Good Question, Chowderhead

Which sentence best shows Chelsea's problem in the story?

• F. My dad always asks a lot of questions

• G. I didn't want to hurt his feelings, but I didn't want to go though another school year as a chowderhead, either.

• H. Two days later I headed to my new school for the first day of class.

• J. But there were two kids, twin brothers, who didn't seem to talk to anyone but each other.

Read the dictionary entry.

Which meaning of judge is used in paragraph 9?

• A. Meaning 1

• B. Meaning 2

• C. Meaning 3

• D. Meaning 4

Paragraphs 18 through 25 are important because they help the reader understand —

• how Chelsea thinks of ideas to talk about when meeting people

• why the twins don’t make fun of Chelsea after they learn her name

• what activities the twins and Chelsea both find interesting

• when Chelsea plans to spend time with her new friends

Chelsea’s conversation with her father shows that he —

• A. understands how she feels about her name

• B. knows she will appreciate her name someday

• C. believes their name is more interesting than other names

• D. thinks she misunderstands what kids say about her name

What is the best summary of this story?

• F. Chelsea talks to her father about how she feels about their last name. Chelsea’s father tells her about the long history of their family name and gives her some advice.

• G. Chelsea is interested in changing her last name, but her father helps her understand why that is not a good idea. Chelsea goes to school and sits with twin brothers at lunch.

• H. Chelsea wants to change her last name before going to a new school. After talking to her father, she follows his advice and is able to make friends at her new school.

• J. Chelsea is nervous about going to a new school because she thinks it will be difficult to make new friends. When she goes to her new school, she meets a nice girl and feels much better

Read this sentence from paragraph 10.

The author includes this description of Claire to show that she is —

• A. embarrassed that Chelsea notices her bracelets

• B. unsure why Chelsea asks about her bracelets

• C. worried that Chelsea might make better bracelets

• D. pleased that Chelsea is interested in her bracelets

Which sentence best expresses the theme of the story?

• F. I asked my dad if I could change my name.

• G. “I get teased all the time.”

• H. “But you shouldn’t change who you are.”

• J. In no time at all we were laughing and talking.

In the last paragraph, the reader learns that Chelsea —

• A. is not sure whether the twins really like her

• B. does not want Claire to find out how she feels about her name

• C. is not the only person who experiences her problem

• D. does not want to play with the twins after school