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Comprehension Questions – Ready, Freddy! Don’t Sit on My Lunch!

Don't Sit on My Lunch!

by Abby Klein

Grades PreK-3; Genre - Fiction; GRL L; AR pts: 1.0

Freddy Thresher knows that Max Sellars is the biggest, meanest bully in the whole first grade. The best way to get along with Max is to stay out of his way. He'll push you, he'll punch you, he'll sit on your lunch! So is Freddy crazy to think he can beat out Max and get the one open spot on the hockey team? Now Freddy's friend Jessie has to get him into shape...if it's the last thing she does!

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. What did Jessie have that Max wanted? A jersey
    p.12
  2. What sport does Jessie play? Ice Hockey p.13
  3. What’s a bully? A person who seeks to harm or
    intimidate others p.14

Chapter 2

  1. How did Freddy’s mom react when he told her he
    wanted to play hockey? She screamed that no child of hers would play hockey;
    she was really upset p.20
  2. How did Freddy’s dad convince his mom that playing
    hockey would be good for Freddy? It would help his hand eye coordination; he
    would learn about sportsmanship; its good exercise p.23

Chapter 3

  1. Why did Jessie call Freddy? To invite him
    over after school to practice hockey in the parking lot p.30
  2. How did Suzie treat Freddy when he was
    talking to Jessie on the phone? She teased him, sang the kissing song to him
    p.31
  3. What did Freddy’s dad do in response to her
    teasing? He sent her to her room, like sending a hockey player to the
    penalty box p.34

Chapter 4

  1. How did Max bully Freddy at lunch? He sat on
    his lunch sack and smushed his lunch p.36
  2. Why didn’t Jessie think Max would be good at
    hockey? He wasn’t a team player p.39
  3. How did Max get sent to the time-out table? He
    broke Chloe’s chopstick and she called over Miss Becky the lunch helper, and explained
    how Max had been a bully p.44

Chapter 5

  1. Who watches Jessie after school while her mother
    is at work? Her grandmother p.46
  2. What snack did Jessie and Freddy have after
    school? Tamales p.47
  3. What did Jessie teach Freddy, as she helped him
    prepare for the hockey tryouts? He needed to get used to people coming at
    him; how to hold the stick; how to hit the puck to shoot, pass and make a goal p.51

Chapter 6

  1. Why did Freddy need to apologize to Suzie? He
    was showing his dad how to shoot a puck using a knife and mashed potatoes and
    flicked mashed potatoes into Suzie’s face p.56
  2. Why was Freddy so upset that his family thought
    Jessie was his girlfriend? It was embarrassing to him; she wasn’t his girlfriend
    and just a friend p.64
  3. What was Freddy’s nickname and why is it a good
    hockey name? Mouse; because mice move quickly, they can move easily in and
    out of tight spots, and they almost never get caught p.66

Chapter 7

  1. Define what bragging means and how does it
    make you feel when someone else is bragging? To talk boastfully; it can make
    you feel bad p.67
  2. What did Chloe’s mom teach her to do when Max was
    bullying her? Ignore him p.69
  3. What did Freddy bet Max? His snack and
    dessert for a week p.68

Chapter 8

  1. Name Freddy’s two good luck charms? His shark
    tooth and great white shark underwear p.73
  2. How did Suzie help Freddy the morning of the
    tryouts? She made a pinky swear that she wouldn’t tell their mom about
    Freddy wearing his lucky underwear when they were dirty and let Freddy use her lucky
    penny p.78

Chapter 9

  1. Whose team was Freddy on during tryouts? Max’s
    p.80
  2. Why was it important for Freddy to skate down to
    the goal when Max had the puck? If the puck didn’t go into the goal, he could
    pick up the rebound; he picked up the rebound and when Max passed the puck to
    him, he made a goal and they won the game p.83
  3. Who made the hockey team? Freddy and Max p.88

Comprehension Questions – Baseball Pals

Baseball Pals

by Matt Christopher

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

Jimmie learns an important lesson about the misuse of power when he is elected captain of his baseball team and makes decisions that are not in the team's best interests.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Describe the setting of this story. On the ballfield; the characters of the story were gathered talking about which position everyone would play; autumn time p.3
  2. Who convinced everyone he was to be the pitcher and how did he do it? Jimmie; he was the new team captain, he said he’d been practicing all summer, and he found other positions for the team members to play p.3
  3. Why did Ervie make Jimmie feel unsettled? Jimmie didn’t know if Ervie was happy or not; Ervie looked at Paul in a certain way p.8

Chapter 2

  1. Why wasn’t Tiny playing with Jimmie’s team this
    year? The Red Rockets had already asked him to be on their team and gave him
    a jersey p.9
  2. Describe Jimmie’s experience while he was
    pitching in this chapter. He struggled getting it over the plate and walked
    two guys. Then he slowed down his pitches and the batters hit them p.15
  3. Why was Jimmie pleased with himself at the end
    of the chapter? He hit a ball way out in the field and made it to third base
    p.18

Chapter 3

  1. Who’s the team’s new manager? Mr. Nichols
    p.19
  2. After the game why did Ervie want to go home? He
    was hungry and it was getting late p.22
  3. How does Jimmie feel about Ervie? He wishes
    he didn’t have to bring him with him to the field; he’s impatient with him p.22

Chapter 4

  1. Why did Jimmie lie to his mom about coming home
    on time? He didn’t want to come home on time and wanted to stay at the field
    p.26
  2. When Jimmie went to Paul’s after dinner, what
    did he find Paul doing? Practicing his pitching p.28
  3. What was the news Tiny told Jimmie at the end of
    this chapter? Paul wasn’t playing the Planets, instead he was going to play
    with the Red Rockets p.31

