Judy Moody · Garden Heights Academy

Part 2

for Judy Moody · Part 2 · Chapters 3–4

a novel by Megan McDonald

35 min5 Parts

This workbook is built on a solid pedagogical foundation, effectively integrating content and language learning based on the CLIL framework (Content and Language Integrated Learning), elevated by our unique 5th C — Connection — and an integrated Standardized Test section that weaves every SAT & TOEFL question type right into the novel, so learners build real test skills easily, naturally, and with fun.

What Happens in Part 2

Judy gets stuck taking her little brother Stink along when she and Rocky go to the shop to hunt for cool rocks. Stink finds a rock he is sure is a real moon rock — until Judy cracks it open. Never one to quit, Stink scrapes up the bits, bags them as “moon dust,” and sells them for fifty cents a bag, earning three whole dollars. Then, on Labor Day, Judy decides her old cat Mouse is too boring to be her “favorite pet” for the collage. She dreams of an exciting two-toed sloth, but at the Fur and Fangs pet store there are none — so Judy adopts a Venus flytrap instead and happily begins feeding it bugs.

What We Will Learn

Focus	What It Means
Cause & Effect	How one event leads directly to the next
Character Relationships	How Judy and Stink act like real siblings
Content & Science	Real facts behind moon rocks and the Venus flytrap

Chapter Summary

Chapter	Key Events
Ch.3	Judy takes Stink and Rocky to the shop to find rocks; Stink’s “moon rock” breaks, so he sells the bits as “moon dust” and earns three dollars
Ch.4	On Labor Day Judy decides Mouse the cat is too dull; she wants a sloth but instead gets a Venus flytrap at the pet store and feeds it insects

💭 Before You Read · Warm-Up (not scored)

There are no wrong answers here — just think, guess, and talk:

Stink turns a broken rock into three dollars. Have you ever turned a mistake or a leftover into something useful?
Judy calls her cat ‘dull’ and wants a sloth instead. Is an unusual pet really better than a loving one? Why might Judy think so?
Predict: Judy picks a Venus flytrap — a plant that eats bugs — as her pet. What could go interestingly wrong?

Copyright Notice

This is an independent study guide created by Garden Heights Academy to support reading comprehension and literary analysis. It contains original analysis questions and does not reproduce any text from the novel. Judy Moody is a work by Megan McDonald. This guide is not affiliated with, authorized by, or endorsed by Megan McDonald or any associated rights holders. Students should read the original book, available from libraries and booksellers.

Part 1

Vocabulary

Study 10 key words from Chapters 3–4, then answer each question.

✂Knowledge Bank · How a Collage Is Made

Art · CollageJudy’s big school project is a collage. A collage is a picture built by gluing many separate pieces onto one sheet. Those pieces can be torn paper, photographs, cloth, buttons, ticket stubs, or scraps snipped from a magazine. The word arrived from a French verb meaning ‘to glue,’ and artists have worked this way for more than a hundred years. Nobody draws every part. Instead you arrange and layer real objects until the whole surface says something true about you. You can overlap edges, mix colors, and tuck in small surprises. Almost anything flat can become artwork.

bargainn.Ch.3

Something bought for a low, good price

“Stink sold each bag of moon dust as a bargain.”

genuineadj.Ch.3

Real and true, not fake

“Stink believed his rock was a genuine moon rock.”

profitn.Ch.3

Money you gain from selling something

“Stink made a profit of three dollars.”

cratern.Ch.3

A bowl-shaped hole, like those on the Moon

“The rock had a hole like a tiny crater.”

exoticadj.Ch.4

Unusual and exciting, often from far away

“Judy wanted an exotic pet, not an ordinary one.”

slothn.Ch.4

A slow-moving animal that hangs from trees

“Judy dreamed of owning a two-toed sloth.”

adoptv.Ch.4

To take in and care for a pet or animal

“Judy decided to adopt a Venus flytrap.”

digestv.Ch.4

To break down food so the body can use it

“The flytrap slowly digests the insects it traps.”

dulladj.Ch.4

Boring and not interesting

“Judy thought her cat Mouse was too dull.”

cleveradj.Ch.3

Smart and quick at solving problems

“Stink was clever to sell the broken rock.”

ⓘ The vocabulary words in this list are selected to help you understand and complete this workbook. Some may not appear verbatim in the original novel.

🧠Knowledge Bank question

1According to the Knowledge Bank, artists have built collages for ___.Ch.3

2True or False: A “profit” is money you lose.Ch.3

3Judy wants an unusual, exciting pet from far away. She wants an ___ pet.Ch.4

4True or False: To “adopt” a pet means to take it in and care for it.Ch.4

5Fill in each blank with the correct word.Ch.3

Word choices:profitgenuinecraterbargain- some words will not be used

Stink swore the rock was , with a hole like a tiny . He sold the dust and made a .

