Comprehension Questions- The Fudge Books Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

By Judy Blume

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL Q; AR pts: 3.0

Peter Hatcher is nine years old and is in the fourth grade.  He's forced to deal with his three year old brother, Fudge, and all of his quirks and bad manners.  It seems to Peter that Fudge gets all the attention and that he amounts to a fourth grade nothing.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. What did Peter win at the birthday party?     A turtle, his name is Dribble. P.3
  2. What city does Peter live in?     New York City. P.4
  3.  Why doesn’t Peter’s mom like Dribble?   Because she doesn’t like the turtle smell. P.4
  4. What is Peter’s biggest problem?     His 2-year old brother Farley Drexel Hatcher (Fudge). P.6

Chapter 2

  1. Who came to stay with Peter’s family?     The Yarby’s  p.8
  2. Why doesn’t Peter like to sleep in the same room as Fudge?     He babbles (talks) in his sleep and makes slurping noises. P.9
  3. What gift did Fudge get from Mrs. Yarby?     A wind- up train   p.14
  4. Why did the Yarby’s want to go to the hotel instead of Peter’s house?     Because Fudge was being terrible. P.20

Chapter 3

  1. What does Fudge stop doing?     Eating    p.12
  2. Why doesn’t Peter like to stand on his head on the kitchen floor?     Because it is hard and hurts his head.   P.23
  3. Why is Peter’s mother so concerned about Fudge not eating?     She thinks he will starve.    P.24
  4. What does Peter’s dad do to get Fudge to eat?     He dumps his cereal bowl and cereal on his head.    p. 28

Chapter 4

  1. Who babysat Fudge at the park?  Sheila, Peter, Jimmy  p.34
  2. What was Fudge pretending to be when he fell off the jungle jim?    A bird  p.36
  3. Why couldn’t the children find Fudge’s teeth?  He’d swallowed them  p. 38
  4. Who did Peter’s mom get mad at when Fudge got hurt?  Peter  p. 39

Chapter 5

  1. How old was Fudge turning on his birthday?  Three  p. 42
  2. How many children came to fudge’s party?  Three  p. 42
  3. Why did Jennie bite Peter’s grandma?  She didn’t get a yellow frosting flower       p. 46
  4. Why did Mrs. Rudder from the apartment below knock on the door during the party? she was complaining about the children being so noisy   p. 49

Chapter 6

  1. How did the dentist get Fudge to open his mouth?  Peter came in and showed him how  p. 59
  2. Why was Mrs. Hatcher embarrassed about Peter’s sock?   He has a hole in it   p. 62
  3. What kind of shoes did Fudge want?  Same as Peter’s shoes/  loafers  p. 64
  4. What did Fudge do with his peas in Hamburger Heaven?  Dump them on his head  p. 68

Chapter 7

  1. What’s Jimmy, Sheila and Peter’s project about?  Transportation  p. 70
  2. What was Sheila in charge of?  Booklet  What was Peter and Jimmy in charge of?  Poster  p. 71
  3. What did Fudge do to Peter’s poster?  Scribbled all over it  p. 76
  4. On the poster, what does the truck look like?  Flying train  p. 82

Chapter 8

  1. Where did Peter’s mother go for the weekend?  To help with her sister’s new baby/ Boston  p. 83
  2. What’s Mr. Hatcher’s secretary’s name?  Janet  p. 85
  3. Who did Mr. Vincent choose to be the actor for his commercial?  Fudge  p. 88
  4. What did Peter do to make Fudge want to do the commercial?  Rode on the bike   p. 95

Chapter 9

  1. Where did Mr. Hatcher take Peter and Fudge?  To the movies  p. 97
  2. Why did Fudge leave his seat in the movie?    He wanted to touch the bears      p. 102
  3. What did Mr. Hatcher cook for dinner?  An omelet  p. 103
  4. Who liked the omelet?  Fudge  p. 105

Chapter 10

  1. Who was missing when Peter got home from school? Dribble  p. 109
  2. Where did Dribble go? In Fudge’s tummy  p. 110
  3. What did Fudge get to travel in to get to the hospital? Ambulance  p. 114
  4. What surprise did Mr. Hatcher give Peter after Fudge ate Dribble? A dog  p. 120