Revision Booklet

Term 1
Year 4
 Historical Fiction Stories
What Is Historical Fiction?
Historical Fiction is a story. Its purpose is to entertain the reader,
like any other narrative. The only difference is that it is set in the
past.

Historical Fiction

Characters, setting and events The story contains

are set in the past. These can be fictional elements.

real or made up. This could be

characters, events

or settings.

Historical fiction is a balance of creativity and research. It transports the

reader to another place in time. To make that journey seem real, the author
may research:

• What people wore

• what people ate
• What people commonly did for a job
• Popular hobbies, interests and outings
• Common family structures
• What home life was like
Features of the historical fiction\
. Real setting with made-up characters and made-up
events
OR
.Real characters with made-up setting and made up
events.
. It took place long time ago, so it is written in the Past
tense
. It is written in the third person pronoun or the first person
pronoun.
Oliver Twist’s Childhood

1 When his mother died, leaving Oliver as an orphaned baby, the town
generously decided to ‘farm’ him out. In other words, he would be sent to a
‘baby-farm’ where twenty or thirty other children who did not have parents
either, rolled about the floor all day having little food and clothing.

5 The children at the baby-farm were looked after by an elderly woman for
the generous sum of seven pence-halfpenny
per week. Seven-pence-halfpenny each week, said the town’s people, is
enough to provide food for a child. Mrs. Mann, who was a woman of
wisdom and experience, felt that seven -pence- halfpenny would buy so
much food it might make a child ill, she knew what was good for children!
She kindly kept most of the money and managed to raise the young
orphans on even less than the town’s people provided for them.

11 On Oliver Twist’s ninth birthday he was a small, thin child. He was

celebrating his birthday in the coal-cellar with two other young gentlemen,
with whom he had been locked up for being hungry.

14 Mrs. Mann glanced up and saw Mr. Bumble, who looked after the
workhouse, marching up the path.

17 “Goodness gracious! Is that you, Mr. Bumble, sir?” said Mrs. Mann,
thrusting her head out of the window. “Well Mr. Bumble, how glad I am so
grateful to see you?”

19 Mrs. Mann showed the man into a parlour with a brick floor. “I am here
on business, Mrs. Mann, “he declared. “The boy, Oliver Twist, is nine years
old today and is therefore too old to remain here. So we have decided to
put him to work back at the workhouse. The parish has already been
generous enough to him and now it is time for him to pay it back. Let me
see him at once.”

24 “I’ll fetch him directly,” said Mrs. Mann. Oliver, after having had his skin
rubbed raw because of his bath, was led back into the room with her.
Read and answer each question carefully.

1. Who is the main character?

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2. Why was the main character sent to the baby-farm?
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3. What kind of text is this? Tick one.

Fantasy ()

non-chronological ()

historical ()

4. In this text, what is a baby farm? Tick one. a farm where babies
were grown

a building where people went to choose a baby to take home

a building where orphaned babies were allowed to grow up

5. Find and write one thing that happened to Oliver on his ninth
birthday?

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6. Which verb tense is used in this sentence?

He was celebrating his birthday in the coal-cellar with two

other young gentlemen…..

past simple tense ()

present progressive ()

tense future tense ()

7. ‘She kindly kept most of the money and managed to raise

the young orphans on even less than the town’s people
provided for them.’
Do you think she was kind for doing this? Explain your answer.
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8. Create a sentence using the word ‘glanced’.

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9. In line 24, the sentence “I’ll fetch him directly.” What does this
mean?

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10. Tick one word that means the closest to parlour, used in line
19. a small room

a kitchen ()

a restaurant ()
a bedroom ()
11- From which point of view the story was written?
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How do you know.
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12- Pick out a simple sentence , a compound sentence and a
complex sentence from the text and write them below.
Simple sentence……………………
Compound sentence ……………….
Complex sentence ………………….
13- Find an indirect speech sentence from the text and write it
below.
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14- Find a speech verb and write it below.
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15- Find the following from the text:
An adjective ………………..
An adverb …………………..
Past tense verb……………..
 Vocabulary Words

