BLACK BELT
4. Renzo says to Taka ‘Those who fail to prepare, must prepare to
fail’. Explain what this saying means.
IF YOU DON‘T PRACTISE AND REVISE YOU WON’T PASS.
5. Read this chapter carefully and see how many numbers you can
find. For example the word ‘tenth’ is on line one – there are at least 9
more.
FOURTEEN FIRST TEN TWICE TWO THIRD FIVE TWO SECOND
6. What is grown in a paddy field?
RICE
7. Taka and Cho walk towards the ‘temple’. Can you think of at least
3 names of other places where people go to pray?
SYNAGOGUE, CHURCH, MOSQUE.