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Comprehension Questions – #8 Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed

Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed

by Barbara Park

Grades 1-3; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

There's no such thing as monsters. Mother and Daddy even said so. But then why is there monster drool on Junie B.'s pillow? Oh, no! What if Paulie Allen Puffer is right; what if she really does have a monster under her bed? If Junie B. goes to sleep, the monster might see her feet hanging down. And he might think her piggy toes are yummy little wiener sausages!

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Why did Junie B. wear her dinosaur dress to
    school? It was picture day p.2
  2. What did Paulie Allen Puffer say that gave Junie
    B. shivers on her arms? That everyone has a monster under their bed p.8
  3. Where did Paulie explain the drool on your pillow
    comes from? A monster lying on your pillow practicing putting your head in
    his mouth p.9

Chapter 2

  1. Why did Junie B. continue to say, “just say
    right” to her friends in class? She wanted them to tell her there weren’t
    any monsters under her bed p.14
  2. Did her friends help her feel better? no p.17
  3. Why isn’t Grace saying, “right”? Because she
    felt there really might be a monster under Junie B.’s bed p.18

Chapter 3

  1. What fun snack did Grandma Miller want to make
    for Junie B. to help her feel better? Popcorn p.21
  2. What made Junie B. nervous while she was
    changing out of her school clothes? She thought about the monster that could
    be under her bed p.23
  3. Why couldn’t Grandma Miller see the monster
    under Junie B.’s bed? Because he turns invisible when you look at him p.26

Chapter 4

  1. Why did Junie B.’s dad cook hamburgers for
    dinner? That’s her favorite meal and he hoped it would help her feel better
    or distract her p.31
  2. Why didn’t Junie B. want to go to bed? She was
    scared there was a monster under her bed p.33
  3. Why did Junie B.’s parents get frustrated because
    she wouldn’t stay in bed? They knew there wasn’t a monster under her bed,
    but she wouldn’t believe them p.36

Chapter 5

  1. Who was Junie B. relieved to see that night? Her
    dog, Tickle p.44
  2. Where did Junie B. try to go to sleep and who
    did she take with her? Her parent’s room; her stuffed animal and dolls p.47
  3. What happened when Junie B.’s mom woke up? She
    took her right back to bed and told her not to get out again in a quiet angry
    voice p.48

Chapter 6

  1. How did Grace’s mom get rid of the monster under
    her bed? She sucked it out with the vacuum hose, put the vacuum cleaner bag
    in the trash compactor and smashed it flat p.51
  2. Why was there still a problem when Grandma Miller
    vacuumed under the bed and put the bag in the trash? It wasn’t the trash
    compactor, so the monster wouldn’t be smashed flat p.54
  3. Why was Junie B. still nervous after her grandma
    flattened the bag with her car tires? Because it wasn’t the trash compactor
    p.56

Chapter 7

  1. Why did Junie B. panic when she saw drool on her
    pillow? Paulie told her that was monster drool and that meant the monster
    laid his head on her pillow p.58
  2. How did the kids react to Junie B.’s pictures? They
    laughed and said they were gross p.63

Chapter 8

  1. How did Junie B. feel about her pictures when she first saw them and brought them home? She thought they were ugly p.65
  2. What was Junie B.’s great idea? She thought her school pictures were so scary, she put them under the bed to scare the monster p.66
  3. How did Junie B.’s mother feel about the solution to her problem? She laughed and thought it was a good idea too p.67