Sideways Stories from Wayside School---Comprehension

What is special about Wayside School?

• It has more teachers than students.

• It is invisable.

• It is 30 stories tall with only 1 class per story.

• All of the students are super smart.

What talent does Mrs. Gorf have?

• She can turn students into frogs.

• She can wiggle her ears, stick out her tongue, and turn students into an apple.

• She can make herself invisible.

• She can read the students' minds.

What bad luck does Todd have?

• He always loses his homework.

• He is always late for school.

• He always got caught talking and then sent home on the kindergarten bus.

• He always gets picked to answer the hard questions.

What happens when you get in trouble with Mrs. Jewls?

• You have to write your name under the word discipline on the chalkboard.

• You get sent to the principal's office.

• You have to turn your behavior card to red.

• Mrs. Jewls calls your parents.

Who is Mrs. Zarves?

• The lunch lady.

• The playground teacher.

• A substitute teacher.

• The teacher from the 19th story.

What was special about the ice cream that Mrs. Jewls brought to school?

• It was all rainbow colored.

• It was Maurecia flavored.

• It was broccoli flavored.

• It never melted.

What was Paul obsessed with?

• Drawing

• Getting good grades.

• Playing kickball.

• Leslie's pigtails.

How did DJ's smile make everyone feel?

• Like smiling.

• Guilty

• bad about themselves

• hungry

What incorrect assumptions have been made about the three Erics?

• That they are brothers.

• If something is true for one, it is true for all.

• That they were all best friends.

• That they disliked each other.

Who wrote this story?

• Mrs. Jewls

• Mrs. Gorf

• Miss Zarves

• Louis the yard teacher