Retrieval questions: 1. What day was it when the book started? 2. Who is Al’s great-grandfather? 3. What does Al wish for before he goes out for dinner at the beginning of Chapter 3? 4. Where does Al’s mum work?

Inference questions: 5. How do Al’s feelings change after he learns about his great-grandfather’s inventions? 6. What kind of emotions does Al feel when he travels back in time?
7. What might have caused Al’s dad to become stressed? 8. How does the Prime Minister feel when Al explains his invention?

Prediction questions: 9. What do you think will happen to Al and the hamster in Chapter 4? 10. What kind of trouble might Al end up in if he continues travelling through time? 11. What other inventions might Al’s great-grandfather have created? 12. How might the Prime Minister react when Al shows him the time machine?

Summarizing Questions: 13. Summarize the events of Chapter 1 in 2-3 sentences. 14. Describe the interaction between the Prime Minister and Al when Al told him about the time machine. 15. How did Al’s great-grandfather help him understand the time machine?