Frindle

Mrs. Granger took great pride in:

• her huge dictionary
• her collection of ink pens
• her class set of encyclopedias
• her personal relationship with her students

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CCSS.RL.5.1

Mrs. Granger gave Nick a special assignment on the first day of class.  Why?

• He tried to get Mrs. Granger to forget to give an assignment.
• He liked to do extra work so he could make good grades.
• He thought Mrs. Granger would like him better if he asked for one.
• He was lying to Mrs. Granger about what he did during the summer.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

What was the "effect" of NIck's "great blackbird discovery"?

• He was asked to write a report on blackbirds.
• He made peeping sounds every week in third grade.
• He persuaded his friend to make chirping sounds in class.
• He made peeping sounds in class each week with the assistance of a friend.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What evidence in the book shows that Miss Deavers approved of Nick's creativity?

• She set up a volleyball net in the classroom.
• She  purchased sand to be distributed throughout the classroom.
• She taught some of the students the hula.
• She decorated the room with small palm trees. 

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.W.5.9A

The day the photographer came to school, what can you infer that Nick and his Secret agents whispered in to the ear of every 5th grader?

• not to smile
• bring a pen
• say "frindle" instead of cheese
• hold up a pen and say "frindle"

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CCSS.RL.5.1

The author compares the frindle event between Mrs. Granger and Nick as a -

• play
• war
• book
• dispute

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.W.5.9B

What is Nick trying to accomplish by sending his five friends into the Penny Pantry store?

• annoying the clerk
• having the word frindle recognized as a pen
• making his friends buy a pen for him
• put them through an initiation into his secret agent club

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.W.5.9A

Mrs. Granger wouldn't let the students use the word frindle.  If they did they had to:

• write the spelling definitions 20 times each.
• stay after school in detention and write sentences.
• call their parents and tell them why they are saying, "frindle."
• write the word "frindle" 100 times.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

Mrs. Granger had Nick stay after school to give him something.  What was it?

• An envelope that was sealed from Mrs. Granger
• A note to his parents about his behavior
• A lecture about being disrespectful to teachers
• A hug for inventing a new word

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

What words did Mrs. Granger say that inspired Nick's idea?

• "Sit down because I said so."

• "Homework is something every child must do."

• "Pens are a very important part of society, and we couldn't function without them."

• "The dictionary words are law, and a dog is a dog because people say it is a dog."

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CCSS.RL.5.1