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MrPopper’s Penguins
© 2018 Stacey Jones at Simple Living. Creative Learning
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Chapter ActivitiesChapter ActivitiesChapter ActivitiesChapter
Mr. Popper’s PenguinsJust by looking at the front cover and reading the title,
what do you think this book will be about?
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 1
What time of the year is it at the start of the book? _________________________________________________
What job does Mr. Popper have? _________________________________________________________________
Mr. Popper was spattered here and there with _________________ and ________________________.
What did he have in his hair? _____________________________________________________________________
Why did the housewives in Stillwater have two-coloured kitchens? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The reason Mr. Popper was so absent-minded was because __________________________________________________________________________________________
What time of the year is it at the start of the book?
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 1
What is Mr. Popper interested in? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What happens to Mr. Popper at the end of September every year? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What did Mr. Popper do when he was home?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why was Mrs. Popper worried? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 2
What made the living room at 432 Proudfoot Avenue different from all the others in Stillwater? __________________________________________________________________________________________________
What does Mr. Popper think is the best part about Antarctica? ______________________________________________________________________________________
How does Mr. Popper describe the penguins? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What pets do the family members want?
Bill: _________________ Janie: __________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 2
What did Mr. Popper say that proved penguins are smart? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How did Admiral Drake talk to Mr. Popper from Antarctica? ______________________________________________________________________________________
Why did Admiral Drake talk to Mr. Popper? __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why do you think this chapter is called “The Voice in the Air?” __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Popper say that proved penguins are
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 3
Why did Mr. Popper want to re-paper the living room walls?a. He wanted to freshen up the room.b. He wanted to use up his supplies.c. It would help pass the time
What two things were written on the big box that was delivered? ___________________________________________________________________________________
What was Admiral Drake’s surprise?a. A dogb. A penguinc. A polar bear
Why did it look like a gentleman? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
paper the living
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 3
How did Mr. Popper find out that penguins really are curious? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why did Mr. Popper think the penguin like the bathroom? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What did Mr. Popper call the penguin and how did he come up with this name? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Popper find out that penguins really
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 4
How did Mrs. Popper react when she first heard about Captain Cook? _____________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why do you think Captain Cook was pecking at everything? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How long did Mr. Popper say that penguins could go without food?a. one dayb. one monthc. one year
What did Captain Cook do with the bowl of goldfish? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 4
Where did Captain Cook sleep? __________________ _________________________________________________
Why is this a good place for a penguin to sleep? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why are the Poppers getting a repairman to put holes in the door and a handle on the inside of the ice box? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why do you think this chapter was named ‘Captain Cook?’ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 5
Why did the service man think that Mr. Popper was not quite right in the head? _______________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why do you think the service man was edging towards the door? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How did Mr. Popper get the service man to put a handle on the inside of the ice box? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Popper was
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 5
How did the service man react when he saw Captain Cook? __________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Explain how Mr. Popper taught Captain Cook to go in and out of the ice box? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Who came to the back door and why do you think he is there? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 6
Why did the policeman come to visit the Popper’s? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What kind of animal did the policeman think Captain Cook was? ______________________________________________________________________________
Why did Mr. Popper have a difficult time in trying to get a license for Captain Cook? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why did the policeman come to visit the Popper’s?
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 7
While Mrs. Popper was doing the dishes, Captain Cook was going in and out of the refrigerator lots. What was he doing? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
List 10 things that Captain Cook collected.1. ___________________________________________2. ___________________________________________3. ___________________________________________4. ___________________________________________5. ___________________________________________6. ___________________________________________7. ___________________________________________8. ___________________________________________9. __________________________________________10. __________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 7
Why was Mr. Popper all dressed up? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why do you think Mr. Popper needs a few yards of clothesline? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why do you think this chapter is called ‘Captain Cook Builds a Nest?’ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 8
How did Captain Cook get down the stairs? a. He jumpedb. He tobogganed down on his stomachc. He hopped on one leg
Mrs. Callahan knew the penguin wasn’t an _____________________ or a ______________________.
