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WorksheetsThe Landry News-Unit Review
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What did Cara discover about her teacher, Mr. Larson, in the display case at school?
a)
He had been the editor-in-chief of the local newspaper.
b)
He had been teacher-of-the-year three times in a row.
c)
He was a criminal who was wanted by the police.
d)
He was a student of Mr. Phillips-Frey a long time ago.
2.
What happened to the very first edition of The Landry News that Cara hung up in Mr. Larson's room?
a)
The newspaper ended up on Dr. Barnes' desk.
b)
The newspaper won an award.
c)
The local newspaper printed a story about it.
d)
It was ripped off the wall and tore up by Mr. Larson.
3.
What was the first real assignment that Mr. Larson gave the class?
a)
To discover the heart of two newspapers by comparing editorial sections.
b)
To write a news article about something that happened in school.
c)
To learn about how the newspaper is made.
d)
To interview someone and write a news report about what they learned.
4.
How did Joey help Cara create the second edition of The Landry News?
a)
He showed her how to use the computer to publish the newspaper.
b)
He wrote the articles for the sports section of the newspaper.
c)
He helped her sell advertising for the newspaper.
d)
He helped other students with writing and editing the newspaper.
5.
How did Cara know so much about some of the students at Denton Elementary School even though she was new there?
a)
She was a secret spy working for the government.
b)
She looked them up in the old yearbooks.
c)
She paid attention to conversations and details.
d)
She made up all the information.
6.
Why did Cara start to write newspapers?
a)
She wanted to share her love for liver and onions.
b)
She wanted to be popular.
c)
She wanted to be a journalist and quit school.
d)
She was angry at her dad for leaving her and her mother.
7.
Which of the following was NOT a reason for Mr. Larson going from being a good teacher to a bad teacher over many years?
a)
He was worried about his wife teaching in a bad school.
b)
He was sick and tired of teaching.
c)
He was depressed about not being able to send his daughters to good colleges.
d)
He had to take care of his wife's parents and then his parents when they got older.
8.
What was the survey that Cara and Lee Ann did for the second edition of The Landry News?
a)
Favorite Subject
b)
Favorite Teacher
c)
Favorite Food
d)
Favorite Colors of Boogers
9.
What section of the newspaper did Mr. Larson always save to read last?
a)
The sports section
b)
The editorials
c)
The business section
d)
The comics
10.
Why did Mr. Larson ask Cara for an extra copy of the second edition of The Landry News?
a)
He wanted to give a copy to Dr. Barnes.
b)
He wanted a copy to keep for himself.
c)
He wanted to put a copy in the school library.
d)
He wanted to take one home to show his wife.
11.
What city does The Landry News take place?
a)
Baltimore
b)
Miami
c)
Chicago
d)
Buffalo
12.
Who was the one person that Cara always wished would show up to her conferences at her old school?
a)
Her mother
b)
Her grandfather
c)
Sponge Bob Square Pants
d)
Her father
13.
Who is the principal of Denton Elementary School?
a)
Dr. Barnes
b)
Mrs. Steinert
c)
Dr. Larson
d)
Mrs. Cormier
14.
Why did Dr. Barnes call an emergency school board meeting?
a)
To honor Mr. Larson for his work with the newspaper.
b)
To take disciplinary action against Cara.
c)
To take disciplinary action against Mr. Larson.
d)
To honor Cara for her outstanding editorial writing.
15.
What was the nature of the article that Dr. Barnes felt was inappropriate?
a)
A biography of Mr. Larson.
b)
An editorial about the cafeteria food.
c)
A survey about Denton Elementary Schools's favorite teacher.
d)
A personal story about divorce.
16.
The Landry News fits into what literary genre?
a)
Non-fiction
b)
Realistic Fiction
c)
Biography
d)
Poetry
17.
What was the name of the newspaper that replaced The Landry News?
a)
The Guardian
b)
The Angel
c)
The Sun Times
d)
The Chicago Tribune
18.
