110 pages 3 hours read

Peter Brown

The Wild Robot

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2016

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Reading Questions & Paired Texts

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. Where does Roz come from?

2. What activates the robot?

3. Where does Roz decide to travel after several pinecones fall on her?

Short Answer

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

1. What does Roz reveal about her capabilities as a robot? How does the narrator clarify Roz’s emotions? How is the narrator’s commentary useful in this instance?

2. How do the animals respond to Roz? How does Roz use these interactions to learn about her surroundings?

3. What does the narrator reveal about Roz’s understanding of her place on the island?

Paired Resource

Should You Trust Your First Impression?

  • This 5-minute video explores how the brain responds to first impressions.
  • Shared themes include Acceptance of Difference and The Importance of Friends and Family.
  • Why is it difficult to change first impressions? How does your brain impact first impressions? What impressions do the animals have of Roz?

Chapters 11-20

Reading Check

1. What forces Roz to escape the mountaintop?

2. What tactic is Roz able to learn from the stick insect?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence.