About
Join Freddy and his friends for another 1st grade adventure! The eighth in the popular series by an elementary school teacher who's seen it all.
Since Freddy is in the first grade, he should be old enough to go to a Halloween party without his parents. When a ghostly howl terrifies Freddy and all of his friends at the party, can Freddy find the courage to save the day?
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 did Chloe invite everyone in the class to?
Page 9 — A Halloween party
9
What does Freddy like to dress up as for Halloween?
Page 14 — Different kinds of sharks
14
How does Freddy feel about scary stuff?
Page 19 — He doesn’t like it; he’s worried he’ll get nightmares for months if he sees something scary
19
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What does it mean to be a “fraidy-cat”?
Page 22 — someone who is easily scared
22
Where does Freddy’s shark costume come from every year?
Page 29 — His mom makes it
29
How did Freddy behave so his family would support him going to the party?
Page 30 — Pretended to not be scared
30
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
What did Suzie want to be for Halloween?
Page 34 — Frankenstein’s bride
34
What was on the wall that scared Freddy?
Page 36 — Scary masks
36
What did Freddy decide to be after going to the costume store?
Page 40 — A shark
40
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What type of figurative language is “scare the pants off you” and what does it really mean?
Page 43 — Idiom; you frightened me very badly
43
What game did Max love?
Page 46 — Bobbing for apples
46
Why did Max threaten Freddy?
Page 48 — Freddy made a comment about Max’s mouth being big, so Max told Freddy he’d be sorry for saying that and to wait until the party
48
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
What always helped Freddy feel better?
Page 50 — Rubbing his lucky shark tooth
50
How was Suzie a good sister in this chapter?
Page 52 — She helped Freddy find his lucky shark tooth
52
How did Freddy whisper to himself when looking at himself in the mirror with the costume on?
Page 57 — That he was a big, tough shark
57
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
What characteristic did Freddy have as he went to the party even though he was scared?
Page 59 — Courage
59
Who did he hold hands with and why?
Page 61 — Jesse because she wasn’t scared of anything
61
Describe the Halloween party.
Page 62 — Dracula and Frankenstein were there; Dracula let the children into a room with skeletons and ghosts floating around; another room full of coffins with zombies coming out and screaming; a room full of jars the children had to put their hands in that felt that eyeballs, brains and worms; a room with bats flying around; games
62
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
What game did Max challenge Freddy at?
Page 70 — Bobbing for apples
70
What helped Freddy not be afraid during the contest?
Page 75 — Max calling him a fraidy-cat; pretending he was a shark
75
Who won the contest?
Page 76 — Freddy
76
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
What noise did the children hear coming from the basement?
Page 80 — An eerie noise
80
Who went downstairs to check it out?
Page 81 — Max and Freddy
81
Summarize what happened when Max and Freddy went downstairs?
Page 84 — Max was so scared he couldn’t move and Freddy went to go check out what the noise was and found a kitten
84
What was Freddy’s response to Max being a fraidy-cat?
Page 86 — Freddy was very kind and didn’t tell any of the other kids and in fact told them that Max and he saved the cat together
86
Downloads
All the book’s resources, or just the ones you need, ready to read or print.
Worksheets
Practice sheets with space to write your answers.
Download one reading section
A small printout with all the resources for the selected section.
