Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Who is the author of this book?

• Louis, the yard teacher

• Dav Pilkey

• Ms. Sanchez

• Louis Sachar

Answer explanation

LOOK AT THE COVER OF THE BOOK.

What happens when you get in trouble in Mrs. Jewels class? (Pg. 23)

• Your name is written on the chalkboard under the word DISCIPLINE.

• You have to skip recess.

• You must write your name 100 times on a piece of paper.

• You have to skip lunch.

Answer explanation

Page 23:

"Todd, she said, you know better than to talk in class. You must learn to work quietly, like the other children. She wrote his name on the blackboard (chalkboard) under the word DISCIPLINE."

What happens if your name is written three times on the blackboard under the word DISCIPLINE? (Pg. 27)

• You must clean the school.

• You have to ride home at noon on the kindergarten bus.

• You must help Mrs. Mush make lunch.

• You will turn into an apple.

Answer explanation

Page 27:

"Mrs. Jewels heard him. She circled his name. Todd had three strikes against him. At twelve o'clock h left the room to go home early on the kindergarten bus."

Who REALLY was Sammy? (Pgs. 76-77)

• An apple

• The yard teacher

• A dead rat hiding under a bunch or raincoats.

• Stephen's best friend

Answer explanation

Page 76-77:

"At last she removed the final coat. All that was there was a dead rat."

How did Jason become unstuck from his chair? (Pg. 66)

• Joy KISSED him!

• A bear jumped up and scared him.

• Someone pulled him out.

• The teacher splashed water on him.

Answer explanation

Page 66

"Joy stepped up and kissed him on the nose. Jason fell out of the chair and hit his head on the floor."

Why did Mrs. Jewels pour ice water on Jason? (Pg. 63)

• She didn't like him.

• To try to make him unstuck from his chair.

• She was mean.

• Jason splashed water on Mrs. Jewels first.

Answer explanation

Page 63:

"All right, said Mrs. Jewels. Let's try ice water. That should freeze the gum and make it less sticky."

How did Dana practice arithmetic? (Pg. 60)

• She practiced with Mrs. Gorf.

• She counted her mosquito bites.

• She counted Mrs. Mush's tuna surprises.

• She practiced with Mrs. Jewels.

Answer explanation

Page 60:

"At last, Dana began counting her own mosquito bites. She counted seventy-five on one side and forty-nine on the other. The she added them together for a total of one hundred and twenty four mosquitos."

Who caught Sharie after she fell asleep and fell out the window? (Pgs. 20-21)

• Mrs. Gorf

• No one

• Mrs. Mush

• Louis, the yard teacher

Answer explanation

Pages 20-21:

"Louis, the yard teacher, was wasy over on the other side of it when he happend to see Sharie fall out the window. He ducked under the volleyball net, hurtled past the kickball field, hopped over the hopscotch court, climbed through the monkey bars, sped across the grass, and caught Sharie just before she hit the ground."

Why did Nancy and Mac want to trade names? (Pg. 144)

• They wanted to confuse the teacher.

• The thought it would be fun.

• They did not change names.

• They didn't like their own names, so they decided to switch names.

Answer explanation

Page 144

"Nancy was very quiet and shy. He was ashamed of his name."

What happened after Terrence was a bad sport and kicked all of his classmate's balls over the fence? (Pg. 136)

• Louis kicked Terrence over the fence.

• There were no balls left to play with.

• Terrence lost all his friends.

• Sherie kicked Terrence in the leg.

Answer explanation

Page 136:

"Okay," said Louis.

He picked Terrence up and kicked him over the fence.