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Waffles (the Puppy Place #68) Comprehension Questions & Reading Journal

By Ellen Miles

Waffles (the Puppy Place #68) has 10 chapters

Book 68 of the the Puppy Place series

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Inside the journal: 10 chapter pages, one question each · 3 example answers · a cover for your reader’s name

Open-ended Thought-provoking questions for any chapter book.

Chapter 1 question
What is the most important event in the chapter you just read? Explain what caused it and why it matters.
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A printable reading journal for Waffles (the Puppy Place #68): one question per chapter, with example answers.

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Waffles (the Puppy Place #68) 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 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

    What is the most important event in the chapter you just read? Explain what caused it and why it matters.

  2. Chapter 2

    Choose a character who makes a decision in this chapter. What does that decision show about the character? Use a detail from the story.

  3. Chapter 3

    Find a word in this chapter that is new, interesting, or used in an unusual way. What do you think it means, and which clues helped you figure it out?

    Example answer: I chose the word [word from the chapter]. I think it means [meaning in my own words]. The nearby words [short quotation] helped me because they describe [context clue]. When I try my meaning in the sentence, it makes sense because [explanation].

  4. Chapter 4

    Based on what you have read so far, what do you predict will happen next? Explain which detail makes your prediction likely.

  5. Chapter 5

    What does this chapter suggest about how people should treat others? Describe a moment that helped you notice that message.

  6. Chapter 6

    Which action or decision in this chapter do you agree or disagree with most? Explain your opinion and what you might have done instead.

    Example answer: I disagree with [character]'s decision to [action from the chapter]. I understand that the character wanted [goal], but the choice caused [result shown in the chapter]. I would have tried [another possible action] instead. I think that would have helped because [reason connected to the problem].

  7. Chapter 7

    How does the setting affect what happens in this chapter? Explain how the events might be different in another place or at another time.

  8. Chapter 8

    Describe a character's feelings at two different points in this chapter. What happens between those points that helps explain the feelings?

  9. Chapter 9

    What is something the author helps you understand without saying it directly in this chapter? Explain the clues you put together.

    Example answer: I think [character] feels [feeling], even though the author does not say that directly. I noticed that the character [action from the chapter] and says [short quotation]. Together, those clues suggest [explanation]. They helped me understand why the character might [possible reason for the behavior].

  10. Chapter 10

    Looking back at this chapter, which problem, discovery, or change seems most important to the story so far? Support your choice with details.

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Discussion questions for after Waffles (the Puppy Place #68)

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

  1. How does an important character change from the beginning of the book to the end? Describe what the character is like at first, explain which experiences help cause the change, and use details from different parts of the story to show what the character learns.
  2. What do you think this book is really about beyond the events of the plot? Explain a message readers might take away, using at least two moments from the story. Then describe who you would recommend the book to and why that message or the way the story is told might matter to that reader.

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How to use this Waffles (the Puppy Place #68) 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 Waffles (the Puppy Place #68). 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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