Author:
R.J. Palacio

Published in 2012

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WONDER, CHAPTERS 1-12, free Reading comprehension questions by Simple Literature

1. Why was Auggie home schooled? Who were his friends?
2. How did Auggie learn he might go to school for fifth grade? What was his reaction?
3. Auggie visited the school. Who were the two adults Auggie met? How did he feel about them?
4. Which students did Auggie meet during his visit? What did he learn about them?
5. Write what happened in Chapters 1 through 12?

WONDER, CHAPTERS 13-26, free Reading comprehension questions by Simple Literature

1. Describe Auggie’s homeroom on his first day of school.
2. What is a precept? What was Mr. Browne’s first precept? What did it mean?
3. Who did Auggie meet at lunch? What did they talk about?
4. How long did it take the children at Auggie’s school to get used to how he looked?
5. Summarize what happened in Chapters 13 through 26.

WONDER, CHAPTERS 27-44, free Reading comprehension questions by Simple Literature

1. What is the “Cheese Touch” and who had it?
2. What was Auggie going to be for Halloween? What costume did he wear to school? What happened because of this change?
3. What was Via’s place in her family? Why didn’t she complain?
4. How was Via treated by others — Gran, Miranda, Ella, and strangers?
5. Summarize what happened in Chapters 27 through 44.

WONDER, CHAPTERS 45-56, free Reading comprehension questions by Simple Literature

1. When did Via tell Auggie her definition of normal? What was her definition?
2. What is the plague? What nickname did Julian give Auggie?
3. Who invited Summer to a Halloween Party? What happened at the party?
4. Why didn’t Jack want to go to school early to meet Auggie? Why did he?
5. Summarize what happened in Chapters 45 through 56.

WONDER, CHAPTERS 57-69, free Reading comprehension questions by Simple Literature

1. What can Jack do now because he is not Auggie’s friend? What doesn’t he like about this freedom?
2. What is the name of Jack’s sled? How did he use it with his family? What did he learn about it from kids at school?
3. What caused things to change between Jack and Julian?
4. How did Jack and Auggie become friends again? Why didn’t kids hang around Jack anymore?
5. Write what happened in Chapters 57 through 69.

WONDER, CHAPTERS 70-83, free Reading comprehension questions by Simple Literature

1. How was Jack’s world at school now similar to Auggie’s everyday school life?
2. How were Via’s and Justin’s families different?
3. What did Justin notice about Jack? How did he help Jack?
4. What caused the war and the plague to slowly end? How could Auggie tell?
5. Write what happened in Chapters 70 through 83.

WONDER, CHAPTERS 84-96, free Reading comprehension questions by Simple Literature

1. What worried Auggie about getting hearing aids? Why didn’t he mind them in the end?
2. What changed Miranda over the summer? Why did she prefer Ella’s friendship to Via’s friendship?
3. What did Miranda do for Via, though no one noticed? Why did she do this?
4. What caused the Pullman family’s fight to end? How did this tragedy draw them all closer together?
5. Write what happened in Chapters 84 through 96.

WONDER, CHAPTERS 97-111, free Reading comprehension questions by Simple Literature

1. How did Miranda’s generosity to Via benefit her?
2. What didn’t Auggie take on the Nature Retreat, and where did he leave it?
3. What did Auggie like about the Nature Retreat?
4. What happened in the woods by the fairgrounds? Who came to Auggie’s aid?
5. Write what happened in Chapters 97 through 111.

WONDER, CHAPTERS 112-123, free Reading comprehension questions by Simple Literature

1. How did Auggie’s experience at the nature reserve change things at home and at school?
2. What was the main idea of Mr. Tushman’s graduation speech?
3. How did Auggie carry “the most hearts by the attraction of his own”?
4. How were the pictures taken at graduation different from the class pictures taken at the beginning of the year?
5. Write what happened in Chapters 112 through 123.

WONDER, BONUS: The Julian Chapter, free Reading comprehension questions by Simple Literature

BONUS: THE JULIAN CHAPTER

1. What started Julian’s nightmares? What caused him to start having them again?
2. What kind of notes did Julian send? How did they cross the line?
3. How did Mr. Browne’s email help Julian?
4. How did Julian’s grandmother help Julian finally feel remorse?
5. Write what happened in “The Julian Chapter.”

Curriculum:

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