When Nick FIRST made up the word "frindle", he was trying to:

prove to Mrs. Granger how smart he was

prove that he could make a new word to his parents

prove that he could disrupt Mrs. Granger's class

How did Mrs. Granger try to stop kids from using the word "frindle"?

She made them write sentences after school.

She called their parents to talk to them about it.

She made them stand in a corner with a dictionary.

She sent them to the principal's office.

Why did students have to stay after school and write sentences for Mrs. Granger?

They were using a frindle in class.

They didn't have their homework.

How did the kids know Mrs. Granger never looked at their detention papers?

They sometimes wrote the word frindle instead of pen.

She always threw them in the trash can before they left.

They just wrote their name over and over.

Mrs. Granger told them she didn't look at them.

What did the 5th graders do during their class picture?

They held up a frindle and said "frindle".

They all stuck out their tongues.

Why did Mrs. Granger ask Nick to sign the back of an envelope containing a letter from her?

To later prove that she never changed the letter.

To sign an agreement not to use the word "frindle".

As evidence to give to the principal.

To remember his name in the future.

How did people in other towns and states learn about frindle?

It was on the TV national news.

They heard it from Bud Lawrence.

They read it in the Westfield Gazette.

How did Bud Lawrence make money off of Nick's word?

He sold frindle products and put the money into an account.

He invested Nick's money into the stock market.

He helped Nick create and sell frindle products.

He paid Nick to star in an advertisement for the frindle.

How did Nick change after the word frindle become popular?

He came up with new ideas and shared them with everyone.

Why didn't Nick go through with his new idea about changing the cafeteria lunch menu?

He was scared of his own power.

He didn't think it was a good idea.

He wanted to wait until middle school.

Why does Nick visit Mrs. Granger on the last day of school?

He wanted to get the envelope he had signed, earlier in the year.

He was asked to stay after class.

What does Mrs. Granger tell Nick about their "word war"?

She wished they had never played their game.

She is relieved that the game is over.

Comprehension Frindle

Authored by Margaret Anderson

English

4th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Where is the setting of the story?

New York

Westfield

Ballston Spa

Boston

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Nick would best fit into which category?

A straight A student

A student who bullies others

A student with many ideas, who put them into action.

A really well-behaved student

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What happened in Nick's 3rd grade class?

The students went on a field trip to the zoo.

The classroom was turned into a tropical island.

There was a fire.

The students put on a play about rain forests.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What happened every week in Mrs. Avery's 4th grade class?

Nick asked to sharpen his pencil.

The students forgot their homework.

There was a weekly spelling test.

There was a loud peep noise.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

How did Nick often get his class out of having homework?

He asked distracting questions right before the end of class.

He complained that homework was a waste of time.

He wrote poems about the silliness of homework.

He talked his teachers out of giving homework.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What book did Mrs. Granger want all of the students to have at home?

A dictionary

A telephone book

A set of encyclopedias

An atlas

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What happened to Nick on his first day in Mrs. Granger's class?

He was given a spelling test.

He was assigned a report.

The teacher gave all the students handouts.

He was sent to the principal.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

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Comprehension Frindle

Where is the setting of the story?

Nick would best fit into which category?

What happened in Nick's 3rd grade class?

What happened every week in Mrs. Avery's 4th grade class?

How did Nick often get his class out of having homework?

What book did Mrs. Granger want all of the students to have at home?

What happened to Nick on his first day in Mrs. Granger's class?

According to Mrs Granger, how do words get into the dictionary?

Who was walking home with Nick when he got the idea to call a pen a "frindle"?

What is a frindle?

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