In the Game

By Kiki Thorpe

The Never Girls Book 12

Grades K-3

About

Kate loves to fly in Never Land and play soccer in the human world. She accidentally takes a flying leap during soccer practice and is tempted to use fairy dust in her everyday life with the help of mischievous fast-flyer Vidia.

School gradesK–3
Guided reading levelN
Accelerated Reader points1.0

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 character will be the main focus of this story? How do you know?

Page 1 — Kate; the author is telling the story from her perspective; she’s on the front picture of the book

1

Chapter 2

Comprehension questions

Why is Kate hesitant about playing keeper during the game?

Page 15 — She still had fairy dust on her when she made the save and knows she can’t fly up again like that

15

Is it cheating if Kate uses fairy dust during her soccer game?

Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 3

Comprehension questions

Why isn’t Kate friendly to Vidia?

Page 27 — Vidia is selfish and isn’t a good friend

27

Chapter 4

Comprehension questions

Summarize this chapter.

Page 30 — Lainey is dog sitting and the dog ran away; Kate found him on a roof; His bark is silent and he started floating when he jumped off the roof

30

Chapter 5

Comprehension questions

Should Kate go get more fairy dust? Why, or why not?

Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 6

Comprehension questions

Explain how Kate was able to get fairy dust.

Page 56 — Vidia came through the portal and made a deal with her, she'll give her fairy dust if she races her

56

Chapter 7

Comprehension questions

How did Kate feel when she realized she was thinking about cheating?

Page 72 — It explained why she’d been feeling bad all morning and she felt better now that she had told her friends

72

Chapter 8

Comprehension questions

Summarize this chapter.

Page 80 — Vidia was mad Kate didn’t race her; she went to find Kate and came upon the other girls and Rascal; Rascal saw her and chased her

80

Chapter 9

Comprehension questions

What decision did Kate make in this chapter?

Page 96 — To use her fairy dust to catch Rascal instead of the soccer ball

96

Chapter 10

Comprehension questions

What did Vidia learn in this story?

Page 102 — She was better off in Pixie Hollow where things are slow and she can be fast

102

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