Comprehension Questions – #11 Into the Waves

Into the Waves

by Kiki Thorpe

Grades K-3; Genre - Fantasy; GRL N; AR pts. 1.0

Lainey's fondest dream has come true. Her parents finally let her get a pet, a goldfish. But bringing her new little friend to Never Land might turn out to be a big mistake.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Summarize the introduction of this story. Lainey saved her money and bought a goldfish; she took her fish to Pixie Hollow so Fawn could find out what makes him happy p.1

Chapter 2

  1. What happened in this chapter? Rani, a water-talent fairy saw Sunny and let him free p.23

Chapter 3

  1. What plan did the girls come up with to find Sunny? Fawn will talk to other fish, Rani will swim trying to find him, the girls will be in the raft looking for him p.28

Chapter 4

  1. Why is it going to be challenging finding Sunny in the Wough River? It’s so big and splits into two different rivers p.44

Chapter 5

  1. Why is the Sunken Forest dangerous? The creatures are not friendly, its dismal, can lose sense of direction p.50

Chapter 6

  1. Do you recognize the crocodile? It’s the crocodile that swallowed the clock in Peter Pan p.62
  2. How did Mia scare it away? She hit it with her paddle p.65

Chapter 7

  1. Summarize this chapter. The girls made it out of the swamp, Gabby brought cookies to eat for dinner; they tried to sleep; Peter came to visit and made a fire; he told them stories and in the morning their cookies were gone but Peter left coconuts and fairy dust for them p.67

Chapter 8

  1. Why didn’t Gabby fly when the raft went over the waterfall? She was scared stiff p.94
  2. Have you ever been so scared that you were frozen stiff? Explain. Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 9

  1. What happened to Gabby? When everyone jumped out of the raft, it floated in the air because of the fairy dust; she was ok p.96
  2. Predict how Sunny got to be so large. Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 10

  1. How did Sunny get so big? Was your prediction correct? He had eaten lots of food; magic p.105
  2. Why did Lainey ask the mermaid to take care of Sunny? Sunny was too big to take home p.107