The Best Worst School Year Ever

Name the Herdman children:

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Read this excerpt from chapter 2 after Miss Farley drinks the tiny frogs:

"Miss Farley was hysterical! She said she could feel them jerking and jumping all down her windpipe."

What does hysterical mean?

• funny

• out of control

• calm

• historical

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which best describes Alice Wendleken?

• caring

• self-centered

• innocent

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Eugene's talent for the talent show was cracking walnuts on his __________.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

In Chapter 5, what does Imogene say happens to other kids who go into the teacher's lounge?

• They get lots of treats.

• They get arrested.

• They become teachers.

• They disappear.

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Draw the image you created in your mind in chapter 6 of Gladys with her paperclip smile.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How was Louella hoping to keep Howard away from the Herdmans while in class?

• She put a leash on him

• She put him in a play pen

• She tied him to her right leg

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the main reason the Woodrow Wilson School won the Speed and Safety Award in Chapter 8?

• The whole school practiced for weeks before the real drill.

• The Herdmans were absent.

• The Herdmans led all the children out of the school in record time.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What character trait did Father call Imogene for getting Boyd's head out of the bike rack in Chapter 9?

• thrifty

• brave

• resourceful

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

What was the author's purpose for writing The Best Worst School Year Ever?

• to persuade

• to inform

• to entertain

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6