Understanding the Concept of 'Frindle'

Nick and Janet walk home, and Janet finds a pen. Nick reflects on a lesson about words and recalls a childhood memory of using 'guacala' for music. Inspired, Nick decides to create a new word, 'frle', for pen. He and his friends execute a plan to popularize 'frle', successfully making it a real word.

What game were Nick and Janet playing on their way home?

• Hide and seek

• Tag

• Balancing on the curb

• Hopscotch

What did Janet find while walking home with Nick?

• A lost puppy

• A notebook

• A gold ballpoint pen

• A silver coin

What was the key lesson from Mrs. Granger's class that Nick pondered?

• The importance of grammar

• How to write a report

• The history of the English language

• The meaning of words is determined by people

What word did young Nick use to refer to music?

• Gaga

• Frindle

• Waga

• Guaga

What new word did Nick accidentally create?

• Fle

• Friendle

• Frindle

• Frle

What was Nick's plan after creating the word 'frindle'?

• To create a new game

• To write a book

• To make 'frindle' a new word for pen

• To start a club

Where did Nick first use the word 'frindle' in public?

• In the library

• In the penny Pantry store

• At home

• At school

How did the store lady react when Nick asked for a 'frindle'?

• She immediately understood

• She ignored him

• She was confused

• She laughed

What did the group of fifth graders do to support Nick's idea?

• They made a poster

• They organized a protest

• They took an oath to use 'frindle'

• They wrote a letter to the principal