Chapter 5

  1. Summarize what happened in this chapter. Jimmie
    went home and to his room. He was upset about Paul joining the other team, and
    got angry to the point that he decided he didn’t care anymore, then he went to
    play with Ervie p.35

Chapter 6

  1. How did Mr. Nichols react to Paul leaving the
    team? He said it was ok and that Jimmie could become a good pitcher too with
    practice p.38
  2. Who went out to pitch after Jimmie continued to
    throw bad pitches during batting practice? Mr. Nichols p.41

Chapter 7

  1. Why did Jimmie go to Mose’s house early Saturday
    morning? To practice pitching since Mose was going to be the catcher p.43
  2. How did Jimmie do while he was practicing? Not
    very well; he never threw to the mitt p.44
  3. Why did the umpire yell “Balk!” when Jimmie was
    winding up before a pitch? A pitcher can’t wind up if there are men on base,
    because after a pitcher winds up, he can’t stop and throw it to the base to get
    them out p.46

Chapter 8

  1. Find a simile at the top of page 52. Jimmie
    ran like a deer p.52
  2. Who won, the Mohawks or the Planets? The Mohawks
    p.53
  3. Why didn’t Ervie think the Planets were going to
    win any games in the league? He said they didn’t have a good pitcher p.55

Chapter 9

  1. Where did Jimmie go with his father? Fishing p.56
  2. What important lesson did Mr. Todd teach Jimmie
    while they were fishing? To be patient and to keep at something if you want it
    p.61

Chapter 10

  1. What was Jimmie’s plan so Paul would come and
    watch TV with him that evening? Have his mom invite over his parents and Paul
    would come over too p.63
  2. What did Ervie say that made Jimmie mad and run
    out of the room when the Karoski’s came over? that Paul was mad at Jimmie
    because they both wanted to pitch for the Planets p.66

Chapter 11

  1. Who did Jimmie see during their Sunday walk and how
    did he feel? Some boys playing baseball from his team and Paul was pitching;
    made him mad p.68
  2. Why did the praise, Jimmie’s dad said about Paul,
    hurt Jimmie? His own dad said that Paul had really nice form and was going
    to be a great pitcher one day when Jimmie struggled at being a pitcher p.71

Chapter 12

  1. What secret did Jimmie tell Wishy? That
    Jimmie doesn’t think he’ll be a pitcher and instead he should play infield p.75
  2. What did Wishy help Jimmie practice? Catching
    grounders p.76

Chapter 13

  1. Why was Jimmie feeling confident, like he
    could hit anything? He had decided not to be pitcher and felt good about his
    decision p.80
  2. What position did Jimmie play for the last two
    innings? First basemen p.85
  3. Whose name did Jimmie cry out when he was
    cheering for the pitcher? Paul’s name p.86

Chapter 14

  1. When does the team list need to be turned in? Before
    Thursday p.87
  2. Why was Mr. Nichols impressed with Jimmie as
    he practiced playing infield? He didn’t realize Jimmie was so good p.90

Chapter 15

  1. Why did Jimmie take Ervie along to see Paul? He
    didn’t want to be alone to talk to Paul p.91
  2. Why was Paul’s mom upset when Jimmie told
    her Paul left in a blue car? She was worried about him and sad that he didn’t
    tell her where he was going p.98

Chapter 16

  1. Why was Paul gone for four hours? His cousin
    asked him to go for a ride, but only thought it would be a half hour, then as
    they got to the lake the car stopped, and they had to get a ride home from
    somebody p.101
  2. How did Paul respond when Jimmie told him he
    could pitch for the Planets? He said he was already pitching for the Red
    Rockets p.103

Chapter 17

  1. Who was in the alley waiting to talk to Jimmie? Paul
    with team members from the Planets p.106
  2. How did Wishy convince Paul to come play for the
    Planets? He gathered other team members, took them over to Paul’s house, and
    they talked him into it p.108
  3. Why did Jimmie want Mr. Nichols to call the Red
    Rockets manager about Paul switching teams? He was worried what the other
    manager would say p.110

Chapter 18

  1. How did Jimmie feel as he played short stop? Confident;
    happy; had fun; enjoyed playing p.112
  2. Who won the game? The Planets p.117
  3. What was more important to Jimmie than winning
    the game? Having Paul on the team 117

Comprehension Questions – Magic Tree House Merlin Missions #25 Shadow of the Shark

Shadow of the Shark

by Mary Pope Osborne

Grades 2-4; Genre - Historical Fiction with Fantastical Elements; GRL N; AR pts: 2.0

When Teddy, a young sorcerer, offers to send Jack and Annie on a dream vacation, they can't wait to go. The brother-and-sister pair wish for a trip to a beach paradise, and the magic tree house whisks them off to the coast of Mexico. Everything starts out perfectly as they raft around a coral reef. But then a hungry shark attacks and their dream vacation turns into a nightmare!

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. What were the children up to when they found
    Teddy’s note? They had just finished snorkeling and were riding their bikes
    home p.5
  2. How do Merlin and Morgan want to thank Jack and
    Annie for their hard work? By sending them on holiday, a vacation p.10
  3. Where do Jack and Annie want to go on vacation
    and why? Cozumel; the snorkeling is great there p.11

Chapter 2

  1. Why didn’t Jack want Annie to record or take
    pictures of the beach? He didn’t know what he would say to his parents if
    they saw the video or pictures p.19
  2. Why was Jack hesitant to take the raft? He didn’t
    know who it belonged to p.20
  3. What did Jack read in the guidebook about coral?
    It’s made of animals, is very delicate and takes a long time to grow, so you
    shouldn’t touch it p.24

