Night of the Spadefoot Toads Review

When Ms. Tibbets arrived on her first day, the class was in an uproar. Why?

• Because Ben took the mice out of the cage.

• Because there were ants all over the floor.

• Because someone had put chewing gum on the doorknob.

• Because the bus was late and students were just arriving.

What did Ms. Tibbets do with the frog that Ben brought to class?

• She kissed it

• She threw it out the window

• She put it in a cage

• She picked it up and asked the students to draw it

What did Ben do instead of going to Danny's birthday party?

• He took a trip to the museum with Agatha

• He helped Ms. Tibbets with her yard

• He decided to sleep late

• He rode his bicycle

What did Ben overhear Tabitha and Ms. Tibbets discuss?

• Cleaning out the tool shed

• Painting her house white

• Selling her land

• Going on a trip to the Grand Canyon

What did Ben deny knowing when an upset Ms. Tibbets spoke on the phone?

• When the store would close

• Who took the cookies from the cookie jar

• What happened to her car

• How the snakes got out of the cage

Why did Ms. Tibbets plan on cancelling the field trip to see the toads?

• Because she would not do it on Friday

• The students did not want to go

• The venue was closed

• Mr. Nickelby said that they could not go

Why were Ben and Ms. Tibbets were laughing as they looked for toads

• They were telling bad puns

• They were talking about the Overtoad

• They were laughing at a TV show they had watched

• Ben was pretending to be a clown

What did Ben do to try to save the toads

• He called the director of a

  Wetlands conservation group

• He started a petition

• He contacted the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

• He convinced someone else to buy the land

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS3-1

What was Ben supposed to be doing when he went to Ryan's party?

• Practicing his saxophone

• Going to the park

• Doing his chores

• working on his report in the library

What did Ben put at the end of the report that he showed to Tabitha?

• A drawing of a salamander

• A picture of Jenny and Ryan

• A letter from her brother

• a picture of toad tadpoles