B ATTLE O F THE B OOKS – 2012-13 SAMPLE QUESTIONS
GRADE 3
1. In which book does a spider save the life of a pig?Charlotte’s Web
Who was the author?E.B. White
2. In which book does a family live in a log cabin?Little House in the Big Woods
Who was the author?Laura Ingalls Wilder
3. In which book does a girl not want to learn cursive?Muggie Maggie
Who was the author?Beverly Cleary
4. In which book is there a boy named Elmer?My Father’s Dragon
Who was the author?Ruth Stiles Gannett
5. In which book does a girl die of leukemia?Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Who was the author?Eleanor Coerr
6. In which book does a family seek shelter from a storm?Tornado
Who was the author?Betsy Byars
7. In which book does a man receive a gift from an Admiral?Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Who was the author?Richard and Florence Atwater
8. In which book did children live in a train car?Boxcar Children
Who was the author?Gertrude Chandler Warner
9. In which book does a boy buy a recipe?Freckle Juice
Who was the author?Judy Blume
10. In which book is a boy given magic crystals?James and the Giant Peach
Who was the author?Roald Dahl
11. In which book did a girl immigrate from Russia?Molly’s Pilgrim
Who was the author?Barbara Cohen
12. In which book is there a shipwreck?Lion to Guard Us
Who was the author?Clyde Robert Bulla
These are easy questions that teams can use to get used to working together and to learn to answer the two part questions. Questions will be harder at the Final Battle. Team Parents or Team Members can create their own questions that are more difficult for additional team practice.
The first part of each question will ask about subject content and will be worth five points. The second part of each question will ask the author’s name and will be worth two points.