Chapter Questions for…

George’s Marvelous Medicine            

By Shelagh Turner  

George'sMarvelousMedicine

byRoaldDahl Chapters1and2‐Grandma&TheMarvelousPlan:1.WhydoesGrandmawantGeorgetostopeatingchocolate?2.Name4kindsofbugsGrandmalikestoeat. a. b. c. d.3.Thinkof6wordsorphrasesthatwoulddescribethecharacterGrandma. a. b. c. d. e. f.4.HelpGeorgemakeanewmedicineforGrandmathatwillcureherhorridness.Thinkof8ingredientsGeorgecouldmixtogether. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h.

Chapters3and4‐GeorgeBeginstoMaketheMedicine&AnimalPills:1.List5thingsGeorgeputinthepotofmedicine. a. b. c. d. e. Ofthe5thingsyoulisted,whichonedoyouthinkisthemostdangerous? Tellwhy.2.Georgepourssheepdipintothepotofmedicine.Tell2reasonsfarmersusesheepdip. a. b. Nowexplainwhathappensifafarmergivesthesheeptoomuchsheepdip.

3.WordFun!Usethefollowingsuffixestomakeanewword.Useeachsuffixonlyonce. Forexample:care+fully=carefully ous ness ful ly able ing a.ill a. b.certain b. c.jump c. d.marvel d. e.wonder e. f.comfort f. 4.Sometimesmedicinecantasteprettynasty.Tellabouttheworstmedicineyoueverhadtotaste.Writeatleast3sentencesthatincludethenameofthemedicineandwhyyouhadtotakeit.Chapters5and6‐TheCook‐up&BrownPaint:1.WhydidGeorgepourbrownpaintintothepotofmedicine?

2.Describe2thingsthathappenedtoGeorgewhenhegotawhiffofthebrewingmedicine. a. b.3.WordFun!Thinkof2morewordsthathavethesamefirsttwolettersasthewordslisted.Usechapters5and6tohelpyou. a.half 1.hallway 2.hamburger b.fetch 3. 4. c.brutal 5. 6. d.maggot 7. 8. e.grumpy 9. 10. f.supplies 11. 12.4.Grandmaisabouttotakethenewmedicine!Drawapicturethatpredictswhatyouthinkwillhappeninthestory.Includeacaption.

Chapters7and8‐GrandmaGetstheMedicine&TheBrownHen:1.DescribethefirstthingthathappenedtoGrandmawhenshetookthemedicine2.DescribethedifferencebetweenthewayGrandmagrewwhenshetookthemedicineandthewaythehengrew.3.Partofwhatmakesthisagoodbookistheauthor'suseofwords.RoaldDahlwriteslotsoffunnysentences.Find2moreexamplesoffunnysentences.Useanychapteryou'vereadsofar. Page# Funnywordsorsentences  a.  34     There's squigglers in my belly!    b.  2     She had pale brown teeth and a small puckered‐up mouth like a dog's bottom.  c. d.4.Georgehasinventedanewkindofmedicine.Whymightfarmersbeinterestedinthismedicine?

Chapters9and10‐ThePig,theBullocks,theSheep,thePony,andtheNannyGoat&ACraneforGrandma:1.ExplainhowthemedicinehelpedGrandma.2.WhywasMr.Krankysoexcitedaboutthegianthen?3.Thinkof1reasonwhyhavinghugeanimalsmightbegreatand1reasonwhyhavinghugeanimalsmightnotbesogreat. Great: Not‐so‐Great:4.DrawapicturethatshowswhatmighthappenifamouseatesomeofGeorge'smedicine.Includeacaptionwithyourpicture.

Chapters11and12‐Mr.Kranky'sGreatIdea&MarvelousMedicineNumberTwo:1.WhatwasMr.Kranky'sgreatidea?2.Explainwhythesecondbatchofmedicinewasworthless.3.Usepages68‐69andfind8wordsthatbeginwiththeletter"C".Listthesewordsinalphabeticalorder. a. e. b. f. c. g. d. h.4.GeorgeandMr.Krankyaretryingoutanewmedicineonanimals.Manyscientistsdonewmedicineexperimentsfirstonanimalsandthenwhentheyfeelitissafe,theytryitoutonpeople.Doyouthinkitisrighttotryoutnewmedicineexperimentsonanimals?YesorNo Nowtellwhy.

