Frindle Comprehension Questions

Mrs. Granger took great pride in:

• her huge dictionary
• her collection of ink pens
• her class set of encyclopedias
• her personal relationship with her students

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Mrs. Granger gave Nick a special assignment on the first day of class.  Why?

• He tried to get Mrs. Granger to forget to give an assignment.
• He liked to do extra work so he could make good grades.
• He thought Mrs. Granger would like him better if he asked for one.
• He was lying to Mrs. Granger about what he did during the summer.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is Nick trying to accomplish by sending his five friends into the Penny Pantry store?

• annoying the clerk
• having the word frindle recognized as a pen
• making his friends buy a pen for him
• put them through an initiation into his secret agent club

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Mrs. Granger wouldn't let the students use the word frindle.  If they did they had to:

• write the spelling definitions 20 times each.
• stay after school in detention and write sentences.
• call their parents and tell them why they are saying, "frindle."
• write the word "frindle" 100 times.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Mrs. Granger had Nick stay after school to give him something.  What was it?

• An envelope that was sealed from Mrs. Granger
• A note to his parents about his behavior
• A lecture about being disrespectful to teachers
• A hug for inventing a new word

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What words did Mrs. Granger say that inspired Nick's idea?

• "Sit down because I said so."

• "Homework is something every child must do."

• "Pens are a very important part of society, and we couldn't function without them."

• "The dictionary words are law, and a dog is a dog because people say it is a dog."

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How did Nick respond when Mrs. Granger spoke with him about his behavior?

• He said he was very sorry.

• He got angry and ran from the room.

• He acted innocent and pretended he didn't know what she was talking about.

• He acted insulted and threatened to speak to the principal and his mother about Mrs. Granger.

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

How did Mr. and Mrs. Allen respond to the visit from the principal?

• They both were angry about it.

• They both were embarrassed about it.

• Mrs. Allen was embarrassed, but Mr. Allen was a little annoyed.

• Mr. Allen was embarrassed, but Mrs. Allen was a little annoyed.

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

When he was little, what word did Nick use to tell his family he wanted to hear music?

• Frindle

• Moomoo

• Estopa

• Gwagala

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CCSS.RL.4.1

What did Nick compare his battle with Mrs. Granger to?

• a game of chess

• a game of tic tac toe

• a game of cards

• a game of checkers

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.6