Who were the two men that wanted to talk to Mr.Popper at the drugstore? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How did the clothesline leash get tangled around the camera? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why did Mr. Popper lead Captain Cook into the barbershop? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 9
What did the penguin do in the barbershop? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How did Captain Cook get up and down the stairs? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How did Mr. Popper look when he arrived home from the walk? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What did they do when they arrived home from their walk?Mr. Popper: ______________________________________________________________________________________Captain Cook: ____________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 10
Mr. Popper was proud to be in the newspapers, but how was Captain Cook feeling? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What was Captain Cook’s temperature? __________________________________________________________
What did the veterinarian say was wrong with Captain Cook? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What did the neighbors do to help? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 10
Mr. Popper was proud to be in the newspapers, but how was Captain Cook feeling? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What was Captain Cook’s temperature? __________________________________________________________
What did the veterinarian say was wrong with Captain Cook? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What did the neighbours do to help? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 10
Who did Mr. Popper write to this time?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What did the curator of the museum think was wrong with the penguin? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How did Dr. Smith try to fix the problem? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why do you think this chapter is called ‘Shadows’? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 11
How did Captain Cook show his appreciation to Mr.Popper for Greta? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How are the Poppers going to tell the two penguins apart? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why is Mrs. Popper concerned with the size of the refrigerator? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How did the Poppers get snow in their living room? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 11
What things happened in the house that made both the children and the penguins happy? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why do you think Mrs. Popper wasn’t really happy about having the snow in the house? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why do you think this chapter is called ‘Greta’? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What things happened in the house that made both
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 12
What changes were made to the Popper house? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How many eggs were there in total? _____________
Why was Mr. Popper surprised at the amount of eggs that Greta laid? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How did the Poppers keep all the eggs warm? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Where did Mr. Popper get all the names for the baby penguins from? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What changes were made to the Popper house?
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 12
What did Mr. Popper dig into the cellar floor? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Which two penguins usually got into a fight together? ________________________________________________________________________________________
How did the penguins use the ice rink? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What did Mr. Popper train Louisa to do? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 13
Why was Mrs. Popper worried? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What solution did Mrs. Popper offer? _____________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________
What was Mr. Poppers solution? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What three things did the penguins like to do?1. _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________2. _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________3. _____________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 13
What were the three songs that Mrs. Popper played and what did they signal to the penguins?
1. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What time of year was it when the penguins were ready to appear in a theater? ______________________________________________________________________
Why do you think this chapter is called ‘Money Worries’? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
played and what did they signal to the penguins?
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 13
What were the three songs that Mrs. Popper played and what did they signal to the penguins?
1. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What time of year was it when the penguins were ready to appear in a theatre? ______________________________________________________________________
Why do you think this chapter is called ‘Money Worries’? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
played and what did they signal to the penguins?
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 14
Who is Mr. Greenbaum? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What does ‘he owns a string of theaters’ mean? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How did the Popper family and the penguins get to the theatre? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why did the passengers on the bus complain to the bus driver? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 14
Who is Mr. Greenbaum? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What does ‘he owns a string of theatres’ mean? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How did the Popper family and the penguins get to the theatre? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why did the passengers on the bus complain to the bus driver? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 14
What did Mr. Popper call their act? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What did Mr. Greenbaum want to call the act? __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why didn’t Mr. Popper like Mr. Greenbaum’ssuggestion? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What do you think is a good name for the act?__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why is this chapter called ‘Mr. Greenbaum’? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 15
What was Mrs. Popper’s idea? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why didn’t Mrs. Popper take off her gloves to play the piano? _______________________________________________________________________________________
Which penguin won the fighting part of the act? Why does he win?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What did the penguins do when Mrs. Popper started playing ‘By the Brook’? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 15
What reward did the manager have for the penguins when the curtain had been lowered and the stage cleared? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How long was the contract that Mr. Greenbaumoffer to Mr. Popper? _____________________________________________________________________________
How much money would Mr. Popper receive each week? ___________________________________________________________________________________________
How much would the Popper Family receive over the 10 weeks? _______________________________________
When and where would Popper’s Performing Penguins start their act? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 16
They received the first weeks payment in advance. What did they do with this? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Describe the trip to the train station? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why did the penguins want to stop in the sleeping (Pullman) car? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
