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ABOUT THE BOOK
NO SPOILERSNine-year-old Peter Hatcher lives in a New York City apartment with his parents and his two-and-a-half-year-old brother Farley, whom everyone calls Fudge. Peter is a pretty normal fourth grader with one very big problem: Fudge. Whether Fudge is refusing to eat, crashing Peter's school project, or turning a business dinner into a disaster, Fudge manages to upend whatever Peter cares about most, including his prize possession, a tiny green turtle named Dribble that Peter won at a birthday party.
Free Battle of the Books questions for Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
SPOILERSEvery one of these has the same answer, and that is the point. In a real battle the question is read aloud with a dozen other books in play, and students have a few seconds to place it. Here is what a battle might ask about Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. Use them as a quiz, a trivia round, or BOTB practice.
Where in the book they come from
- Early in the book
In what book does a boy guess that a jar holds three hundred and forty-eight jelly beans?
✓ Answer
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
Peter's guess of 348 is the closest at Jimmy Fargo's party, even though the real number was 423. His prize is a turtle instead of a goldfish.
- First half
In what book does a toddler chase pigeons through Central Park yelling "here birdie"?
✓ Answer
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
Fudge runs after the pigeons calling "Birdie here birdie." His mom cannot keep up, so she leaves him with Peter and his friends to run home for ten minutes.
- First half
In what book does a guest at a birthday party bite the grandma's hand while opening a Dixie cup?
✓ Answer
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
When Grandma leans over to help Jennie open her Dixie cup, Jennie bites her on the hand. Grandma rushes to the bathroom to put medicine on it just in case.
- Second half
In what book does a little brother scribble all over his big brother's school poster with Magic Markers?
✓ Answer
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
Fudge sneaks into Peter's room and ruins the yellow transportation poster. Peter feels a lump in his throat and shouts that his mother doesn't care about him.
- Second half
In what book does a man with a cigar pick a toddler over fifty hopeful kids for a TV ad?
✓ Answer
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
Mr. Vincent walks into a room packed with auditioning children and points straight at Fudge, calling him perfect. The other mothers pack up and leave once he makes his choice.
- Near the end
In what book does a dad cook a mushroom omelet using about a dozen eggs?
✓ Answer
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
While his wife is in Boston, the dad makes what he calls a super-duper omelet. He uses about twelve eggs at once and the giant omelet fills the entire frying pan.