1-Orphaned (Verb)
To become an orphan; having no mother and father
Sentence: John was orphaned at 12 .
2-Generously (adverb0
Freely giving or sharing or giving more than what is needed
Sentence: My mother gives generously to the orphanage every
year.
3-Coal- cellar (noun)
a small underground room where coal is stored
Sentence: The supplies were kept inside the coal-cellar.
4-Glanced (Verb)
To take a quick look at something
Sentence: I quickly glanced over the fence to see where the noise
was coming from.
5-Parlour (noun0
A sitting room in a private house
Sentence: My friend Lucy and I always have long conversations in
the parlour.
6-Parish (noun)
A small part of a government in small towns
Sentence: The parish holds city meetings once a month.
7-Fetch (verb)
To go for something or someone and bring it back
Sentence: Please go and fetch Mr. Henry because it’s time to go.
8-Rubbed raw (noun)
Something rubbed until it causes pain or a wound
Sentence: My feet were rubbed raw because my shoes were to
tight.
9-Seven- pence (noun)
Money that equals to seven pennies
Sentence: The loaf of breast cost seven-pence
10- Wisdom (noun)
To be wise, having experience, knowledge and make good
choices
Sentence: The boy always listens to his father’s wisdom
Historical fiction
Writing Tools
Expressions to use with your characters in your
historical stories:
The Street Child
I ain’t got no mother.
Don’t live nowhere.
He walked away from the fire and back to it again, then went to
the desk. He sat down on his chair and stayed with his fingers
drumming across the flat of the desk-top, like the patter of rain on
a roof.

He spoke in the whiney voice the other street boys used to adults.

He was still and quiet as if he had gone to sleep, and Jim kept still
too, afraid to break into the man’s thinking.

like someone creeping up on a bird in case they frightened it

away.

Jim looked sideways at him.

Jim stopped, afraid again.

Oliver Twist
suffered the tortures of slow starvation

got so voracious and wild with hunger

He was afraid he might some night happen to eat the boy who
slept next to him.
desperate with hunger and reckless with misery

the master was a fat , healthy man but he turned very pale

He gazed in stupefied astonishment

In a faint voice

He looks like the dead .

A little boy with bare feet padded through the streets.

His bare feet were mottled blue and red with bitter cold.
Use the following expressions , idioms and phrases and
figurative language to help write a better story:
. Their loneliness was killing them.
. A cold tear ran down his/her/their face,
.The cold day dawned on,
.A cold shiver ran down his/ her/ their spine,
. As the salty tears,
.Caused his/her/their lips to dry,
.Staining his/her/their stinging cheeks.
. To feel blue =to feel depressed
.To be down in the dumps= to be visibly sad
.To reduce a person to tears= to cause one to cry
.Too sad for words = a situation that is so sad that one can not
express his feelings in words.
.To have a lump in one's throat =to be so sad about something
that one can't put one's feelings n words.
One's heart sinks =to be very disappointed about something.
To fall to pieces =to become very emotional about something
Read as a reader
Opening
.Introduces the reader to time ,setting and main characters .
Helps the reader to know which period the story will be set in and
who the people are.

Build-up
.Sets the scene for what is going to happen in the climax.
Includes historical details to build up setting.

Climax
.The exciting bit of the story – the main action involving the
main character(s).

.Resolution
.This is the end of the climax – the main character gets out of the
difficult situation.

Conversation between the characters can be included.

.Ending
.Wraps up the story neatly.

.Often ties in closely to the opening.

..Shows how the character feels, and what he or she has learnt.
Non – Fiction
 Diary Entry
What's a diary entry

When you write a diary entry you are writing about a day in the life of a real
person or character. The diary entry needs to sound as if the person or
character has written it so it needs to be written from their point of view. It
also needs to be exciting and interesting to read. To get this right, just
follow a few easy steps...

Features of a dairy entry:

• The date or time must be written at the top of the page

• Diary Entry must be written in the first person ( Use l, my, we and our)
• Diaries are usually written about an event that has already occurred
so should be written in the past tense
• lt is important to set the Scene when writing a diary to ensure that it is
clear what you are writing about.
• You might answer the questions who, what, where or when.
• In a diary we usually write about the events of our day in the order
they happened.
• We only include the most important or interesting events.
• A diary is usually a secret place to write the truth about how you feel
about what has happened to you in the day.
• In a diary you might include feelings, hopes or fears that you wouldn't
want anyone to know about.
 • A diary is usually describing lots of events. To make sense of when
these events happened, it is helpful to include time conjunctions and
adverbials. .
• If we just use one word such as 'then' to link the events in our diary it
can get very boring!

Can you remember all the things you need to do to write a fantastic diary entry?

Diary writing must...

• include the date and/or time.

