Judy Moody · Garden Heights Academy

Part 3

for Judy Moody · Part 3 · Chapters 5–6

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 3

Judy proudly brings her Venus flytrap, now named Jaws, to school for Share and Tell, hoping to amaze everyone as it gobbles insects. There is just one problem: she leaves her Me collage folder at home, and Mr. Todd reminds her to keep working on it. At home, Judy gets a doctor doll called Hedda-Get-Betta, won with Band-Aid box tops, and decides she wants to be a doctor like Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman doctor in the United States. When Stink jams the doll’s dial on the “chicken pox” setting, clever Judy fixes the problem by covering the doll’s face with colorful Band-Aids.

What We Will Learn

Focus	What It Means
Theme	Judy’s growing dream of becoming a doctor
Problem & Solution	How Judy turns mistakes into clever fixes
Culture & History	The real story of Elizabeth Blackwell

Chapter Summary

Chapter	Key Events
Ch.5	Judy brings Jaws the Venus flytrap to school for Share and Tell but forgets her Me collage folder; Mr. Todd reminds her to keep working
Ch.6	Judy gets the Hedda-Get-Betta doll and dreams of being a doctor like Elizabeth Blackwell; when Stink jams the doll on “chicken pox,” Judy covers it in Band-Aids

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

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

Judy decides she wants to be a doctor like the first-ever woman doctor. Who is someone real you would put on YOUR ‘me collage’ as a hero?
When Stink jams her doll, Judy doesn’t cry — she fixes it with Band-Aids. What do you do when someone spoils your plan?
Predict: Judy keeps forgetting her collage folder. Do you think that project will end up mattering — and how?

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 5–6, then answer each question.

🪵Knowledge Bank · The Hungry Venus Flytrap

Science · Carnivorous PlantsJudy’s new plant is a real species, the Venus flytrap. Most plants build food from sunlight alone, but this one also eats insects. Each leaf forms a small green mouth lined with stiff trigger hairs. When a fly brushes two of those hairs, the leaf snaps closed in under a second and slowly digests the catch. Why go to all that trouble? Flytraps grow in boggy, poor soil that cannot supply enough nitrogen, so insects deliver the missing minerals. In the wild they live in one small corner of the Carolinas. Nature found a strange, clever way to help a plant survive.

A small green Venus flytrap plant in a brown flower pot on a table, its leaves ending in pink-edged traps fringed with stiff hairs — Photograph of a Venus flytrap growing in a flower pot on a table, each leaf ending in a pink-edged trap fringed with stiff hairs. The *Knowledge Bank* explains that Judy’s new plant is a real species: each leaf forms a small green mouth lined with trigger hairs, and when a fly brushes two of them the leaf snaps shut in under a second and slowly digests the catch, because the boggy soil it comes from cannot supply enough nitrogen. The open traps here are waiting for exactly that touch. This is a houseplant, not a plant in a Carolina bog, and no insect is caught in the picture. Notice the fringe of hairs around each trap — they lock together like fingers when the trap closes.
Venus flytrap in a pot; photograph by Deltapug, released under CC0. Source: Wikimedia Commons, CC0.

specimenn.Ch.5

A single example studied closely, often in science

“Judy showed Jaws like a science specimen.”

devourv.Ch.5

To eat quickly and hungrily

“The flytrap can devour a fly in seconds.”

amazev.Ch.5

To surprise someone greatly

“Judy hoped Jaws would amaze the class.”

physiciann.Ch.6

A doctor who treats sick people

“Judy wanted to be a physician one day.”

diagnosev.Ch.6

To find out what illness someone has

“Judy tried to diagnose her doll’s spots.”

determinedadj.Ch.6

Firmly decided; not giving up

“Judy was determined to become a doctor.”

pioneern.Ch.6

The first person to do something new

“Blackwell was a pioneer for women in medicine.”

remedyn.Ch.6

Something that cures or fixes a problem

“Judy invented her own remedy with Band-Aids.”

proudadj.Ch.5

Pleased about something you have done

“Judy felt proud of her flytrap.”

patientn.Ch.6

A person being treated by a doctor

“The doll was Judy’s first patient.”

