Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

CHAPTERS 1-10

Reading Check

1. Who lives in the Bucket household?

2. What does Mr. Bucket do for work?

3. What is one example of a Wonka creation?

4. How many Golden Tickets are there?

5. Who is the first to find a Golden Ticket?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. How does Charlie respond when he sees his classmates eating chocolate bars?

2. What happened to Prince Pondicherry’s palace?

3. Why did Willy Wonka initially close his factory?

4. How was Veruca Salt able to find a Golden Ticket?

5. How is Charlie able to purchase a second chocolate bar?

Paired Resource

“Cottony Candy”

• This poem by Edward Hirsch evokes the memory of eating cotton candy.
• Shared themes include Magic and Wonder.
• How does Hirsch’s description of cotton candy compare to Charlie’s experiences with chocolate?

CHAPTERS 11-20

Reading Check

1. Who accompanies Charlie to the chocolate factory?

2. What else does the Golden Ticket say that Charlie will receive?

3. What is the river made of?

4. What is one example of a room in the chocolate factory?

5. What is the grey strip of candy that Violet identifies?