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#13 Under the Lagoon
The fairies in Never Land think that mermaids are nothing but trouble. When Gabby befriends a mermaid, Kate, Mia, and Lainey warn her to stay away, but Gabby doesn't want to lose her new friend.
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
Explain what happened to Gabby in this chapter?
Page 8 — She stayed back on the beach while the other girls went on the raft to visit Sunny; she made a sand castle but water kept splashing her; the water swallowed up her barrettes and her sand castle; she thought she saw someone hiding on the rocks in the water
8
Predict who you think that someone is.
Listen to your child’s answer.
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What saved Gabby from drowning in the cauldron?
Page 25 — A mermaid came in and with magic lowered the water level
25
What did Gabby make that day?
Page 25 — A friend
25
What evidence shows you she made a friend?
Page 27 — They enjoyed being together; they played games and talked; they were happy to find out they had many things in common
27
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Who saw Gabby playing with a mermaid and why did she think it strange?
Page 40 — Rosetta; mermaids don’t like humans
40
Do you think it’s strange that Gabby and Yooni want to be friends? Why, or why not?
Listen to your child’s answer.
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
Define the word grudge.
Page 45 — to be unwilling to give or admit: give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
45
What happened when the fairies told and retold what Rosetta saw?
Page 46 — The story got more elaborate with each telling and started to be misleading and not true and turned into gossiping
46
Explain a time when you have experienced something like this.
Listen to your child’s answer.
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Why did the other girls assume Yooni was bad?
Page 54 — The fairies assumed she was since she was a mermaid and had told them so
54
Why was Gabby sad in this chapter?
Page 59 — The other girls had been mean and scared Yooni away
59
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Why did Rosetta agree to take the sea rose to the mermaids?
Page 65 — Gabby missed Yooni and she felt guilty she had let the rumor get out of hand
65
What attitude did both the mermaids and fairies have toward each other?
Page 71 — They thought they were better than the other
71
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Was Gabby making a good choice to go see Yooni or follow her to the mermaid party? Why, or why not?
Page 74 — No; she has been sneaky and didn’t tell her sister
74
Why will Gabby’s sister be upset she went to the mermaid party?
Page 80 — She can’t trust the mermaids; she’ll worry that Gabby’s in danger; Gabby should have told her where she was going
80
From what you’ve learned about mermaids in this story, predict what will happen at the party.
Listen to your child’s answer.
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Why was Rosetta in angst this chapter?
Page 88 — She realized she’s having a hard time always knowing what to do and when to talk about things
88
Have you ever felt this way?
Listen to your child’s answer.
Why are the fairies worried Gabby’s with the mermaids?
Page 90 — They’re singing their most powerful song which can turn fairies into bats, and they don’t know what it’ll do to humans
90
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Summarize what happened in this chapter.
Page 101 — The fairies and girls went to the mermaid lagoon to find Gabby; they got there and found they were in the eye of the storm; they saw Gabby and she saw them; she fell from the rock into the water
101
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Were the fairies right to believe that something bad can happen during the mermaids’ powerful music?
Page 108 — Yes
108
What did Gabby learn in this chapter?
Page 108 — That’s not all mermaids are bad, but she needs to listen to her sister and the other fairies
108
What did the mermaids and fairies learn in this chapter?
Page 109 — That they can be nice to each other and be friends
109
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