No Talking Test on entire book

How were the fifth-grade students at the school different than other past fifth-grade students?

• They were quieter.

• They did a lot less homework.

• They talked a lot more.

• They got much better grades.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

What did the teachers think about the No Talking contest?

• No teacher seemed to care. They felt it was okay.

• They all loved it, and they hoped it would last forever.

• One teacher liked it, but the others thought it got in the way of their teaching.

• They all hated it, and thought the students should be suspended for not talking.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

How long was a contest to be for?

• 2 weeks

• 2 days

• 1 day

• 2 hours

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CCSS.4.MD.A.1

How many words could a student say to a teacher without getting a mark against their team?

• 10 words

• 6 words

• 3 words

• 1 word

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What rules did the fifth-graders have about No Talking?

• Students couldn't talk at school, but could talk during lunch and recess.

• Students couldn't talk at school or at home, but could say up to 3 words to other adults who spoke to them.

• Students can talk at school, but they could talk as much as they wanted to at home.

• Students could not talk at home, but they could talk as much as they wanted to with adults at school.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

What happened at the end of the contest?

• The boys won and they made fun of the girls until many started crying.

• The girls won, and they made fun of the boys and started yelling "Losers" at them.

• The girls seemed to have won, until Lindsay explained it was a tie.

• The boys and girls decided to keep the contest for 2 more days.

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CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What does the principal think about the students' contest to not talk?

• She loved it as finally the fifth-graders were quiet.

• She didn't seem to notice as she was homesick when the contest had started.

• She didn't care at all. She was fine with the contest.

• She was upset about it and felt they were breaking the rules.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

What also happened near the end of the book?

• The principal yelled at the students in the cafeteria.

• The principal congratulated the students, and all of the teachers sang to them.

• The principal quit and they got a new principal.

• The principal canceled the end of the year party, she had promised them.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9