No Talking Chapter 12-13 Comprehension Check

During his next class, Mr. Burton will most likely to..

• ask the students to read silently.

• use reading skills in a fun new way.

• have the students take a reading quiz.

• cancel class and go home early.

Mr. Burton can best be described as

• quiet

• messy

• patient

• scared

In Chapter 13, why is Mr. Burton excited about the students’ no talking contest?

• He enjoys the silence.

• He hopes to use the contest for his research paper.

• He wants the students to practice writing.

• He would rather teach a language class.

What will happen to the loser of the contest between Dave and Lynsey?

• The loser will be last in the lunch line every day for a week.

• The loser will have to stop talking for the rest of the year.

• The loser will get an L written on their forehead during recess.

• The loser will have to present the oral report on their own.

In Chapter 13, Lynsey writes to Dave that for her, a result of not talking is:

• She is thinking and thinking and thinking.

• She is bored and bored and bored.

• She is frustrated, frustrated, frustrated.

• She is listening, listening, listening.

During music class, what do the kids do instead of singing?

• stomp

• chant

• hum

• sit in silence

What game did the students play in gym class?

• baseball

• dodgeball

• basketball

• handball

When Mr. Burton challenges the students to communicate only through writing, he notices everything EXCEPT:

• The students jumped right in.

• Some were frustrated with how slow communicating through writing was.

• The students used a lot of gestures, tapping, and nodding.

• Girls only wrote notes to girls.

How does Mr. Burton use the contest in his Language Arts class?

• He uses the time to have the students read silently.

• He tries to get the rules of the contest out of the students.

• He has the students contribute to a story.

What are the rules for Mr. Burton's Language Lab?

• Writing only

• Must write the entire time

• Must communicate with at least four people

• All of these are true