FRINDLE #6

What is a frindle?

• A pen
• A marker
• A pencil
• A dictionary

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Who is the first person to hear Nick's new word?

• Janet
• the store clerk
• Mrs. Granger
• Nick's mom

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Why does Nick think he can make a new word?

• Mrs. Granger gave the task to him as a homework assignment.
• He learned about making new words when he researched for his oral report on the dictionary.
• Mrs. Granger said that words have their meaning because people decide on what they mean.
• He named music ''gwagala'' and everyone in his family still calls it that.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

Read the following paragraph from the chapter: "It was there at the corner of' Spring Street and South Grand Avenue, one block from home on a September afternoon. That's when Nick got the big idea." The author included events about the time and place in order to-

• Show that something important happened at that spot and on that day.
• Remind the reader of the setting.
• Give the reader clues about what will happen next.
• Make comparisons between several things

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

When Janet asks for a "frindle" the saleslady knows exactly what she means because-

• Frindle is the French word for "pen" and the saleslady speaks French.
• Janet told her what the word meant.
• Nick had asked for a "frindle" six days before.
• Nick had sent kids into the store day after day to ask for a frindle and the woman got used to it.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9