Chapter 1
L Where does the story start?
L What does Alice chase down the rabbit hole?
L How would you have felt if you kept falling for a very long time?
L What does Alice wish she could shut up like?
L Why did Alice decide to drink the liquid in the bottle?
L What happened to Alice after she finished drinking?
Chapter 2
L What happened to Alice after she had eaten the cake?
L How did Alice feel when she realized that she still couldn’t fit through the door? Why?
L Find three adjectives that describe the rabbit.
L Which child does Alice think she is? Why?
L How does the mouse react to Alice?
L What adjectives could be used to describe Alice’s personality?
Chapter 3
L What does ‘consultation’ mean?
L Is it easy to understand what the mouse says? Why do you think this is?
L What were given as prizes at the end of the race?
L Why is the mouse’s tale set out differently on the page to the rest of the writing in the book?
L Who is Dinah and why does Alice wish she was there?
L How does Alice feel now?
Chapter 4
L Who the rabbit keep referring to?
L Why does Alice drink the liquid in the bottle?
L Would you have drunk it? Why?
L How do the animals try to Alice out of the room?
L Do you feel sorry for Alice? Why / why not?
L Is this story easy to follow? Why / why not?
Chapter 5
L Has Alice made any friends in her adventures so far?
L Find four adverbs in this chapter.
L How tall is the caterpillar?
L Why are there stars on the page whenever Alice eats/ drinks something?
L What does the pigeon think Alice is? Why?
L How could you describe the pigeon?
Chapter 6
L Why did Alice have to run back into the wood?
L What did Alice see when she walked into the kitchen?
L Why does the baby cry so much?
L Do you like the Duchess? Why / why not?
L Would you like to be in Wonderland? Why / why not?
L What does Alice keep eating to make herself change size?
Chapter 7
L What are riddles?
L What is different about the Hatter’s watch?
L Have you ever been to a place where lots of things were new or confusing? If so, where?
L Why do you think Alice finds Wonderland so confusing?
L Who do you think is rudest, the Hatter or Alice? Why?
L What do you think will happen next?
Chapter 8
L Why are the roses painted red?
L What are ‘courtiers?’
L What phrase does the Queen keep saying?
L What do they use instead of croquet sticks and balls?
L Why can’t the Queen chop off the Cheshire cat’s head?
L Does the Queen in this story remind you of anyone? Who?
Chapter 9
L Why is the Duchess so pleased to see Alice?
L What’s a moral?
L Why is nobody executed?
L Why does this story contain so much speech? Think about what Alice thought about her sister’s book?
L Do you like books with lots of conversations in them? Why / why not?
L What is uglifying?
Chapters 10
L Does Alice remind you of anyone you know? Why / why not?
L What is a Lobster Quadrille?
L Why does Alice do whatever the Gryphon and Mock Turtle ask her?
L Find five adverbs in this chapter.
L Find five adjectives in this chapter.
L Why has the author included so many descriptive words?
Chapter 11
L Why did Alice think that the King was the judge?
L Why did Alice steal one of the juror’s pencils?
L What does ‘suppressed’ mean?
L How was the guinea pig suppressed?
L Do you think people get suppressed in the same way?
L Who do you think is most in charge, the Queen or the King? Why?
L How do you think this story will end?
Chapter 12
N What did you think of this story? Did you like it? Why/ why not? Would you recommend this book to anyone? If so, who?