Chapter 3

  1. Describe what Jack saw as he snorkeled in
    the water? Fish, turtles, crabs, jellyfish, a stingray p.27
  2. Why was it so difficult for Jack to control the
    raft? The current was pushing him around p.32
  3. What did Jack see that made him panic? A shark
    fin coming towards them p.33
  4. How did Jack and Annie escape the shark? They
    used a coin from the velvet bag and said they’d like to have fun escaping the
    shark, so the waves pushed them further out to sea p.35

Chapter 4

  1. What did the kids learn they were floating
    towards? Eastern shore of the Yucatan Peninsula p.40
  2. Why did the kids want to use a magical coin? To
    wish for money so they could pay for a hotel, dinner, ferry ride and the theme
    park they read about p.46
  3. Why did Annie want to check out the theme park
    before going to the hotel? She heard music and wanted to see if there was a performance
    going on p.48

Chapter 5

  1. How did Annie convince Jack to skip buying the
    tickets and slip through the opening of the wall? She told him the show
    would be over if they spent the time to buy the tickets p.54
  2. What did Jack notice the audience was wearing? Boy
    were wearing loincloths or feathered robes and the women and girls wore colorful
    dresses with big jewelry; many men wore headdresses p.55
  3. What happened when Annie spoke to the boys
    watching the dance? They were frightened and one told his mom; the dance
    stopped, the warriors came and got Jack and Annie and took them to the House of
    Columns p.58

Chapter 6

  1. What did Jack and Annie realize while waiting
    in the House of Columns? Teddy accidentally sent them to ancient Mayan times,
    not to Cozumel in their timep.64
  2. What happened to the velvet coin purse? Annie
    put it down to help put the raft on the beach and left it on the sand p.67
  3. Why does Heart-of-the-Wind’s father think Jack
    is to be the next ruler? He thinks the gods sent Jack p.75

Chapter 7

  1. Why did Annie call Heart-of-the-Wind brave? She
    loves to explore and swim in the dark by herself p.78
  2. How did Jack and Annie escape the House of
    Columns? Heart-of-the-Wind distracted the guards and the kids jumped out the
    window p.80
  3. Who are the Ones-Who-Tell-the-History-of-the-Forest
    and why? Howler monkeys; they howl at night as if they’re telling a story
    p.83
  4. How did the kids get passed the jaguar in
    the forest? Heart-of-the-Wind gave him peaceful thoughts p.86

Chapter 8

  1. What did Heart-of-the-Wind call the sinkhole? The
    Sacred Well p.90
  2. Describe the Underworld. A huge chamber with
    a hole in the top letting moonlight in, huge columns of white rock stretched
    down from the ceiling (stalactites), with animal statues guarding it, then to a
    narrow pitch-black cave p.91
  3. Why did Jack and Annie suggest Heart-of-the-Wind
    be the next leader of her people? She was a great leader, with courage and
    compassion p.98

Chapter 9

  1. What was Annie’s plan for convincing Heart-of-the-Wind’s father that she’d make a great
    leader? Use the cell phone to have Jack record a message to her father, to
    plant the idea that she could be the next leader p.104
  2. How did Heart-of-the-Wind respond to using
    the phone and watching the message? She was in awe p.106
  3. Why did Heart-of-the-Wind want to make the wish?
    She wanted to make a miracle for the kids, just like they had done for her
    p.111

Chapter 10

  1. How did Jack and Annie get back to Cozumel safely?
    A huge whale shark swam under them, lifted the raft onto its back and swam
    to the shore p.117
  2. Why did the whale behave that way? When Heart-of-the-Wind
    spoke the words for the coin, she asked that a shark help the kids have a fun
    and safe ride p.118
  3. What did Jack find when he looked up Heart-of-the-Wind
    on the computer? That she had become a ruler of the Mayan people, was the
    first female ruler, and became ruler under extremely unusual circumstances
    p.129

Comprehension Questions – A to Z Mysteries The Missing Mummy

The Missing Mummy

By Ron Roy

Grades 2-5; Genre – Mystery; GRL N; AR pts: 1.0

It’s Mummy Monday at the museum, and Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are going to see a new Egyptian exhibit. It features a child mummy in an actual tomb! But then the mummy is stolen and the tomb robbed of its treasure. Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose unravel the mystery and return the mummy to its rightful resting place?

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Why did the kids want to go to the museum? All
    week long they were having programs that looked fun p.2
  2. How did the kids earn money for the programs? They
    helped clean out Josh’s barn and his dad paid them p.3
  3. What’s the exhibit at the museum the kids went
    to? An Egyptian exhibit with mummies p.5

Chapter 2

  1. What’s an ancient Egyptian coffin called? A Sarcophagus
    p.11
  2. What’s each mummy wrapped in? strips of linen
    cloth p.13
  3. Where did Ruth Rose find the missing mummy? In
    the girl’s restroom p.16

Chapter 3

  1. Describe what the kids thought the mummy snatcher
    might have done to get away? She might have disguised herself after taking
    the mummy in the restroom p.20
  2. Where did the kids go to look for the lady who
    took the mummy? Back into the tomb p.22
  3. Why are the kids trapped inside the tomb? While
    they were in there, the tomb entrance closed p.24

Chapter 4

  1. Describe what it was like for the kids when
    they were locked inside the tomb? Cold, creepy, quiet p.27
  2. What did the kids do to get more comfortable
    after sitting on the gravel/ground? Ruth Rose found carpet squares in a closet,
    so they spread them out in the closet and laid on them p.29
  3. What woke up the kids while they were sleeping
    in the closet? A huge blast that shook the closet p.30

Chapter 5

  1. Who appeared after the blast and what were they
    doing? two thieves; stealing the treasure p.33
  2. How did the thieves get into the tomb? They blew
    a hole into the building from outside p.35
  3. Who came by Dink’s house the next day and why? Officers
    Peters and Washington; to ask the kids questions about the thieves p.38

