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3. The boy meets the witches in a .

resort playground hotel

4. The witches plan to turn children into mice by .

tying them behind a screen

using their magical powers

adding Mouse-Maker in their chocolates

5. The boy is turned into a mouse but can talk to his
grandmother because .

he has a human voice

he can signal to his grandmother

his grandmother has magic powers

6. The witches are turned into mice and are of the hotel.

killed thrown out beaten

Time to speak

What was that moment in your life when you experienced fear or doubt? Did it stop you
from taking a risk or pursuing something new? Express your views.

You may begin like this…

One significant moment in my life when I experienced fear and doubt was when I was considering
whether to take part in the school’s annual sports competition…

Time to write

A newspaper article appears in a newspaper. The structure of a newspaper article can be
depicted in the form of an inverted pyramid. It starts off with the most important information

first. As the pyramid progresses, the paragraphs contain information that are less important.
Let’s understand the inverted pyramid.

• A newspaper article begins with a headline, a byline and a dateline. The headline grabs the

attention of the reader and also summarises the main point of the article. The byline tells the
reader who has written the article and sometimes, what their job role is. The dateline tells
you when and where the story was written or filed.

• The lead paragraph is the first paragraph of the article and it summaries the story and

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