They received the first weeks payment in advance.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 16
Why was Mrs. Popper worried about the children Janie and Bill? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Do you agree with Mr. Popper that ‘travel is very broadening?’ Explain your answer. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What act did the penguins interfere with? What happened? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Popper worried about the children
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 17
How did the penguins interfere with the opera singer’s act? _____________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Where did the penguins hide when Mrs. Popper and the children came after them? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why were the hotels glad to have the penguins as guests? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why didn’t the penguins walk back and forth from the hotels to the theaters? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How did the penguins interfere with the opera
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 17
How did the penguins interfere with the opera singer’s act? _____________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Where did the penguins hide when Mrs. Popper and the children came after them? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why were the hotels glad to have the penguins as guests? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why didn’t the penguins walk back and forth from the hotels to the theatres? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How did the penguins interfere with the opera
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 17
Explain how Mr. Popper received free shrimp to feed his penguins ? _______________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Which city would be the last stop of the tour? __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why was Mr. Popper glad that his contract was coming to an end and he would be going home? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 18
Why did Mr. Popper take the penguins up to the roof garden? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What is the mistake Mr. Popper made when talking to the taxi driver? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What is the problem of having seals and penguins on the same program? ____________________________________________________________________________
Whose hats were the penguins wearing? ___________________________________________________________
Whose hats were the seals wearing? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 18
Why did the theatre manager want to have Mr.Popper arrested? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Which theater should Mr. Popper have been at? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
If you owned a theater, what would you call it? Why? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 18
Why did the theatre manager want to have Mr.Popper arrested? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Which theatre should Mr. Popper have been at? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
If you owned a theatre, what would you call it? Why? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 19
How much money was needed for bail for Mr.Popper and the penguins? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Who did Mr. Popper expect to bail him and the penguins out of jail? ______________________________________________________________________________
Who actually bailed him and the penguins out of jail? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What did Admiral Drake want to do with Mr.Popper’s penguins? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 19
What did Mr. Klein want to use Mr. Poppers penguins for? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What decision do you think Mr. Popper should make about the future of his penguins? Explain your answer. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Popper should make about the future of his penguins? Explain your
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 20
What was Mr. Poppers final decision? Why did he make this decision? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why is Mr. Klein going to give Mr. Popper $25,000? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why did Admiral Drake say he couldn’t say goodbye to Mr. Popper? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Poppers final decision? Why did he
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Mr Popper’s Penguins
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pompously: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
bungalow: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
heathen: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
debris: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
spattered: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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VocabularyFind the following words in a dictionary and write their meanings.
admiral: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
solemnly: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
authority: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
regret: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
inquisitive: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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VocabularyFind the following words in a dictionary and write their meanings.
rookery: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
stubborn: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
dignity: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
idle: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
reluctant: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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VocabularyFind the following words in a dictionary and write their meanings.
intention: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ordinance: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
humble: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
astonishment: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
determined: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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VocabularyFind the following words in a dictionary and write their meanings.
promenade: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
investigate: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
obedient: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
consented: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
promptly: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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VocabularyFind the following words in a dictionary and write their meanings.
sulk: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
sympathetic: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
blizzard: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
stupor: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
spar: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Mr. PopperDraw a picture of Mr. Popper and describe him on the lines at the bottom of the page.
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LetterWrite a letter to Admiral Drake, thanking him for the penguin.
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Captain Cook – The PenguinDraw a picture of Captain Cook as described by Mr. Popper in chapter 3 (page 18) and
write the description on the lines at the bottom of the page.
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Alphabetical OrderPlace the following words in alphabetical order.
meek intelligent pompous
penguin radio stout
curious heathen debris
expedition interrupt waistcoat
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsWrite an acrostic poem about Mr. Popper
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsWrite an acrostic poem about Captain Cook
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsHow many syllables does each word have?
penguin ____________ Popper _______________
pompous ___________ curious _______________
intelligent ____________ debris _______________
heathen ___________ admiral _______________
Cross out the words that are spelt incorrectly and write the correct spelling above.
