Against All Odds By Nathanael Lessore (published by Hot Key Books) Stop animation Question 1 of 10 Ms Blakemore agreed that if Noranto entered the writing competition he ---. could have a day off school to attend a poetry slam in London could go to the library to write instead of attending PE would not have to read out his poem in the Gifted and Talented assembly would be excused from his English homework for two weeks Next Question 2 of 10 Which of these did Salim say about Noranto having creative homework? "Check you out, man, you're the next Kendrick." "If I buy you a Pret, can you write mine for me?" "Creative sounds long, ain't writing about hearts and that." "Brother, I told you, you're a baller, not a writer." Next Question 3 of 10 What did Noranto's mum ask him to do at the weekend? help her out at work paint his grandparents' fence take Aina to the library look after his cousins Next Question 4 of 10 When he was with his cousins, Noranto took them to Poundland to ---. choose superhero pyjamas as Lionel's didn't fit him any more get Nerf blasters so they could have a foam ball battle in the park load up on sweets and drinks to sneak into the cinema later get decorations and supplies for Mum's secret birthday party Next Question 5 of 10 What did Noranto do to make money after he lost his bag of shopping? He drew anime pictures of people sitting in Pret. He washed Dila's van and mowed Francesca's lawn. He sold the FIFA game that Mum had got him for Christmas. He got Lionel and Aina to sell orange juice outside. Next Question 6 of 10 On Saturday evening, Noranto felt stressed in his room after he ---. saw that Levi and Salim were waiting for him online to play FIFA watched a poetry slam and knew that he couldn't write bars that strong discovered that Aina's dog had eaten the replacement party decorations listened to a voicemail from the bakery which said the cake wasn't ready Next Question 7 of 10 Noranto knocked the cake box off the table, ruining the cake, as he ---. went to grab the box to hide it from Mum, who had just come in from work tried to do a keepie-uppie for Lionel and the ball flew across the kitchen balanced on the stool trying to swat a wasp that was buzzing around the cake swung his hand up to record an angry voice note in a group chat on his phone Next Question 8 of 10 What did Noranto do when he realised the cake was a mess? He told the bakery and they gave him another. He wrote a birthday cake poem to read to Mum. He turned the messy bits into mug cakes. He baked another cake with his cousins. Next Question 9 of 10 When Noranto messaged the group chat to invite them to the party, he ---. added photos of the ruined cake and its replacement asked if they wanted to go to a poetry slam in a café the following week offered to help with their English homework, as he had free time again said if they ditched him for entering the competition, it was their loss Next Question 10 of 10 What did Noranto do after he had written his poem? He baked a messy mug cake for Ms Blakemore. He recorded the poem and submitted it to the competition. He wrote his English essay on footballers who journal. He read it through twice and then placed it in his bag. Next x of 10 correct % Correct x AR Points x Take another quiz Words 17,362 Quiz # 271881 Interest Level Upper Years Book Level 5.1 Points available 3
