Comprehension Questions- Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman

Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowman

By Francesca Simon

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

In this collection of stories, Horrid Henry tries to win a snowman building contest so he can win ice cream for a year.  He also gets grounded from watching television and is sent to his room where he writes his will.  Henry likes Margaret’s idea of doing makeovers and decides to make some money doing his own.  And the last story is about when Horrid Henry gets to meet his favorite author.

Comprehension Questions

Story 1

  1. What was the prize for winning the best snowman competition?  Ice cream for a year   p. 5
  2. What did Horrid Henry's snowman look like?  Abominable snowman   p. 14
  3. What did Horrid Henry do to make his snowman bigger than anyone else’s?  put Peter’s snowman on top of his   p. 22
  4. How did Peter win the contest?  All of the other snowmen melted and Peter’s was what was left of the abominable snowman   p. 25

Story 2

  1. Why couldn’t Horrid Henry play the computer or watch television?  He’d been grounded   p. 27
  2. What did Horrid Henry want to write to make sure his things were given to the people he wanted?  A will   p. 37
  3. What did Horrid Henry write to his Aunt Ruby?  That he wanted lots of money when she dies   p. 41
  4. Why did Horrid Henry want to bring his mom’s and dad’s things into his room?  To see how they would look  p. 43

Story 3

  1. How much was Margaret charging her friends to get a makeover?  $1  p. 51
  2. Where did Horrid Henry get the make up for his makeovers?  His mom’s make up drawer  p. 57
  3. How much did Horrid Henry charge the girls for their makeovers?  $.75   p. 61
  4. How did the girls feel about the makeover Horrid Henry gave them?  Horrified   p. 65

Story 4

  1. Why was Horrid Henry so excited for school that day?  His favorite author was coming to visit  p. 69
  2. What does Perfect Peter’s favorite author write about?  Diapers    p. 70
  3. Why did Horrid Henry have to leave his classroom and go to Perfect Peter’s?  he ate during class and lost the privilege of seeing his favorite author   p. 77
  4. What was Perfect Peter’s author going to put on Horrid Henry?  A big diaper   p. 83