What happened at the end of the meeting that the school board held during Mr. Larson's disciplinary hearing?
a)
The school board agreed to dismiss the disciplinary action against him.
b)
The school board agreed to assign Mr. Larson to another school for the rest of the year.
c)
The school board agreed to fire Mr. Larson for allowing the article about divorce to be published.
d)
The school board make Dr. Barnes publicly apologize to Mr. Larson.
19.
What word best describes Mr. Larson at the beginning of The Landry News?
a)
depressed
b)
exciting
c)
enthusiastic
d)
creative
20.
Why was Cara disappointed with her TV interview?
a)
She did not think that the questions were very good questions.
b)
She did not get to tell the entire story behind what was happening to Mr. Larson.
c)
She thought the reporter was a bully.
d)
She thought that she did not look good in the outdoor light.
21.
Why were Mr. Larson and his class looking forward to the board meeting?
a)
They just wanted it to be over.
b)
They wanted to see Mr. Larson get fired.
c)
It was the last lesson in the most interesting subject they had ever studied.
d)
They wanted to see Dr. Barnes publicly humiliated when Mr. Larson was vindicated of all charges.
22.
What surprise did Cara arrange with Michael Morton before the disciplinary hearing?
a)
Cara arranged for Michael to sit in the front row of the auditorium.
b)
Cara arranged for Joey to read Michael's article to the school board.
c)
Cara arranged for Michael's mother to read the article to the school board.
d)
Cara arranged for Michael to read his article to the school board.
23.
What was the motto of The Landry News?
a)
Truth and Freedom
b)
Truth and Mercy
c)
Truth and Courage
d)
Let's do the Cha-Cha
24.
What other BIG surprise did Cara and her classmates have for Mr. Larson at the end of the disciplinary hearing?
a)
Cara had lunch delivered to the school for her class because she knew that Mr. Larson would be vindicated.
b)
Cara and her classmates were confident that Mr. Larson would be vindicated and printed a new copy of The Landry News.
c)
Cara's dad came to the public hearing because she begged him to come to it.
d)
Cara and her classmates decided to dedicate the newspaper to Dr. Barnes because he let Mr. Larson resign.
25.
Why did Dr. Barnes have to control his rage during his conversation with Cara over the first edition of The Guardian?
a)
Dr. Barnes was afraid that he would get fired if he yelled at Cara.
b)
Dr. Barnes did not like to show emotion and felt that showing anger was unprofessional.
c)
Dr. Barnes had been a professional wrestler and he was afraid he was going to body slam Cara.
d)
Dr. Barnes was afraid of his blood pressure getting to high and he didn't want to have a heart attack.
26.
Why did the school board vote to dismiss the disciplinary action against Mr. Larson?
a)
They realized that Michael's story could help other young people deal with the emotions created when parents get divorced.
b)
They realized it was a good idea to fire the person that the crowd was applauding.
c)
They did not feel that Dr. Barnes and Mr. Larson really disliked each other.
d)
They realized that Mr. Larson was going to retire in a few years and didn't want to fire him.
27.
The first and most important paragraph of a newspaper is the _____.
a)
motto
b)
editorial
c)
lead
d)
headline
28.
_____ are the decorative designs often used for separation between articles in the newspaper.
a)
dingbats
b)
columns
c)
editorials
d)
mottos
29.
The space between the edge of a paper and the printing of the pages is the _____.
a)
deadline
b)
dingbat
c)
column
d)
margin
30.
Another name for a computer screen is the _____.
a)
television
b)
monitor
c)
headline
d)
thing-a-ma-jig
31.
The name of the style of type often used in newspapers is _____.
a)
Palatino
b)
Ninety-point
c)
Cursive
d)
Panella
32.
The narrow section of printed words on a page is known as _____.
a)
leads
b)
mottos
c)
dingbats
d)
columns
33.
Which section of the newspaper expresses opinions?
a)
Headlines
b)
Classified Ads
c)
Sports
d)
Editorials
34.
