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Princess (Puppy Place) Comprehension Questions & Reading Journal

By Ellen Miles

Princess (Puppy Place) has 10 chapters · 96 pages

Princess is a spoiled Yorkshire Terrier that Charles found at a hair salon. After hearing that Princess's owner has to move away without her, Charles and his family foster her.

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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.

Chapter 1 question
So far, what have you learned about Princess and the care she needs? Include a detail from your reading that helps explain your answer.
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About the book

Princess is a spoiled Yorkshire Terrier that Charles found at a hair salon. After hearing that Princess's owner has to move away without her, Charles and his family foster her. Will they find her a forever home?

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Princess (Puppy Place) 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.

  1. Chapter 1

    So far, what have you learned about Princess and the care she needs? Include a detail from your reading that helps explain your answer.

  2. Chapter 2

    What have Lizzie's or Charles's words and actions shown you about that character so far? Explain what you think matters most to that character.

  3. Chapter 3

    Based on what you have read so far, what do you predict the Peterson family might need to learn to help Princess? Explain why your prediction makes sense.

    Example answer: I predict the Peterson family will need to learn what makes Princess feel comfortable. Taking care of a puppy means more than giving her food and a place to sleep. I think watching her reactions could help them understand what she needs. I will look for clues that show whether my prediction is right.

  4. Chapter 4

    Choose an interesting or unfamiliar word from the chapter you just read. What do you think it means, and how do the nearby words or events help you understand it?

  5. Chapter 5

    Where do you see a connection between caring for Princess and being responsible? Use something you have read so far to explain your thinking.

    Example answer: I see responsibility in the Peterson family's job of caring for a puppy who needs help. I think being responsible means paying attention to Princess's needs, even when another activity sounds more fun. A puppy depends on people to make safe choices for her. This makes me think that loving an animal also means being willing to do the work.

  6. Chapter 6

    What would you find most rewarding or most difficult about helping care for Princess? Connect your opinion to what you know about her so far.

    Example answer: I would find it rewarding to help Princess feel cared for. Since she is a puppy who needs help, even small things I did could matter to her. The hardest part for me would be remembering that fostering means helping a dog prepare for a lasting home. I might get attached, but I would want to put her needs first.

  7. Chapter 7

    At this point in your reading, what problem or unanswered question about Princess seems most important? Explain what you know about it and what you still want to learn.

  8. Chapter 8

    Which detail about Princess has helped you understand her personality best? Explain what that detail suggests about her.

  9. Chapter 9

    How does the name Princess fit your understanding of the puppy so far? Explain your thinking using a detail from your reading.

  10. Chapter 10

    Looking back over what you have read so far, which choice made by Lizzie, Charles, or another member of the Peterson family would you most like to discuss? Explain whether you agree with that choice and why.

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Discussion questions for after Princess (Puppy Place)

Bigger questions for when the book is finished, each printed on its own ruled page at the end of the booklet.

  1. How does caring for Princess help you understand Lizzie or Charles better by the end of the book? Explain whether the character changes or shows qualities that were there all along. Use details from different parts of the story to support your answer.
  2. What does Princess's story suggest about the difference between loving a puppy and giving that puppy the care she needs? Explain your idea using several moments from the book, and describe how that message could help someone thinking about caring for a dog.

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How to use this Princess (Puppy Place) 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 Princess (Puppy Place). 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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