1. Penguins are very cuious birds.
2. Mr. Popper was very apcent-minded.
3. Admiral Drake was on an expidition.
4. Mr. Popper wanted to visit Antarctia.
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Captain Cook – The PenguinDesign a licence for a penguin in the box below.
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Reporter InterviewPretend you are a reporter getting ready to interview Mr. Popper.
Write a list of questions that you would ask him.
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Newspaper ArticleIn chapter 8, Mr. Popper was interview by a newspaper reporter and his cameraman.
Write an article for the newspaper about this meeting.
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Alphabetical OrderPlace the following words in alphabetical order.
promenade investigate obedient
consented promptly rookery
intention ordinance stubborn
humble idle dignity
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Root Word Plural Past Tense Present Tense
strutted
waddling
recover
stopped
paints
splattered
toboggans
protest
Fill in the blanks.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsAdd punctuation to the following sentences.
a. the poppers lived at 432 proudfoot
avenue
b. party by the name of popper live here
c. gork said all the ten penguins in the
semicircle
d. who me said mr popper in a daze
e. mr popper received a penguin from
the south pole
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Alphabetical OrderPlace the names of the penguins in alphabetical order.
Captain Cook Greta Nelson
Columbus Louisa Jenny
Scott Magellan Adelina
Isabella Ferdinand Victoria
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AlliterationAlliteration is a set of connecting words that begin with the same
letter. Write an alliteration phrase for the following words.
Greta - _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Cook - ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Penguin - ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Cold - _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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ComparisonMake a comparison between pets that people usually have and the
penguin pets that the Popper’s had.
Pet Appearance What they eat
How to care for
dog
cat
horse
penguin
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsAfter shows, a critic will write a review of it.
A critic is a person who explains if the show is good or bad.A review is what the critic writes.
You be a critic and write a review to explain what you think of the penguin act. Is it good or bad?
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsWrite a Limerick poem about Captain Cook or Mr. Popper.
A Limerick poem has the following rhyme pattern:Lines 1,2 and 5 rhyme with each otherLines 3 and 4 rhyme with each other
______________________________________ (Title)
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
by: _______________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsWrite a Cinquain poem about Captain Cook or Mr. Popper.
A Cinquain poem has the following syllable patterns:Line 1: one syllable
Line 2: five syllablesLine 3: seven syllables
Line 4: six syllablesLine 5: one syllable
______________________________________ (Title)
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
by: ____________________________________
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsHow many words can you make form the word
PENGUIN__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Singular and PluralWrite the plurals of these singular words in the box next to them.
penguin
boy
girl
house
act
travel
egg
hotel
train
taxi
fish
wallpaper
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LetterBill and Janine spent 10 weeks travelling. Write a letter to one of their
friends back home about what they have been doing.
________________________,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________ ___________________
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Newspaper ArticleWrite a newspaper article describing one of the performances the Popper’s Performing
Penguins put on.
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Poster AdvertisementPopper’s Performing Penguins are coming to your town. Create a poster advertising their
performances.
TO A THEATER NEAR YOU!!!
COMING SOON
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AdvertisementMr. Popper used the penguins in an advertisement for canned shrimp. Design an ad for a food product that you like or the shrimp that the penguins like. Include things like the food product, a picture of the food, a picture of you with the food, words that you are saying
about the food.
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Baby PenguinsCaptain Cook and Greta had 10 baby penguins.
Design a baby announcement card for them and their ten chicks.Include things like: the parents names, the babies’ names, where the chicks were born.
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Mr. Popper’s Penguins Word Search
PENGUNS POPPER ANTARCTICA
COLD SHOW POLAR
REGIONS TRAINS HOTELS
PAINTER SHRIMP SNOW
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Parts of SpeechDraw one line under the nouns and two lines under the verbs in
the following sentences.
Mr. Popper was a dreamer.
Admiral Drake sent Mr. Popper a penguin.
The penguin looked like a little gentleman.
The penguin performances were hilarious.
The penguins loved to perform their acts.
Mrs. Popper played the piano with her gloves on.
The penguins found the weather to be very hot.
