Retrieval Questions: 1. Where did the protagonist live with his family? 2. What has Alfred been doing in his free time at school? 3. What did Grandad decide to buy at the auction? 4. What was written inside Grandad’s copy of H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine? 5. What realization did Alfred come to after explaining the theory of time travel to his dad?

Inference Questions: 6. How did Grandad feel about Alfred’s love of comics? 7. How did Alfred’s father react when Alfred showed him his time travelling plans? 8. What can we infer about Alfred’s relationship with his father from their conversation in the kitchen after the auction? 9. What can we infer about Grandad’s plans for the time machine from what is said in the book?

Prediction Questions: 10. What will happen when Grandad and Alfred go inside the time machine? 11. What other inventions could Alfred possibly make in the future? 12. Where will Alfred and Grandad go on their first time travelling journey? 13. How does Alfred think the world will evolve in the future? 14. What other obstacles may Alfred and Grandad face on their time travelling adventure?

Summarizing Questions: 15. In Chapter 3, summarize the conversation between Alfred and his father.