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Comprehension Questions (by Steve)
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 wasn’t Granny paying attention?
Page 5 — She was sad.
5
What did Tom think would cheer Granny up?
Page 9 — Some rice pudding with raisins.
9
What did Tom get distracted by?
Page 12 — Peanut butter.
12
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What was Tom worried would happen in the jar?
Page 13 — He’d suffocate.
13
Why was Tom able to get out by the spoon unseen?
Page 14 — Henry was sneaking a bite.
14
Did Granny eat the desert?
Page 19 — No, she said she wasn’t hungry.
19
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Why did Mrs. Little say Granny was depressed?
Page 22 — It was her 80th birthday.
22
How did they decide to make Granny happy?
Page 25 — A surprise birthday on July 4th.
25
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What is twelve noon for the little people?
Page 27 — Mirror Message Time.
27
How did Tom learn Morse code?
Page 28 — Henry Bigg’s Boy Scout Manual.
28
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Why did Tom and Lucy want the cereal box?
Page 32 — For the cut-out costumes.
32
What play were they going to perform?
Page 34 — Little Red Riding Hood.
34
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
What was the bad news about the party?
Page 35 — The old people did not want to travel.
35
How did they solve the problem?
Page 37 — Cousin Dinky would fly them.
37
What did Granny think of Dinky?
Page 38 — He was super.
38
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
What were they going to use for a pool?
Page 42 — The rain gutter.
42
What scared away the bumblebee?
Page 45 — Dinky’s glider.
45
What did Dinky name his new glider?
Page 46 — The Nick of Time.
46
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
What did Baby Betsy say for food?
Page 49 — Goo goo.
49
What is the problem with a glider?
Page 51 — The wind dies down.
51
What was a solution to the glider problems?
Page 52 — Henry’s model plane.
52
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Why didn’t the Biggs finish the cereal?
Page 55 — They ate eggs instead.
55
How did Tom and Lucy plan to make them eat cereal?
Page 60 — They would hide the eggs.
60
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Why was Mr. Bigg going to get traps?
Page 63 — There was some egg-stealing animal.
63
What did Henry think the buried eggs meant?
Page 64 — The chickens were not dumb.
64
Chapter 11
Comprehension questions
What repair work did the Littles do?
Page 67 — The pipes and electric wires in the walls.
67
What did Mr. Little make from a piece of screen and cap?
Page 69 — A grill.
69
What did Dinky and Della make to lift the plane?
Page 70 — A block and tackle.
70
Chapter 12
Comprehension questions
What did one jerk on the string mean?
Page 71 — At the window.
71
What did two jerks on the string mean?
Page 71 — Pull it up.
71
Why was the plane so light?
Page 74 — There wasn’t any; Henry had moved it
74
Chapter 13
Comprehension questions
What did they place under the wheels to hold the plane?
Page 76 — Two dominoes.
76
How did they avoid Henry hearing the plane?
Page 77 — Tom put a cotton ball in his ear.
77
What happened so Dinky could fly the plane out?
Page 78 — Henry went to the bathroom.
78
Chapter 14
Comprehension questions
Where was the party?
Page 82 — On the porch roof under the Catalpa tree.
82
What got Granny to the roof?
Page 83 — Dinky promised a ride in his glider.
83
When was Dinky going to stop doing adventurous thing?
Page 84 — He wasn’t
84
Chapter 15
Comprehension questions
Who came to Granny’s party?
Page 87 — Her friends and relatives.
87
How did Zelda come to the party?
Page 89 — Granny flew with Dinky to get her.
89
Chapter 16
Comprehension questions
What were the tablecloths made from?
Page 91 — Henry’s bandanas.
91
What did Mr. Bigg think when the pool water landed on him?
Page 95 — It was raining.
95
How did the party end?
Page 96 — A song from Dinky.
96
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