It was time for the penguins to to a new home.
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Mr Popper’s Penguins
Chapter Activities AnswersActivities Answers
Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 1
What time of the year is it at the start of the book? An afternoon in late September
What job does Mr. Popper have? He is a house painter
Mr. Popper was spattered here and there with paintand calcimine.
What did he have in his hair? bits of wallpaper
Why did the housewives in Stillwater have two-coloured kitchens? Mr. Popper had absentmindedly painted a kitchen two different colours and all the housewives liked it.
The reason Mr. Popper was so absent-minded was because he was always dreaming of far-away countries.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 1
What is Mr. Popper interested in? He was interested in the shining white expanses of snow and ice at the polar regions and in particular, he liked penguins.
What happens to Mr. Popper at the end of September every year? He stops working until the following spring as decorating season is over.
What did Mr. Popper do when he was home?Read all day about the polar regions and penguins.
Why was Mrs. Popper worried? Mrs. Popper was worried about money as Mr. Popper would not be working for a while.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 2
What made the living room at 432 ProudfootAvenue different from all the others in Stillwater? The walls were covered in with pictures from the National Geographic Magazine.
What does Mr. Popper think is the best part about Antarctica? The penguins.
How does Mr. Popper describe the penguins? They are the funniest birds in the world; they don’t fly but walk erect like little men; they like to lie down on their stomachs and slide.
What pets do the family members want?
Bill: dog Janie: kitten
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 2
What did Mr. Popper say that proved penguins are smart? They all crowd around the waters edge until one penguin falls. If it doesn’t get eating then it is safe for the rest of them to go in.
How did Admiral Drake talk to Mr. Popper from Antarctica? Through a radio broadcast.
Why did Admiral Drake talk to Mr. Popper? Mr.Popper had sent him a letter.
Why do you think this chapter is called “The Voice in the Air?” Answers may vary. When Admiral Drake spoke through the radio, they couldn’t see him, only hear his voice in the air.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 3
Why did Mr. Popper want to re-paper the living room walls?a. He wanted to freshen up the room.b. He wanted to use up his supplies.c. It would help pass the time
What two things were written on the big box that was delivered? 1. Unpack at once. 2. Keep Cool.
What was Admiral Drake’s surprise?a. A dogb. A penguinc. A polar bear
Why did it look like a gentleman? The penguin looked like a gentleman because it had a smooth white waistcoat in front and a long black tailcoat dragging behind.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 3
How did Mr. Popper find out that penguins really are curious? The penguin began to inspect the house room by room.
Why did Mr. Popper think the penguin like the bathroom? Mr. Popper thought the penguin liked the bathroom best because the white tiling may have reminded the penguin of the ice and snow at the South Pole.
What did Mr. Popper call the penguin and how did he come up with this name? The ‘Gook’ sound the penguin was making sounded like Cook. Captain Cook was a famous English explorer who made a lot of discoveries about the Antarctic regions.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 4
How did Mrs. Popper react when she first heard about Captain Cook? Mrs. Popper sat down suddenly to recover from her surprise at having a penguin in the house.
Why do you think Captain Cook was pecking at everything? He was curious to see what each thing was made of.
How long did Mr. Popper say that penguins could go without food?a. one dayb. one monthc. one year
What did Captain Cook do with the bowl of goldfish? He ate the gold fish.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 4
Where did Captain Cook sleep? He slept in the ice box.
Why is this a good place for a penguin to sleep? It is nice and cold just like the South Pole.
Why are the Poppers getting a repairman to put holes in the door and a handle on the inside of the ice box? The holes were so Captain Cook could breathe while he was inside. The handle was so that he could get out when he wanted to.
Why do you think this chapter was named ‘Captain Cook?’ Answers may vary. This chapter is introducing a new character (penguin) named Captain Cook.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 5
Why did the service man think that Mr. Popper was not quite right in the head? He thought Mr. Popper was crazy for wanting holes in his ice box and a handle on the inside.
Why do you think the service man was edging towards the door? He wanted to get out of there pretty quickly. Maybe he was scared.
