FRINDLE #4-#6

What was the rule in Nicks family ?

• Go over and above
• Homework first
• Ask for help
• Eat dinner at 6:00

Which of the following best describes how Nick feels about his homework assignment?

• confused and sad
• overwhelmed and disappointed
• excited and focused
• interested and productive

Read this paragraph from the passage: “Nick decided that giving the report could actually be fun. He could make it into something special. After all, Mrs. Granger had asked for it.” Based on this paragraph, which of the following is the most likely prediction?

• Nick will give up on the report and only turn in the vocabulary words.
• Nick will ask his older brother to write the report for him.
• Nick will try to impress Mrs. Granger with his report.
• Nick is going to turn his report into something that Mrs. Granger will not like.

What was the title of Nick’s oral report?

• The Report
• The Book
• He did not have one

Why did Nick have a bad feeling in his stomach?

• He was sick.
• He was nervous.
• He ate something that made him not feel well.
• He didn't like Mrs. Granger.

What was so special about Nick's report?

• It was long.
• He managed to make the assignment a rather long time-waster.
• His teacher was happy he did his homework.
• It was a funny report

According to Mrs. Granger, who says that "dog" means "dog"?

• All the people do.
• Teachers
• Samuel Johnson
• The dictionary

What did Mrs. Granger do the last 8 minutes of class?

• She managed to jam a whole day's work in.
• She had the students write.
• She read a book.
• They did nothing

Read the following sentence from the chapter: "And Mrs. Granger's eyes would be cranked up to maximum punch power.” This shows that Nick thinks-

• Mrs. Granger has special powers.
• Mrs. Granger will be waiting for him to make a mistake.
• Mrs. Granger will like his report.
• Mrs. Granger will go easy on him because it's only the second day of school.

Why did so many kids raise their hands to say that they had the blue dictionary at home instead of the red one?

• They wanted to Mrs. Granger to let Nick read the article so that they wouldn't have to do any work in class.
• They didn't get the letter about dictionaries that Mrs. Granger sent home.
• They were truly interested in dictionaries and wanted to hear more about them.
• They thought it would please Mrs. Granger if they seemed interested in the article