ⓘ 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, flytraps eat insects because ___.Ch.6

2True or False: To “devour” food means to eat it slowly and politely.Ch.5

3The first person to do something new is called a ___.Ch.6

4True or False: A “patient” is a person being treated by a doctor.Ch.6

5Fill in each blank with the correct word.Ch.6

Word choices:physiciandetermineddiagnosespecimen- some words will not be used

Judy was to be a and tried to her doll’s illness.

6True or False: To “amaze” someone means to surprise them greatly.Ch.5

7A single example studied closely in science is a ___.Ch.5

8True or False: A “remedy” is something that cures or fixes a problem.Ch.6

9Fill in the blanks with the correct words.Ch.5–6

Word choices:devourproudpatientamaze- some words will not be used

Judy felt watching Jaws a fly.

10To find out what illness someone has is to ___ it.Ch.6

Part 2

Comprehension

How well do you understand Chapters 5–6?

🔎Knowledge Bank · Reading the Clues

Reading Skill · Making InferencesSometimes an author leaves a fact unsaid and trusts you to work it out. That kind of thinking is called an inference. You take a clue from the page, add something you already know from your own life, and arrive at a sensible answer. If a girl hugs a doll and grins, the book never has to print the word happy. Watch how Judy behaves around her doll and around the idea of caring for sick people. Her actions tell you more than her words do. A patient reader keeps hunting for meaning that an author has deliberately left half hidden.

Visual AidA clue plus what you know

Diagram for the Knowledge Bank on making inferences. The left card is the example clue the Knowledge Bank itself gives, a girl who hugs a doll and grins, the right card is what a reader already knows from life, and the red card is the inference they add up to, the word the book never prints. It does not add scenes from the story. Notice the plus sign — the Knowledge Bank says an inference needs both the clue and what you already know.

Clue, prior knowledge and inference as described in the Knowledge Bank. Drawn for Garden Heights Academy.

🧠Knowledge Bank question

1The Knowledge Bank says an inference takes a clue from the page and adds ___.Ch.5

2Why does Judy bring the flytrap to school?Ch.5

3What does Judy forget to bring to school?Ch.5

4True or False: Mr. Todd reminds Judy to keep working on her Me collage.Ch.5

5Write the numbers 1–5 in the boxes to show the correct order across Part 3. Number 1 = what happens first.Ch.5–6

Judy covers the doll’s face with colorful Band-Aids to fix it.
Judy brings Jaws the flytrap to school for Share and Tell.
Judy gets the Hedda-Get-Betta doll and dreams of being a doctor.
Stink jams the doll’s dial on the “chicken pox” setting.
Judy realizes she forgot her Me collage folder at home.

6True or False: Judy wants to be a doctor like Elizabeth Blackwell.Ch.6

7How did Judy earn the Hedda-Get-Betta doll?Ch.6

8What does Stink do to the doll?Ch.6

9True or False: Judy fixes the doll by covering its face with colorful Band-Aids.Ch.6

10Fill in the blanks to complete the sentence.Ch.5–6

Word choices:JawsdoctorBand-Aidsfolder- some words will not be used

Judy brought to school, then later dreamed of being a .

Part 3

Literary Elements

Understanding HOW and WHY Megan McDonald creates certain feelings across Chapters 5–6.

💡Knowledge Bank · The Story’s Big Message

Literary Craft · ThemeUnderneath the events, every story carries a theme. A theme is not the list of things that happen; it is what those happenings add up to. It might be courage, or kindness, or refusing to quit. Authors rarely announce a theme out loud. They plant it instead in what a character notices, chooses, and begins to care about. In this part Judy bumps into the idea of healing people, and a quiet lesson starts to sprout. To find a theme, ask what a character understands now that she did not understand before. That fresh understanding is a story’s real message.

📚 Literary Devices in This Part · definitions & examples

Theme is a big idea woven through a story, such as Judy’s dream of becoming a doctor.

A problem is a difficulty; the solution is how it is solved. Judy’s Band-Aid fix is a clever solution.

A role model is someone you look up to. Elizabeth Blackwell is Judy’s real-life role model.

