NO TALKING chapters 1-10

"clam up" means?

• screaming
• to become silent
• to enjoy eating clams
• turn bright red

Contractions will count as two words

• True
• False

Dave and Lynsey decide that the No Talking contest will last how long?

• the rest of the school year
• 1 hour
• 1 day
• 2 days

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

As the students move from one grade to the next, what does the narrator compare them to?

• soldiers
• recruits
• babies
• weirdos

What is the thing that Dave never should have said?

• Lynsey was annoying
• boys never talk as much as girls do 
• Gandhi was an interesting man
• I bet the top of your head would explode!

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

Why does Dave love to talk so much?

• He couldn't talk in 3rd grade
• Talking always made Dave feel like he was in charge
• Dave was always interested in student council
• Dave was an only child

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

What are some of the things Dave does to get away with not talking?

• smiling
• nodding
• pointing
• all of the above

Dave thought that Gandhi was interesting because he fought:

• against China
• for his family
• with words and ideas
• as a strong and violent military leader

How does Dave get out of giving his presentation on India?

• sleeping
• telling the teacher he feels nauseous
• coughing
• admitting that he didn't do the assignment

When we first read about Dave Packer, what is he NOT doing?

• eating
• talking
• his homework
• sleeping