Horrid Henry’s Monster Movie
By Francesca Simon
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0
Henry loves scary movies and is very disappointed in the latest movie about the zombie vampire werewolf. He decides to make his own scary with a challenge from Margaret that his won't be as good as hers. You'll also read about Henry going to Aunt Ruby's as well as how Henry behaves when he trades Peter for his grump cards and how Henry throws his own Olympic games.
Comprehension Questions
Story 1
- How does Horrid Henry feel about scary movies? Loves them p. 1
- What did Henry decide to make after watching The Zombie Vampire Werewolf? His own scary movie p. 11
- What was Margaret making next door? A scary movie p. 15
- How did Henry’s and Margaret’s movie cameras get broken? They tripped over each other and dropped them p. 23
Story 2
- Where did Henry and his family go for the weekend? To Aunt Ruby’s and Cousin Steve’s p. 25
- Who else was staying with Stuck Up Steve? Bossy Bill p. 28
- Why couldn’t Horrid Henry go to Tim’s party? Steve and Bill tricked him and said he broke the bed p. 36
- How did Henry get even with Steve and Bill for tricking him? wrote a note and made them think they should wear pajamas and slippers to the party p. 46
Story 3
- What’s a grump card? A coupon Henry’s mom and dad gave for excellent behavior that erased a future punishment p. 52
- How did Henry get his grump cards? Playing with Peter p. 61
- Now that Henry had grump cards, what did he do? Make bad choices and use his cards p. 63
- How quickly did Henry use all of his grump cards? In an hour p. 70
Story 4
- Why didn’t Henry like running, jumping or swimming? He wasn’t very good at them p. 76
- Why did Henry decide to have his own Olympics? So he could compete at what he was good at p. 79
- What was the prize for the winners of the competitions? Chocolate p. 79
- Why wasn’t there any chocolate left to give to the winners of the competitions? Henry ate it all p. 90