Jumaji Comprehension Quiz

At the beginning of the story Mother and Father were going out for the evening. Where did they go?

• Outside

• The opera

• Jumanji, the Golden City

• To the kitchen, to shoo off the monkeys

What chased the monkeys out of the kitchen?

• Their guide got lost and wondered into the kitchen.

• Thunder shook the walls after Peter landed on the monsoon square.

• The monkeys knocked over the pots and pans and scared themselves.

• A herd of rhinoceros stampeded through the living room.

Why did the children make the decision to go outside to play after their parents left?

• They were tired of being chased by lions.

• They knew Walter and Danny lived down the street.

• They wanted to go get the Jumanji game from the park.

• They had already played with their toys and were very bored.

What caused Peter to fall asleep during the game?

• He was very bored, and didn't really want to play to begin with.

• He was tired from fighting with the monkeys in the kitchen.

• He was bitten by a disease carrying tsetse fly

• A python snuck into camp and frightened him. Peter passed out when he saw it.

In what way does this book connect to another book that we have read?

• Judy and Peter both grow up to be astronauts and fly to the moon.

• Judy and Peter left the Jumanji box in the park, where they later see Walter and Danny leaving with it.

• Judy and Peter did not enjoy playing Zathura, so they gave it to Walter and Danny.

• Judy and Peter watched the lunar landing before heading to bed.

How did Judy get the steam to clear out of the house?

• She mixed water with the lava to cool it off.

• She opened the windows to get away from the python.

• She rolled a perfect 12, and made it to Jumanji.

• She got Peter to take his turn.

If you consider the sequence of events between Zathura and Jumanji, in which order should the books be read to keep the story in order?

• Jumanji, Zathura, and One Giant Leap

• Jumanji and then Zathura

• The books are not connected at all

• Zathura and Jumanji

What is the meaning of the word "unexcited" as it is used on page 7?

• excited

• enthusiastic

• not excited

• angry

What is a Monsoon?

• A heavy rainstorm

• Something that chases monkeys.

• A way to catch lions.

• Something you carry in buckets.

What is the meaning of the word tremendous as it is used on page 17?

• very small

• quiet

• sleepy

• huge