March 2017 ~ Mr. Hull's Movie Guides | Questions and Activities

Saturday, 25 March 2017

Toy Story 3 (2010) - Movie Questions + Activities - Answer Key Included



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This worksheet accompanies the movie "Toy Story 3" and aimed primarily at the younger grades.

The first part of this worksheet includes tasks to do before and during the movie:
• First asking the student to draw their favourite toy and write a little bit about it
• Describing characters when they see them in the movie

Followed by 10 comprehension questions in chronological order and multiple choice to be completed after the movie. ☺

The last page is colouring and labelling the picture using the words from the word bank.

This movie is the 3rd Toy Story movie and is about Andy's toys who are accidentally sent to a day care centre. They then attempt to escape and make their way back home.


 

 

 

FREE: The Soloist Movie Guide + Activities - Answer Key Included




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Based on the true story of Nathaniel Ayer, this free 5 page movie guide accompanies the film "The Soloist (2009)". This guide will also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher. Ideal for a unit about mental health
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This has two parts to it.
PART 1 consists of 6 questions all on the subject of homelessness. The students get 20 minutes to complete this part, then discuss together as a class. The idea is that the students become familiar with everyone else's ideas and opinions on homeless people and mental illness. Includes answers
PART 2 consists of 27 comprehension questions to be answered after the movie. Students are required to make notes to help complete this part. Includes answers
● Additional to add: Ask the students what they believe the motives are of the creators of a movie about homelessness (especially a true story) get them to write a bullet point list. (can be done at the beginning or end of the movie)
This movie is about a musician who developed schizophrenia and became homeless and his encounter with a journalist from the L.A Times who wants to write a story about him.
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1hr 30 Mins - English Test - Listening and Reading - Answer Key Included




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It is a 1 hour 30 minute test and has 2 sections, listening and reading. It was originally aimed at grade 12 ESL students but can also be useful testing grades 3, 4, 5, and 6 if English is their native language. Have a look at the preview to see if you think it's appropriate. The pack includes:

1 x reading and listening test (12 pages - pdf & docx)
1 x audio for the listening section (mp3 format)
1 x listening section with dialogue for the teacher (8 pages - pdf & docx)
1 x answer sheet (1 page - pdf & docx)

A brief outline of each section is noted below:

Listening Section
In this section of the test, the student will have the chance to show how well they understand spoken English. There are four parts to this section with special directions for each part. (Total 15 multiple choice questions and around 20 minutes long)

● Part I: In this part of the test, the student will hear some dialogues and questions spoken in English. They then choose what the main topic of the conversation is.

● Part II: In this part of the test, the student will hear some incomplete dialogues spoken in English, followed by four responses, also spoken in English. They will then choose what they think the most likely reply will be.

● Part III: In this part of the test, the student will hear some dialogues or monologues spoken in English. They then need to choose a picture that best represents the answer

● Part IV: In this part of the test, the student will hear several monologues. They then need to decide which one would be the best answer to the question heard.

Reading Section
The reading section consists mainly of comprehension questions. Total 15 multiple choice questions. This includes:
● Understanding the main idea of a text.
● Pronouns
● Understanding vocabulary
● Procedure (operating instructions)
● Synonyms

This is an excellent all-round English test that can be used on various levels in ESL and also adapted for any English language grade

Please let me know if you have any questions about the product and I'll be happy to reply as soon as I can. Thank you and I hope it helps

FREE: Lord of the Flies Movie Guide + Extra Activity - Answer Key Included




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This free 6 page movie guide with handouts accompanies the film "Lord of the Flies (1990)"
PART 1 - There are 23 comprehension questions in chronological order. Answers included.
PART 2 – 3 short answer extension questions. Example answers included as some answers may vary.
PART 3 – Creativity (group of 4 or individual)
• Students to imagine they’ve found themselves on a deserted island with three of their friends. They then write down their plan for survival. They need to include the following: a map of the island, a design of their camp, a detailed daily chores list and a survival and rescue guide.
This movie is an excellent comparison and followup once the 1954 novel by Nobel Prize-winning English author William Golding has been read. This movie is about a group of schoolboys who become stranded on a desert island, and their internal and external battle to survive.

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Paddington - Movie Comprehension Questions - Answer Key Included




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This 4 page movie guide accompanies the movie "Paddington" 

This has 15 multiple choice questions in chronological order. It is aimed at the younger audience and normally I would act the scene out to give clues and help. It's great fun with kids. A word search at the end for the early finishers

I have also made long answer questions for the higher grades.

This movie is about a young bear from Peru who travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the Brown family, who offer him a temporary place to live.

