He was soon out of the copse, and by the time he reached the house he was sorry to have to come in out of the dark. He put out the torch in the water-butt, put the spear in the broom cupboard, and changed his shoes.
His grandmother and sister were sitting at the table eating crumpets.
 ‘Barney, where have you been? Were you up in your room all this time?’

How might Grandma say this line? 

What clues are there in the text?

Grandma:  (Shocked) Barney! Where have you been? Were you up in your room all this time?

Imagine you were a parent or looking after somebody and they had left the house and you hadn’t seen them how might you feel? How might you say this when you saw them? I have chosen shocked as Grandma hasn't seen Barney for most of the day. So, I put myself in the role of the character to infer how they might feel and say their line.

'No, Granny. I’m sorry I’m late, but I’ve been out with Stig.'

How might Barney say this line? 

What clues are there in the text?

Barney: (Apologetically) No, Granny. I’m sorry I’m late, but I’ve been out with Stig.

Within his dialogue Barney says, “I’m sorry”. If somebody was sorry how might they say there dialogue? I thought he would say it apologetically.

'You’ve been out in the cold and Dark all this time! Oh Barney.'

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How might Grandma say this line? 

What clues are there in the text?

Grandma: (Gently) You’ve been out in the cold and Dark all this time! Oh Barney!

For this one, I thought about other times I have heard people say things like "Oh Barney!" usually they feel sorry for them. If you are sorry for somebody you are going to want to comfort them. This made me think she might say this in a gentle manner.