Troubling tonsils! Comprehension Questions & Reading Journal
Troubling tonsils! has 8 chapters · Grades 1–2 · 82 pages
Book 1 of the Jasper Rabbit's Creepy Tales! series
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Inside the journal: 8 chapter pages, one question each · 3 example answers · a cover for your reader’s name
Open-ended Thought-provoking questions for any chapter book.
What is the most important thing that happens in this chapter? Tell why it matters.See all 8 questions ↓
A printable reading journal for Troubling tonsils!: one question per chapter, with example answers.
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Troubling tonsils! questions by chapter
We don’t know this book well enough to ask about its story, so these are open-ended prompts that get a reader thinking about the chapter they just finished: what happened, who changed, what they would do. One question per chapter, across all 8 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 the most important thing that happens in this chapter? Tell why it matters.
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Chapter 2
What do you think will happen next? What clue in this chapter helped you make your guess?
Example answer: If the chapter ends with a problem, I would guess that the character will try to fix it next. That problem would be my clue. I think the character might need to ask someone for help. I would keep reading to see if my guess was right.
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Chapter 3
How does a character feel in this chapter? What does the character say or do that shows that feeling?
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Chapter 4
What can you learn from a choice someone makes in this chapter? Tell how you could use that lesson.
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Chapter 5
Which word in this chapter is new or interesting to you? What do you think it means, and what helped you figure it out?
Example answer: If I picked the word "brave," I would look at what the character does near that word. If the character tries something scary, that would help me understand it. I would think brave means doing something even when you feel afraid. I could be brave when I try something new.
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Chapter 6
What problem comes up or gets bigger in this chapter? Tell what a character does about it.
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Chapter 7
If you could talk to a character from this chapter, what would you ask? Why do you want to know?
Example answer: I would ask, "What will you try next?" I want to know how the character makes a plan. I would also ask why that plan seems best. The answers would help me understand the character's choices.
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Chapter 8
Which part of this chapter would you most like to draw? Tell what you would put in your picture and why you picked that part.
Discussion questions for after Troubling tonsils!
Bigger questions for when the book is finished, each printed on its own ruled page at the end of the booklet.
- How did one character change from the start of the book to the end? Tell what the character was like at first and later. Use parts of the story to explain what helped the character change.
- Would you tell a friend to read this book? Explain why or why not, using parts of the story. Tell what kind of reader might enjoy it most.
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How to use this Troubling tonsils! 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, 8 chapters, so it doubles as the reading log for Troubling tonsils!. 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
Thought-provoking questions for any chapter book. We don’t know this book well enough to ask about its story, so these are open-ended prompts that get a reader thinking about the chapter they just finished: what happened, who changed, what they would do. 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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