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Comprehension Questions – (Fairly) True Tales Series Grump The (Fairly) True Tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

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The (Fairly) True Tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

by Liesl Shurtliff

Grades 3-7; Genre - Fables/Fairy Tales; GRL O; AR pts. 10.0

Ever since he was a dwarfling, Borlen (nicknamed "Grump") has dreamed of visiting The Surface, so when opportunity knocks, he leaves his cavern home behind.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Describe Borlen and his background. A dwarf; born underground, but close to The Surface; ate common rocks and minerals instead of gems; named Borlen after the rocks surrounding the area he was born; fearful of going deeper underground and desires to go to The Surface, but his parents don’t want him to p.1

Chapter 2

  1. Summarize this chapter. Borlen’s mother took him to the nursery mines and asked other dwarflings to play with him; one crew did, but they bossed him around; Borlen found a baby bat and took care of it; they explored the caverns looking for a tunnel to the surface; Borlen’s parents signed him up for a crew because he kept trying to escape to The Surface p.10

Chapter 3

  1. Describe the ceremony Borlen and the other dwarflings went through in this chapter. They lined up, received an axe, used the axe to mine their Fate Stone and were given a crew to work with

Chapter 4

  1. How did Rudger treat Borlen and Gilpin? He was mean and teased them p.45

Chapter 5

  1. How is Gilpin a good friend to Borlen? He made him a bed, smiled at him p.56

Chapter 6

  1. Summarize how Borlen made it to The Surface? The crew found they were digging close to The Surface; Borlen suggested he continue digging there while the rest of them dug deeper; Borlen secretly dug upward until he broke through p.63

Chapter 7

  1. Describe how Borlen got in trouble in this chapter. He enjoyed being on The Surface and ran and fell, causing two human children to see him, they chased him, and he got away, the queen came in a carriage and was wearing a ruby on her forehead, Borlen followed the queen into the castle p.73

Chapter 8

  1. Summarize this chapter. Borlen watches as the queen and her advisor talk about the kingdom and her plans; she finds out her advisor betrays her so she turns him into a weasel; she looks into her mirror and sees Borlen p.78

Chapter 9

  1. Using descriptive words, compare the queen in chapters 8 and 9. 8: mean, harsh, impatient.

9: kind, warm, friendly p.85

Chapter 10

  1. How did the queen convince Borlen to stay above ground? He’s not happy underground and he’s valued on The Surface p.102

Chapter 11

  1. How did the queen trick Borlen? She cried and acted sad until he offered to let her use his mirror p.109

Chapter 12

  1. Is the queen a good person? Why, or why not? No, she throws innocent girls into the dungeons and planted a poisonous apple tree; she’s manipulative p.115

Chapter 13

  1. Summarize what happened at the ball. Borlen sat next to the queen in Snow White’s seat; Borlen received rubies as gifts and ate them all feeling euphoric; he sang then started to tell the queen about humans who grab dwarves by the beard; he spies on Snow White; Borlen told the queen Snow White is the prettiest human he’d ever seen p.120

Chapter 14

  1. Why is Borlen horrified at the end of this chapter? The queen grabbed him by the beard and now he’s bound to do everything she commands p.135

Chapter 15

  1. Why is Borlen nervous Snow White is in the tunnel?  A human inside the dwarf caverns will make the other dwarves unhappy and scared p.146

Chapter 16

  1. Summarize this chapter. Snow White wanders to the dwarves sleeping quarters and Borlen follows; he looks in the mirror and sees the huntsman giving the queen the boar heart; Snow White and Borlen fall asleep p.147

Chapter 17

  1. How did the dwarves find themselves on The Surface? Snow hit the ceiling of the cave with the axe and it was starting to collapse, so they escaped to The Surface p.159

Chapter 18

  1. Why did the dwarves decide to let Snow and Borlen stay with them? They had compassion on Snow; didn’t know how to get back into the caverns and now Snow knew where the caverns were p.169