Chapters13and14‐MarvelousMedicineNumberThree&MarvelousMedicineNumberFour:1.Explainwhythethirdbatchofmedicinewasworthless.2.WhyisMrs.KrankyconvincedthatGeorgeandMr.Krankywillnevergetthemedicinequiteright?3.Usepages73,74,and75.Findwordsthatmeanalmostthesamething. a.huge= b.plain= c.amazing= d.important= e.poured=4.Choose1ofthethreemedicinesGeorgehasinvented.Writeacatchyadforthemedicine.Includeapicture. George'sMarvelousMedicineNumber:_______

Chapter15‐Goodbye,Grandma:1.ExplainwhyGrandmadisappearedwhenshedrankthemedicinebutthehendidn't.2.DoyouthinkGrandmadeservedtodisappear?YesorNo Tellwhy.3.Fillintheblankwiththecorrectword. foulshrillhagbrieftroughnuisancealarmeda."Don'tlietome,boy!"theenormousold_________shouted.b.Georgewasquite__________ashewatchedsteamsquirtoutofGrandma'sears.c."Mother!Runtothedrinking__________andputyourheadin.d.Grandma'sfacehadthesame_________andfuriousexpressionitalwayshad.e.Grandmawasabitofa__________aroundthehouse.4.Useasheetofdrawingpaper.Dividethepaperinto4sections.Drawpicturesof4maineventsthattookplaceduringthestory.Includeacaptionforeachevent.

George's Marvelous Medicine Answer Key Chapters1and2–Grandma & The Marvelous Plan:  1.sohe'llstopgrowing2.slugs;beetles;earwigs;caterpillars(worms)3.horrid;nasty;bossy;cranky;...4.variesChapters3and4‐George Begins to Make the Medicine&Animal Pills:  1.hairshampoo;toothpaste;antifreeze;canaryseed;lipstick;etc..(thereareover15thingsthatGeorgeputinthemedicine)2.a.togetridofsheeprotb.togetridofticksandfleasthewoolwillfalloutandtheanimalwillbenaked3.a,illnessb.certainlyc.jumpingd.marvelouse.wonderfulf.comfortable4.variesChapters5and6‐The Cook‐up &  Brown Paint:  1. soitwouldlooklikeGrandma'srealmedicine2.a.firecrackerswentoffinhisskullb.electricpricklesranalongthebacksofhislegs3.varies4.variesChapters7and8‐Grandma Gets the Medicine&The Brown Hen:  1.herbodyshotupintotheairandshestayedtheresuspendedforafewminutes2.Grandmagotthinnerandthinnerwhilethehenstayedniceandplump3.varies4.becausegiantanimalswouldprovidemorefood/meatwhichtheycouldsell,...Chapters9and10‐The Pig, the Bullocks, the Sheep, the Pony, and the Nanny Goat&ACrane for Grandma:  1.sheisnowmorefrisky—haslotsmoreenergy2.becausethegianthencanlayahugeegg‐theoneeggcanfeedatleast20people3.Great:theanimalscanprovidepeoplewithmorefood,etc‐Not‐so‐Greattheanimalscouldcausedamage,etc...4.themousewouldbecomehuge

Chapters11and12‐Mr. Kranky's Great IdeafirMarvelous Medicine Number Two:  1.tomaketonsofGeorge'snewmedicinetosellsothefamilycouldbecomerich2.becauseitjustmadetheanimals'legsgrowlongerandmostpeopledon'tliketoeatmeatfromanimallegs3.varies4.variesChapters13and14‐Marvelous Medicine Number Three&Marvelous Medicine Number Four:  1.thismedicinejustmadetheanimals'necksgrowlongerandpeopledon'ttoeatnecks2.becausenotonlydoyouhavetohavethesameingredients‐youalsohavetoaddtheexactsameamountsasGeorgedidwiththefirstmedicine3.a.giantb.ordinarycextraordinaryd.vitale.sloshed,scooped4.variesChapter15‐Goodbye, Grandma:  1.becauseshedrank50dosesofamedicinethatmakesyousmaller2.varies3.a.hagb.alarmedc.troughd.foule.nuisance4.varies