Pets on a Train Movie Guide Questions & Worksheet (2025)

This Pets on a Train Movie Guide Questions & Worksheet helps Grades 3 to 5 students think about courage, trust, teamwork, and the importance of protecting others. As Falcon and the other animals get pulled into a dangerous runaway-train adventure, students reflect on character choices, problem solving, and what it means to act bravely when others are counting on you.

This packet gives you flexible ways to teach a full-length film without losing instructional time: use the pre- and post-movie discussion prompts to build purpose before viewing, pause at key time stamps for guided writing and conversation, or assign the written guide after the film for review and deeper analysis.

Engaging questions include scene-based, time-stamped prompts, reflection questions, and a multiple-choice quiz for easy differentiation. It works well for whole-class viewing, homework, sub plans, independent practice, or guided small-group support.

Check the thumbnail images for sample questions to see if this movie guide is suitable for your students.

Film Summary:

Pets on a Train turns a risky animal heist into a rescue story when Falcon and the other animals get trapped inside Hans's runaway train plan. As the danger grows, the film focuses on trust, courage, and the choice to protect others instead of thinking only about yourself.

Parental Guidance:

Rated PG for action/peril and some rude humor. See details on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36424914/parentalguide/

Perfect For:

• Grades 3-5 adventure units
• Teamwork and rescue discussions
• Character-choice lessons
• Motive and problem-solving practice
• Subtitle-grounded classroom review

Skills Addressed:

• Reading for evidence
• Cause and effect
• Character motivation
• Teamwork analysis
• Vocabulary in context
• Discussion
• Evidence-based judgment

What's Included: (a zip file with)

Student Worksheet

• Google Slides/PPTX Print Version (Toner Tip! Print 2 Slides/Page)
• Google Slides/PPTX Digital Version
• Self-Graded Multiple Choice Quiz (30 Questions | Easy Language)
  • Digital Version (Google Forms)
  • Print Version (can be derived from the Answer Key not Self-Graded)

Teacher's Guide & Lesson Plan

• Pre & Post Movie Discussion Questions (themes, schema-building)
• Lesson Plan Options A, B, and C (3-day, 4-day, and 5-day pacing)
• Worksheet Answer Key + CCSS Alignment
• Multiple Choice Quiz Answer Key
• CCSS Alignment + Admin Movie Request + Parent/Guardian Permission Slip (2 Pages)
  

(Note: All files formatted for seamless upload to your Google Drive if desired.)

Time & Tech:

Runtime: 87 minutes. Use this resource before, during, or after viewing. Print the worksheet or assign the Google Slides/PPTX digital version, and use the Google Forms multiple-choice quiz when you want a self-grading differentiation option.

DISCLAIMER: This product is an independently created worksheet and question set for classroom commentary and instruction. It is not affiliated with the film's creators or distributors, and it does not include the movie itself. Teachers should preview films for local policy fit.