Good Question, Chowderhead

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

• My dad always asks lots of questions.

• I didn't want to hurt his feelings, but I didn't want to go through another school year as Chowderhead, either.

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

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

Read the dictionary entry.

Judge verb

Which meaning of judge is used in paragraph 9?

• Meaning 1 - to listen to and decide a court case

• Meaning 2 - to choose the winner of a contest

• Meaning 3 - to form an opinion about someone

• Meaning 4 - to make a careful guess

Paragraph 18-25 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 -

• understand how she feels about her name

• knows she will appreciate her name someday

• believes their name is more interesting than other names

• thinks she misunderstands what kids say about her name

What is the best summary of the story?

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

Her face lit up, and she explained that she made them herself.

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

• embarrassed that Chelsea noticed her bracelets

• unsure why Chelsea asks about her bracelets

• worried that Chelsea might make better bracelets

• pleased that Chelsea is interested in her bracelets

Which sentence best expresses the theme of the story?

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

• "I get teased all the time."

• "But you shouldn't change who you are."

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

In the last paragraph, the reader learns that Chelsea -

• is not sure whether the twins really like her

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

• is not the only person who experiences her problem

• does not want to play with the twins after school

BONUS QUESTION!!!

Fill in the blank, using the story "Good Question, Chowderhead"

What is the advice that Chelsea's dad gives to her?

How do you think Chelsea feels when she and Claire are invited to play with the twins

• relieved that they did not make fun of her name

• surprised because no one has ever asked her to play basketball

• angry, she hates basketball

• happy, she is a professional basketball player