Junie B., First Grader: Dumb Bunny
by Barbara Park
Grades 1-5; Genre- Fiction; GRL N; AR pts. 1.0
Comprehension Questions
Chapter 1
- What name does Junie B. call May? dumb bunny p.1
- What does Mr. Scary want May to do when she wants to tattle tale? Count to 20, count to 20 again, go home for the day then come back and cover her mouth p.5
- Why did Mr. Scary take Lucille out of the room? To talk to her about calling everyone in the class dumb clucks p.13
Chapter 2
- What’s Lucille’s dad going to hide? A golden egg with the grand prize p.19
- What’s the grand prize from the egg hunt going to be? Swimming with Lucille in her indoor pool p.19
- Why is Sheldon playing with Lucille? To get on her good side so she tells him where the egg is hidden p.24
- What does May frequently compare herself to? Birds p.25
Chapter 3
- Why did Junie B. choose her lavender overalls to the party? She can fit a lot of eggs in her pockets, they’re pretty, and she can run and tackle people in them p.29
- How did Lucille’s nanna react when she realized who Junie B. was? She got nervous p.35
- Why did Junie B. think she was so funny to think up the possibility that May was carried away by a North American barn owl? Because May compared herself to one p.38
Chapter 4
- Why couldn’t Lucille tell Sheldon where the golden egg was hidden? Her dad hid it and didn’t tell her p.42
- What was Sheldon lucky charm? Some egg that spilled on his shirt p.43
- What did Junie B. and her friends do to annoy Lucille’s dad? Kept repeating what he said while shouting p.48
Chapter 5
- What did Lucille’s parents and nanna do to decide who would sit next to Junie B.? a coin toss p.54
- Why isn’t the Easter bunny going to be at the party? Lucille’s nanna paid him in advanced and he didn’t come back p.57
- Describe the jellybean game Junie B. played at the party? There was a jar of jellybeans with only one purple jellybean. Everyone got to pick a jellybean out without looking and whoever got the purple one got a prize p.62
Chapter 6
- What did Junie B. receive as her prize for getting the purple jellybean? A bunny suit p.69
- Why did she get a bunny suit? She was to be the party’s Easter bunny p.69
- What did Lucille tell Junie B. that helped her want to dress up in the bunny suit? That there was a seat for her to sit on in the garden and the photographer would take pictures of her with the other children p.72
Chapter 7
- What happened to Junie B. when she ran in the bunny suit? She tripped and fell p.76
- Define what scolding means? To be angry and get after someone p.83
- Tell me two of the rules for the egg hunt. No running, no pushing, pulling or grabbing; no trampling the flowers and plants; do not go anywhere that is roped off; no tripping p.83
Chapter 8
- What did Lucille’s nanna threaten the children with to make them follow the rules? She was going to call the police p.91
- How did Junie B. try to help Sheldon in this chapter? She told him to stop shouting when he sees an egg and covered his mouth to try to stop him p.96
- Why did Junie B. feel like a rotten egg at the end of the chapter? She couldn’t move very well in the bunny suit to get any eggs during the hunt p.99
Chapter 9
- Why did Sheldon decide to quit the egg hunt? Because May was taking every egg he had found p.100
- Why was Lucille upset at Sheldon for quitting the hunt? Because she wanted him to find the golden egg p.105
- How did Sheldon get the golden egg? Junie B. tripped and saw it, she shouted it out, then Sheldon, May, and Junie B. pounced on it. Junie B. had her paw on it, but she got mad at May and moved her paw, so Sheldon’s hand was on it instead p.112
Chapter 10
- How does Junie B. feel after giving the egg to Sheldon? Happy because his face made her smile inside and sad because she wanted to swim in Lucille’s pool p.116
- Why doesn’t Junie B. want to call May a dumb bunny anymore? Because she realizes that bunnies aren’t dumb p.117
- What’s Junie B.’s new name for May? Bird girl p.118