• write in the first person.
• use past tense for main events.
• include an introduction to set the scene.
• tell events in chronological order
• include personal emotions and feelings
• use time conjunctions and adverbials, e.g. 'after that' ,'before lunch','
until sunset'.
 A Day at the Circus

Yesterday, I went to the circus with my family. I was so excited when we

drove up and saw the incredible colours on the
magnificent circus tent. I couldn’t wait to see the wonders that would be
inside the tent! As Dad stopped the car, I jumped out and looked around
with amazement. My brother Jonah and I had been looking forward to this
day for weeks. We had to drive past the tent every day on our way to
school, I couldn’t believe that we were finally here.
My step mum took us over to the ticket booth to book the tickets. “Two
adults and two children please,” she said to the man inside the ticket box. I
looked at all the signs and posters around the office. Were there really
going to be all of these amazing things inside the circus?
Our step mum handed us our tickets. “Be careful, don’t lose them,” she
reminded us. I didn’t want to miss out on the show, so I put my ticket
carefully in my pocket.
We walked slowly through the side show, looking at all of the different
activities that you could choose to do. Jonah ran over to the moving clown
heads.
“Hey Dad, can I have a go at these?” he called.
“Sure, try your best. You might even win one of those giant teddies!” Dad
replied as he handed him some coins to give to the lady behind the
counter.
The lady gave Jonah three ping pong balls and explained the rules to us
all.
“Choose the clown you want and put one ball at
a time in the mouth. Try to get the balls to line up in the same chute to win
that prize.”
Jonah’s eyes lit up. He loved to win things and there were some pretty cool
prizes on the wall behind the lady. Jonah watched the clowns for a while
before choosing one with bright blue hair. He slowly put in one ball at a
time. The first ball fell into the chute to win a giant teddy. The second ball
fell into the chute to win
a remote-controlled car and the third ball fell into a different one again.
Poor Jonah. It wasn’t all bad news though, the lady
came up to him, gave him a high five and a small prize for having ago.
The lights started to go bright and then dark. I looked around in surprise.
“What’s going on Dad?” I called out.
“The show is about to begin!” A voice boomed from way up above me.
I looked up in surprise and saw a man standing taller than our house. I’ve
never seen anyone that tall in my whole life!
“Come on,” said Dad. “Let’s go and find our seats.”
We walked into the enormous circus tent, it was so cool! It had two giant
poles holding it up and there were rows of seats all around the outside of
the main arena. We followed Dad through the rows and down the stairs
toward the front. We were going to have an awesome view of everything
that was happening in the arena. The lights began to dim and out jumped
the clowns. There were three of them and they all looked very funny. One
of them even had a fake nose and giant green shoes. He couldn’t walk
properly and kept tripping over everything, which made everyone laugh.
Next came Joseph the Ringmaster. He was dressed in a fabulous red coat
with gold buckles. He stood up on top of a tower and spoke to the crowd in
a thunderous voice.
“Welcome to the show! Today you will see the Magnificent Mary who can
do acrobatics way up high on that tightrope, Surprising Susie who can
breathe fire, Joker Jeff who leads our clown trio and the Amazing Antony
who will bring out his wonderful team of horses to perform for you today. Sit
back and enjoy the show!”
I looked over to Dad in amazement. It was going to be the best day at the
circus ever! Each act came out one by one and performed. I held my breath
watching Mary way up above our heads doing tricks on the tightrope. How
did she stay up there on that tiny little rope without falling? Susie was
breathing fire right in front of us. Dad had to cover his beard. She was so
close and he was scared he might catch on fire! The horses were my
favourite act though. They were so clever and Antony could make them do
tricks with a whistle or a scratch. They must have really loved Antony
because, at the end of the show, they all went in to give him a cuddle. It
was awesome.
Finally, the lights came up and it was time to go home. Jonah looked tired,
but I was buzzing with excitement. It really had been the best day of my life
visiting the circus!
Answer the follow
1. When did the author go to the circus?
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2. Who went to the circus with the author?

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3. How did they know the circus was in town?

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4. Why did the author put the ticket in their pocket?
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5. What did Jonah need to do to win a prize?

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6. How did they know the show was about to begin?

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7. Why do you think the man was taller than their house?
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8. What did it look like inside the circus tent?
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9. Name the 5 people who were part of the circus and what they
did.
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10. What was the author's favourite part of the circus and why?
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11. What did the author think of his day at the circus?
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12. What is the type of the text?
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13- Write two features of this type of text.
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 How to Write a Great Recount

Who did the activity? Where did it all take place?

