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There’s a new boy in kindergarten, and guess what? He’s the handsomest guy Junie B. has ever seen! She and Lucille and that Grace all want him for a boyfriend. Only, he thinks Junie B. is a nutball. Just ‘cause she couldn’t stop laughing and rolling. So how is she supposed to get that boy to love her?
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
How did Grace and Junie B. try to help their friend Lucille?
Page 5 — Lucille was being chased by a boy they’d never met, and Grace and Junie B. pretended to ride their horses and chased him away
5
Why was Lucille upset her friends had chased the boy away?
Page 7 — She wanted him to chase her; he was a new boy at school and she thought he was handsome
7
How did Grace and Junie B. feel about the boy after looking at him and hearing a little bit about him?
Page 10 — They wanted him for a boyfriend as well
10
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Why did Junie B. want to convince Lucille she was a pig?
Page 14 — So Lucille would introduce her to Warren
14
Where were Junie B. and Grace when they got to finally meet Warren?
Page 20 — At the swing set
20
Why did Warren call Junie B. a nutball?
Page 21 — She made a silly joke then rolled on the ground laughing
21
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Why were Lucille and Grace mad at each other at the beginning of this chapter?
Page 26 — Grace said that Warren loves her and that made Lucille mad
26
Why is Junie B. upset about being called a nutball?
Page 29 — Its not a very nice thing to be called
29
Who did Grace say was the nutball in her family?
Page 30 — Her little brother, Jeffie
30
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
Why did Junie B. pick a grown up’s cereal to eat for breakfast?
Page 34 — Because she ate the same kind of cereal Grace’s brother ate when he was being a nutball
34
Why did Junie B. think Warren would love her now?
Page 36 — She ate fiber cereal instead of sugar cereal so she’s calm
36
How does Warren feel about Junie B. once she told him she was calm?
Page 45 — He did the cuckoo sign and walked away; still thinks she’s a nutball
45
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
What did Junie B. want to do to get Warren to like her?
Page 46 — Buy a princess dress to be like Lucille and buy shoes with lightning bolts like Grace
46
What advice did Junie B.’s mom give her?
Page 51 — You don’t make friends by buying things, you make them by being fun to be with, by being nice, caring about their feelings, and by being honest and not pretending to be someone you’re not
51
What did Junie B. find that made her feel like a princess?
Page 52 — A red velvet bow on Ollie’s teddy bear
52
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
What did Junie B. wear to school?
Page 55 — A crown from Dairy Queen, white long princess gloves, a collar for a necklace, the red bow and her mom drew lightning bolts on her sneakers
55
Who wasn’t Warren talking to?
Page 57 — Grace, Lucille or Junie B.
57
What does “the cat got your tongue” mean?
Page 57 — Its an idiom for when someone is speechless, or without words to say
57
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
What was in Handsome Warren’s hair?
Page 62 — A tiny piece of Kleenex
62
Why was Warren angry?
Page 64 — His dad made him move and change schools and he had to leave his friends
64
What did Junie B. do to make Warren feel better?
Page 66 — She told him knock knock jokes
66
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