Frindle Chapter 10

Which of the following sentences explains why the situation in fifth grade seemed interesting enough to put in the local newspaper? 

• "There was the occasional burglary, the teenagers got rowdy once in a while, and  there was some shouting at the town council or the planning board now and then.” 

• “Ted Bell sold advertisements for the paper, and he had a daughter in fourth grade at  Lincoln Elementary.” 

• “But mostly things were calm and orderly in Westfield…” 

• “Judy Morgan was a reporter for The Westfield Gazette, the local newspaper.” 

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 Which of the following statements best describes Principal Chatham’s attitude toward the  “frindle” prank in this chapter. 

• She agrees with Mrs. Granger that there should be consequences for using the word.

• She thinks that both the kids and Mrs. Granger have gone too far. 

• She thinks that Mrs. Granger is wrong to make students stay after school.

• She thinks it is disrespectful to use the word “frindle.” 

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Why did the kids laugh and punch each other when a boy told the reporter that Nick didn’t want to talk to her? 

•  Because they were afraid they would all get into more trouble if Nick talked to the  reporter. 

• Nick is really the boy who said that ‘Nick’ didn’t want to talk to the reporter.

• They thought the reporter was funny. 

• They laugh every time they talk about Nick. 

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Which of the following most likely sent the reporter the fifth grade class photograph?

•  Nick 

• Janet 

• Principal Chatham 

• Mrs. Granger 

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Which of the following best describes the attitude of the students toward after-school detention? 

• They are afraid of detention and hope to never go. 

• They like detention because they get to write sentences. 

• They don’t mind detention because it has become part of the prank. 

• They don’t like detention, but their parents make them go.

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