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In this collection of Horrid Henry stories, Horrid Henry finds Peter's journal and helps him fix it before Peter's supposed to read it in an assembly at school. Henry also has a chance to win soccer tickets, he gets to go clothes shopping with his mom and a new student comes to school and Henry gets put in charge of him.
Read one section at a time, then discuss the questions to review understanding. These questions are a starting place for conversation, not a complete test of the chapter.
Story 1
Comprehension questions
When was Peter going to read out loud from his diary?
Page 2 — In school during an assembly
2
Where did Horrid Henry finally find Peter’s diary?
Page 9 — In the bookcase
9
How did Henry feel when Peter hadn’t even mentioned him in his diary?
Page 11 — outraged/Insulted
11
What did Miss Lovely do when Peter read what was in his journal during the assembly?
Page 19 — She stopped him and had another student read from theirs
19
Story 2
Comprehension questions
How would Miss Battle-Axe choose who will win the tickets to the soccer game?
Page 28 — Whoever is the best player during the students' game at lunchtime
28
Who’s the best player in the class?
Page 30 — Moody Margaret
30
Who did Miss Battle-Axe give the tickets to?
Page 50 — The referee/ herself
50
Why didn’t she give them to a student?
Page 49 — They’d all been bad sports and cheated
49
Story 3
Comprehension questions
Why did Henry need to go shopping?
Page 53 — His clothes didn’t fit him anymore
53
Why didn’t Henry want to wear his cousin Steve’s clothes?
Page 58 — He couldn’t stand Steve
58
What kind of pants were the green and pink pants?
Page 71 — Girls pants
71
What did Henry’s mom end up buying for him?
Page 73 — the loud root a toot shoes
73
Story 4
Comprehension questions
Who’s the new boy in Horrid Henry’s class?
Page 79 — Bossy Bill
79
Who was in charge of looking after Bill at school?
Page 80 — Henry
80
Why was Bill missing school?
Page 95 — he had a sore throat
95
Why did Bill’s parents take him out of Henry’s school?
Page 100 — they didn’t like the homework he got
100
Who made up the homework?
Page 98 — Horrid Henry
98
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