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Chapter Questions for…
George’s Marvelous Medicine
By Shelagh Turner
George's
Marvelous
Medicine
by
Roald
Dahl
Chapters
1
and
2
‐
Grandma
&The
Marvelous
Plan:
1.
Why
does
Grandma
want
George
to
stop
eating
chocolate?
2.
Name
4
kinds
of
bugs
Grandma
likes
to
eat.
a.
b.
c.
d.
3.
Think
of
6
words
or
phrases
that
would
describe
the
character
Grandma.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
4.
Help
George
make
a
new
medicine
for
Grandma
that
will
cure
her
horridness.
Think
of
8
ingredients
George
could
mix
together.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
Chapters
3
and
4
‐
George
Begins
to
Make
the
Medicine
&
Animal
Pills:
1.
List
5
things
George
put
in
the
pot
of
medicine.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Of
the
5
things
you
listed,
which
one
do
you
think
is
the
most
dangerous?
Tell
why.
2.
George
pours
sheepdip
into
the
pot
of
medicine.
Tell
2
reasons
farmers
use
sheepdip.
a.
b.
Now
explain
what
happens
if
a
farmer
gives
the
sheep
too
much
sheepdip.
3.
Word
Fun!
Use
the
following
suffixes
to
make
a
new
word.
Use
each
suffix
only
once.
For
example:
care
+
fully
=
carefully
ous
ness
ful
ly
able
ing
a.
ill
a.
b.
certain
b.
c.
jump
c.
d.
marvel
d.
e.
wonder
e.
f.
comfort
f.
4.
Sometimes
medicine
can
taste
pretty
nasty.
Tell
about
the
worst
medicine
you
ever
had
to
taste.
Write
at
least
3
sentences
that
include
the
name
of
the
medicine
and
why
you
had
to
take
it.
Chapters
5
and
6
‐
The
Cook‐up
&
Brown
Paint:
1.
Why
did
George
pour
brown
paint
into
the
pot
of
medicine?
2.
Describe
2
things
that
happened
to
George
when
he
got
a
whiff
of
the
brewing
medicine.
a.
b.
3.
Word
Fun!
Think
of
2
more
words
that
have
the
same
first
two
letters
as
the
words
listed.
Use
chapters
5
and
6
to
help
you.
a.
half
1.
hallway
2.
hamburger
b.
fetch
3.
4.
c.
brutal
5.
6.
d.
maggot
7.
8.
e.
grumpy
9.
10.
f.
supplies
11.
12.
4.
Grandma
is
about
to
take
the
new
medicine!
Draw
a
picture
that
predicts
what
you
think
will
happen
in
the
story.
Include
a
caption.
Chapters
7
and
8
‐
Grandma
Gets
the
Medicine
&
The
Brown
Hen:
1.
Describe
the
first
thing
that
happened
to
Grandma
when
she
took
the
medicine
2.
Describe
the
difference
between
the
way
Grandma
grew
when
she
took
the
medicine
and
the
way
the
hen
grew.
3.
Part
of
what
makes
this
a
good
book
is
the
author's
use
of
words.
Roald
Dahl
writes
lots
of
funny
sentences.
Find
2
more
examples
of
funny
sentences.
Use
any
chapter
you've
read
so
far.
Page
#
Funny
words
or
sentences
a. 34 There's squigglers in my belly!
b. 2 She had pale brown teeth and a small puckered‐up mouth like a dog's bottom.
c.
d.
4.
George
has
invented
a
new
kind
of
medicine.
Why
might
farmers
be
interested
in
this
medicine?
Chapters
9
and
10
‐
The
Pig,
the
Bullocks,
the
Sheep,
the
Po