WorksheetsFrindle Rapid Fire: Chapters 12-13 with vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Who was Bud Lawrence and what was his interest in Frindle?
He was a news reporter who couldn’t understand all the attention Nick was getting.
He was a businessman who was telling everyone frindle was his idea.
He was a businessman who wanted a deal to sell frindle products.
He was a news reporter who found out about frindle through his son.
Who interviewed Nick?
The school superintendent
Mrs. Chatham, the principal
A local radio station
A TV station
When Mrs. Granger was asked if she’d lost the word war, her response was:
“It’s not over yet.”
“No, because the dictionary is always right.”
“Yes, because no one’s using ‘pen,’ anymore.”
“No comment.”
When a businessman wanted to turn the word frindle into money via products, Nick’s response was:
“Sure. Where do I sign?”
“No, because the word frindle isn't for sale."
No because he didn’t trust the offer, which his parents told him about.
No response because he didn’t know about the offer though his parents did.
5) After a while, the word frindle…
Was taken over in Nick’s school by another new word, hap-hap, which meant money.
Got hugely popular, even ending up on a sign in town that said “home of the original frindle,” but then got forgotten about.
Was turned into a book by someone pretending frindle was their idea, not Nick’s
Was forbidden in every school and household across the country, following all the news stories.
Establish means:
To recycle rather than throw away as garbage
To successfully start or make something that did not exist before
To end or do away with
Longer than it is wide
Recall means:
To bring a past event into the mind; remember
To say in a loud voice or shout out.
A mischievous person
To call again
Remarkable means:
Very cute or charming
Able to; ready for
Worthy of being noticed or mentioned
Effective
Import means:
To travel abroad, especially for leisure
A significant event
A magnificent item
To bring into the country, especially as something to be sold
Villain means:
A mischievous person
An evil person or scoundrel
Someone who comes to the rescue
Someone who gives up
