Junie B. Jones Is Captain Field Day

by Barbara Park

Grades 1-2; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts 1.0

Afternoon kindergarten is having a field day, and Junie B. Jones is team captain! Only, here's the problem. Room Eight keeps on winning too many events. And so how will Room Nine ever become the kindergarten champions? As Captain Field Day, will Junie B. find a way to lead her team to victory? Or will it be up to someone else to save the day?

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

1. Why is Junie B. so excited for Field Day? Her class gets to compete against room 8 (another kindergarten class) in races p.2
2. Why did Junie B. call Grace? She wanted to make sure Grace was coming to Field Day; she was excited and wanted to talk to her p.4
3. Find an idiom on page 6 that means bragging about yourself. Toot your own horn p.6

Chapter 2

1. What were Junie B. and her friends doing to get ready for Field Day? Skipping around the room p.8
2. How was a team captain chosen for Field Day? There were 16 blank slips of paper and one with captain written on it. The students all get to pick a paper and the one with the word captain written on it is the captain p.12
3. Who gets to be the team captain? Junie B. p.15

Chapter 3

1. How did Mrs. define what being a team captain was? She said that the captain supports the team and keeps them united p.18
2. Why was Junie B. disappointed in Mrs.’ definition of a captain? She wanted to boss her team around and wear a superhero uniform p.17
3. Why did Junie B.’s classmates groan when she told them to line up behind her since she was Captain Field Day? They didn’t want her bossing them around p.20

Chapter 4

1. Define good sportsmanship? Good sportsmanship is when people who are playing or watching a sport treat each other with respect. This includes players, parents, coaches, and officials. p.25
2. Why was it hard for Junie B. to show good sportsmanship and shake the other team captain’s hand? She didn’t like the other team captain p.25
3. Who came to watch Junie B. for Field Day? Her parents and grandparents p.26

Chapter 5

1. What did Grace whisper to Charlotte to persuade her to move from the front of the line? Please p.31
2. Why didn’t William want to run? He doesn’t feel like he’s very fast p.33
3. What did Junie B. lose during the race? Her shoe p.35

Chapter 6

1. Why was Junie B.’s class upset with her? She made them lose the race by stopping and putting on her shoe p.38
2. Why did Mrs. have to explain the purpose of Field Day to her class? They were all mad they lost the race p.39
3. What was the next event Room 9 lost? The softball throw p.47

Chapter 7

1. Why wasn’t Junie B. excited to do a cheer before the tug-of-war? Her team had lost all 3 events and she had lost her enthusiasm p.50
2. Why did Room 9 want to give up? They had lost every event and were discouraged p.54
3. Why was the class surprised when William stepped up to do the pull up competition? He was timid and all day he commented on not being able to compete very well p.57

Chapter 8

1. How many pull ups did Frankie do and how many did William do? Frankie 7; William 11 p.59
2. Why did Junie B. ask Mrs. to put her cape on William? He was their superhero p.63
3. How was William able to do so many pull ups? He practiced at home everyday p.65