Chapter-by-Chapter Questions on A Monster Calls

Click on the button above to download chapter-by-chapter questions on A Monster Calls, for example:

Grandma

1. Why does Conor ‘gratefully’ leave the room? (55)
2. What made Conor’s day at school ‘not fine’? (57)
3. ‘His grandma reached forward and snatched the cloth out of his hand’ – Which word indicates her irritation? (59)
4. What surprises Conor about the way his grandma feels? (60)
5. What does Conor say he is not going to do? (61)

• Which details suggest that Conor’s grandma isn’t quite as bad he seems to believe?

The download is in a word document and easy to adapt for your lessons.

You can find all my Key Stage 3 English teaching resources here, including Romeo and Juliet Review Task, Literary Snapshots Booklet, Great Speeches: An Introduction to Rhetoric and more…

Hope the stuff’s useful –

Doug