Nick
Mrs. Granger
Setting
ELA Skills
100
What did Nick do after he watched a TV show on blackbirds?
He started making a peep sound during reading
100

What is Mrs. Granger's favorite book?

The dictionary

100

What rule do Nick's parents enforce right when their children come home from school?

Homework First!

100

What does P.O.Q stand for?

Part of Question

200

What is Nick's FULL name?

Nicholas Allen

200

What physical feature made Mrs. Granger look like a giant?

Her eyes.

200

What U.S state does Nick live in?

New Hampshire

200

"When I read about how fifth-graders in Mrs. Granger's class had to look up vocabulary words for homework, it reminded of how I used to look up vocabulary words for homework when I was in fifth grade too."

This is an example of which reading comprehension skill?

Text-to-self connection.

300

Name all the members of Nick's family that we have met so far.

His mother, his father, and his older brother James

300
Why did Mrs. Granger assign Nick an oral report on dictionaries?
He asked a question to waste time so they wouldn't have homework.
300

What was the name of Nick's school?

Lincoln Elementary School

300

"I think..." 

"I agree with ____ because..."

"I disagree with____because..." 

are all examples of what?

Accountable Talk

400

What would Nick rather be doing than doing homework after school?

Playing baseball outside.

400

What did Mrs. Granger do if she caught a child chewing gum?

Made them stick the gum onto a yellow index card, pin it to their chest, and wear it for the rest of the day

400

In which teacher's class did Nick make a "peep" sound in?

Mrs. Avery's class

400

What does R.A.C.E stand for?

Restate, Answer, Cite, and Evidence

500

When Nick is giving his oral report, Mrs. Granger comments that something is missing from it. What is missing from Nick's report?

A title.

500

What kind of outfit does Mrs. Granger wear to school? What 2 colors were they in?

Skirt suit/Skirt-and-jacket/Uniform

Grey and blue

500

Name 3 things Nick did to turn his classroom into a tropical island.

1) Nick spread sand all over the classroom floor

2) Set up a net made out of shirts to play volleyball

3) Turned up the thermostat 

4) Make everyone make small palm trees and tape them onto the desks

5) Made the kids change into summer clothing: sunglasses, shorts, T-shirts, and no shoes

500

What does the vocabulary word "monopoly" mean? 

Who in Frindle has a monopoly in a certain area?

A "monopoly" is when one person/group/organization owns or is in charge of an entire service


Mrs. Granger has a monopoly over ELA in the fifth grade, because she is the only ELA teacher for all of the fifth grade classes.

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