The Best Worst School Year Ever

Name the Herdman children:

Read this excerpt from chapter 2 after Miss Farley drinks the tiny frogs:

"Miss Farley was hysterical! She said she could feel them jerking and jumping all down her windpipe."

What does hysterical mean?

• funny

• out of control

• calm

• historical

Which best describes Alice Wendleken?

• caring

• self-centered

• innocent

Eugene's talent for the talent show was cracking walnuts on his __________.

In Chapter 5, what does Imogene say happens to other kids who go into the teacher's lounge?

• They get lots of treats.

• They get arrested.

• They become teachers.

• They disappear.

Draw the image you created in your mind in chapter 6 of Gladys with her paperclip smile.

How was Louella hoping to keep Howard away from the Herdmans while in class?

• She put a leash on him

• She put him in a play pen

• She tied him to her right leg

What is the main reason the Woodrow Wilson School won the Speed and Safety Award in Chapter 8?

• The whole school practiced for weeks before the real drill.

• The Herdmans were absent.

• The Herdmans led all the children out of the school in record time.

What character trait did Father call Imogene for getting Boyd's head out of the bike rack in Chapter 9?

• thrifty

• brave

• resourceful

What was the author's purpose for writing The Best Worst School Year Ever?

• to persuade

• to inform

• to entertain