Chapter 6

  1. Why did the kids want to go back to the museum? It
    was Tyrannosaurus rex Tuesday p.43
  2. Why did the kids go sit at the back of the museum?
    They were early, it was hot, and they wanted to sit in the shade p.44
  3. What did Josh smell when the thieves broke into
    the museum? French fries p.51

Chapter 7

  1. Why did the kids decide to go check out Aunt
    Freda’s Fabulous Fries? Because Josh had smelled French fries during the
    theft, there might be a connection p.56
  2. Describe what the kids discovered at the
    restaurant? A woman with short hair works there; Ruth Rose realized she has
    short dark hair like the woman who came out of the restroom; Dink realized she
    walked like one of the thieves; Josh realized she smells like French fries p.62

Chapter 8

  1. How did the kids get the opportunity to go into
    the kitchen and look around? Ruth Rose told Aunt Freda that Dink wanted to
    know how to make her French fries p.63
  2. What evidence did the kids find in the kitchen? They
    saw a black gym bag and a black jacket that’s short enough to see a white line
    of an apron underneath; Josh found a pebble like the gravel in the tomb p.66

Chapter 9

  1. Explain Dink’s dream? He was trapped in
    the tomb alone and the mummies came toward him, he felt a cold hand on his
    shoulder and the mummy’s linen strips were wrapping around him p.69
  2. Where does Dink think the treasure is hidden? In
    the small sarcophagus p.73
  3. Why do the kids think Dr. Tweed was one of the
    thieves? Someone had to set the bomb inside the tomb and the treasure would
    have been too heavy to carry it far, so he hid it in the sarcophagus knowing he’d
    be able to get to it p.73

Chapter 10

  1. What did the kids and police officers find in the
    tomb? Dr. Tweed holding a gym bag p.78
  2. Where were Dr. Tweed and the woman from the
    restaurant flying to and why? Europe; to sell the treasures p.79
  3. Where did the officers take Dr. Tweed and the
    woman? To jail p.82

Comprehension Questions – A to Z Mysteries The School Skeleton

The School Skeleton

By Ron Roy

Grades 2-5; Genre – Mystery; GRL N; AR pts: 1.0

It’s a bona fide mystery at Dink’s school. Some sneaky soul has stolen the skeleton from the nurse’s office! The principal promises free aquarium tickets to the savvy student sleuths who can track down poor Mr. Bones. Soon mysterious clues are showing up all over the school. It’s up to Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose to follow the clues and put those old bones to rest.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Why does Donald David Duncan go by Dink? When
    he first learned to talk, all he could say was Dink when he tried to say his
    name p.2
  2. Why did Dink need to go to the nurse’s
    office? He got a paper cut and needed a Band Aid p.3
  3. What did Dink notice was missing from the nurse’s
    office? Mr. Bones the skeleton p.7

Chapter 2

  1. What’s the reward for the class that finds Mr.
    Bones? Free tickets to the new aquarium in Hartford, CT p.13
  2. Why did Josh think Mr. Neater could be a suspect
    for the missing skeleton? He has keys to the doors in the school p.14
  3. What was the topic of the story Mrs. Eagle
    assigned the kids to write? The vanishing school skeleton p.16

Chapter 3

  1. Describe the footprint Ruth Rose and Josh found
    in the corner where the skeleton usually hung?  It was in the dust and looked like it was
    made by a sneaker; it was the left foot and adult sized p.18
  2. What did the kids want to do with the
    footprint before Mr. Neater swept up the office? Draw and measure it p.21
  3. How did Dink know the nurse, office secretary,
    or principal didn’t take the skeleton? The bottom of their shoes didn’t
    match the print in the dust p.25

Chapter 4

  1. What size shoes does Dink think the skeleton
    snatcher is? A size 10 p.28
  2. How many teachers did the kids need to measure
    for their footprint? 8 p.29
  3. What did the kids plan to do the next day to
    figure out the footprint clue? They wrote a note to the 8 teachers to ask if
    they would talk with them, Mrs. Waters would put them in their boxes, then when
    they would meet the kids would measure the footprint against each of their shoes
    p.31

Chapter 5

  1. How did Mrs. Eagle respond to the kids needing
    to leave class to talk to the other teachers? She said it was ok p.35
  2. What were the results from measuring the teacher’s
    feet that were on the list? None of them matched Josh’s footprint p.38
  3. What happened to Mr. Palmer that proved he didn’t
    steal the skeleton? He slipped on ice and got a cast on his foot the day
    before and was in the emergency room when the skeleton was stolen p.42

Chapter 6

  1. What did the kids see on the ground on their
    way back to class? A footprint on the ground in white powder p.45
  2. Why did Mrs. Eagle want the boys to open their
    lockers? The footprint was in front of their lockers and she wanted to see what
    was inside p.47
  3. What was in Josh’s locker? A twisted
    white paper with a skeleton on it and a shiny key hidden inside p.49

Chapter 7

  1. Why did Mrs. Eagle ask Josh, Dink, and Ruth Rose
    to tell the class what they’ve been up to? So the class could help and be
    involved p.50
  2. Where does Ruth Rose think the powder on the floor
    came from? Mrs. Waters said her powder was missing and someone could have
    taken it p.55
  3. What does Ruth Rose think the message with the
    key, skeleton and the 2 means? Key to skeleton p.58

Chapter 8

  1. What was strange about the key and how did it
    differ from Ruth Rose’s? it looked brand new and didn’t have any marks on it
    yet; Ruth Rose’s had tiny scratches from using it frequently p.61
  2. Why did the kids decide to go see Mr. Neater? Because
    he has keys to everything in the building and he could have put the key in Josh’s
    locker p.62
  3. Who else came to visit Mr. Neater and why? Cory
    from fifth grade and Jane and Susan from second grade; they also had found a footprint
    by their lockers and a paper with a skeleton wrinkled up with a key hidden in
    it p.66