Chapter 19

  1. Describe the evening with Snow White. She was bossy regarding the cottage and food; she didn’t like food that was prepared so Borlen went to find her some; she still didn’t like the food; she took their beds, and they slept on the floor p.173

Chapter 20

  1. Why didn’t Borlen want the ruby Snow White offered him? The queen had used rubies to get him to do what she wanted, and he didn’t want to be manipulated again p.196

Chapter 21

  1. Describe how Snow White is a good friend. She’s kind; likes Borlen for who he is; a good listener; ready to give her life for Borlen; is humble p.202

Chapter 22

  1. Was it wise for Borlen to not tell the prince or Snow White about each other? Why, or why not? Listen to your child’s answer p.211
  2. Predict what you think will happen now that the queen sees Borlen in the mirror. Listen to your child’s answer p.219

Chapter 23

  1. Summarize this chapter. Borlen’s stone showed the queen where Snow was; Snow was sick and Borlen tried to help her feel better; they played a game and the queen disguised as an old woman arrived at the cottage p.30

Chapter 24

  1. Explain why Borlen’s heart was “in the deepest depths of despair“. He felt at fault for killing Snow White p.232
  2. Do you agree with him? Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 25

  1. Summarize this chapter. Borlen lived in a cavern by himself during the winter; taking care of Leaf kept Borlen alive; someone left gems for Borlen; the trolls escaped the queen and found him, bringing him his fate stone p.234

Chapter 26

  1. Predict Borlen’s plan. Listen to your child’s answer; ask about the queen and what new beginnings might happen for Borlen p.249

Chapter 27

  1. How did Borlen find the prince and convince him to help him? A young maiden grabbed him by the beard and commanded her take a message to Florian; people then told him where to find him; Borlen told Florian someone brave and strong needed to help Snow White and that she spoke highly of him p.256

Chapter 28

  1. Describe Florian. He’s a prince, is a good friend to Snow White, wants to be brave and courageous, but is afraid; his father banished him from home since he’s not very brave; is a worrier
  2. Do you think Snow will wake up now that Florian kissed her? Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 29

  1. Why is Florian surprised when Snow woke up? She was grumpy and hungry; she didn’t seem pleased at all p.272

Chapter 30

  1. How did Borlen save Snow White? The ruby he threw at the apple is what kept her alive when she bit into the apple; it was his idea to make the queen turn herself into a rat p.284

Epilogue

  1. What did you like about this story. Explain.  Listen to your child’s answer

Comprehension Questions – The Never Girls #12 In the Game

In the Game

by Kiki Thorpe

Grades K-3; Genre - Fantasy; GRL N; AR pts. 1.0

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.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. What character will be the main focus of this story? How do you know? Kate; the author is telling the story from her perspective; she’s on the front picture of the book p.1

Chapter 2

  1. Why is Kate hesitant about playing keeper during the game? She still had fairy dust on her when she made the save and knows she can’t fly up again like that p.15
  2. Is it cheating if Kate uses fairy dust during her soccer game? Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 3

  1. Why isn’t Kate friendly to Vidia? Vidia is selfish and isn’t a good friend p.27

Chapter 4

  1. Summarize this chapter. 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 p.30

Chapter 5

  1. Should Kate go get more fairy dust? Why, or why not? Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 6

  1. Explain how Kate was able to get fairy dust. Vidia came through the portal and made a deal with her, she'll give her fairy dust if she races her p.56

Chapter 7

  1. How did Kate feel when she realized she was thinking about cheating? It explained why she’d been feeling bad all morning and she felt better now that she had told her friends p.72

Chapter 8

  1. Summarize this chapter. 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 p.80

Chapter 9

  1. What decision did Kate make in this chapter? To use her fairy dust to catch Rascal instead of the soccer ball p.96

Chapter 10

  1. What did Vidia learn in this story? She was better off in Pixie Hollow where things are slow and she can be fast p.102

Comprehension Questions – #11 Into the Waves

Into the Waves

by Kiki Thorpe

Grades K-3; Genre - Fantasy; GRL N; AR pts. 1.0

Lainey's fondest dream has come true. Her parents finally let her get a pet, a goldfish. But bringing her new little friend to Never Land might turn out to be a big mistake.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Summarize the introduction of this story. Lainey saved her money and bought a goldfish; she took her fish to Pixie Hollow so Fawn could find out what makes him happy p.1

