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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe tells the story of the Pevensie children Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy and their first adventures in the magical land of Narnia. The story begins during World War II in England. Because of the bombs in London, the childrenhavetogoandstaywiththeirstrangeuncleinthecountry. The househe lives in is much bigger than their home in London, with many empty rooms. There is a big old wardrobeinoneoftherooms.Whiletheyareplayingagameofhideandseek,Lucy,the youngest Pevensie, hides inside the wardrobe. She discovers that it isn't a normal wardrobe at all. It is a door to a snowy place in a forest. The place is silent and deserted and,thestrangestthingofall,thereisalamppostinthemiddleofthetrees. Lucytellsherbrothersandsisteraboutheradventure,andsoonallfourPevensiechildren travel through the wardrobe to the land on the other side. They discover it is called Narniaanditisamagicalplacewithtalkinganimalsandotherstrangecreatures.Itiscold and snowy because a witch's spell makes it endless winter. Because of a Narnian story/legend about four children who come from another land to help the Narnians, the four children become the kings and queens of the land. They have to lead a fight against the evil forces that are controlling Narnia. With the help of Aslan, a talking lion and the most powerful creature in the land, they win the fight against the witch and her evil creatures. Spring returns to Narnia, and it is a happy place again. Unfortunately, the Pevensies have to return to the "real" world and leave their new friends behind. But all fouragreethatdiscoveringNarniaisthemostamazingexperienceoftheirlives.

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AReadingComprehensionactivity1

Underlinethecorrectchoice.
1Thechildrengotothecountrybecauseoftheweather/thewar. 2Therearethree/fourPevensiechildren. 3Thechildrenplayhideandseekinthehouse/thewoods. 4Thewardrobeleadstoanotherhouse/land. 5ItisalwayswinterinNarniabecauseofawitch/thechildren. 6Thechildrenbecomesoldiers/rulersinNarnia. 7Aslanisalion/aman. 8Thewitchandhercreatureswin/losethefightagainsttheNarnians. BMorechallengingactivity

Completethestoryoutline.Useoneortwowords. ThePevensiechildrengofrom(1)_____tothecountryduring(2) _____.Theystayin(3)______house.Ithasmany(4)_____.During agameofhideandseek,the(5)_____Pevensiediscoversa wardrobethatisreallya(6)_____toaplacecalledNarnia.Thefour Pevensiesbecome(7)_____andqueensofNarniaandtheyleadthe fightagainstanevilwitch.Intheendthey(8)____thefight.

CMostchallengingactivity

Answerthequestions.Usecompletesentences.
1WhydothePevensiechildrengofromLondontothecountry? 2Whodotheystaywith? 3Whataretheydoingwhentheyfindthewardrobe? 4Whatisthenameofthemagicalplacebehindthewardrobe? 5Whatmakesitamagicalplace? 6WhatdothePevensiesbecomethere? 7Whatdotheyhavetodothere? 8Whohelpsthem? 9Whatistheresultoftheireffort? 10Wheredotheygointheend?

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AnswerKey Activity1
1thewar 2four 3thehouse 4land 5awitch 6rulers 7alion 8lose

Activity2
1London 2thewar 3theiruncle's 4(empty)rooms 5youngest 6door 7kings 8win

Activity3
1(ThePevensiestraveltothecountry)becauseofthebombs/thewar. 2Theystaywiththeiruncle. 3Theyareplayinghideandseek. 4ItsNarnia. 5Therearetalkinganimalsandstrangecreatures. 6Theybecomekingsandqueens. 7Theyhavetofightanevilwitch. 8Aslanthelionhelpsthem. 9Theywinthefight. 10TheygobacktoEngland.

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