Chapter 9

  1. What clues points to Mr. Dillon as the skeleton
    snatcher? There’s a small door from his office to Miss Shotsky’s and he had
    easy access to Mr. Waters powder p.71
  2. What’s Mrs. Waters missing now? Her key to
    the closet p.73
  3. Where was Mr. Bones? Hanging in Mrs. Waters’
    coat closet p.74

Chapter 10

  1. What did the note read that was hanging from Mr.
    Bones? April Fools! P.77
  2. What day is it? April 1st; April
    Fools p.78
  3. Why did Mr. Dillon hide the skeleton and leave
    the clues? He loves April Fools Day and doing pranks. No one does pranks
    anymore, so he wanted to make it a memorable holiday p.82

Comprehension Questions – A to Z Mysteries The Vampire’s Vacation

The Vampire's Vacation

by Ron Roy

Grades 2-5; Genre - Mystery; GRL N; AR pts: 1.0

Grab your garlic, Green Lawn! There's a villainous vibe coming from the pale, dark-haired man Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose see in the supermarket. When they follow him into Ellie's Diner, the stranger vanishes! But there's a cut on Ellie's neck - or could it be a bite? Could there really be vampire in town? And could Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose be his next victims?

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Why were Josh, Dink and Ruth Rose at the supermarket?
    They had just hauled newspapers to the recycle bin and wanted a cold drink
    p.3
  2. Why did Josh think the man in line at the meat
    counter looked like a vampire? He had black hair, skinny lips, and pale skin
    p.6
  3. How did Dink feel when the man turned, looked,
    and nodded at them? he got goose bumps p.8

Chapter 2

  1. How did Ellie react when she saw the man out
    the window? She acted scared; she backed away and went behind the counter
    p.14
  2. What happens to the man when the kids continue
    to follow the him in the stores? He disappears and isn’t there p.15
  3. What did both Mr. Paskey and Ellie have on
    their necks? A small round Band Aid p.18

Chapter 3

  1. Is Dracula a vampire? No p.23
  2. How did Josh convince his friends to find the
    man he thinks is a vampire? He wanted to find out why he was disappearing,
    and he knew Dink wanted to find out what was going on with the Band Aids p.27
  3. What’s the man’s name and what do you know
    about him? Dr. A. Cula; he’s a doctor from New York City p.30

Chapter 4

  1. Who else had a Band Aid on their neck? Mr.
    Linkletter p.31
  2. What strange thing did Livvy notice when she
    took Dr. Cula up to his room? He laid on his bed and asked for the air
    conditioning to be turned up. He wrapped himself in a cape and feel asleep fast,
    like he was dead p.34
  3. What did Dink think Dr. Cula’s hobby could be
    since he disappears and wears a cape? Being a magician p.36

Chapter 5

  1. What did Josh gather from the vegetable garden
    and why? Garlic gloves; for protection, vampires don’t like garlic p.40
  2. What did Ruth Rose spell with the blocks after
    putting together Dr. A. Cula? Dracula p.41
  3. Who were the kids going to talk to at this end
    of this chapter? Police Officer Fallon p.43

Chapter 6

  1. What was Officer Fallen’s reaction when the kids
    told him what happened with Dr. Cula? He was surprised and wanted to talk
    with him p.49
  2. Why did Josh need to get back home? He told
    his mom he’d babysit the twins p.49
  3. How was Josh and Dink going to entertain the
    twins? Take them on a pony ride p.51

Chapter 7

  1. Explain what was strange about the Band Aids
    being all the same? People like to choose different shapes and colors of Band
    Aids if they need one p.54
  2. Who left a message on the answering machine
    and what did she say? Ruth Rose; she wanted the boys to meet her at the
    Shangri-la Hotel p.57
  3. What was strange about the Book Nook being
    closed as the boys were on their way to the hotel? Mr. Paskey never closes the
    store in the middle of the afternoon p.59

Chapter 8

  1. How was Mr. Linkletter acting strangely? He
    gave the boys Dr. Cula’s room number without looking, gave them permission to
    go up and see if he was there, and he acted nervous p.62
  2. Describe what the boys found when they went
    into room 202. No one was there, it was freezing cold, in the closet was a
    black suitcase and black cape, a note on the side table p.64
  3. Describe the note. It was written in purple
    crayon that smelled like jellybeans and had listed each of the names: Ellie,
    Mr. Paskey, Mr. Linkletter, Ruth Rose, Josh and Dink p.65

Chapter 9

  1. What does Dink think is going on? That Dr.
    Cula gave the Band Aids to everyone p.69
  2. Who opened the door when the boys were in the
    closet hiding? Ruth Rose p.71

Chapter 10

  1. Who’s Jimmy Jett? An actor from New York who’s
    going to play Dracula in a movie p.73
  2. Why did Ellie, Mr. Paskey and Mr. Linkletter
    have Band Aids on their necks? Jimmy Jett gave them to each of them to play
    a prank on the kids p.76
  3. Why did Mr. Linkletter give the boys the room
    number and permission to go to the room? All who were in on the prank were
    waiting for them to go to the room, then followed them up p.79

Chapter 11

  1. What did Jimmy Jett invite the kids to? To New
    York City to watch his movie p.81
  2. Who appeared in the movie box next to Josh? Jimmy
    Jett dressed as Dracula p.83

Comprehension Questions – A to Z Mysteries The Haunted Hotel

The Haunted Hotel

By Ron Roy

Grades 2-5; Genre – Mystery; GRL N; AR pts: 1.0

A ghost has checked into the Shangri-la Hotel! It’s almost Halloween, and reports of strange sounds and even stranger sights are coming from Green Lawn’s only hotel. Every day, more and more guests are being scared away. Everyone else is getting scared, too! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose must figure out what’s going on and catch the ghost – before Green Lawn turns into a ghost town!