Chapter 2

  1. What happened in this chapter? Rani, a water-talent fairy saw Sunny and let him free p.23

Chapter 3

  1. What plan did the girls come up with to find Sunny? Fawn will talk to other fish, Rani will swim trying to find him, the girls will be in the raft looking for him p.28

Chapter 4

  1. Why is it going to be challenging finding Sunny in the Wough River? It’s so big and splits into two different rivers p.44

Chapter 5

  1. Why is the Sunken Forest dangerous? The creatures are not friendly, its dismal, can lose sense of direction p.50

Chapter 6

  1. Do you recognize the crocodile? It’s the crocodile that swallowed the clock in Peter Pan p.62
  2. How did Mia scare it away? She hit it with her paddle p.65

Chapter 7

  1. Summarize this chapter. The girls made it out of the swamp, Gabby brought cookies to eat for dinner; they tried to sleep; Peter came to visit and made a fire; he told them stories and in the morning their cookies were gone but Peter left coconuts and fairy dust for them p.67

Chapter 8

  1. Why didn’t Gabby fly when the raft went over the waterfall? She was scared stiff p.94
  2. Have you ever been so scared that you were frozen stiff? Explain. Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 9

  1. What happened to Gabby? When everyone jumped out of the raft, it floated in the air because of the fairy dust; she was ok p.96
  2. Predict how Sunny got to be so large. Listen to your child’s answer

Chapter 10

  1. How did Sunny get so big? Was your prediction correct? He had eaten lots of food; magic p.105
  2. Why did Lainey ask the mermaid to take care of Sunny? Sunny was too big to take home p.107

Comprehension Questions – A Never Girls Adventure: Finding Tinker Bell #1 Beyond Never Land

Beyond Never Land

by Kiki Thorpe

Grades 1-4; Genre - Fantasy; GRL N; AR pts. 1.0

When Tinker Bell sets out on a trip beyond Never Land and disappears, it’s up to the Never Girls—Kate, Mia, Lainey, and Gabby—to find their missing fairy friend. But Tink’s mission has taken her farther from Pixie Hollow than any fairy has ever gone before. Can the Never Girls, along with their fairy friends Silvermist, Fawn, Rosetta, and Iridessa, track Tink down before she’s lost forever?

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Why was the wooden boat special? It was the girls’ great grandfather’s p.8

Chapter 2

  1. What’s Tink’s problem in this chapter? She’s tired of the same thing each day and feels like she’s missing something; she’d like to go on an adventure p.19

Chapter 3

  1. What’s excitement in this chapter? A snake was threatening to attack a fairy in the orchard; Kate threw an apple and distracted it; other fairies swooped in and saved the fairy; everyone else made noise and the snake left p.28

Chapter 4

  1. What did Tink do in this chapter? She found the girls’ boat and thought it was for her; she magically brought it into her workshop and fixed it up; she told her friends what she was doing; she copied the map so she could take it with her; her shadow drew things on the map she couldn’t see p.35

Chapter 5

  1. Why would Gabby rather have her father mad at her than be disappointed in her? She’d really let her dad down p.54
  2. Have you ever felt this way? Explain. Listen to your child’s answer.

Chapter 6

  1. Summarize this chapter. Gabby and the girls couldn’t find the boat; Tink had taken it sailing that morning; Tink sailed next to flying fish and lost sight of the island; a cloud came and rained on her; she turned around but couldn’t see land p.61

Chapter 7

  1. Why was it rude to take the map out of Tink’s workshop? Gabby shouldn’t have taken it without permission; she shouldn’t have snooped around Tink’s office without permission; you should always have permission to go into someone else’s space and ask permission to take their things p.80

Chapter 8

  1. Why is Gabby worried about her friend and the boat? Nothing that has ever gone to the island has ever come be back p.92