6True or False: A “sloth” is a fast, racing animal.Ch.4

7Judy thinks her cat Mouse is boring. Another word for boring is ___.Ch.4

8True or False: To “digest” food means to break it down so the body can use it.Ch.4

9Fill in the blanks with the correct words.Ch.4

Word choices:adoptexoticdigestdull- some words will not be used

Judy chose to a flytrap that can real bugs.

10Stink was smart and quick to turn a broken rock into money. He was ___.Ch.3

Part 2

Comprehension

How well do you understand Chapters 3–4?

⏱Knowledge Bank · Putting Events in Order

Reading Skill · SequencingEvents in a story arrive in an order, one after another, and working out that order is called sequencing. Certain clue words mark the steps: first, next, then, later, and finally. In these chapters one event tumbles straight into the next, from a trip to a shop, to a cracked rock, to a brand-new plan for making money. Shuffle those steps and nothing makes sense. Try retelling a chapter aloud while counting each event on your fingers. Putting events back where they belong shows how one action pushes the next one along, and that is how a reader follows a whole journey.

Visual AidFirst, next, then, finally

Diagram for the Knowledge Bank on sequencing. The four cards carry the clue words the Knowledge Bank lists and the chain of events it names for these chapters, a trip to a shop, a cracked rock, and a brand-new plan for making money. It does not describe the plan. Notice the clue word above each card — the Knowledge Bank says those words mark the steps so a reader can follow the whole journey.

Clue words and the chain of events as described in the Knowledge Bank. Drawn for Garden Heights Academy.

🧠Knowledge Bank question

1The Knowledge Bank says the clue words that mark the steps of a sequence include ___.Ch.3

2What happens to Stink’s “moon rock”?Ch.3

3How does Stink still make money after the rock breaks?Ch.3

4True or False: Stink earns three dollars in all.Ch.3

5Write the numbers 1–5 in the boxes to show the correct order across Part 2. Number 1 = what happens first.Ch.3–4

On Labor Day, Judy decides her cat Mouse is too dull to be her favorite pet.
Judy cracks open the rock and it breaks into pieces.
At the pet store, Judy adopts a Venus flytrap instead of a sloth.
Stink finds a rock he thinks is a real moon rock.
Stink bags the bits as “moon dust” and sells them for fifty cents each.

6True or False: Judy decides her cat Mouse is too exciting to be her favorite pet.Ch.4

7What kind of pet does Judy dream of owning?Ch.4

8What pet does Judy actually get?Ch.4

9True or False: Judy feeds her new Venus flytrap insects.Ch.4

10Fill in the blanks to complete the sentence.Ch.3–4

Word choices:dustslothflytrapcat- some words will not be used

Stink sold “moon ” for money, and Judy brought home a Venus .

Part 3

Literary Elements

Understanding HOW and WHY Megan McDonald creates certain feelings across Chapters 3–4.

🔗Knowledge Bank · One Thing Leads to Another

Literary Craft · Cause & EffectWriters link events together like a chain. The first event is the cause; whatever it produces is the effect. Because Judy decides her old pet is dull, she goes shopping for a livelier one. Because Stink’s treasure breaks apart, he invents a new use for the pieces. Two little words usually mark the joints of the chain: ‘because’ and ‘so.’ Megan McDonald builds her chapters this way so events feel earned instead of random. Real life runs on the same rule, since what we do shapes what happens next. When something surprising lands on the page, hunt for the earlier cause.

📚 Literary Devices in This Part · definitions & examples

Cause and effect connects events. The cause (rock breaks) leads to the effect (Stink sells moon dust).

Conflict is a struggle between characters. Judy and Stink’s little arguments are a gentle, funny kind of conflict.

Humor is writing meant to be funny. Stink selling broken rock as “moon dust” is a comic, clever moment.

The questions below are mixed — not grouped by device. Decide which device each one is about.

🧠Knowledge Bank question

1According to the Knowledge Bank, because Stink's treasure breaks apart, ___.Ch.3–4

2Cause and effect links one event to the one it makes happen.Ch.3–4

3Fill in each blank with the correct word.Ch.3–4

Word choices:cause and effectconflictmoodsetting- some words will not be used

One event leading to another is

Judy and Stink’s little arguments are a .

4Judy and Stink’s little arguments are a kind of —Ch.3–4

5Conflict is a struggle between characters.Ch.3–4

6Fill in each blank with the correct word.Ch.3–4

Word choices:conflictcause and effectmoodplot- some words will not be used

Judy and Stink butting heads is a

The rock breaking, so Stink sells dust, shows .

7The rock breaks, so Stink sells ‘moon dust’ — this shows —Ch.3–4

8A struggle between two characters is a —Ch.3–4

9Fill in each blank with the correct word.Ch.3–4

Word choices:cause and effectconflictmoodplot- some words will not be used

One event causing the next is

Judy and Stink’s clash is a .

10The link between the broken rock and the ‘moon dust’ sale shows —Ch.3–4

Part 4

Think Deeper

Four deeper challenges — no single-word recall. Read, weigh the evidence, and reason it through.