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. What’s the setting of this story? Dink’s
    living room on Sunday, in Green Lawn, CT p.1
  2. What did the newspaper claim was haunted? The
    Shangri-la Hotel in Green Lawn p.2
  3. Why is it the biggest week of the year for
    the hotel? Many tourists come to see the fall colors p.7

Chapter 2

  1. Where did Mr. Linkletter explain to the kids
    what’s going on? In his office p.11
  2. Who’s Livvy? The hotel maid p.15
  3. Why did the kids want to help Mr. Linkletter? He’s
    their friend p.16
  4. What did the kids think they saw when the
    elevator door opened? The ghost p.16

Chapter 3

  1. Who did the kids meet after they pushed the
    black button on the elevator and ended up on an unknown floor of the hotel? Mr.
    and Mrs. Spivets; Mr. Linkletter’s Aunt and Uncle who used to own the hotel
    p.21
  2. What’s the ghost telling Mr. and Mrs. Spivets? To
    go away and leave the hotel p.24
  3. Why are the Spivets selling the hotel? There’s
    a real estate company that’s been wanting to buy it and with the ghosts they
    don’t feel they have another choice p.25

Chapter 4

  1. What did the kids resolve to do since no one
    they talked to had seen the ghost? Find someone who had seen it p.30
  2. Who did the kids talk to that saw the ghost? Mr.
    and Mrs. Jeffers p.32
  3. What did Mr. Spivets want the kids to do that
    night? Sleep in the hotel so they can solve the mystery and maybe see the
    ghost p.35

Chapter 5

  1. Who’s the Casper Nate referred to when saying he
    wanted to see a ghost? Casper is from a cartoon called Casper the Friendly
    Ghost p.38
  2. Why is Dink able to stay up later than usual? There’s
    no school the next day p.41
  3. What’s Rose Ruth’s plan to see the ghost? Hang
    out until midnight p.42

Chapter 6

  1. Where did the kids stake out to see the ghost? In
    the cleaning closet p.44
  2. What did the ghost call out as it passed each of
    their family’s rooms? It called each of the kid’s names and said to leave,
    its dangerous, or go before its too late and to leave now p.46
  3. What clue did Ruth Rose find on the doorframe? A
    human hair p.50

Chapter 7

  1. What was the yucky smell Josh noticed in the
    hall the night before? The smell of Halloween make-up p.53
  2. What did Livvy find under the Jeffers bed that
    she thought was a rat? A wig p.57
  3.  What’s a dumbwaiter?
    Small elevator shaft used to lift small things up and down from one room to
    another p.58

Chapter 8

  1. What did the kids and Livvy find while searching
    the Jeffers’ hotel room? The wig, a tape with spooky music, a sword, Halloween
    make-up p.63
  2. Where did the kids find the Jeffers? At Ellie’s
    eating breakfast p.66
  3. How did the Jeffers react when they read the
    note from Ruth Rose? They waved the kids over to them and admitted it p.69

Chapter 9

  1. Why were the Jeffers wanting to scare the
    hotel guests away? They’re actors and had been hired by three men to scare
    them away p.72
  2. Why didn’t the Jeffers realize the hotel was
    closing? They were told the hotel was being used in a horror movie and that
    scaring guests away was huge for publicity, and the guests would get their money
    back and free tickets to the movie; the Jeffers would then have starring roles
    in the movie p.73
  3. Who hired the Jeffers’? the same men buying
    the hotel p.74

Chapter 10

  1. How did Eatch, Rail and Roock realize their plan
    had been found out? The Jeffers went up to them during the signing and asked
    about the movie. The reporter from the Green Lawn Gazette told them the entire
    town would learn about their plan to trick the Spivets and Mr. Linkletter p.80
  2. What did Mrs. the businessmen’s names become when
    Mrs. Spivets rearranged the letters? Cheat, Liar and Crook p.83
  3. What did the kids receive from the Spivets as a
    thank you for saving the hotel? Three airline tickets to Florida, three
    tickets to Disneyworld and three $50 bills p.86

Comprehension Questions – The Littles to the Rescue

The Littles to the Rescue

By John Peterson

Grades 2-5; Genre – Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

A baby is on the way! Despite an awful storm, Cousin Dinky and Aunt Lily set out in the glider in order to help Mrs. Little. But when the glider arrives, Dinky realizes that something is missing. Aunt Lily!

Comprehension Questions (by Steve)

Chapter 1

  1. What was
    Mrs. Little worried about? Aunt Lilly had not arrived yet. Pg 1
  2. What
    did Tom Little make for the new baby? A rattle out of a peanut shell and
    toothpick. Pg. 6
  3. Why
    can’t Cousin Dinky fly Aunt Lilly to their house? The snowstorm pg 10
  4. How does
    Tom want to go get aunt Lilly? He wants to ride Hildy the cat. Pg 10

Chapter 2

  1. Where
    did Aunt Lilly and Dinky live? In the attic of Dr. Zigger’s house. Pg 13
  2. How did
    Aunt Lilly learn to be a nurse? From watching Dr Zigger and reading his
    books. Pg14
  3. What did
    Aunt Lilly need to take with her? Her nurse’s bag. Pg. 15
  4. Where
    did Aunt Lilly need to be at 3 am and why? The telephone because the Littles
    would call. Pg. 16

Chapter 3

  1. Why
    didn’t Cousin Dinky want to fly his mother? Too dangerous in snowstorm. Pg.
    21
  2. Who
    picked up the call from the Littles? Dr. Zigger. Pg. 23
  3. When Did
    Dinky want to leave? In the morning. Pg. 25
  4. When did
    they leave? At night. Pg. 25

