Fantasy baseball Comprehension Questions & Reading Journal
Fantasy baseball has 26 chapters · 304 pages
A twelve-year-old boy wakes up in Ever After, where he is recruited by Dorothy to play first base for the Oz Cyclones in the Ever After Baseball Tournament.
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Written for this book Questions about this story, good after any chapter.
What is one important thing you understand about Alex's situation so far? Explain which detail helped you understand it.See all 26 questions ↓
About the book
A twelve-year-old boy wakes up in Ever After, where he is recruited by Dorothy to play first base for the Oz Cyclones in the Ever After Baseball Tournament.
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Fantasy baseball 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 26 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
What is one important thing you understand about Alex's situation so far? Explain which detail helped you understand it.
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Chapter 2
How would you describe Alex based on his words or actions up to this point? Support your description with an example.
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Chapter 3
What stands out about Oz as a setting? Explain how one detail makes it different from the world Alex knows.
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Chapter 4
Which choice Alex has made so far would you like to discuss with him? Explain what you would ask and why.
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Chapter 5
Find a word in your reading that helps describe the strange world around Alex. What do you think it means, and what clues helped you?
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Chapter 6
Based on what you know so far, how do you predict Alex's baseball skills might help him? Explain your thinking.
Example answer: I predict Alex's baseball skills will give him a way to handle an unfamiliar place. Baseball has rules he can understand, even when Oz seems strange. I think playing could also help him connect with other people. His skills might give him confidence when he does not know what else to do.
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Chapter 7
How does Dorothy compare with Alex, based on what you have learned about them so far? Describe a similarity or difference.
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Chapter 8
Which detail from your latest reading seems most important to remember? Explain how it adds to your understanding of Alex's adventure.
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Chapter 9
What has the story suggested about being a good teammate so far? Use a detail from Alex's experience to explain.
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Chapter 10
If you could give Alex one piece of advice at this point, what would it be? Explain why he might need it.
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Chapter 11
Choose a baseball word or another unfamiliar word from your reading. How does understanding that word help you picture what is happening?
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Chapter 12
What question about Oz or Alex's situation are you most eager to have answered? Explain why it matters to you.
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Chapter 13
Describe a feeling Alex has shown so far. What words or actions helped you recognize that feeling?
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Chapter 14
Would you rather explore Oz with Alex or watch him play baseball there? Explain your choice using what you know about the story.
Example answer: I would rather explore Oz with Alex. I know Oz is very different from the world he knows, so I would want to see it for myself. I would enjoy comparing its surprising details with familiar things from home. Watching baseball would be fun, but exploring would let me ask more questions about this unusual place.
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Chapter 15
Which problem seems most important to Alex right now? Explain what makes it difficult for him.
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Chapter 16
What might happen if Alex misunderstands someone in Oz? Make a prediction based on a person or situation you have read about.
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Chapter 17
Pick a sentence from your latest reading that helps you picture Alex's surroundings. Which words make the picture clear?
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Chapter 18
In what way has Alex's understanding of Oz developed so far? Describe something he has learned or something he still needs to figure out.
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Chapter 19
How does the mix of baseball and fantasy affect your enjoyment of the story? Explain with a detail from your reading.
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Chapter 20
What can you tell about someone in Oz from the way that person treats Alex? Explain what the person's behavior shows.
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Chapter 21
Where do you see a connection between baseball and facing a challenge in Alex's adventure so far? Explain your connection.
Example answer: I see a connection because both baseball and an unfamiliar adventure require paying attention. A player cannot always know what will happen next, and Alex cannot know everything about Oz. I think he needs to notice clues and decide how to respond. This makes me think that being ready to learn can matter as much as having a skill.
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Chapter 22
Imagine Alex could ask you one question about what to do next. What do you think he would ask, and how would you answer?
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Chapter 23
Which moment so far gives you the strongest sense of surprise, worry, or excitement? Explain how the author creates that feeling.
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Chapter 24
Choose a word that describes Alex at this point, then think of a word with a similar meaning. Which word fits him better, and why?
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Chapter 25
What does Alex seem to care about most so far? Use a choice, thought, or action from the story to support your idea.
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Chapter 26
Looking back over your reading so far, what idea about courage, friendship, or belonging is beginning to stand out? Explain how Alex's experience connects to that idea.
Discussion questions for after Fantasy baseball
Bigger questions for when the book is finished, each printed on its own ruled page at the end of the booklet.
- How does Alex change during his adventure in Oz? Compare what he thinks, wants, or does near the beginning with what he thinks, wants, or does later. Use several details to explain which experiences help him grow.
- Why do you think Alan Gratz combines baseball with a fantasy world in this book? Explain what this combination helps show about teamwork, courage, or belonging. Use examples from different parts of the story to support your ideas.
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How to use this Fantasy baseball 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, 26 chapters, so it doubles as the reading log for Fantasy baseball. 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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