The Best Christmas Pageant Ever-Chapter 1&2

1. The Herdmans were _______.

• a. rich, clean, spoiled brats
• b. the smartest kids in town
• c. the worst kids in the history of the world
• d. always the teachers' best students

2. The fire in the toolhouse was started by _________. 

• a. matches
• b. a chemistry set 
• c. a cigar
• d. a magnifying glass

3. the Herdmans loved ____________. 

• a. helping to put out fires
• b. the talks the fire chief gave
• c. the sound of the fire sirens 
• d. the free doughnuts that were given to the firemen

4. The people in town were glad about the fire because __. 

• a. the firemen were able to practice their firefighting skils on a small fire
• b. it taught the kids in town a lesson
• c. the toolhouse looked awful and was sure to bring rats

5. Show and tell turned into a disaster when Claude brought _______.

• a.  a rat 
• b. a squirrel 
• c. his goldfish 
• d. his cat

6. At Woodrow Wilson School, the Herdmans were always ______.

• a. passed to the next grade 
• b. liked by their classmates 
• c. the favorites in every class
• d. the best students in class

7. Imogene blackmailed everyone who was _____.

• a. tall
• b. smart 
• c. rich 
• d. fat 

8. Why was Alice called 'Cooties'? 

• a. she never took a bath
• b. she had stinky feet
• c. she got head lice 
• d. she had a rash

9. A good title for Chapter 1 could be _____. 

• a. Imogene's mean streak
• b. doughnuts
• c. The Toolhouse Fire 
• d. Meet the Herdmans

10. Read this passage from Chapter 1.
"Why, he shouldn't be in school with red spots! It could be measles or chicken pox... any number of things.... ^contagious things."
The word contagious most likely means.......

• a. to gather in one place
• b. a disease that is easily spread
• c. going on and on
• d. being selfish