A Boy Called Bat-Chapter Questions

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What's inside this resource

A Boy Called Bat, by Elana K. Arnold, is a warm story about a boy in Grade 3, with high-functioning autism, who falls in love with a stray baby skunk, that was brought home by his veterinarian mom.

Main Character

The story follows Bixby Alexander Tam, nicknamed Bat, a third grader who has autism. Bat sees and experiences the world differently from many kids, which sometimes makes school and social situations challenging. However, he is also very caring, clever, and passionate about animals.

After reading each chapter, independently or as a read aloud, students will have the opportunity to complete questions to ensure understanding of the text.

Resource includes questions for Chapters 1-26.

Chapter Question pages are set up to be printed or used in distance learning.

Please note: This resource does not include question answers.

This resources could be used for a quick assessment as well.

PDF File format.

Contains 28 pages.

Ideal for Grades 3-5.

Does not contain Answer key.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Students demonstrate comprehension of each chapter by answering open-ended questions about its events and characters in their own words.

Skills covered

Chapter-by-chapter reading comprehension — students answer 1-4 open-ended questions per chapter that require recalling specific plot and character details.
Written recall and explanation — most questions ask students to explain a character's reasoning or describe an event, not just state a fact.

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

chapter-by-chapter comprehension
character motivation and recall

Topics

Novel activities Primary Grades A Boy Called Bat Novel Questions Read Aloud Questions

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