🚀Knowledge Bank · Rocks From the Moon

Science · Space ExplorationStink is certain his find is a genuine moon rock. Real ones are almost impossible to own. Between 1969 and 1972 the Apollo astronauts carried home about 382 kilograms (842.3 pounds) of lunar rock and soil, and nearly every crumb now sits in a guarded laboratory. Scientists still study those samples to learn how the Moon formed. That is why the odds of one turning up in a shop are close to zero. Careful thinkers weigh that sort of evidence before believing a big claim, asking where a thing came from and who checked it. Wishing hard never makes a claim true; that job belongs to proof.

A rectangular aluminum box with metal straps, latches and a lifting handle, photographed against a black background — Museum photograph of the Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container, an aluminum box with a triple seal that flew on Apollo 11, photographed against a black background. The *Knowledge Bank* explains that between 1969 and 1972 the Apollo astronauts carried home about 382 kilograms (842.3 pounds) of lunar rock and soil, and that nearly every crumb now sits in a guarded laboratory. Boxes like this one are how the rocks made the trip, sealed to keep a vacuum around them. It is the container, not a rock, and it belongs to a museum collection rather than to any shop. Notice the heavy latches and straps — the samples were treated as treasure from the moment they were packed.
Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container flown on Apollo 11; museum photograph released under CC0. Source: Wikimedia Commons, CC0.

1Claim: “Stink refuses to give up, even when his big find falls apart.” — choose the two details that best prove it.Claim & Evidence

2Shows Stink’s stubborn optimism, or just a detail of the trip? Tap each item to sort it — tap again to switch sides. You can keep tapping to change your answer.Sort into two

◄ Stink’s optimismJust a detail ►

3Match each cause to its result. For each cause, pick its result.Cause & Effect

Stink finds an ordinary rock→

Judy cracks it open→

Stink refuses to quit→

Stink keeps believing→

🧠Knowledge Bank question

4Fill both blanks to complete the reasoning.Build the Argument

The Knowledge Bank says the odds of a real moon rock turning up in a shop are close to zero because , so a careful thinker .

Part 5

Standardized Test

Key Details & Inference — SAT & TOEFL-style practice

How the Venus Flytrap Hunts

Most plants make their food from sunlight, but the Venus flytrap has a surprising extra habit: it catches and eats insects. It grows in wet, boggy ground where the soil is very poor, holding little of the nitrogen that plants need to grow. To make up for this, the flytrap traps bugs to get that missing nitrogen. Each leaf ends in two pink pads lined with tiny trigger hairs. When a fly touches two hairs, or the same hair twice, the trap snaps shut in under a second, one of the fastest movements in the whole plant world. The plant then slowly digests its meal over several days. But the flytrap cannot afford mistakes: snapping shut costs it energy, so it will not close for a stray raindrop. In the wild, this clever plant survives in only a small corner of North and South Carolina, which is why it is now carefully protected. A plant that hunts sounds like fiction, but it is growing in a real bog today.

Original passage written for Garden Heights — not a quotation from the novel.

1In the passage, the Venus flytrap is unusual because it —TOEFL · Factual Information

2Why does the flytrap eat insects?TOEFL · Factual Information

3The plant digests its meal, meaning it ___.SAT · Words in Context

4What makes the trap snap shut?TOEFL · Factual Information

5A “trigger” hair is one that —SAT · Words in Context

6The passage says the trap’s snap is one of the fastest “movements” in —TOEFL · Factual Information

7Why won’t the flytrap close for a stray raindrop?SAT · Inference

8A clever plant is one that is ___.SAT · Words in Context

9This TOEFL task lists six sentences; choose the THREE that best capture the passage’s main ideas. The other three do not belong — they state minor details or ideas the passage does not present.TOEFL · Prose Summary

10The author ends “a plant that hunts sounds like fiction — but it is growing in a real bog today” mainly to —TOEFL · Rhetorical Purpose

Part 6 · Optional

Creative Writing

A bonus challenge to practice your English. Take your time and have fun with it.

About This Section

This writing task is optional and is not part of your auto-graded score. The feedback below checks only the basics — length, spelling, and grammar — not whether your ideas are right or wrong. It is meant for classroom discussion and creative practice, so feel free to use your imagination!

Writing Task — Part 2 “The Perfect Pet”

If you could have any pet in the world — real or unusual, like Judy’s flytrap or a sloth — what would you choose and why? Describe your dream pet and how you would take care of it. Write at least 40 words.

You can start with: “If I could have any pet in the world, I would choose…”

0 / 40 words minimum

🗣 Teach It · Just for Fun (optional)

No right or wrong — close the screen and tell someone nearby what happened in this part. Can’t find anyone? Tell yourself out loud. The moment you teach it, you truly understand it.

Part 2 Complete!

You finished Chapters 3–4 of Judy Moody.

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Independent study guide by Garden Heights Academy. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Megan McDonald. Contains original analysis only; no text from the novel is reproduced.