WorksheetsThe Great Debate-Gold 73
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 12mins
Whatgenre is this novel?
fiction
non-fiction
auto-biography
graphic novel
The setting of this story is
Alton school
Alden school
school cafeteria
Alfred school cafeteria
The principal's name is
Principal Potter
Principal Potts
Principal Alton
Principal Parker
Who was the only one to tell the Principal his idea for a "No Talking Day" was unfair?
Nick Everett
Nick Parker
Nick Alton
Billy Parker
What is a silent debate?
They act out they're arguments
They use sign language
None of the above
All of the above
The punishment for the school if Nick couldn't figure out the three points the Principal was trying to make even if he missed one was: (pg.5)
a No Talking Week
a second No Talking Day
no additional punishment
he had to clean the lunchroom
Who was the friend that was supposed to help Nick during the debate by using notecards?
Erin Mitchell
Ellie Parker
Ms. Mallow
Billie Parker
Mr. Potter explained that his actions for covering his ears meant:
The noise in the school is so bad people can't hear themselves think
He had a headache from the noise
He was just starting the debate
None of the above
Mr. Potter stated that when Nick raised his arms and spread them around he thought it meant:
That Nick was saying the whole world is a noisy place, so we just have to get used to it.
Nick was saying can't do that in front of everyone
Nick was showing him the full auditorium
All of the above
When the Principal held up the golden apple he was trying to remind Nick that:
silence is golden
silence is a virtue
silence was the name of their game
none of the above
When Nick held up the whoopie pie Mr. Potter thought Nick meant
Reminding him that young people need to have a good time
Reminding him how foolish he was
Reminding him that a whoopie pie was better than an apple to eat
All of the above
What did Nick really mean by the whoopie pie:
He thought the Principal was bringing out his lunch so he brought out his too
He thought his whoopie pie was better than an apple
He just wanted to hold up a food item also
All of the above
Nick won in the end because Mr. Potter
thought Nick was smarter then he ever imagined
Nick had the whoopie pie
he never gave up
all of the above
"The Great Debate" is based on a very old
Jewish story
fable
folktale
none of the above
