"Schooled" Comprehension Questions

How is Capricorn similar to Hugh?

• Both were homeschooled.

• Capricorn hasn't had any experience with bullying, while Hugh has had a long history of it.

• Both are targets for bullying.

• Hugh is popular with lots of friends, while Cap is lonely and isolated.

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Which pieces of evidence best support the statement that Capricorn and Hugh are both targets for bullying?
Focus on which PROVES that character IS bullied.

• A "I'd read about typical school violence, but this was the first time I'd witnessed it in real life..." (Chapter 4: Capricorn Anderson)

• B "I've been in real school for one day, and that's plenty." (Chapter 4: Capricorn Anderson)

• C "How could you bring that - that freakazoid into our house?" (Chapter 4: Capricorn Anderson)

• D "And then it hit me. If Cap Anderson had never been born, the name announced to the whole school would have been mine." (Chapter 5: Hugh Winkleman)

• E “If you want to understand middle school students, there's only one way to do it: follow the wedgies.”
      (Chapter 5: Hugh Winkleman)

What event in Chapter 11 causes the mood to become more suspenseful?

• Sophie was driving and almost ran into someone's garage.

• Cap was getting bullied on the school bus.

• Mr. Rodrigo starts to have a heart attack and falls out of the driver's seat.

• Cap gets arrested for the second time.

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Which piece of evidence best supports the event of Mr. Rodrigo having a heart attack?

• "The Saturn burst forward. Suddenly, a white painted garage door loomed out of the darkness, coming up fast." (Chapter 9: Sophie Donnelly)

• "A bunch of jerks at the back were flicking lit matches at Cap." (Chapter 11: Hugh Winkleman)

• "The police made Cap lie facedown in the aisle while they handcuffed his hands behind his back." (Chapter 11: Hugh Winkleman)

• "And at that very instant, Mr. Rodrigo let out a loud groan, clutched his chest, and toppled out of his seat." (Chapter 11: Hugh Winkleman)

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How have the students' attitudes towards Cap changed from the beginning of the novel to the end of Chapter 16?

• critical to judgemental

• critical to admiring

• approving to accusing

• pessimistic to awestruck

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6 Part B: Choose two pieces of evidence to support your answer to Part A. (RL 6.1)

• A “With the arrival of this new kid all the losers in school were bumped down one space.” Chapter 3 - Zach Powers

• B “What are you looking at, jerkface?” - Chapter 4 - Capricorn Anderson

• C “A lot of eyes were on him as he sat down in the cafeteria.” - Chapter 5 Hugh Winkleman

• D “An empty Dasani bottle missed my ear by inches. “Get out of here!” Sophie shrieked. “Mind your own business!”” - Chapter 16 Capricorn Anderson

• E “Students would come up to me in the halls; they would sing along when I played guitar in the music room; they would join in my morning tai chi routing -- and then they would volunteer to help.” - Chapter 16 Capricorn Anderson

7 Part A: How does Sophie react when she realizes it was Cap who bought her the bracelet? (RL 6.3)

• A She is furious with her dad for pretending he sent it back to her.

• B She suspected it all along so she wasn’t surprised.

• C She is so upset that she fails her drivers test.

• D She is overwhelmed with emotion because even though she treated him terribly, he always responded with kindness.

8  Part B:  Which piece of text evidence best supports your answer to Part A? (RL 6.1)

• A “Dad didn't forget about the engraved bracelet. He never sent it to me in the first place. “ - Chapter 26, Sophie Donnelly

• B “I crunched all four orange cones.” - Chapter 26, Sophie Donnelly

• C “Believe me, I knew the man was a flake.” Chapter 26 - Sophie Donnelly

• D “...I had never said a civil word to Capricorn Anderson…And he’d responded by doing the most wonderful thing anyone had ever done for me.” -Chapter 26,  Sophie Donnelly

9 Part A: Which of the following best describes a theme of Schooled? (RL 6.2)

• A All you need is love.

• B It is important to fit in.

• C. Cap Anderson always treated others with kindness.

• D Always treat others with kindness.

10 Part B Which evidence supports your answer to Part A?

• A “If we can’t stop this hippie bandwagon, we’ll have to find a way to jump on.” - Zach Powers, Chapter 25

• B “I’d called him a freakazoid, poured water on him, and never missed a chance to tell him what a loser he was. And he’d responded by doing the most wonderful thing anyone had ever done for me.” - Sophie, Chapter 26

• C “Engraving: ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE….Sophie’s bangle” - Mrs. Donelly, Chapter 28

• D “Cap may not be dead, but he’s definitely gone.” “We might be able to work that to our advantage…” - Zach, Chapter 25

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