Chapter 8: Training Your Dragon the Hard Way

AF2
1.	What type of yelling did Hiccup try on Toothless?
2.	Why does Hiccup start being so nice to Toothless?
3.	Which word on p.96 means very wet?
4.	Which phrase on p.100 means that Hiccup is really fed up of Toothless’s behaviour?
Challenge: So far in the story, who is your least favourite character? Explain why.	AF3
1.	What ideas are we given about dragons?
2.	What does Fishlegs think of Hiccup’s dragon training style?
3.	What do Dogsbreath and Snotlout think of Hiccup and Fishlegs’s dragons?
4.	How does Toothless react to Dogsbreath and Snotlout?
Challenge: Write to Hiccup to give him some advice on dragon training.	
AF4/5
1.	Why does the author compare Toothless to a crocodile and a shark?
2.	What do words like ‘saunter’, ‘swagger’ and ‘sneer’ imply about Snotlout and Dogsbreath?
3.	What ideas are we given about what the Vikings expect Hiccup to do?
Challenge: Design a game about dragon training. Think about what the aim of the game is, how to make this tricky for the player and how to help them win.	AF6
1. Was this chapter trying to make the reader feel sorry for Hiccup?
Challenge: Draw a picture of Hiccup wearing an
outfit to dragon train in.	Label the picture and explain the features of the clothing.