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James and The Giant Peach

4th grade comprehension questions

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Why did James never try to leave the yard?The aunts promised terrible punishments
What happened when James looked in the white bag the stranger gave him?There were thousands of magic green things.
What were Aunts Spiker and Sponge doing while it was a blazing hot day?Watching James chop wood and drinking lemonade.
What did the Aunts do when they noticed the peach was growing?Called James to come over and climb the tree.
How did James' parents die?They were eaten by an enormous angry rhino that had escaped from the London zoo.
What did James see after he heard a rustling of leaves?An old man in a crazy green suit.
What happened when James tripped over the root of the tree?He fell, the bag broke open,and the green things sunk out of sight.
What happened to James when his parents died?He was sent to live with his two Aunts.
Aunt Spikeris skin and bones
Aunt Spongethe aunt who wanted to eat the peach
Jamesthe centipede's helper
Old-Green-Grasshopperthe musician
Spidercreature who made beds
Centipedelies about his feet
Earthwormcreature who is blind
How is James treated by his Aunts?Does James enjoy living with his AuntsHe's treated awfully, like a creature who deserves to die. He's sad and wants to leave.
Name a conflict that's occurred up in chapters 1-13.James' parents died.
How did James get inside the peach?There was a hole leading to the door of the peach.
What did James find inside of the peach?Spider, Centipede, Grasshopper, Earthworm, LadyBug, GlowWorm, Silkworm
What did Centipede do to get the journey started?Nibbled at the peach stem.
What happened to the Aunts when the peach rolled off the tree?The Aunts were rolled flay
What happened to the peach after it rolled into the water?It sank, then came floating to the surface.
The Earthworm has what type of attitude towards the journey?Negative
What did the travellers eat while in the peach?The peach itself
What do the creatures think about JamesHe is clever and kind.
Why are the seagulls attracted to the peach?The Earthworm
What happened when the seagulls landed?James slipped a loop of string over them.
How many seagulls were needed to lift the peach?502
What happened when the peach was lifted out of the water?The creatures danced in joy.
Who went over the side of the peach to check for damage done by the sharks?Miss Spider
How much damage did the sharks do to the peach?Hardly any
When did the centipede sing a song about James' aunts?After the Old-Green-Grasshopper played a tune.
When did the creatures haul in a mile of string?Before they saw James and the Centipede
When did the passengers on the peach have their first glimpse of cloud-men?After night had fallen
When did the Cloud-Men notice the peach?After the centiped yelled at them
What did the passenger do when the Cloud-Men began to throw hailstones?Rused down the tunnel
What did James do after the hailstones stopped hitting the peach?Poked his head out of the tunnel to look around
What happened when the Cloud-Men lowered the rainbow?The peach crashed into it and broke it in half.
What happened after the peach crashed into the rainbow?the Cloud-Man grabbed one of the strings attached to the peach
Why did Centipede cut a string of the peach?To prevent a cloud-man from attacking
What happened when the rainbow paint dried on the Centipede?He couldn't move his legs
Why doesn't Miss Spider like paint?It had caused her grandmother to get stuck on the ceiling
When did the passengers hear a voice shout, "On with the faucets."When the peach flew through a dark cloud
What happened after they flew through a rainstorm?The rainbow paint was washed off of the Centipede
When did the passengers spot streets and houses?When daylight came after their Cloud-Men adventure
How did the peach land?It was spiked on the Empire State Building
What happened when the creatures poked their heads over the side of the peach?people fainted
After meeting the mayor, what happened?James and the creatures led a parade
How did the peach disappear?children ate it
What happened to the creatures after their adventure on the peach?became rich and successful
When the people saw James what did they do?Listened to him, then met his creature friends


Robin Delaney

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