Tag Archives: AR

Comprehension Questions- Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine

Horrid Henry and the Mega-Mean Time Machine

By Francesca Simon

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

Horrid Henry hates going on walks and figures how to turn his family’s hike into a mess.   He also tricks Perfect Peter into thinking his washing machine box is a real time machine.  In the third story Peter gets fed up with Horrid Henry’s horridness and tries to get revenge. In the last story Aunt Ruby takes Henry’s family out to a fancy French restaurant for Henry’s mom’s birthday. Continue reading →

Comprehension Questions- Horrid Henry and the Mummy’s Curse

Horrid Henry and the Mummy’s Curse

By Francesca Simon

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

In the first story Horrid Henry and Perfect Peter are both collecting toys that come in Sweet Tweet cereal boxes.  In the next story, Henry wants to get a perfect score on his spelling test to earn a bag of candy, but fails to study.  The third story’s about Henry taking swim lessons and the last story is about Henry wanting to use Perfect Peter’s mummy kit and how he tricks him to be able to play with it. Continue reading →

Comprehension Questions- The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #51 Dragons Don’t Throw Snowballs

Dragons Don’t Throw Snowballs

By Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones

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

A blizzard has hit Bailey City and caused the roads to shut down.  The kids are stuck at school overnight and are very suspicious when the dragon snow sculpture has left the yard from across the street.  The Bailey School Kids hear strange noises flying over the school during the night and realize they need to find out why a dragon is angry and lurking around the city.   Continue reading →

Comprehension Questions- Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #20 Treasure Trouble

Treasure Trouble

By Carolyn Keene

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; Lexile 560L; AR pts: 1.0

George’s mom is catering a pirate party on the beach and has invited George, Nancy and Bess to come along.  The friends help get ready for the party and get the treasure chest hidden, but during the party the chest disappears.  The Clue Crew searches for answers and are surprised to find another mystery on the beach.  Continue reading →

Comprehension Questions – Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #14 The Zoo Crew

The Zoo Crew

By Carolyn Keene

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; Lexile 550L; AR pts: 1.0

The Clue Crew spends some of their summer vacation attending a Zoo Camp.  They get to make toys and snacks for the animals and help clean the petting zoo.  But there's trouble when the enrichment toys go missing and chimpanzees show up at the animal hospital sick. Continue reading →

Comprehension Questions- Deltora Quest #3 City of the Rats

 City of the Rats

By Emily Rodda

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fantasy; GRL S; AR pts: 4.0

Lief, Barda and Jasmine are on their next quest to find the third gem that will help restore Del from the evil Shadow Lord.  They must enter the City of the Rats, but on their way they find a city where the corrupt leaders serve the Shadow Lord.  Continue reading →

Comprehension Questions- Deltora Quest #5 Dread Mountain

Dread Mountain

by Emily Rodda

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fantasy; GRL T; AR pts: 4.0

Lief, Barda and Jasmine are on to their next quest in restoring the Belt of Deltora.  So far, they have recovered the topaz, ruby, opal and the lapis lazuli.  Luckily, they meet some friends that help them on their journey to Dread Mountain to retrieve the fifth gem, the emerald. Continue reading →

Comprehension Questions- Horrid Henry Rocks

Horrid Henry Rocks

By Francesca Simon

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

Horrid Henry and Perfect Peter go to war in the first story of this book.   Then Henry gets a craving in the middle of night and sneaks into Margaret's secret tent and steals her cookies,  he writes his autobiography and in the last story Henry gets to go to a concert. Continue reading →

Comprehension Questions- Horrid Henry’s Monster Movie

Horrid Henry’s Monster Movie

By Francesca Simon

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

Henry loves scary movies and is very disappointed in the latest movie about the zombie vampire werewolf.  He decides to make his own scary with a challenge from Margaret that his won't be as good as hers.  You'll also read about Henry going to Aunt Ruby's as well as how Henry behaves when he trades Peter for his grump cards and how Henry throws his own Olympic games. Continue reading →

Comprehension Questions – The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids #1 Vampires Don’t Wear Polka Dots

Vampires Don’t Wear Polka Dots

By Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones

Grades 2-4; Genre - Fantasy; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

The third graders at Bailey School are get a new teacher.  She's from Romania and is short and pretty.  But the kids aren't sure what to think of her as she moves into the haunted house with a long thin box that could easily fit a human inside.  Continue reading →