Tuesday 17 September 2013

The Escape King!


The Escape King


Harry Houdini did his first magic trick when he was just six years old. He

made a pea suddenly appear in a cup.

When he was only nine years old, Harry joined a circus. Soon he was

doing amazing escape tricks. People he didn't know came and tied him up.

They sat and watched as he freed himself from the knots.

The next job for Harry was working with a locksmith. He learned how to

pick all sorts of locks. Knowing how to pick locks helped him to do even

more amazing tricks, and very soon he was called the "Escape King".

Once he got out of a coffin which was buried under the ground. Another

time he got into a wooden box which had metal tape all around it. The box

was then dropped into the sea. Harry only took 59 seconds to get out.



Questions

1) This story was about...


2) How old was Harry when he did his first trick?



3) What happened to Harry after he turned nine?

 

4) Learning how to pick locks was helpful because…
 
 

5) The word 'pick' is used in the text. This means…

 

6) Why do you think Harry was called the 'Escape King'?

 

7) You can tell from the story that Harry was good at escaping because...

 

8) The first trick Harry did was...

 


 
9) Why did people like watching Harry escape?




10) Would you like to be an 'Escape King' like Harry?

 

 
 

23 comments:

  1. 1. Harry Houdini 2.six years old 3Harry joined a circus 4.

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  2. 5.Knowing how to pick locks helped him to do even


    more amazing tricks, and very soon he was called the "Escape King".

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  3. 2)six when he did his first magic trick

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  4. i would like to watch harry escape

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  5. 3)Helped him so he could do eleven more amazing tricks

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  6. i am skiping number 4,5,6

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  7. 1) It was about Harry Houdini. 4)Because it helpt him to make better triks.
    2) He was 6 years old. 5)
    3)He joind a circus. 6) 7) Because he was fast. 8) 9) 10)

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  8. 7. he new good magic tricks

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  9. 1) harry houdini
    2) six
    3) harry joind a circus
    4) to do even more amazing trics
    6) harry was calld the escap king becaus he cold escap from enithing
    7) he is a megishen
    8) made a pea apier in a cup
    9) becuse he was amazing and fast
    10) no

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  10. I am skipping 4,5,6 7. Because it tells you in the story. 8. put a pea in a cup.skip 9
    yes.

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  11. 3)He joined a circus

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  12. 1. This story was about a man could Harry and he did magic tricks.
    2. When Harry did his first magic trick he was only 6 years old.
    3.When Harry was only 9 year old he joined a circus.
    4.It helped him to do even better tricks.
    5.
    6.I think that he was could Escape King because he went to the circus and he did magic tricks.
    7.He was good at escaping because he wanted to be better at the magic tricks.

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  13. 1.the escape king
    2.6
    3.he joined the circus
    4.to make more amazing tricks
    5. it meanslike to take something
    6. because he escaped the metal tape
    7. because he was cauld the escape king
    8.make a pee apeer in the cup
    9.because he was escaping from the realy hard tape and ather things
    10.yes because i could be escaping from my bedroom if someone will lock me there

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  14. 8.he made a pea apear in cup

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  15. 1.About a man that could get in or ascape.
    2.He was 6.
    3.He joyend a circus.
    4.To do more magic trics. 5.That you can open things. 6.Because he could ascape evry thing. 7.Because he ascaped things. 8.making a pea apear in a cup.9.Because very good at it. 10.NO!.

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  16. 10 yes i wud like to be an askape king or qween.

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  17. i am skiping 9,10

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  18. this story was about harry

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  19. 1. The escape king. 2.Six years old. 3. Joined a circus. 4.That made him make him learn tricks aswell. 5.The word pick means to take something. 6. Harry was called the escape king because he learnd lots of tricks. 7.Because he was called the Escape King. 8.He made a pea apear in a cup. 9.He was good at it.10.Yes.

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  20. (1) It was about Harry Houndywho was a magishon.
    (2)Making a pie apir in a pot.
    (3)








































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  21. 1) this story is about harry and his magic.
    2)he was six
    3)he got to a curcus.
    4)

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  22. 1)Obout a yong boy doing triks.
    2)six years old.
    3)he wasin a circus.
    4)more amazing triks
    5)take
    6)he escaped from hard stuf

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