Pirates Past Noon Comprehension Questions & Reading Journal
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Pirates Past Noon has 10 chapters · Grades 1–2 · 67 pages
Book 4 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
Chapter by chapter Each question is about its own chapter.
It is a rainy day, and Annie wants to visit the tree house anyway. What book does she pick, and what do you think ‘Too late!’ means?See all 10 questions ↓
About the book
The magic treehouse whisks Jack and Annie back to the days of deserted islands, secret maps, hidden gold, and nasty pirates.
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Pirates Past Noon 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 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
It is a rainy day, and Annie wants to visit the tree house anyway. What book does she pick, and what do you think ‘Too late!’ means?
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Chapter 2
Jack and Annie see a ship far out at sea. What does Jack notice about it? Why is he worried?
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Chapter 3
Three pirates come ashore. Describe them. How is Captain Bones different from pirates in other stories you know?
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Chapter 4
Captain Bones wants something from Jack and Annie. What does he think they know?
Example answer: Captain Bones thinks Jack and Annie know where Captain Kidd’s treasure is buried. He saw them on the island and thinks they are hiding it from him. Really, they don’t know anything about it.
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Chapter 5
There is a rhyme about where the gold is hidden. Write it down. What do you think it means?
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Chapter 6
Jack and Annie figure out what the ‘whale’s eye’ is. How do they solve it?
Example answer: The whale’s eye is a big rock on the beach that is shaped like a whale. Its eye is a spot on the rock. Jack figures it out by looking at the picture in his book and then looking around the island.
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Chapter 7
A storm changes everything in this chapter. What do the pirates do, and what do Jack and Annie do?
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Chapter 8
Jack and Annie are in danger in this chapter. How do they help each other?
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Chapter 9
Jack and Annie finally meet the owner of the tree house. Who is she, and what does she tell them about the medallion, the bookmark and the knight?
Example answer: The tree house belongs to Morgan le Fay. She is a librarian from Camelot who travels through time to collect books. She left the medallion and the bookmark, and the knight was her friend. She says the tree house is magic.
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Chapter 10
Morgan says something about what real treasure is. What does she mean? Do you agree with her?
Discussion questions for after Pirates Past Noon
Bigger questions for when the book is finished, each printed on its own ruled page at the end of the booklet.
- Captain Bones only cares about gold. What do Jack and Annie care about? What counts as treasure to you?
- Now that the mystery of the M person is solved, what do you think Jack and Annie’s next adventures will be like?
Next in Magic Tree House
All 17 →-
Book 5
Night of the Ninjas
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Book 6
Afternoon on the Amazon
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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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How to use this Pirates Past Noon 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 Pirates Past Noon. 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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