Afternoon on the Amazon Comprehension Questions & Reading Journal
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Afternoon on the Amazon has 10 chapters · Grades 1–2 · 70 pages
Book 6 of the Magic Tree House series
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Inside the journal: 10 chapter pages, one question each · 3 example answers · a cover for your reader’s name
Written for this book Questions about this story, good after any chapter.
Jack and Annie land in a rainforest. Describe what they see, hear and feel in the first few minutes.See all 10 questions ↓
About the book
Eight-year-old Jack, his seven-year-old sister, Annie, and Peanut the mouse ride in a tree house to the Amazon rain forests, where they encounter giant ants, flesh-eating piranhas, hungry crocodiles, and wild jaguars.
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Afternoon on the Amazon questions by chapter
We know the book, its characters, setting and story, but not what happens in each chapter. So every question is written for this book, and any of them works wherever your reader has just stopped. One question per chapter, across all 10 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
Jack and Annie land in a rainforest. Describe what they see, hear and feel in the first few minutes.
Example answer: They see tall trees and lots of green leaves everywhere. They hear birds screeching and bugs buzzing. It feels hot and wet, like a bathroom after a shower. Jack says it is the Amazon rainforest.
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Chapter 2
Peanut the mouse comes along again. Why do you think the mouse is part of these adventures?
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Chapter 3
The rainforest has layers, from the forest floor up to the treetops. What does Jack read about it? Draw the layers.
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Chapter 4
Jack and Annie travel on the river. What worries Jack about the river, and how does he handle it?
Example answer: Jack is worried about what is in the water, because his book says the river has piranhas and crocodiles. He tries to keep his hands inside and reads his book to find out what is safe. Annie is more relaxed than he is.
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Chapter 5
Lots of creatures in this story seem scary but are just living their lives. Pick one creature from where you are in the story and tell what it does.
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Chapter 6
Some animals in this book turn out to be helpers, and some are not. Pick one and say which it is and why.
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Chapter 7
What is the most exciting moment so far? What did Jack and Annie do about it?
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Chapter 8
Jack reads that rainforests are being cut down. Why does that matter? What does Annie think about it?
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Chapter 9
Jack and Annie need a special thing from the Amazon to help free Morgan. What do you think it could be, and where might it be hiding?
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Chapter 10
If you could take one animal from the Amazon home as a friend, which one would you pick? What would be hard about it?
Example answer: I would take a monkey home because monkeys are funny and can climb. It would be hard because a monkey needs a big forest, not a house. It would also grab my things, like the monkey in the story.
Discussion questions for after Afternoon on the Amazon
Bigger questions for when the book is finished, each printed on its own ruled page at the end of the booklet.
- Jack and Annie go through a lot of scary moments in the rainforest. Which one would have been the hardest for you, and why?
- The rainforest is home to millions of animals. What did this book make you want to know more about?
Next in Magic Tree House
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Book 7
Sunset of the Sabertooth
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Book 8
Midnight on the Moon
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Book 9
Dolphins at Daybreak
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Book 10
Ghost Town at Sundown
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Book 11
Lions at Lunchtime
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Book 12
Polar Bears Past Bedtime
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How to use this Afternoon on the Amazon 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, 10 chapters, so it doubles as the reading log for Afternoon on the Amazon. 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
Questions about this story, good after any chapter. We know the book, its characters, setting and story, but not what happens in each chapter. So every question is written for this book, and any of them works wherever your reader has just stopped. 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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