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Disney's Up (2009) - Movie Comprehension Questions - Answer Key Included


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This worksheet accompanies the movie "Up"

This has 20 questions in chronological order mixed between long answers and multiple choice. At the end of the worksheet there are 2 additional written questions that need to be answered with a paragraph. It is aimed at the younger audience and normally I would act the scene out to give clues and help. It's great fun with kids after watching the movie.

This movie is about seventy-eight year old Carl Fredricksen who travels to Paradise Falls in his home equipped with balloons. He accidentally takes a young boy named Russell along for the ride. They both end up going on a great adventure.

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Home (2015) - Movie Comprehension Questions - Answer Key Included


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This 5 page movie guide accompanies the movie "Home" made by DreamWorks Animation

The first part of this worksheet has 21 questions in chronological order. It is a mix between multiple choice and full sentence answers, with the majority being the latter.

In the second part the students need to correct 7 sentences that 'Oh' incorrectly says. There is also a word search to complete.

This movie is about an alien called Oh who is on the run from his own people after sending their whereabouts to their enemy. He makes friends with a girl and tries to help her on her quest.

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English Grammar Test - The Basics - Answer Key Included


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This is a test I introduced to my intermediate ESL students to see how well they know their basic grammar. It then gives me an idea of which area they need more focus in.

It includes the following areas:

• Contractions (I'm, you're, we're...)
• The verb to be in positive, negative and questions (am, is, are, was, were...)
• Present continuous (it's raining, he's drinking...)
• Present simple in negative, positive and questions (I don't play the guitar, I like chocolate...)
• using have/has got (He has got a car, they've got a cat...)


There is a total of 48 questions and all answers are included at the end of the document.

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Matilda (1996) - Movie Comprehension Questions + Activities - Answer Key Included


Matilda Movie Guide + Activities (Color + B/W) - Answer Keys Included

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This 6 page movie guide with handouts accompanies the film "Matilda (1996)"

This includes the following activities:
• 15 multiple choice comprehension questions .
• 15 long answer comprehension questions.
• Creative writing about having the same magic as Matilda.
• Writing a diary entry.
• Writing about books the students want to read.
• Answers to the comprehension questions.

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PART 1 – Comprehension questions. There are 15 questions altogether. I have made two sets for the higher and lower grades. One set is multiple-choice and the other is long answer and are both in chronological order with answers.

PART 2 – Creativity
• Students to imagine they have magic like Matilda and write how they will use this power to help their friends. Afterwards they draw a picture showing their magic in action.
• Students imagine they are Matilda and write a diary entry for a day when Miss Trunchbull came to their class.
• Students to list 5 books they want to read, and then write what’s interesting about each book and why they want to read it.

This movie is about the story of a wonderful little girl, who happens to be a genius, and her wonderful teacher vs. the worst parents ever and the worst school principal imaginable.


 

 

 


Gulliver's Travels (2010) - Movie Comprehension Questions + Activities - Answer Key Included


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This 9 page movie guide accompanies the movie "Gulliver's Travels" There are 3 parts to this product: Comprehension questions, creative writing and a cryptic message.

Part 1 - Questions
This includes 27 comprehension questions from the movie in chronological order. Answers need to be full sentences.

Part 2 – Creativity
1. Students need to write a 100 words or less letter explaining why they should be chosen to go to the Bermuda Triangle for Darcy’s assignment.
2. Students write a diary entry for Gulliver’s first day in Lilliput.
3. Students design and label the robot to be used by General Edward

Part 3 - Puzzle
1. First students need to put 10 events from the movie in the correct order.
2. Following that, the students use those answers to get 10 letters that will go into the code box
3. They can then use those 10 letters in the code box to complete part of the secret message and to work out the sequence. Once they have the sequence they can work out the secret message. I have highlighted the sequence in red in the code box.

This movie is about travel writer Lemuel Gulliver who takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on the island of Lilliput, where it's full of tiny citizens.

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FREE: Where the Wild Things Are Movie Guide - Ans Key Inc (Color + B&W)


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This Free 5 page movie guide with handouts is for the film "Where the Wild Things Are (2009)". This guide will also work well as a sub plan for your substitute teacher.
For the first part, students need to complete 21 long answer questions which are in chronological order. After this the students then need to describe what they would look like if they were a ‘wild thing’, and also draw a picture.
Part 2 is a just for fun section. The word search has a total 18 words to find. 10 of them are the main characters in the movie, and the other 8 are found by completing the cross word puzzle. Includes an answer sheet.
Adapted from the book by Maurice Sendak, this movie is about a young boy who runs away from home and sails to an island filled with creatures that take him in as their king.

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