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Jigsaw Jones investigates when the champion frog in a frog-jumping contest mysteriously disappears.
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
Summarize the introduction to this story?
Page 1 — Stringbean is missing his frog and needs it back by Sunday for a frog-jumping contest
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Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
Why do you think Stringbean’s frog went missing?
Page 11 — Because of the construction going on in his house; it’s causing the frogs to go crazy
11
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Why does Mila think someone stole the frog?
Page 21 — A lot of friends were over that day and whoever stole the frog wanted to win $20 from the frog-jumping contest
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Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What is The plan to find the missing frog?
Page 28 — Put up fliers, talk to suspects; take Rags to smell out the frog
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Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
Summarize Jigsaw’s conversation with Eddie.
Page 33 — Eddie had been over to Stringbean’s house, but didn’t know Adonis was missing and thought to place his bet on another frog who belongs to the new girl named Sasha
33
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Summarize the interaction Jigsaw had with Sasha and Lucy?
Page 38 — The girls did a hand rhyme; they had been at Stringbean’s, and thought the carpenter was strange; Sasha said there were a lot of workers going in and out; they wanted to help look for Adoni; Sasha told Jigsaw he should enter the contest
38
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
Why is Slim all muddy?
Page 49 — From going into the lake to catch frogs
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Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
Why does Jigsaw want to enter the contest?
Page 54 — To keep an eye on the race to see if anyone stole the frog
54
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Why is Jigsaw feeling down?
Page 61 — He hasn’t found the frog and only has a couple of hours until the race
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Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Why does Jigsaw think the carpenter has Adonis?
Page 65 — Tom was in the room with the frogs and has his equipment with him; Jigsaw thinks Adonis jumped into Tom’s tools
65
Chapter 11
Comprehension questions
How do we know Stringbean really cared for Adonis his frog?
Page 70 — Adonis was sick from not having water, so Stringbean took him home and was going to take care of him; he didn’t care about the race, just his frog
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Chapter 12
Comprehension questions
Summarize the conclusion of this story.
Page 72 — Jigsaw’s frog didn’t jump in the contest; Slim won; they took the frogs back to Twin Lakes
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