How did Mr. Popper get the service man to put a handle on the inside of the ice box? He gave him $5 note.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 5
How did the service man react when he saw Captain Cook? He had run away, showering tools and slamming the door as he went.
Explain how Mr. Popper taught Captain Cook to go in and out of the ice box? He knew the curious penguin would peck at the door handle which would open the door, so he put the penguin inside the ice box. He repeated this many times to make sure the penguin knew what to do.
Who came to the back door and why do you think he is there? The policeman came to the back door.
Answers may vary – The scared serviceman may have called him. The policeman heard the racket from the service man and came to investigate.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 6
Why did the policeman come to visit the Popper’s? He was told about the animal by the serviceman and wanted to check it out.
What kind of animal did the policeman think Captain Cook was? He thought it was a parrot.
Why did Mr. Popper have a difficult time in trying to get a license for Captain Cook?
He kept being passed around to different people who couldn’t hear him properly and didn’t understand what he was trying to tell them.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 7
While Mrs. Popper was doing the dishes, Captain Cook was going in and out of the refrigerator lots. What was he doing? Collecting items from around the house and storing them in the refrigerator.
List 10 things that Captain Cook collected.1. two spools of thread2. one white chess bishop3. six parts of a jigsaw puzzle4. a teaspoon5. a closed box of safety matches6. a radish7. two pennies8. a nickel9. a golf ball10. one bent playing card11. two dominoes12. five hairpins13. an olive(There are more things in the book)
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 7
Why was Mr. Popper all dressed up? He was taking Captain Cook for a walk.
Why do you think Mr. Popper needs a few yards of clothesline? Answers may vary.To make a leash for the penguin.
Why do you think this chapter is called ‘Captain Cook Builds a Nest?’ Answers may vary. Some times of penguins collect rocks to build nests.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 8
How did Captain Cook get down the stairs? a. He jumpedb. He tobogganed down on his stomachc. He hopped on one leg
Mrs. Callahan knew the penguin wasn’t an owl or a goose.
Who were the two men that wanted to talk to Mr.Popper at the drugstore? One was a newspaper reporter the other was a cameraman.
How did the clothesline leash get tangled around the camera? Captain Cook kept walking around and around investigating the tripod.
Why did Mr. Popper lead Captain Cook into the barbershop? To escape the crowds.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 9
What did the penguin do in the barbershop? Captain Cook jumped up on the mirror ledge, flapped his flippers, and reached out to the lather on the man’s face. He also started biting the teeth off the barber’s combs.
How did Captain Cook get up and down the stairs? He climbed up the stairs and then tobogganed down them.
How did Mr. Popper look when he arrived home from the walk? He was a mess.
What did they do when they arrived home from their walk?Mr. Popper: He went to lie down as he was exhausted.Captain Cook: Had a shower and took a nap in the ice box.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 10
Mr. Popper was proud to be in the newspapers, but how was Captain Cook feeling? He was not happy. He ceased his walks about the house and sat sulking in the refrigerator. He also wouldn’t play anymore.
What was Captain Cook’s temperature? It was 104 degrees.
What did the veterinarian say was wrong with Captain Cook? The vet said that a penguin was not made for this climate and couldn’t thrive in Stillwater. He thought that they penguin may die.
What did the neighbors do to help? They brought Captain Cook some broths, jellies and frozen custard.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 10
Who did Mr. Popper write to this time? Mr. Popper wrote to Dr. Smith, the curator of the great Aquarium in Mammoth City.
What did the curator of the museum think was wrong with the penguin? He thought the penguin was suffering from loneliness.
How did Dr. Smith try to fix the problem? He sent Mr. Popper another penguin.
Why do you think this chapter is called ‘Shadows’? Answers may vary. Captain Cook had a friend, like a shadow.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 11
How did Captain Cook show his appreciation to Mr.Popper for Greta? He put a checker at his feet.
How are the Poppers going to tell the two penguins apart? Mr. Popper painted their names on their backs.
Why is Mrs. Popper concerned with the size of the refrigerator? It was going to be too small for the penguins and that she needed it to keep her food.
