Midnight on the Moon Comprehension Questions & Reading Journal
Midnight on the Moon has 10 chapters · Grades 1–2 · 76 pages
Book 8 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 on the moon in the future. What is the first thing they notice that is different from Earth?See all 10 questions ↓
About the book
The magic treehouse takes Jack and Annie to a moon base in the future, where they continue to search for the fourth thing they need to free their friend Morgan from the magician's spell.
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Midnight on the Moon 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 on the moon in the future. What is the first thing they notice that is different from Earth?
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Chapter 2
Why do Jack and Annie need space suits? What would happen without them?
Example answer: They need space suits because there is no air on the moon and it is very cold. Without a suit they could not breathe and they would freeze. The suits also have air tanks so they can breathe for a little while.
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Chapter 3
On the moon everything is lighter. How does that change the way Jack and Annie move? What would you try first?
Example answer: On the moon Jack and Annie can take giant bouncy steps and jump really high because there is less gravity. It looks like they are floating. I would try jumping as high as I could, maybe over a rock.
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Chapter 4
Jack’s book says the moon has no wind and no rain. Why does that mean footprints stay there forever? What would you leave on the moon?
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Chapter 5
Jack and Annie only have a little bit of air. How does that make the story more exciting?
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Chapter 6
Jack and Annie are far from anyone who could help them. What do they do when they feel alone?
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Chapter 7
The special things they have found so far all have something in common. Look at the list. What do you notice?
Example answer: So far they have a moonstone, a mango and a mammoth bone. They all start with the letter M, just like Morgan and the medallion. I think the last thing will start with M too.
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Chapter 8
Annie believes in magic more easily than Jack does. Where do you see that in this book?
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Chapter 9
What do you think the fourth special thing will be? Why?
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Chapter 10
This adventure ends the search to free Morgan. How do you think Jack and Annie feel at the end? How would you feel?
Discussion questions for after Midnight on the Moon
Bigger questions for when the book is finished, each printed on its own ruled page at the end of the booklet.
- Jack and Annie visited four very different places to save Morgan. Which place would you most want to visit, and why?
- Jack loves facts and Annie loves magic. By the end of this book, has either of them changed the way they think? Give an example.
Next in Magic Tree House
All 17 →-
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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Book 13
Vacation Under the Volcano
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Book 14
Day of the Dragon King
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How to use this Midnight on the Moon 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 Midnight on the Moon. 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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