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Billionaire Boy

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  • What does the description of the house mainly show?
    how old the house is
    how extremely rich Joe’s family is
    how dangerous it is
    how lonely it looks
  • Why does Joe roll his eyes at his dad?
    he is embarrassed
    he is tired
    he thinks his dad doesn’t understand him
    he is confused
  • Why doesn’t Joe get excited about expensive presents?
    he is ungrateful
    he already has too much
    he doesn’t like gifts
    he wants money
  • Mr Spud looked “forlorn”. What does this show? sad and unsure what to do
    ad and unsure what to do
    angry and shouting
    excited and proud
    tired and sleepy
  • Why is the house described in such an exaggerated way?
    to make the story funny and show excess
    to scare the reader
    to explain architecture
    to show history
  • Why does Mr Spud finally agree at the end?
    he is forced to agree
    he feels angry
    he runs out of ideas
    he understands what Joe truly wants
  • What does “fake” mean in “fake snow”?
    melted
    dangerous
    not real
    very cold
  • The kids were “milling” around the school gates. What were they doing?
    standing and moving around casually
    running away
    studying
    lining up quietly
  • What does Joe promise to do at the new school?
    not tell anyone he is rich
    hire assistants
    tell everyone who he is
    bring expensive gifts
  • What does “visible” most nearly mean?
    very expensive
    invisible
    able to be seen
    far away
  • Joe “pictured” himself on the racetrack. What does pictured mean?
    imagined
    remembered
    drew
    photographed
  • Why does Joe want to go to a normal school?
    to study harder subjects
    to make his dad proud
    to make real friends
    to be famous
  • Why does Mr Spud worry about Joe going to a normal school?
    the school is too far
    the teachers are bad
    kids may bully him or use him
    it costs too much
  • Joe stamped his feet in “frustration”. How was he feeling?
    proud
    annoyed and unhappy
    relaxed
    excited
  • How does Joe feel about the kids at the school gates?
    he thinks they look rude
    he thinks they look happy and normal
    he feels scared of them
    he feels better than them
  • What does “poshest” schools mean?
    very old
    very expensive and fancy
    very small
    very boring
  • What problem does Joe really have?
    he wants a new house
    he has no money
    he has no real friends
    he hates schoolwork