What did they do? When did this happen?

Why was the activity carried

out?
 Main Body
.Write in chronological order
.Use time connectives
.Write in paragraphs
.Use detailed and technical vocabulary
.Write about what happened during the activity
Time Connectives
.First
.Next
.Then
.Meanwhile
.Eventually
.Later
.Finally
Concluding Paragraph
.What would you recommend to others?
.How would you describe the general atmosphere of the event?
.Write about the highlights of the event.
.What have you learnt?
 Newspaper Report

The key elements of a News Report are:

1. Headline
Catches your attention
Sums up the story

2. Byline
Writer's name
Writer's Specialty, e.g. sports, food,
crime, current events

3. Placeline
Where the story begins

4. Lead
The opening section
Gives most important information
Should answer the 4W's (where –
when – who – what happened)

5. Body
Supplies detail
Should answer the two questions ( Why and How)
Most important details come first
Simple true statements
 6. Quotation
What someone actually said
Adds accuracy
Adds "at the scene" feeling

First paragraph
Answer questions ( who- where- when- what)

Second paragraph
Answer questions ( why and how)

Third paragraph

Eye- witness
. Include quotation

Fourth Paragraph
Sump –up
( Last paragraph can be written in the present tense or in the
future
Biggest and
Fastest" Vaccination
Effort in UK History

A year ago, the World Health Organisation

reported on the outbreak of a novel
coronavirus. As it spread, scientists and
medical professionals began looking for ways
to treat it as fast as they could.
A vaccine was seen as one of the best ways to
help. However in the past, vaccines have taken
years, if not decades, to develop.
Before now, the fastest vaccine to have been
developed was for an illness called mumps. That
took four years.
But researchers had been preparing for
A disease like COVID-19 and managed the
remarkable achievement of developing vaccines
in under a year.
Two vaccines are currently being given to
people in the UK and a third vaccine has been
given approval for use.
The UK prime minister, Boris Johnson, sold,
"This country is engaged in the biggest and
fastest vaccination programme in our history."
More people have been given a coronavirus
vaccine in the UK than in any other country
in Europe.
The two vaccines currently being administered
need people to get two doses. Currently, more
than five million people in the UK hove received"
at least the first dose.
Last week, the UK's Health Secretary, Matt
Hancock, said, "We're giving 200 vaccinations
every minute."
The government hopes that by the autumn all
adults in the UK will have received at least the
first job.
To help meet this target, vaccination centres
have been set up across the country. Some of
these are in places you might not expect, such
as cathedrals, sports centres and even a horse
racing course.
At Salisburg Cathedral, the Very Rev Nicholas
Papodopulos said, "I doubt that anyone is
having a job in surroundings that are more
beautiful than this.’’
Answer the following questions :
1- How many different coronavirus vaccines are currently
being administered in the UK?

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2- What did the author refer to as ‘remarkable’ ?
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3- Apart COVID- 19, which other virus was mentioned in
this article?
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4- Which of the following definitions is closest in
meaning to the word 'centres' as it is used in this
sentence: To help meet this target, vaccination
centres have been set up across the country?\

.The middles of circles ()

.Buildings where people go for activity ()
.The middles of sweets ()
.Groups of shops ()

5- Which of the following alternate headlines best

summarises the article ? (tick one)

.Vaccine Roll Out in Europe ()

.Vaccines Given in Cathedrals ()
.Coronavirus Vaccine Roll Out in the UK
.Difficulties in Vaccine Roll Out ()

6- Find a speech verb from the text and write it below.

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7- Find the following from the text :
Simple sentence ………………..
Compound sentence ……………
Complex sentence………………
What genre do you think is this text ?
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8- Give a feature of this non-fiction genre and supports
with an example from the text?
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9 – Do you think the headline is snappy ?
Yes () No ()
Give a reason four your answer.
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10 - Read the following statements.

Decide whether each is a fact or opinion.

a. A vaccine was seen as one of the best ways to

help. (………………….)

b. A year ago, the World Health Organisation reported

on the outbreak of a novel coronavirus.(……………..)

c. To help meet this target, vaccination centres have

been set up across the country. (…………….)

11-Read the following statements .

Which is direct speech, and which is indirect speech?

a. A year ago, the World Health Organisation reported

on the outbreak of a novel coronavirus. (…………)
b. Hancock, said, "We're giving 200 vaccinations
every minute." (………………)
 Language
Parts of speech
Types of sentences