Comprehension Frindle

Use Chapter 1:

Based on his actions in 3rd and 4th grade, Nick Allen could be characterized as a...

• Good kid

• Bad kid

• Very creative kid

• A troublemaker

Use Chapter 2:

Which detail would BEST support the characterization that Mrs. Granger is strict?

• Mrs. Granger loves the dictionary

• She pins chewing gum on students' shirts when they get caught

• She sent home letters about which dictionary is "acceptable" to buy

• She had a blue uniform and a red uniform

Chapter 2:

The excerpt "It was still a week before school and Nick already felt like fifth grade was going to be a very long year" is an example which technique:

• Inferencing

• Figurative language

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

Chapter 3:

What is a "thought-grenade"? (Use pages 14 and 15)

• A question used to sidetrack the teacher to delay getting homework

• A really good idea

• Nick's best weapon in the "frindle war"

• The topic of Nick's report for the class

Chapter 4 (page 21):

"He'd be lucky to have three minutes worth. But because Nick was Nick, he suddenly had an idea and it brought a grin to his face"

What is Nick planning to do with his report?

• Take up the entire class period

• Get an A+

• Turn his class into a beach

• Teach the class about the great blackbird peep

Chapter 5 (use page 28 and 29):

Which detail supports the idea that Mrs. Granger is getting angry with Nick?

• Her eyes were practically burning a hole in the chalkboard

• She edged around the room

• Mrs. Granger smiled at him

• Mrs. Granger was beaming at him

Chapter 6:

Which of these events did NOT happen?

• Janet finds a pen on the street

• Nick and his friends took an oath to replace the word 'pen' with 'frindle'.

• Nick remembered what Mrs. Granger said about words

• Nick bought candy from the penny pantry with a frindle

Mrs. Chatham : Mrs. Granger :: ________________ : Nick

• Dad

• Black Queen

• Mom

• Bud Lawrence

Chapter 9:

Why does the author refer to Mrs. Chatham and Mom as the "black queen" and "white queen"?

• The queen is the most powerful piece on the chess board and Mrs. Chatham and Mom are the most powerful pieces Nick and Mrs. Granger have.

• Nick and Mrs. Granger agree to decide whether the word war is over by playing a game of chess.

• Mom is in charge of things at Nick's house and Mrs. Chatham is in charge of things at the school.

• None of the above

How would the story be different if Janet Fisk never found the golden pen in the street?

• Nick doesn't invent the word frindle

• Nick wouldn't have to do the report on the dictionary

• Janet and Nick never learn about the blackbird 'peep'

• The word 'quiz' would not exist