Chapter 4

  1. How did
    Cousin Dinky make a runway? With a snowball. Pg. 28
  2. Flying
    at night made Dinky realize he flew how? By feeling. Pg. 30
  3. What did
    Aunt Lilly think the lights below looked like? Halos Pg. 31
  4. What
    happened when they arrived on the Littles’ roof? Aunt Lilly was missing. Pg
    32

Chapter 5

  1. What was
    on the ground between the 2 houses? The parachute. Pg. 33
  2. Who were
    they going to ask for help? The Specks, tree tinies. Pg. 36
  3. Who went
    to search for Aunt Lilly? The men. Pg. 39

Chapter 6

  1. How did
    Tom get Hildy to come? A secret whistle. Pg. 42
  2. How did
    Tom get Henry away from Hildy? He let out the parakeet. Pg. 43
  3. Where
    did Mrs. Bigg put Hildy? In the cellar. Pg. 46

Chapter 7

  1. How did
    Aunt Lilly get down from her parachute caught in the thornbush? Scissors Pg.
    49
  2. Why was
    the snow warm? It was some kind of chimney underground. Pg. 50
  3. What
    happened to Aunt Lilly after landing on the ground? She was stuffed into a
    bag. Pg. 52

Chapter 8

  1. The
    Specks were independent; how did the Littles live? They took things from the
    Biggs. Pg.56
  2. Why did
    they have t hurry with the Specks. Hildy wouldn’t stay long. Pg. 59

Chapter 9

  1. What did
    the Specks give the House Tinies? Sassafras tea. Pg. 61
  2. What
    danger was Aunt Lilly in? Ground Tinies. Pg.62
  3. What
    happened to Hildy? A dog chased her away. Pg. 66
  4. Mr.
    Speck went looking for whom? Old Skunk. Pg. 67

Chapter 10

  1. Why did
    old Skunk move so slow? He wasn’t afraid of any animals in the Wood. Pg.69
  2. How did
    Speck plan to get the Ground Tinies to come out? A stink bomb. Pg. 75

Chapter 11

  1. Who were
    the Ground Tinies? The Snippets. Pg. 77
  2. Did the
    Ground Tinies believe there were House Tinies? No. Pg. 78

Chapter 12

  1. Where
    was the Snippet’s home? A Rabbit Burrow. Pg. 80
  2. What was
    all the Ground Tinies things were made from? 
    Maple tree roots? Pg. 81
  3. When did
    the Ground Tinies get together? Once a month on Meeting Day. Pg. 85

Chapter 13

  1. What did
    The Littles hear from the chimney? Help …. Lilly … be killed. Pg. 89
  2. How did
    the Snippets escape the stink bomb? On rabbits. Pg. 90
  3. What did
    the rescuers think the Ground Tinnies would do at the Bigg’s House? Attack
    their family. Pg. 92
  4. Who was
    the new baby? Betsy Little pg. 94

Comprehension Questions – A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #4 Sleepy Hollow Sleepover

Sleepy Hollow Sleepover

By Ron Roy

Grades 2-5; Genre – Fiction; GRL O; AR pts: 1.0

Third graders Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are spending Halloween in spooky Sleepy Hollow, New York, home of the Headless Horseman. They're going to sleep in an old cabin, take a haunted hayride, and tour the old Dutch church where people claim to have seen the legendary headless horseman. But strange things start happening that don’t seem to be part of the planned Halloween fun. Is there a real Headless Horseman haunting Sleepy Hollow?

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. What activity were the kids going to
    be doing that night? A haunted hayride and going to a party p.2
  2. Who’s the Headless Horseman? A fictional
    character from the story, “the Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” by Washington Irving;
    the story is about a teacher, Ichabod Crane. He liked a woman named Katrina. Brom
    Bones liked Katrina as well and didn’t want Ichabod to get her, so dressed up
    as the headless horseman to drive him out of town. He told people it was a
    ghost of a soldier who’d lost his head and looked for it at night p.4
  3. Who did Dink step on after watching
    the mechanical headless horseman? One man wearing cowboy boots with silver
    toes; his name was Ace p.9

Chapter 2

  1. Where were the kids sleeping? In a
    cabin Dink’s father rented called the Haunted House p.11
  2. What popped out of the chest when
    Dink opened it to get a game? A skeleton p.13
  3. Who did the kids see out the window? The
    Headless Horseman p.17

Chapter 3

  1. What was suspicious about the driver
    of the wagon? He had a hat, wouldn’t look at the kids, deep voice, he doesn’t
    talk to the kids, he smacked a tree to make the bats fly out and around the
    kids p.23
  2. What came out of the grave as the
    kids passed the cemetery? A zombie p.31
  3. Who did the zombie and wagon driver
    end up being? Police officers Klevor and Reilly p.34

Chapter 4

  1. What police officer was in charge of
    the pumpkin bowling? Officer Reilly p.41
  2. What did Dink see as he ran after his
    pumpkin? Two men wearing masks by the wagons and horses p.44
  3. What happened in the woods where the
    wagons were parked? A huge fire was started p.48

Chapter 5

  1. Why did Andy think the fire started? Another
    prank by the police p.52
  2. How did Officer Klevor know the fire
    was intentional? There were match books on the ground p.54
  3. What happened to the policeman’s car
    tires? They were flattened p.58

Chapter 6

  1. Why was Dink flustered? He was
    still bothered about the two men and the flashing shoes he saw just before the
    fire at the wagons was started p.61
  2. How many police cruisers came to
    rescue the kids? 4 p.64
  3. Who was out in the field with the
    burned wagons as Dink and his friends drove away? The police officer dressed
    up as a spaceman p.66

