English Year 6

THE CALL OF THE WILD

by Jack London

Task 1

• Read the Introduction (p. v)
• Write a summary of Jack London's life using these questions as a guide:

•1.      When did Jack London live?

•2.      In which country did he live?

•3.      What do you know about his family?

•4.      How old was he when he left school?

•5.      Why did he go to Canada?

•6.      What other books did he write?

•7.      Why is he famous?

• Answer the following questions:

1. Which do you like: hot weather or cold weather? Why?
2. Find these words in a dictionary: attack, bark, howl.

Which of these are words for sounds? When does a dog do these things?

        3. Put these missing words in the right group:

boots                      club               law                neck              pain                                    rest               the wild

head, arm,  .................                                            hurt, cry, ......................

bed, sleep, ..................                                           shirt, pants, ....................

woods, mountains, ........................

knife, gun, ....................                                           kill, police, ....................

         4. Can you find these in the mountains, in a bank or in a sports store?

camp............................       gold ...................................          

rocks .............................      rope ....................................