Frindle Ch. 1-2
Who is Nick Allen's mean teacher?
Mrs. Granger
Fix the punctuation:
I like reading books
I like reading books.
Which word is spelled correctly?
A. becaus
B. because
C. becouse
B. because
Choose the correct verb:
Yesterday, I ___ to the park.
A. walk
B. walked
C. walking
B. walked
Passage:
Jayden checked the sky before leaving school. Dark clouds covered the sky, and he could hear thunder in the distance. He grabbed his jacket and walked quickly to the bus.
Why did Jayden walk quickly to the bus?
He thought it was going to rain/storm.
What subject does Mrs. Granger teach?
English
Fix the punctuation:
Where did you put my phone
Where did you put my phone?
Which word is spelled correctly?
A. friend
B. freind
C. frend
Choose the correct verb:
Tomorrow, we ___ a test.
A. took
B. take
C. will take
C. will take
Passage:
Mia had been practicing her free throws every afternoon. At first, she made only three out of ten shots. After several weeks of practice, she was making seven out of ten.
Question:
What is the main idea?
A. Mia doesn't like basketball.
B. Practice helped Mia improve.
C. Mia stopped playing basketball.
B
Why does Nick often ask questions in class?
He likes to challenge his teachers and find ways to change or disrupt the usual routine.
Fix the punctuation:
Watch out that car is coming
Watch out! That car is coming.
Which word is spelled correctly?
A. different
B. diffrent
C. diferent
A. Different
Choose the correct verb:
Right now, Jordan ___ his homework.
A. finished
B. is finishing
C. will finish
B. is finishing
Ethan looked at the clock. His bus usually arrived at 3:15, but it was already 3:25. He pulled out his phone and checked the school notification. The message said that buses were running ten minutes late.
Question:
What can the reader infer about why Ethan checked his phone?
He wanted to find out why the bus was late.
What does Mrs. Granger tell Nick to do if he doesn't know a word?
Use a dictionary
Fix the punctuation:
Marcus asked, Can I borrow your pencil
Marcus asked, "Can I borrow your pencil?"
Which word is spelled correctly?
A. probably
B. probly
C. propably
A. Probably
Which sentence uses the past tense correctly?
A. Last night, I watch a movie.
B. Last night, I watched a movie.
C. Last night, I will watch a movie.
B
When Carlos opened his locker, several papers fell onto the floor. He sighed and started picking them up. His friend Malik laughed and said, “Maybe your locker is trying to tell you something.”
Question:
What does Malik probably mean?
A. Carlos should clean and organize his locker.
B. Carlos should get a new locker.
C. The locker is actually talking.
A
What did Nick turn his classroom into in Ch. 1?
An island
Fix the punctuation:
After school, I went to the store but I forgot my wallet
After school, I went to the store, but I forgot my wallet.
Which word is spelled correctly?
A. necesary
B. neccessary
C. necessary
C. necessary
Choose the correct verb:
Maya ___ her homework before she went to practice.
A. finishes
B. will finish
C. had finished
C. had finished
At the beginning of the semester, Lena rarely spoke during class discussions. She worried that her answers might be wrong. Her teacher began giving students time to write their ideas before discussing them. Lena found that writing first helped her organize her thoughts. By the end of the semester, she was volunteering to share her answers with the class.
Question:
Which detail best supports the idea that Lena became more confident?
A. She wrote her ideas before discussions.
B. She worried about being wrong.
C. She began volunteering to share her answers.
C