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The Bad Seed

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  • Why does the author say " The Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad Seed"?
    To tell us he is REALLY bad
  • What was happening to the Bad Seed when " everything went dark"
    He was inside the bag
  • Did the Bad Seed have positive or negative character traits?
    He had both
  • What does an author do?
    Writes the story
  • What does drooped mean?
    hang, fall
  • What is something the Bad Seed does to try and be better?
    Hold the door open for people, listen more, say please and thank you
  • What are bleachers?
    An American word for outdoor seating/ grandstand / seats
  • What is another word for 'bad' ?
    terrible, horrible, awful
  • How did the Bad Seed feel inside the bag?
    scared, worried, upset, alone
  • " I hold doors open for people". Which character trait does this show?
    kind, caring, respectful, considerate, nice (or similar)
  • What does the illustrator do?
    Draw the pictures
  • When does the Bad Seed show positive character traits?
    At the end of the story
  • What does the Bad Seed do to show he is selfish?
    Cut in line, lie, run late
  • What does hollered mean?
    yell/ speak loudly
  • Who is the main character
    The Bad Seed
  • What was the seed doing when he was looking in the mirror?
    reflecting on his behavior, deciding to be better
  • Name a character trait of the Bad Seed at the start of the story
    mean, greedy, angry, inconsiderate, selfish (or similar)
  • What was the resolution of the story?
    When the good seed tried to fix his behaviour, turn good, reflecting
  • " in an unremarkable field" - What does this mean about the field?
    Its boring, normal, not impressive
  • What is the lesson in this story?
    Always treat others kindly, reflect on your behaviour, its good to do nice things for others, you should always be nice to others, you can change your behaviour
  • What does mumble mean?
    Talk under your breath / Talk quietly so no one can hear you
  • Name one of the settings in the story
    A small town, the sunflower sunflower field, cricket game, the bag, the school, the library, the movies, the restaurant, the river , park, bus stop
  • Name two adjectives. The _________, __________ seed
    bad, horrible, rude, miserable, small, tiny, kind, caring, respectful (or similar)
  • How did the character change from the beginning of the story to the end?
    He learnt how to be good
  • What event in the story made the Bad Seed so angry?
    When his flower drooped, lost his family, was in the bag, got eaten
  • What does the Bad Seed do to show he is inconsiderate?
    He is late, never puts things back, cuts in line
  • Name two adjectives to describe the Bad Seed's eyes
    round, mean, angry, white, big
  • What does the Bad Seed do to show he is disgusting?
    Never was his hands or feet
  • What do the other characters think of the bad seed?
    He is rude, disrespectful, mean, angry, greedy, selfish
  • How does the Bad Seed feel when he cuts in line?
    Happy, proud of himself
  • How did the Bad Seed feel when he was on the sunflower?
    happy, loved, respected, relaxed, care-free, safe
  • What was the problem in the story?
    His flower drooped/ he got eaten
  • What can seeds be used for?
    eating, planting
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