How did the Poppers get snow in their living room? They moved the penguins into the living room and left the windows open. One night a blizzard happened and the snow flew into the living room.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 11
What things happened in the house that made both the children and the penguins happy? The snow that came into the living room and the moving of the furniture allowed for more room for the penguins and children to play. Mr. Popper also added water which turned into smooth ice which was great fun to play on.
Why do you think Mrs. Popper wasn’t really happy about having the snow in the house? It was making the house very cold and very messy.
Why do you think this chapter is called ‘Greta’? Answers may vary. A new character named Greta was introduced.
Greta, the penguin, arrived.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 12
What changes were made to the Popper house? A freezing plant was put in the basement and the furnace was put upstairs in the living room.
How many eggs were there in total? ten (10)
Why was Mr. Popper surprised at the amount of eggs that Greta laid? Normally, penguins only lay two eggs per season.
How did the Poppers keep all the eggs warm? They used hot water bottles and electric heating pads.
Where did Mr. Popper get all the names for the baby penguins from? From all the books he has read.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 12
What did Mr. Popper dig into the cellar floor? He dug a large hole in the cellar floor and made a swimming and diving pool for the birds.
Which two penguins usually got into a fight together? Nelson and Columbus
How did the penguins use the ice rink? They often drilled like a sort of army in parades around the ice.
What did Mr. Popper train Louisa to do? He trained her to hold a small American flag in her beak.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 13
Why was Mrs. Popper worried? They barely had any money.
What solution did Mrs. Popper offer? They could eat the penguins.
What was Mr. Poppers solution? To train the penguins to perform for a theater act.
What three things did the penguins like to do?1. to drill (march) like an army2. to watch Nelson and Columbus fight each other3. to climb up steps and then toboggan down them.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 13
What were the three songs that Mrs. Popper played and what did they signal to the penguins?
1. Schubert’s ‘Military March’ for the marching parade.
2. ‘Merry Widow Waltz’ for the fighting part.3. ‘By the Brook’ for the tobogganing part of the
act.
What time of year was it when the penguins were ready to appear in a theatre? By the end of January.
Why do you think this chapter is called ‘Money Worries’? Answers may vary. The Popper’s were starting to run out of money and needed to find a way to make some money to look after the penguins.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 14
Who is Mr. Greenbaum? He is the owner of many theatres where the penguins could perform.
What does ‘he owns a string of theatres’ mean? It means that Mr. Greenbaun owns a lot of theatres in a lot of different places.
How did the Popper family and the penguins get to the theatre? They walked to the bus stop, rode the bus for a little while and then walked the rest of the way.
Why did the passengers on the bus complain to the bus driver? Mr. Popper opened all the windows and the passengers were all getting really cold.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 14
What did Mr. Popper call their act? The penguin act was name ‘Popper’s Performing Penguins.’
What did Mr. Greenbaum want to call the act? Popper’s Pink-Toed Penguins
Why didn’t Mr. Popper like Mr. Greenbaum’ssuggestion? It sounded like they were a group of chorus girls or ballet dancers.
What do you think is a good name for the act?______________________________________________________________________________________________
Why is this chapter called ‘Mr. Greenbaum’? Answers may vary. They Popper’s met Mr.Greenbaum for the first time.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 15
What was Mrs. Popper’s idea? Have the penguins rehearse on the real stage so that the theatre wouldn’t loose money.
Why didn’t Mrs. Popper take off her gloves to play the piano? She was so just to playing with them on at home.
Which penguin won the fighting part of the act? Why does he win? Columbus. All the penguins like it when Columbus wins.
What did the penguins do when Mrs. Popper started playing ‘By the Brook’? They got dreadfully excited, they started shoving each other, climbing up the ladders and tobogganing down.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 15
What reward did the manager have for the penguins when the curtain had been lowered and the stage cleared? The manager had 12 ice cream cones brought as a reward for the penguins.
How long was the contract that Mr. Greenbaumoffer to Mr. Popper? 10 weeks
How much money would Mr. Popper receive each week? $5,000
How much would the Popper Family receive over the 10 weeks? 10 x $5,000 = $50,000
When and where would Popper’s Performing Penguins start their act? The penguins were to open their act in Seattle next Thursday.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 16
They received the first weeks payment in advance. What did they do with this? They paid off the man who had installed the freezing plant in the basement and paid for the live fish.
