Details
THEME
Characters
Penguins
100

How does Ben get to Spy School?

Alexander Hale Recruits him

100
What is a theme?

An idea or topic thats consistently throughout a book. (Author's message)

100

What was the difference in our thinking about Alexander Hale from the start to the end of the book?

Great spy to bad spy

100

Which Penguin is most similar to Ben? - Explain

Private - They use him as bait, no one thinks he can do much, but he ends up saving everyone.

200

What are the first two REAL problems that Ben had at Spy School?

Starting with D-

Chip threatening him

"Assassin"

200

What is the difference between a theme topic and a theme message? Give example

Topic is the single word. The message gives more detail that is connected to the single word.

200

Which character got tricked into infiltrating spy school? Explain what happened

Murray secretly used Ben's phone to message Mike. He told him to get Ben at exactly 7:30, where to go, and how to do it.

200

What do Murray and Dave have in common? What differences do they have?

Murray and Dave were both bad guys.

They both pretended to be different than who they really were

One of them was after revenge, while the other wanted to make more money.

300

How did Ben stop the Bomb from going off? Explain

It was made using his broken alarm clock. So he knew when he hit it, the timer would stop.

300

What is a Theme that matches Spy School?

 - Give Evidence

Be careful who/what you trust.


Ben trusts murray, but murray turns out to be the mole.

300

Name 2 character who pretends to be different than who they really are. (Tell the character and the difference.

Murray & Professor Crandall 

Pretends to be a bad spy - lazy

Pretends to be a crazy old man.

300

What qualities do the Penguins have that were most helpful in them stopping Dave? Give evidence

OPEN: Team work . . . Courage, Confidence

400

What did Alexander Hale do in the last chapter of Spy School?

He showed up after Murray was captured and took credit for Ben's work.

400

What is a theme topic, and a theme message that matches that topic.

- Evidence

Trust

Be careful who/what you trust

Judgement

Dont judge people based on appearance. 

400

How did our view of Chip change from the start of the book to the end of the book?

At first he was a large bully. We then suspected him as the Mole. We then found out that he was trying to catch the Mole and wasn't actually a bad guy.
400

Choose a Penguin and any character from SPY School to compare. How are they similar, give examples.

Private and Ben

Everyone thought they were useless and could not do much to help and used them as bait. However, in the end, they were able to save everyone and stop the bad guy.

500
Where does Erica take Ben to hide and how was she able to get there?

The Washington Monument. She got the key from her grandfather.

500

Give one message and 3 evidence to support it.

Be careful who/what you trust


Ben trusted murray was his friend

Ben trusted that alexander Hale was a good spy

Professor Crandall was pretending to be a different person that who he really was.

500

How did Ben change from the start of the book to the end of the book?

At the start of the book, he looked at himself as nerdy and not very capable other than being good at math. By the end, he gained confidence in himself and believed that he did belong at spyschool

500

What is the main (most important) quality that the Penguins had that been didn't have. Explain

Confidence