Event: Describe what happens when Mrs Granger sees a student chewing gum. (3)
sticks gum to index card; pins card to student's shirt all day; makes parent sign it
100
Put the following events in order: (A)Mrs.G gave a pretest (B)Nick's parents read Mrs G's letter (C)Mrs G gave homework (D)Nick raises his hand in Mrs G's class
B-A-D-C
100
What vocabulary word means "task" or "work given"?
assignment
100
What type of sentence is: "Bring me a cookie and a glass of milk."
imperative
200
respected; idolized
worshipped
200
Describe the resolution of our Frindle story. What lesson did the main character learn?
Don't mess with the "Long Granger"
200
Why does Nick ask Mrs. Granger a question?
to prevent her from giving homework
200
How were Mrs. Granger and Nick alike?
They both were very CLEVER
200
What vocabulary word means "certain" or "promised"?
guaranteed
300
necessary; must have
essential
300
What is the climax of this story?
When Nick raises his hand and asks Mrs Granger about her big dictionary
300
What grade is Nick AND what is the name of his school?
5th Grade; Lincoln Elementary
300
Why did the author write this selection? teach; persuade; argue; entertain
entertain
300
What type of sentence is: "Wow! That cow just jumped over Stacy!" What is "Wow!"?
interjection
400
grew; made larger
expanded
400
Resolution: How did Nick probably feel after Mrs. Granger gave him extra homework?
embarrassed
400
What does the author mean by "Mrs Granger's smile was a little too sweet"? What was he suggesting?
She knew what Nick was trying to do
400
Describe Mrs Granger's hair and clothes.
hair=white/gray; clothes= two suits
400
How can the reader tell that Mrs Granger knew about Nick and his "trick"
eyes were only at half power when he raised his hand; AND she smiled when she saw it was his name on the seating chart
500
familiar; some what aware
acquainted
500
Describe the conflict of our Frindle story.
Mrs. Granger verses Nick; Nick tries to trick her OR their disagreement over the value of dictionaries
500
Describe the setting of our Frindle story; where & when
Lincoln Elementary classroom, first day of school, 5th grade language arts; Mrs Granger's classroom, 7th period,
500
Why was Nick's mom impressed by Mrs. Granger?
A nice, detailed letter was sent during the summer by Mrs Granger; it showed that she was serious about school