_____ is the very large type size often used for a newspaper's name.
a)
Ninety-point
b)
Eighty-point
c)
Seventy-point
d)
What's your point?
35.
A _____ is a saying that expresses something of importance.
a)
detail
b)
motto
c)
deadline
d)
margin
36.
As soon as the students spotted Mr. Griesmer walk through the door with iPads for each of them, the classroom erupted into total _____.
a)
skittering
b)
chaos
c)
lurching
d)
tripods
37.
Beads _____ across the room when Mrs. Chomen's necklace broke.
a)
skittered
b)
lurched
c)
accumulated
d)
chaos
38.
A wooden _____ in the trophy case at school was engraved 3 times in a row with Mr. Larson's name on it.
a)
chaos
b)
plaque
c)
tripod
d)
cockroach
39.
Cara used the extra _____ from the back of the room to make an office for herself.
a)
tripod
b)
plaque
c)
chair
d)
newspapers
40.
The snow _____ so much on the roads and driveways that they finally gave us a day off from school.
a)
rallied
b)
accumulated
c)
vindicated
d)
acrid
41.
A _____ is a set time by which something must be completed.
a)
deadline
b)
headline
c)
motto
d)
editorial
42.
Mr. Phillips-Frey _____ when someone startled him by being in his room when he thought everyone was gone.
a)
resigned
b)
squinted
c)
flinched
d)
erupted
43.
Which of these are NOT part of the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States?
a)
Freedom of the Press
b)
Freedom of Speech
c)
Freedom to Assembly
d)
Freedom of Education
44.
Who was the president of the school board who called the disciplinary meeting to order.
a)
Mrs. Landry
b)
Mrs. Cormier
c)
Mrs. Deopolis
d)
Mrs. Doubtfire
45.
What was the headline of the special edition of The Landry News that Cara published at the end of Mr. Larson's disciplinary hearing?
a)
LARSON IS A FREE MAN
b)
LARSON IS VINDICATED
c)
FREE AT LAST...FREE AT LAST
d)
COO-COO FOR COCA PUFFS
46.
Cara was a new fifth grader at Denton Elementary School.
a)
True
b)
False
47.
Mr. Larson won teacher of the year five times in a row.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
Mr. Larson teaches reading at Denton Elementary School
a)
True
b)
False
49.
Cara listens to her mother's advice and changes her writing to have "truth and mercy."
a)
True
b)
False
50.
Cara is angry because she is getting bullied at school at the beginning of the book.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
Cara has mixed feelings about Joey's proposal to help her with The Landry News in the beginning of the book.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
Cara has been in trouble before at her old school for writing The Landry News.
a)
True
b)
False
53.
Cara believes that the front page of the newspaper is the "heart" of the newspaper.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
When the roller coaster _____ from side to side, Mrs. Geibel had a hard time staying in her seat.
a)
accumulated
b)
chaos
c)
lurched
d)
skittered
55.
Who is Cara Landry's teacher?
a)
Mr. Landry
b)
Dr. Barnes
c)
Mr. Larson
d)
Mr. Fildes
56.
What was Michael's last name?
a)
Morton
b)
Horton
c)
Porkloin
d)
Snot
57.
What was the color of Cara's team?
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Yellow
d)
Green
58.
What color was Mr. Larson's thermos?
a)
Red
b)
Blue
c)
Green
d)
Yellow
59.
What was Mrs. Spellman's first name?
a)
Rosa
b)
Maureen
c)
Mabel
d)
Jennifer
60.
What color blouse did Cara wear each day?
a)
black
b)
blue
c)
purple
d)
white
61.
How long has Mr. Larson been a teacher?
a)
20 years
b)
19 years
c)
18 years
d)
17 years
62.
How long has Mr. Phillips-Frey been a teacher?
a)
30 years
b)
31 years
c)
32 years
d)
33 years
63.
How many years has Dr. Barnes been a principal at Denton Elementary School?
a)
5 years
b)
7 years
c)
9 years
d)
11 years
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