Chapter 9

  1. Why was Tink disheartened and nervous at the end of this chapter? She wasn’t in Never Land and she wasn’t alone p.101

Chapter 10

  1. How does this story end? The girls and fairies left to go find Tink; they saw a small black cloud p.104

Comprehension Questions – #6 Junie B. Jones and That Meanie Jim’s Birthday

Junie B. Jones and That Meanie Jim’s Birthday

By Barbara Park

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

That meanie Jim has invited everyone in Room Nine to his birthday party on Saturday — except Junie B.! Should she have her own birthday party six months early and not invite Jim? Or should she move to "It's a Small World After All" in Disneyland?

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. What did Junie B. do with the chocolate birthday cakes when she told Lucille she’d throw them in the trash? She snuck behind the trash can and ate them p.2
  2. What made Lucille so angry at Junie B.? Junie B. was showing her how to eat her ice cream and some fell in Lucille’s lap p.5
  3. What does “laying low” mean? It means stay out of the way and to not draw attention to yourself p.7

Chapter 2

  1. What’s the name of Jim’s birthday party for this year? Old MacDonald’s Farm p.11
  2. Who was Jim inviting to his birthday party? Everyone in their class but Junie B. p.13
  3. How did Junie B. feel about being left out of Jim’s party? Very sad p.15

Chapter 3

  1. Why did Junie B. have to wait to rock on her grandma’s lap and when could she get a turn? Her brother was already in her lap and she had to wait for him to go to sleep p.17
  2. Where did Junie B. go to say the things she didn’t like? Under her covers p.19
  3. What did Grandma mean when she told Junie B., “you’ve got to stop worrying about that boy’s party. He’s just trying to get your goat?” Jim’s just trying to make Junie B. sad and mad p.21

Chapter 4

  1. What advice did Junie B.’s parents give her deal with not getting invited to Jim’s party? Pretend she doesn’t care that she’s not invited to the party p.29
  2. Where did Junie B. decide to move to? Disneyland’s It’s a Small World After All ride p.29
  3. How is Grampa Frank Miller helping Junie B. deal with her problem? He invited her over to do odd jobs on Saturday p.31

Chapter 5

  1. How did Junie B. react when her mother tried to help her dress for school? She said she was moving and didn’t need to wear school clothes and made her body stiff p.36
  2. How did Junie B. get an invitation to the party when she first got to school? She took it from William p.41
  3. What creature did she act like to get the invitation? A bee p.41
  4. Who made sure William got the invitation back? Mrs. p.45

Chapter 6

  1. Why did Junie B. want to be twins with Lucille? Junie B.’s thinks twins do everything the same and so if Junie B. doesn’t go to the party, Lucille can’t go to the party either p.50
  2. Why was Junie B. sent to the principal’s office? She made Jim turn his head around p.51
  3. Why didn’t Junie B. want to go to the principal’s office? Her mother told her not to be sent there again p.54

Chapter 7

  1. Who did the principal call on the phone? Junie B.’s mom p.58
  2. What did the principal put over Junie B. so others wouldn’t see her on the naughty chair? A big paper bag p.60
  3. Why was Jim in the principal’s office? The principal was talking to him about being mean to Junie B. and made him apologize to her; Jim then gave her an invitation because his mother told him to give one to everyone in his class p.64

Chapter 8

  1. Where did Junie B. go with her mother Saturday morning? To the store to buy Jim a birthday present p.67
  2. What did Junie B. want to buy for Jim? A tool belt p.69
  3. Why was Junie B.’s mother worried to buy the tool belt? Junie B. loved it so much she might want to keep it for herself p.71
  4. Why did Junie B. nail her door shut? So her mom wouldn’t come and get her to take a bath and wrap the tool belt for the party p.75

Chapter 9

  1. How was Jim ruining Junie B.’s Saturday? She had to go shopping; take a bath and get clean and give away the tool belt p.79
  2. How did Junie B.’s parents help her see that being the “only one” is ok? They told her the good ways it is to be the only one p.80
  3. What happened to the tool belt? It got returned to the store p.82