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

🧠Knowledge Bank question

1According to the Knowledge Bank, to find a theme, ask what a character ___.Ch.5–6

2A theme is a big idea woven through a story.Ch.5–6

3Fill in each blank with the correct word.Ch.5–6

Word choices:themeproblemsolutionsetting- some words will not be used

Judy’s dream of being a doctor is a big idea, or

A difficulty in a story is a .

4A difficulty a character faces in a story is a —Ch.5–6

5The solution is how a problem gets solved.Ch.5–6

6Fill in each blank with the correct word.Ch.5–6

Word choices:problemsolutionthememood- some words will not be used

A difficulty in the story is a

How the difficulty gets fixed is the .

7How a story’s difficulty gets fixed is the —Ch.5–6

8A big idea running through the whole story is a —Ch.5–6

9Fill in each blank with the correct word.Ch.5–6

Word choices:solutionproblemthemeplot- some words will not be used

The difficulty a character faces is the

The big idea running through the book is the .

10Judy’s Band-Aid fix for the doll is a quick —Ch.5–6

Part 4

Think Deeper

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

🩺Knowledge Bank · The First Woman Doctor

History · Women in MedicineJudy admires Elizabeth Blackwell, and Blackwell was a real person, not an invention. In 1849 she became the first woman in the United States to earn a medical degree. Schools of that era usually refused to admit women at all, and classmates teased her, yet she finished at the top of her class and later opened a hospital staffed by women. Her stubbornness held the door open for everyone who came after. Somebody we admire and want to resemble is called a hero, or a role model. Picturing a person you look up to helps you picture your own future.

1Claim: “Judy is proud of Jaws but careless about her real assignment.” — choose the two details that best prove it.Claim & Evidence

2Shows the clash of pride and responsibility, or just a detail of the scene? Tap each item to sort it — tap again to switch sides. You can keep tapping to change your answer.Sort into two

◄ Pride vs responsibilityJust a detail ►

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

Judy wants to amaze the class→

She is focused on showing off→

The collage is still unfinished→

Judy has fun but falls behind→

🧠Knowledge Bank question

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

The Knowledge Bank says Elizabeth Blackwell , and a person we admire and want to resemble is called .

Part 5

Standardized Test

Factual Details & EXCEPT Questions — SAT & TOEFL-style practice

Elizabeth Blackwell Breaks Into Medicine

In the 1840s, no woman in the United States had ever become a doctor, and most people believed no woman ever should. Elizabeth Blackwell disagreed. She applied to one medical school after another, and one after another they said no. At last a small college in New York let her in, partly as a joke, because the male students voted to admit her thinking it was funny. Blackwell was not laughing; she was determined. She studied harder than anyone, ignored the students who mocked her, and in 1849 graduated at the very top of her class, becoming the first woman in America to earn a medical degree and work as a physician. Even then, hospitals refused to hire her, so she opened her own clinic to treat the poor. Later she helped found a medical school for women, so that others would not have to fight the same lonely battle. Her life as a pioneer carried one clear message: a closed door is not the same as a locked one.

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

1In the passage, when Blackwell ‘applied’ to medical schools, she —TOEFL · Factual Information

2Why did the New York college first admit her?TOEFL · Factual Information

3Someone who is “determined” is —SAT · Words in Context

4According to the passage, Blackwell did all of the following EXCEPT —TOEFL · Negative Fact (EXCEPT)

5A physician is ___.SAT · Words in Context

6When did Blackwell graduate?TOEFL · Factual Information

7A pioneer is someone who ___.SAT · Words in Context

8What can the reader infer about Blackwell from the passage?SAT · Inference

9Which sentence best states the main idea of the passage?SAT · Central Ideas

10The closing line — “a closed door is not the same as a locked one” — mainly means —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 3 “When I Grow Up”

Judy dreams of becoming a doctor like Elizabeth Blackwell. What do you dream of becoming when you grow up, and who is a person you look up to? Explain why. Write at least 40 words.

You can start with: “When I grow up, I dream of becoming…”

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 3 Complete!

You finished Chapters 5–6 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.