About
A blizzard has hit Bailey City and caused the roads to shut down. The kids are stuck at school overnight and are very suspicious when the dragon snow sculpture has left the yard from across the street. The Bailey School Kids hear strange noises flying over the school during the night and realize they need to find out why a dragon is angry and lurking around the city.
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.
Chapter 1
Comprehension questions
What was the winning snow sculpture from the Winter Festival?
Page 2 — A dragon
2
How does Melody feel about the snow?
Page 3 — She’s sick of it/ bored
3
What did Liza see the snow dragon do?
Page 5 — Wink at her
5
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Who was hiding behind the dragon?
Page 6 — Howie and Eddie
6
What saved Liza from the boys pelting snowballs?
Page 11 — A large mound of snow fell on them
11
How do you think that much snow could have fallen on the boys?
Page 11 — The dragon dropped it
11
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
How did Howie explain the loud rumble that shook the ground?
Page 12 — Thunder
12
How does Liza feel about the snow?
Page 15 — Loves it
15
When the kids went into the school, Liza looked back outside for the dragon. What did she see?
Page 16 — It was gone
16
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What excuse did Liza and Melody use to get out of class and go look out the window?
Page 17 — go to the bathroom
17
How many minutes did Liza need to wait for Melody to meet her in the hallway?
Page 19 — Three
19
Liza saw the dragon out the window back on the lawn. What did it do when it saw her this time?
Page 21 — Smile
21
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Did Liza’s friends believe her when she tried to tell them about the dragon?
Page 23 — No
23
Why were the Bailey school kids stranded at school?
Page 26 — blizzard
26
Who has a crush on Eddie?
Page 27 — Carey
27
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
What reaction does Liza have whenever she’s really nervous about something?
Page 31 — Nose-bleed
31
When the Bailey school kids were stranded at school, where did everyone sleep?
Page 31 — In the gym
31
Why did Liza have a hard time falling asleep?
Page 32 — Mrs. Jeepers was a vampire/ dragon outside
32
What did the kids think the “whomp, whomp, whoosh” was from?
Page 37 — The dragon
37
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
What did Mrs. Jeepers do when she slept?
Page 41 — Snored
41
What did the snow look like it had been cleaned away with in the morning?
Page 43 — A broom
43
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
What did the playground look like in the morning?
Page 45 — A winter wonderful
45
When did the principal let the children go outside and play on the snow-covered playground?
Page 47 — After breakfast
47
What did Liza find on the ground that looked like grey paper?
Page 51 — A dragon scale
51
What do you think the big flash of light that came from behind Dr. Victor’s house was?
Page 51 — The dragon
51
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
How did Eddie explain the flash of light?
Page 52 — It was lightning
52
When were the Bailey school kids going to get to go home?
Page 54 — At the end of the school day
54
What does Liza think made the tracks in the snow?
Page 56 — The dragon
56
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
What did Liza and her friends see in Dr. Victor’s backyard?
Page 62 — No snow, mud, burned branches, giant tracks
62
When the kids saw Dr. Victor’s backyard, why didn’t they feel like they could call the police or the exterminator?
Page 63 — The police wouldn’t make it with the bad roads/ exterminators are defenseless
63
Why did Liza think the dragon was mad?
Page 65 — It woke up and found snow, not his treasure
65
Chapter 11
Comprehension questions
How did Liza and her friends gather treasure to put in the treasure box?
Page 67 — Asked the other students
67
What did they use as a treasure box?
Page 67 — Liza’s pencil box
67
Why did Liza draw a picture to put into the treasure box?
Page 70 — Friends are the most important treasure
70
Chapter 12
Comprehension questions
Where did Eddie put the treasure box?
Page 72 — In Dr. Victor’s backyard by the willow tree
72
Where did the kids find the treasure box in the morning?
Page 74 — On the curb
74
Why do the kids think the dragon accepted the treasure?
Page 74 — the box was empty and Melody heard something like a really big cat purring
74
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