Describe the trip to the train station? The taxi drivers raced each other as they both wanted to be the first to the train station and surprise the people by opening their doors and letting out the penguins. A fender got broken off and the traffic officer got annoyed. They barely made it to the train in time.
Why did the penguins want to stop in the sleeping (Pullman) car? They wanted to play on the ladders.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 16
Why was Mrs. Popper worried about the children Janie and Bill? The children would miss ten weeks of school.
Do you agree with Mr. Popper that ‘travel is very broadening?’ Explain your answer. Answers may vary.
What act did the penguins interfere with? What happened? The penguins came back out on stage to watch the tight rope walker. This made the audience laugh and Monsieur Duval to lose his balance and almost fall off.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 17
How did the penguins interfere with the opera singer’s act? They were put away so they wouldn’t interfere, but they managed to get out, popping up their heads in the orchestra pit making the audience laugh.
Where did the penguins hide when Mrs. Popper and the children came after them? They hid in the opera singer’s skirt.
Why were the hotels glad to have the penguins as guests? They were neat and clean and attracted lots of business for them.
Why didn’t the penguins walk back and forth from the hotels to the theaters? Because it tied up traffic as everyone wanted to see the penguins.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 17
Explain how Mr. Popper received free shrimp to feed his penguins ? He wrote a testimonial stating that his pengins thrived on Owen’s Oceanic Shrimp. This statement and a picture of the penguins were printed in all leading magazines.
Which city would be the last stop of the tour? New York
Why was Mr. Popper glad that his contract was coming to an end and he would be going home? The weather was starting to get too hot for the penguins. The penguins were also becoming very irritable.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 18
Why did Mr. Popper take the penguins up to the roof garden? To help cool them down.
What is the mistake Mr. Popper made when talking to the taxi driver? He told the taxi driver to take them to the wrong theatre.
What is the problem of having seals and penguins on the same program? Seals eat penguins.
Whose hats were the penguins wearing? The penguins were wearing the firemen’s hats.
Whose hats were the seals wearing? The seals were wearing the police men’s hats.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 18
Why did the theatre manager want to have Mr.Popper arrested? Mr. Popper was not invited to his theatre and was disturbing the peace.
Which theater should Mr. Popper have been at? He should have gone to the Royal Theater.
If you owned a theatre, what would you call it? Why? Answer will vary.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 19
How much money was needed for bail for Mr.Popper and the penguins? $500 for Mr. Popper and $100 per penguin = $500 + ($100x12) = $1,700.
Who did Mr. Popper expect to bail him and the penguins out of jail? Mr. Greenbaum
Who actually bailed him and the penguins out of jail? Admiral Drake.
What did Admiral Drake want to do with Mr.Popper’s penguins? Admiral Drake wanted to take Mr. Popper’s Penguins to the North Pole to start a penguin colony there.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 19
What did Mr. Klein want to use Mr. Poppers penguins for? He wanted to make movies with the penguins in them.
What decision do you think Mr. Popper should make about the future of his penguins? Explain your answer. Answers will vary.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsChapter 20
What was Mr. Poppers final decision? Why did he make this decision? He decided to give the penguins to Admiral Drake to start a colony at the North Pole. He thought it would be best for the penguins.
Why is Mr. Klein going to give Mr. Popper $25,000? For some photos/film of the penguins and to make an announcement that these penguins were going to the North Pole.
Why did Admiral Drake say he couldn’t say goodbye to Mr. Popper? He thought Mr. Popper should come with him. To watch over and take care of the penguins on the trip.
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Mr. Popper’s PenguinsExtra Activities
• Research Captain James Cook and his expeditions.
• Research Penguins – Here are some Penguin Notebooking Pages
• Study Penguins with this Penguin Unit Study• Research Antarctica – Here are some
Antarctica Notebooking Pages • Study other Arctic and Antarctica animals –
Here are some Arctic Animal cards and Notebooking Pages.
• Research opera singing• Research trains• Research blizzards
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