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A terrible thing happened to Junie B. Jones! And it's called – someone took her new black furry mittens! And they kept them! They didn't even put them in the Lost and Found at school. So when Junie B. finds a wonderful pen, she should be allowed to keep it, too. Right? That's fair. Right? Right?
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 Grandpa Miller buy Junie B.?
Page 1 — A pair of black furry mittens
1
What did Junie B. do at recess?
Page 3 — Show her new mittens to everyone
3
How did Lucille react to Junie B.’s new mittens?
Page 6 — She wasn’t impressed, she said her whole family owned fur clothing items
6
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Why did Mrs. suggest Junie B. put her mittens in her coat pocket?
Page 8 — So Junie B. wouldn’t lose them
8
Who was Junie B. bothering during this chapter with her mittens?
Page 9 — Lucille, Williams and Ricardo
9
Why did Mrs. take Junie B.’s mittens?
Page 12 — Junie B. was out of her seat and bothering everyone
12
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
When was Junie B. able to get her mittens back from her teacher?
Page 15 — At recess
15
What was Grace’s idea when the girls were playing horses?
Page 17 — Lucille and Junie B. trade horses so Junie B.’s horse can match her black mittens
17
What was missing when Mrs. blew the whistle at the end of recess?
Page 21 — Junie B.’s mittens
21
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
Why did Mrs. want to take Junie B. to the office?
Page 24 — To see if her stolen mittens were in the lost and found
24
What does it mean when someone steals something?
Page 28 — To take something that belongs to someone else without their permission
28
Was Junie B.’s mittens in the lost and found?
Page 31 — No
31
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
What did Junie B. find at the drinking fountain?
Page 35 — A pen that writes four different colors
35
What did Junie B. decide to do with the pen?
Page 38 — Keep it
38
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
What did Junie B. want her grandpa to do for her?
Page 41 — Buy her new mittens
41
Why couldn’t Grandpa Miller buy Junie B. more furry mittens?
Page 45 — He got the last pair
45
Tell me what happened to Grandpa Miller’s wallet.
Page 46 — He lost it at the mall, and someone returned it by putting it in his mailbox; nothing was taken out of it
46
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Why was Junie B. looking for a kid with tattoos?
Page 53 — The crooks she’d seen on tv had tattoos, so if a kid had a tattoo, they would have been a crook
53
Who had Junie B.’s mittens?
Page 55 — A girl with a fluffy pink coat
55
What should the girl have done when she found the mittens in the grass?
Page 60 — Taken them to the lost and found
60
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Why did Junie B. want the lost and found box?
Page 64 — To turn in the pen she found at the drinking fountain
64
How did Junie B. feel about taking the pen to the lost and found?
Page 66 — Happy
66
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