Tag Archives: grades 3-5

Comprehension Questions- Magic Tree House #18 Buffalo Before Breakfast

Buffalo Before Breakfast

by Mary Pope Osborne

Grades 3-5; Genre- Historical Fiction with Fantastical Elements; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

Jack and Annie go to the Great Plains to find the second gift they need to receive to free Teddy the dog from his spell.  They meet Black Hawk and run into the mysterious White Buffalo Woman. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions – Magic Tree House #17 Tonight on the Titanic

Tonight on the Titanic

by Mary Pope Osborne

Grades 3-5; Genre - Historical Fiction with Fantastical Elements; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

Jack and Annie are sent on their first adventure to free Teddy from a spell.  They travel to the Titanic where they receive a silver pocket watch as a gift from two children Jack and Annie save. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions- Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #18 Earth Day Escapade

Earth Day Escapade

by Carolyn Keene

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

Its Earth Day and Mrs. Ramirez's class is celebrating, but Nancy and Clue Crew need to crack the case when their class' float get trashed and the Queen of Green lies on her essay. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions- Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #13 Chick-napped!

Chick-napped!

By Carolyn Keene

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

Nancy’s class has hatched eggs for science class, but someone has decided to kidnap the new little chicks.  Join the Clue Crew as they get to the bottom of the mystery.

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Comprehension Questions- Magic Tree House #16 Hour of the Olympics

Hour of the Olympics

By Mary Pope Osborne

Grades 3-5; Genre - Historical Fiction with Fantastical Elements; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

Jack and Annie get to travel to Greece at the time of the ancient Olympics.  They recover a lost poem written by a young woman, meet Plato the philosopher and get to go to the Olympics. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions – The Boxcar Children # 89 The Mystery of the Star Ruby

The Mystery of the Star Ruby

By Gertrude Chandler Warner

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL O; AR pts: 2.0

The Alden children enter a contest when they go visit an old mine and get to search for gems of all kinds.  But they run into trouble when Jessie’s star ruby gets stolen. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions- Animal Ark #31 Mare in the Meadow

Mare in the Meadow

By Ben M. Baglio

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL Q; AR pts: 4.0

Mandy and James meet Rhian as they try to find someone to help Mrs. Tandy take care of her daughter’s horse, Chamomile. They think Rhian would be the perfect person to help Mrs. Tandy, but she doesn't want to get attached to Chamomile.  Continue reading

Comprehension Questions- The Boxcar Children #127 Monkey Trouble

 Monkey Trouble

By Gertrude Chandler Warner

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; AR pts: 2.0

Its spring break and the Alden children head to the zoo for a special tour and photo contest.  One of their friend’s cameras goes missing and the children are stumped as they try to find out where it disappeared to. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions – The Boxcar Children #61 The Growling Bear Mystery

The Growling Bear Mystery

By Gertrude Chandler Warner

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL O; AR pts: 2.0

Grandfather takes the Alden children to Yellowstone.  They get to help out at the Old Faithful Lodge and hear about a lost cabin.  They begin searching for it, but run into lots of problems.  One of those problems is bears. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions – The Boxcar Children #56 The Firehouse Mystery

The Firehouse Mystery

By Gertrude Chandler Warner

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL O; AR pts: 2.0

The Greenfield Fire Station is going to be torn down so the Alden children try to fix it up, but someone keeps trying to ruin their plans.  The children are on the case until their culprit is found. Continue reading