Chapter 7

  1. What was suspicious about the cabin
    when the kids were dropped off by Officer Sneke? Dink’s dad said he would
    wait up until the kids got there, but he wasn’t there. Ice cubes were in the lemonade,
    Dink’s dad’s book was left opened on the chair p.69
  2. Where was Dink’s dad? Hiding in the
    closet dressed as a ghost p.72
  3. What did Dink realize the other man could
    have been who was by the wagons before they were set on fire? It could have
    been Officer Klevor p.75

Chapter 8

  1. Where did the kids find Officer
    Klevor? At the bank p.81
  2. What happened to Bonnie at the bank? Two
    men came to her house, told her to get her coat and took her to the bank to
    open the vault.     She couldn’t open it and the men took money from the
    teller drawers p.81
  3. What was inside the mechanical horse’s
    belly? The money that was stolen from the bank p.87

Chapter 9

  1. Who did Ruth Rose call when they got
    stuck in the back of the truck with the mechanical horse? The police; 911
    p.91
  2. Why did Dink want to let money out of
    the bags while they were driving? People might see it and call the police;
    the driver may stop, and they could get away p.92
  3. What did the kids feel in the dark of
    the barn hole? A body tied up p.100

Chapter 10

  1. Who did the children free while in
    the hole? The man who was originally supposed to go pick up the mechanical
    horse p.102
  2. Why did Dink think his dad would call
    the police and come find them? When the bad guys found the kids in the back
    of the truck, Dink had pushed the green button to the cell phone which would
    automatically call his dad. Then his dad would have heard the conversation and
    know the kids were in danger p.104
  3. Why did the kids think Bonnie was in
    on the bank job? She led the police to think the robbers left at midnight
    and had an 8 hour lead and she could get the money out after the vault opened
    at 8 am p.107

Chapter 11

  1. How did Dink reach up and lift the slat
    that covers the hole? He stood on Hank’s shoulders p.112
  2. Why did Dink want a tin can? To prop
    open the piece of wood p.116
  3. Why did Dink want Ruth Rose’s knife? To
    make the tire flat p.116

Chapter 12

  1. How did Josh, Ruth Rose and Hank get
    out of the hole? Dink had seen a rope when he was on Hank’s shoulders and
    tied it to the bumper of the truck. Hank climbed out, then he pulled the kids
    out one by one p.120
  2. Who came to the rescue and helped
    Dink out of the hole? The police; Officer Klevor p.123
  3. Who ended up being the Headless Horseman the night the kids went to the
    party? They don’t know; it’s a mystery p.128

Comprehension Questions – #7 Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren

Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren

By Barbara Park

Grades 1-5; Genre – Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

There’s a new boy in kindergarten, and guess what? He’s the handsomest guy Junie B. has ever seen! She and Lucille and that Grace all want him for a boyfriend. Only, he thinks Junie B. is a nutball. Just ‘cause she couldn’t stop laughing and rolling. So how is she supposed to get that boy to love her?

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. How did Grace and Junie B. try to help their
    friend Lucille? Lucille was being chased by a boy they’d never met, and Grace
    and Junie B. pretended to ride their horses and chased him away p.5
  2. Why was Lucille upset her friends had chased the
    boy away? She wanted him to chase her; he was a new boy at school and she
    thought he was handsome p.7
  3. How did Grace and Junie B. feel about the boy after
    looking at him and hearing a little bit about him? They wanted him for a
    boyfriend as well p.10

Chapter 2

  1. Why did Junie B. want to convince Lucille
    she was a pig? So Lucille would introduce her to Warren p.14
  2. Where were Junie B. and Grace when they got to
    finally meet Warren? At the swing set p.20
  3. Why did Warren call Junie B. a nutball? She
    made a silly joke then rolled on the ground laughing p.21

Chapter 3

  1. Why were Lucille and Grace mad at each other
    at the beginning of this chapter? Grace said that Warren loves her and that
    made Lucille mad p.26
  2. Why is Junie B. upset about being called a nutball?
    Its not a very nice thing to be called p.29
  3. Who did Grace say was the nutball in her family?
    Her little brother, Jeffie p.30

Chapter 4

  1. Why did Junie B. pick a grown up’s cereal to eat
    for breakfast? Because she ate the same kind of cereal Grace’s brother ate
    when he was being a nutball p.34
  2. Why did Junie B. think Warren would love her now?
    She ate fiber cereal instead of sugar cereal so she’s calm p.36
  3. How does Warren feel about Junie B. once she
    told him she was calm? He did the cuckoo sign and walked away; still thinks
    she’s a nutball p.45

Chapter 5

  1. What did Junie B. want to do to get Warren to
    like her? Buy a princess dress to be like Lucille and buy shoes with
    lightning bolts like Grace p.46
  2. What advice did Junie B.’s mom give her? You don’t
    make friends by buying things, you make them by being fun to be with, by being
    nice, caring about their feelings, and by being honest and not pretending to be
    someone you’re not p.51
  3. What did Junie B. find that made her feel like a
    princess? A red velvet bow on Ollie’s teddy bear p.52

Chapter 6

  1. What did Junie B. wear to school? A crown
    from Dairy Queen, white long princess gloves, a collar for a necklace, the red
    bow and her mom drew lightning bolts on her sneakers p.55
  2. Who wasn’t Warren talking to? Grace, Lucille
    or Junie B. p.57
  3. What does “the cat got your tongue” mean? Its
    an idiom for when someone is speechless, or without words to say p.57

Chapter 7

  1. What was in Handsome Warren’s hair? A tiny
    piece of Kleenex p.62
  2. Why was Warren angry? His dad made him move
    and change schools and he had to leave his friends p.64
  3. What did Junie B. do to make Warren feel better?
    She told him knock knock jokes p.66