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The BFG was colossally exasperated by the anguishing nightmare he had caught instead of a lovely dream.

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THE DREAM CATCHER

I Glossary (Word Bank):

To be done in the notebook with reference from the


course book.

II Antonyms:

1. worse X best

2. tight X loose

3. violent X nonviolent

4. capture X release

5. scream X whisper

III RTC:
1.“I come all this way to get lovely golden dreams
and what is I catching?”

Q1. Which lesson is this line taken from? Who is the


writer?

A1. This line is taken from the lesson ‘Dream


Catcher'. Roald Dahl is the writer.

Q2. Who said this?

A2.BFG said this.


Q3. What has he caught?

A3. BFG has caught a frightsome trogglehumper,


which is a bad bad dream.

2. “I had one once and I woke up sweating all


over,”

Q1. Who says this to whom?

A1. Sophie says this to BFG.

Q2. What is the speaker talking about?

A2. The speaker (Sophie) is talking about a


nightmare that she had once seen.

Q3.Why did the speaker say so?

A3.The speaker said this because after hearing


about frightsome trogglehumper which was a
nightmare, she got scared and recalled about her
own experience of a nightmare.

IV Answer the following questions:

Q1.Why does the BFG bring the empty jars?

A1. The BFG brings the empty jars to catch/capture


dreams.

Q2.Why is the BFG excited about the first dream he


catches?
A2. The BFG is excited about the first dream that he
catches as it is a wonderful dream which will give a
happy night to a toddler.

Q3. What does ‘Still as a starfish’ mean?

A3. ‘Still as a starfish’ means


motionless/unmoving/rooted to the spot.

Q4. What does the trogglehumper do inside the jar?


What reason does the BFG give for this kind of
behavior?

A4. Inside the jar, the trogglehumper moves


violently, thrashes against the sides of the jar and
forever changes shape.

According to the BFG, the reason for this kind of


behavior is that it is a nasty dream which grows
angry when caught/captured.

Q5. What does the BFG say he would do with the


trogglehumper?

A5. The BFG says that he would never let the


trogglehumper go, for it is a nightmare, which will
terrify a toddler.

V Frame sentence of your own:

a. anguish b. colossal c. exasperated

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