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Book to Screen: Spotting the Choices

English · Reading Comprehension · ages 9-10
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  1. Mina read a book about a sea voyage. Last night she watched a movie that tells the same story. What do you call a movie made from a book?

    • A preview
    • A sequel
    • An adaptation

  2. You read a chapter where a dragon breathes purple fire. In the movie, the fire is orange. What are you doing when you notice this?

    • Ignoring the book
    • Comparing the text to the film version
    • Correcting the movie

  3. A film always has to show a scene in exactly the same way the words describe it.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Which of these is a detail from a story that a movie might bring to life?

    • How the setting looks, like a spooky forest
    • The name of the author
    • The page number of the chapter

  5. The book ends with the friends waving goodbye at the station. The movie keeps that goodbye, but it also shows a dog running along the platform after the train. There is no dog anywhere in the book. What did the movie do?

    • It matched the book's ending exactly
    • It left out the friends at the station
    • It added a moment the book never had

  6. The book describes a character's coat as 'patched and faded blue.' The movie shows the same character in a bright red coat. What detail changed?

    • The character's dialogue
    • The character's appearance
    • The setting of the story

  7. The book says, 'Mia's room was covered in stars, glowing softly on the ceiling.' In the movie, Mia's room has glowing stars on the ceiling too. What does this show?

    • The movie left out an important detail
    • The movie matched a specific description from the book
    • The movie added a detail the book never mentioned

  8. You are comparing a chapter to its audiobook. The book says, 'Come back here, she called angrily.' What should you listen for in the audiobook?

    • Whether the actor's voice sounds angry when she says the line
    • Whether the audiobook has more pages than the book
    • Whether the actor talks slowly through the whole story

  9. Lena says, 'The film followed the book really closely.' Which detail from the film would be the best proof of her claim?

    • The film has exciting music during the chase
    • The castle in the film is tall and gray, just like the book describes
    • The film was made by a famous director

  10. Ravi says, 'The movie is bad because the town in the film looks nothing like the town in the book.' What is the best way to check if Ravi is right?

    • Reread the book's description of the town and compare it to what the film shows
    • Trust Ravi because he watched the movie
    • Assume the book is always right
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  1. An adaptation · A movie, show, or audiobook made from a book is called an adaptation.
  2. Comparing the text to the film version · You are comparing the words in the book to what the movie actually shows, and noticing where they differ.
  3. False · A film interprets the scene. It can look different while still following the story.
  4. How the setting looks, like a spooky forest · Movies and audio bring descriptions of setting, characters, and dialogue to life. Author names and page numbers are not story details.
  5. It added a moment the book never had · The dog on the platform is new, so the movie added a moment that was never in the book.
  6. The character's appearance · The coat is part of how the character looks, so this is a change in appearance.
  7. The movie matched a specific description from the book · The glowing stars on the ceiling are a specific detail from the text, and the movie showed that same detail.
  8. Whether the actor's voice sounds angry when she says the line · In an audiobook, feelings come through the actor's voice, so you listen for whether the voice matches the feeling in the words.
  9. The castle in the film is tall and gray, just like the book describes · Proof of following the book is a film detail that matches the book's own words, like a castle that looks just as the book describes.
  10. Reread the book's description of the town and compare it to what the film shows · To check a claim about a difference, go back to the exact words in the text and compare them to the adaptation.
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