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Junie B. is a very grown-up little lady. So how come everyone treats her like a baby? It's not fair. But Junie B. knows just how to fix the situation. Her Aunt Flo is getting married. What a perfect chance for Junie B. to show everyone how grown-up she is! Too bad she wasn't picked to be the flower girl in the wedding so she could really show off. But surely Junie B. can still find some way to get everyone's attention.
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
Why did Junie b. chase down Ricardo and tackle him?
Page 1 — Because he was chasing the new girl named Thelma and she only wanted him to chase her since they were boyfriend and girlfriend
1
Why did Ricardo break up with Junie B.?
Page 4 — he wanted to chase Thelma
4
Explain how Mrs. had compassion on Junie B.
Page 4 — When the bell rang for recess to end, she came out to Junie B. and asked what was wrong, gave her a tissue, helped her stand up, then walked into the school with her
4
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What did Junie B.’s mom do with the cookie she didn’t eat at snack time?
Page 7 — Her mom ate it
7
What did Junie B.’s mom tell her about having a boyfriend?
Page 8 — That she’s way to young
8
How did Junie B. try to prove she wasn’t a baby?
Page 10 — She held up baby Ollie’s hand and foot and compared them to her own
10
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Why didn’t Junie B. want the bath toys and washcloth puppet?
Page 14 — She was trying to show her mom they’re for babies and she’s grown up
14
What’s the good news Junie B.’s mom told her?
Page 17 — Her Aunt Flo is getting married, so that means Junie B. is going to her first wedding
17
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
How do you get to be a flower girl at a wedding?
Page 20 — The person getting married will ask you
20
What’s a flower girl?
Page 21 — A girl who dresses up and is the first person to walk down the aisle at a wedding; She carries a basket full of flowers and throws petals on the floor
21
What were Grace and Lucille going to teach Junie B.?
Page 23 — how to be a flower girl
23
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Why didn’t Grandpa Miller want to call Aunt Flo?
Page 25 — He didn’t know if she’d already chosen a flower girl
25
What did Junie B. sneak after her grandpa told her to wait for her mother to call Aunt Flo?
Page 27 — She snuck the address book and went into her mother’s room and called Aunt Flo
27
What bad news did Aunt Flo give Junie B.?
Page 32 — Aunt Flo already had a flower girl and it’s her fiance’s younger sister, Bo
32
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Why was Junie B.’s mother so upset that she called her Aunt Flo?
Page 34 — Because Junie B. disobeyed her grandfather
34
What’s an alternate?
Page 36 — It’s like a substitute, so if Bo gets sick Junie B. could be the flower girl
36
What’s Aunt Flo’s good news?
Page 36 — That Junie B. would sit with the other bridesmaids at the reception and be an alternate flower girl
36
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
How did Junie B.’s mom respond to her wish that Bo would get sick?
Page 42 — Her mom said that they do not wish for people to get sick and to wish a nicer wish on top of the other wish
42
What did Junie B. wish for instead?
Page 43 — That Bo would get lice
43
What did Philip Johnny Bob suggest could happen to Bo?
Page 45 — That her dad would be driving with her to the wedding and they’d get stuck at a railroad crossing with a really long train or that the car would get stuck in Krazy Glue
45
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Instead of hoping Bo was sick, how should Junie B. feel for Bo?
Page 50 — Happy that she has this opportunity
50
What was Junie B.’s great idea when she saw Bo throwing flower petals on the ground?
Page 52 — She thought it would be ok to get a few petals out of the basket and throw them
52
What does the word tussle mean?
Page 53 — Fighting over something
53
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
What did Bo give Junie B.?
Page 57 — two petals
57
What’s Junie B.’s interpretation of “loose feet”?
Page 64 — have no shoes or socks on
64
Who did Junie B. become friends with at the wedding reception?
Page 65 — Bo
65
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