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Literary elements include plot, theme, character, and tone.
1.
THE HOBBITON HERALD
www.hobbiton-herald.com THE SHIRE’S FAVOURITE NEWSPAPER 6 pennies
IS BACK!
SURPRISE RETURN OF
HOBBIT THOUGHT DEAD
By Andwise ‘Andy’ Roper
The quiet village of Hobbiton-on-the-
Water was yesterday in uproar due
to the unexpected re-appearance of
Mr Bilbo Baggins, who left the Shire
months ago, accompanied by the
wizard Gandalf. Where has he been all
Bilbo Baggins
this time?
1. ‘…in uproar’. What does this tell you about how the people of the village were
feeling?
2. Copy an example of a rhetorical question from the text. Why has the author
used this?
3. Tick true or false in the following table:
True False
The article was written by Bilbo Baggins.
Bilbo Baggins left the Shire with a wizard.
The people of Hobbiton-on-the-Water always knew that the
Hobbit would return one day.
4. Find and copy two synonyms for ‘unanticipated’ that are used in the extract.
2.
Baggins Is Back Answers
1. ‘…in uproar’. What does this tell you about how the people of the village were feeling?
If the people are ‘in uproar’, it means there is a huge sense of angry confusion
surrounding the whole incident.
2. Copy an example of a rhetorical question from the text. Why has the author used this?
‘Where has he been all the time?’
The author has used the rhetorical question so that people read on further into the
article to see if the question is answered.
3. Tick true or false in the following table:
True False
The article was written by Bilbo Baggins.
Bilbo Baggins left the Shire with a wizard.
The people of Hobbiton-on-the-Water always knew that the
Hobbit would return one day.
4. Find and copy two synonyms for ‘unanticipated’ that are used in the extract.
• surprise
• unexpected
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