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Horrid Henry hates going on walks and figures how to turn his family’s hike into a mess. He also tricks Perfect Peter into thinking his washing machine box is a real time machine. In the third story Peter gets fed up with Horrid Henry’s horridness and tries to get revenge. In the last story Aunt Ruby takes Henry’s family out to a fancy French restaurant for Henry’s mom’s birthday.
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
Why didn’t Henry want to go for a walk?
Page 4 — He wanted to watch a tv show, he didn’t like being outside
4
Where did Henry’s family go to for their walk?
Page 4 — The country
4
Why did Henry change his attitude and run to the lake?
Page 14 — He realized the faster they got to the lake the faster they’d get home
14
Why did Henry’s mom jump into the lake?
Page 18 — To save her babies
18
Story 2
Comprehension questions
What did Horrid Henry use as a time machine?
Page 25 — A washing machine box
25
What did Perfect Peter want to turn the box into?
Page 24 — A house
24
How did Henry trick Peter?
Page 25 — Henry dressed up, called himself Zog, talked to him like he was his great, great, great uncle, Peter Museum
25
Who helped Peter realize he was being tricked?
Page 37 — Their mom
37
Story 3
Comprehension questions
Why did Peter want to get revenge on Henry?
Page 41 — Henry was always tricking him and humiliating him
41
What did Peter do to get revenge?
Page 47 — Write notes to girls from Henry
47
Why did Henry write lots of notes to Miss Battle-Axe from different people?
Page 60 — he wasn’t sure who wrote the notes from him to Margaret and Susan
60
How did Perfect Peter feel when Henry realized he wrote the notes?
Page 65 — The revenge wasn’t sweet
65
Story 4
Comprehension questions
Why was Henry’s family going to a fancy French restaurant?
Page 68 — His mom’s birthday
68
How much did Henry’s dad agree to pay him if Henry went to the restaurant and ate his food with a good attitude?
Page 71 — $2
71
What did Steve trick Henry into ordering?
Page 82 — Escargot/ snails
82
Who was the only one who liked the food they ordered?
Page 86 — Henry
86
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