Junie B. Jones Is a Graduation Girl
by Barbara Park
Grades 1-3; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0
All the children in Room Nine are excited when they get their bright white graduation gowns. Mrs. says to keep them in their boxes until the big day. But Junie B. Jones just can't help herself. Then — uh-oh! — an accident happens! Can Junie B. find a way to fix things? Or will graduation be a spotty dotty disaster?
Comprehension Questions
Chapter 1
- What gifts did Junie B. get for her
birthday? Toys and games; A tool belt; tools to fix the toilet p.3 - Why was Junie B. nervous about graduation
day? She’s going to go to first grade and won’t know any of the kids in her
class p.5 - What’s a diploma? A special piece
of paper; a certificate that says you’ve completed part of your education p.7
Chapter 2
- What did the class create to put on
their invitations for the graduation? A poem p.10 - Name the first three lines of the
poem? “Rose are red, violets are blue, graduation is here…” p.12 - Why did Junie B. have to go to the
office? She yelled out a fourth line for the poem that was funny, but inappropriate
and the teacher had already gotten after another student for the same thing p.14
Chapter 3
- How did the principal respond when he
saw Junie B. in the blue chair next to his office? He was surprised to see
her there, since it had been awhile since he saw her last p.16 - Why did the principal laugh when
Junie B. told him the poem? He was taken by surprise; he thought it was
funny p.20 - What did the principal want Junie B.
to think about? Being obedient to her teacher p.22
Chapter 4
- What did the janitor bring into the
room? Boxes full of caps and gowns p.25 - What did Lucille think Mrs. said was
in the boxes? Cats and gowns p.25 - What did the kids do after getting
their caps and gowns? Put them on and skipped around the room p.27
Chapter 5
- Why did Grace raise her voice at
Junie B. on the way home from school? Junie B. wanted to peek in her box and
Grace knew she shouldn’t p.31 - Where did Junie B.’s mother put her
graduation outfit and why? On the refrigerator; to keep Junie B. from
putting it on p.35 - Who wanted to see Junie B.’s graduation
outfit after her mother sent her to her room? Her stuffed animals p.37
Chapter 6
- Who gave Junie B. the box with her
gown and cap? Her Grandpa Miller p.40 - What was Junie B. wearing when she
poured grape juice for her and her friends? Her white graduation gown p.42
Chapter 7
- How did Junie B. clean up the
driblets of grape juice on the shelf? With her white gown p.44 - What did Junie B. use to try to get
the juice out of her gown? An eraser, a white crayon, her dad’s new
whitening toothpaste p.46 - Why did Junie B. feel like a genius at
the end of this chapter? She colored her gown with crayons to cover the
stains p.50
Chapter 8
- How did Grace respond when she saw
Junie B.’s gown? She gasped p.55 - Why did the kids stop laughing at
Junie B.’s gown? She started crying p.59
Chapter 9
- What joke did Grandpa Miller tell Junie
B. and her parents before she went on stage with her spotted gown? “…when
she goes on the stage, she’ll be easy to spot” p.61 - What did the other kids do to their
gowns that helped Junie B. feel better? Spots p.63 - How did Junie B. feel about the graduation
ceremony? She loved it; she had the time of her life p.67