A Wrinkle in Time Comprehension Questions & Reading Journal
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A Wrinkle in Time has 12 chapters · Grades 3–5 · 212 pages
Book 1 of the Time Quintet series
It is about Meg And Charles Walence. Their father, who was working on a interesting project called a tesseract, goes missing!
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Inside the journal: 12 chapter pages, one question each · 3 example answers · a cover for your reader’s name
Chapter by chapter Each question is about its own chapter.
How does Meg feel about herself and her family in Chapter 1, and what details show this?See all 12 questions ↓
About the book
It is about Meg And Charles Walence. Their father, who was working on a interesting project called a tesseract, goes missing! Then they meet a boy and some strange women. This story won a Newbery Medal, Sequoyah Book Award and Lewis Carroll Shelf Award For this amazing story! It also has a movie! I Hope you all enjoy!
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A Wrinkle in Time questions by chapter
We know this book well. Every question asks about something that happens in its chapter, a moment, a choice or a character, without giving away what comes next. One question per chapter, across all 12 chapters, and every one is editable before you print. The example answers under 3 of the chapters are the ones printed at the front of the booklet.
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Chapter 1
How does Meg feel about herself and her family in Chapter 1, and what details show this?
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Chapter 2
Mrs. Who often speaks in quotations. What do her words and actions make you wonder about her and Mrs. Whatsit?
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Chapter 3
How does Calvin seem different from Meg’s classmates, and why do you think Meg begins to trust him?
Example answer: I think Calvin is different because he does not make fun of Meg or act like she is strange. He listens to her and seems interested in Charles Wallace too. Meg begins to trust him because he is kind and honest with her. He makes her feel less alone.
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Chapter 4
What is the Black Thing, and how do the characters react when they see it?
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Chapter 5
In your own words, what does it mean to tesser, and why is it important to the story?
Example answer: To tesser means to travel by folding space, instead of going the long way from one place to another. It is like taking a shortcut through the universe. This is important because Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin need to travel very far to find Meg’s father. Without tessering, they could not reach the places they need to go.
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Chapter 6
The Happy Medium shows the children Earth fighting the darkness. What message or theme do you think the author is sharing in this chapter?
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Chapter 7
What makes the man with red eyes frightening or suspicious, even though he seems calm and polite?
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Chapter 8
How does Charles Wallace change after looking into the man’s eyes, and how does Meg respond to that change?
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Chapter 9
What is IT like, and why is it so dangerous to the people on Camazotz?
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Chapter 10
Meg has to be rescued after the cold darkness. What do her feelings in this chapter show about her character?
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Chapter 11
Aunt Beast cannot see, but she understands Meg in other ways. What does this teach us about different ways of knowing and caring?
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Chapter 12
Why is Meg’s love for Charles Wallace powerful at the end of the book, and what did you think about the ending?
Example answer: Meg’s love is powerful because IT cannot understand it or control it. She uses her love to reach Charles Wallace when nothing else works. I liked the ending because Meg wins by being herself, even with her faults. It made me feel that love and courage can be stronger than fear.
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How to use this A Wrinkle in Time reading journal
At home, as a discussion guide
After each chapter your reader writes a few lines on that chapter’s question. Read the answer together at bedtime: it shows what they understood and gives you something real to talk about, without a quiz.
In class, as a novel study
Print a class set (booklets fold from plain letter paper) and use one question per chapter as the reading-response or literature-circle prompt. The example answers at the front show what a full answer looks like.
Homeschool
One booklet covers the whole book, 12 chapters, so it doubles as the reading log for A Wrinkle in Time. Reword any question before printing to match your reader.
Printing
The booklet PDF prints on ordinary 8.5 × 11 paper: print double-sided (flip on the short edge) at 100%, fold the stack in half and staple on the fold. There is also a one-page-per-sheet PDF and A5 binder pages.
Where the questions come from
Each question is about its own chapter. We know this book well. Every question asks about something that happens in its chapter, a moment, a choice or a character, without giving away what comes next. The questions were drafted with AI from what is known about the book and checked before publishing; every one is editable before you print.
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