Comprehension Questions – The Littles Give a Party

The Littles Give a Party

By John Peterson

Comprehension Questions (by Steve)

Grades 2-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

Chapter 1

  1. Why
    wasn’t Granny paying attention? She was sad. Pg 5.
  2. What did
    Tom think would cheer Granny up?  Some
    rice pudding with raisins. Pg. 9.
  3. What did
    Tom get distracted by? Peanut butter. Pg. 12.

Chapter 2

  1. What was
    Tom worried would happen in the jar? He’d suffocate. Pg. 13.
  2. Why was
    Tom able to get out by the spoon unseen? Henry was sneaking a bite. Pg. 14.
  3. Did
    Granny eat the desert? No, she said she wasn’t hungry. Pg. 19.

Chapter 3

  1. Why
    did Mrs. Little say Granny was depressed? It was her 80th
    birthday. Pg. 22.
  2. How did
    they decide to make Granny happy? A surprise birthday on July 4th.
    Pg. 25.

Chapter 4

  1. What is
    twelve noon for the little people?  Mirror
    Message Time. Pg. 27.
  2. How did
    Tom learn Morse code? Henry Bigg’s Boy Scout Manual. Pg. 28.

Chapter 5

  1. Why did
    Tom and Lucy want the cereal box? For the cut-out costumes. Pg. 32.
  2. What
    play were they going to perform? Little Red Riding Hood.  Pg. 
    34.

Chapter 6

  1. What was
    the bad news about the party? The old people did not want to travel. Pg. 35.
  2. How did
    they solve the problem? Cousin Dinky would fly them. Pg. 37.
  3. What did
    Granny think of Dinky? He was super. Pg. 38.

Chapter 7

  1. What
    were they going to use for a pool? The rain gutter. Pg. 42.
  2. What
    scared away the bumblebee? Dinky’s glider. Pg. 45.
  3. What did
    Dinky name his new glider? The Nick of Time. Pg. 46.

Chapter 8

  1. What
    did Baby Betsy say for food? Goo goo. Pg. 49.
  2. What is
    the problem with a glider? The wind dies down. Pg. 51.
  3. What was
    a solution to the glider problems? Henry’s model plane. Pg. 52.

Chapter 9

  1. Why
    didn’t the Biggs finish the cereal? They ate eggs instead. Pg. 55.
  2. How did
    Tom and Lucy plan to make them eat cereal? They would hide the eggs. Pg. 60.

Chapter 10

  1. Why was
    Mr. Bigg going to get traps? There was some egg-stealing animal. Pg. 63.
  2. What did
    Henry think the buried eggs meant? The chickens were not dumb. Pg. 64.

Chapter 11

  1. What
    repair work did the Littles do? The pipes and electric wires in the walls.
    Pg. 67.
  2. What did
    Mr. Little make from a piece of screen and cap? A grill. Pg. 69.
  3. What did
    Dinky and Della make to lift the plane? A block and tackle. Pg. 70.

Chapter 12

  1. What did
    one jerk on the string mean? At the window. Pg. 71.
  2. What did
    two jerks on the string mean? Pull it up. Pg. 71.
  3. Why was
    the plane so light? There wasn’t any; Henry had moved it Pg. 74.

Chapter 13

  1. What did
    they place under the wheels to hold the plane? Two dominoes. Pg. 76.
  2. How did
    they avoid Henry hearing the plane? Tom put a cotton ball in his ear. Pg.77.
  3. What
    happened so Dinky could fly the plane out? Henry went to the bathroom. Pg.
    78.

Chapter 14

  1. Where
    was the party? On the porch roof under the Catalpa tree. Pg. 82.
  2. What got
    Granny to the roof? Dinky promised a ride in his glider. Pg. 83.
  3. When was
    Dinky going to stop doing adventurous thing? He wasn’t Pg. 84.

Chapter 15

  1. Who came
    to Granny’s party? Her friends and relatives. Pg. 87.
  2. How did
    Zelda come to the party? Granny flew with Dinky to get her. Pg. 89.

Chapter 16

  1. What
    were the tablecloths made from? Henry’s bandanas. Pg. 91
  2. What did
    Mr. Bigg think when the pool water landed on him? It was raining. Pg. 95.
  3. How did
    the party end? A song from Dinky. Pg. 96.