Frindle Comprehension Book Test

A person caught chewing gum in Mrs. Granger's class

• was assigned to clean the gerbil cages.

• got it stuck on the end of his nose.

• had to go to the principal's office.

• had to wear it pinned to his clothes.

When Nick's mother did not want Nick to answer the new crew's question, she

• squeezed his arm.

• pinched his leg.

• stepped on his toes.

• cleared her throat.

Near the end of the fifth grade, Nick had an idea of how to get

• the school to offer snorkeling classes.

• more vacation days from school.

• better food in the cafeteria.

• new basketball uniforms.

Nick thought his fourth-grade teacher, Mrs. Avery,

• was as slow as a turtle.

• was as tall as a moose.

• waddled like a penguin.

• looked like a hawk.

Nick became rich when he

• sold his life story to a publisher.

• won the lottery,

• was in a movie.

• turned twenty-one.

In class, Nick and Janet

• drew pictures of tree frogs.

• tried to imitate blackbirds.

• copied the sound of crickets.

• wrote silly poems about roosters.

Nick liked to ask questions because

• sometimes there wouldn't be homework.

• it drove the teachers crazy.

• he liked to try to stump the teachers.

• he loved to learn new things.

When Nick asked Mrs. Granger where words came from, she said

• he should do a report on it.

• not to get off the subject.

• she didn't have time for nonsense.

• many words came from other languages.

Nick used some of his money to

• send his parents to Europe.

• send Mrs. Granger on a trip.

• set up a scholarship fund.

• build a library.

Nick stopped acting on his ideas because he

• promised his mother he would.

• was afraid of causing trouble.

• lost confidence in himself.

• had a bet with Janet.