Reading Comprehension- The Boxcar Children #2- Surprise Island

This document provides quick reading comprehension questions to ask your student/child that relates to the book Surprise Island by Gertrude Warner. The ISBN13 of this book is 0590426893. If you have any questions, feel free to message! There are 75 questions in this document. The .zip file includes a student handout (without answers) and a separate document with the answers in red font.

To see what you’re going to get, I’ve provided the first 5 questions of the document below.

Chapter 1: The First Surprise (Pg. 7-18)

1. What was the surprise when school was out?
   That they might get to stay on a private island for the summer

2. Where were the children going to stay on the island?
   In the barn

3. What did the children get to do that night?
   Stay on the island in the barn

4. What did Captain Daniel tell their grandfather?
   That he had a friend staying with him

5. What was wrong with the friend?
   Sick