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WorksheetsThe Ron Clark Story
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
In the beginning of the film, Mr Clark speaks with a child who is
yelling at his teacher
crying
standing in a trash can
none of these
Why is the young boy standing in the trashcan?
The trash was overflowing.
His teacher told him he couldn't learn so he should go out with the trash.
He was playing hide and seek.
He was being punished for bad behavior.
What do the students and staff at Belfort County give Mr. Clark?
A watch
A class picture
A new car
A parking place
Mr. Clark is a successful teacher in North Carolina, but leaves for New York because
the city desperately needed good teachers.
he wanted to be in the North.
he always wanted to live in New York.
he wanted to leave home.
What city does Mr. Clark move to?
Chicago
Aurora
Harlem
Los Angeles
What does Mr. Clark do at first in New York to earn rent money?
He tutors kids.
He works as a short order cook.
He waits tables in a theme restaurant.
none of these
What school in New York hires Mr. Clark?
Inner Harlem Elementary
Harlem High School
Garfield High School
The Ron Clark Academy
When Mr. Clark meets Mr. Turner, the principal, he tells him that he is what kind of an expert?
an expert at singing
an expert at raising test scores
an expert at motivating
none of these
What does Mr. Clark establish in his classroom initially, with much resistance?
A set of classroom rules
A classroom attitude of respect
both
neither
What was Mr. Clark's first rule?
No cutting in line.
Respect one another.
No chewing gum.
We are family.
What does Mr. Clark drink in order to get the students to listen to him?
coffee
sweet tea
chocolate milk
water
What happens to Mr. Clark's classroom?
It was painted.
Graffiti was painted on the walls.
It was vandalized.
All of the above
What does Mr. Clark try to learn during recess?
Hopscotch
Basketball
A cartwheel
Double Dutch Jump Rope
What happens at school that makes Mr. Clark want to quit?
He shakes Shamieka's desk with her in it and it creates self-doubt.
The classroom gets vandalized.
His car gets vandalized.
none of these
Mr. Clark does a home visit to Shamieka's apartment and winds up doing what for her?
Cooking dinner for her siblings so she can study
Helping her siblings with their homework
Cleaning her apartment so she can study
none of these
How does Mr. Clark teach his students the US presidents?
A rap song
Flashcards
Wrote them on the board
Gave them notes
Mr. Clark tells his students, "I teach you and you teach _____."
me
each other
your family
your friends
When he is overcome with pneumonia, Mr. Clark continues to teach
through a substitute teacher
by video
by letter
by text
How does Shamieka's mom react when she finds Mr. Clark making dinner?
She's thankful.
She joins them for dinner.
She throws him out.
She hires him to cook and babysit.
Mr. Clark got tickets for his class to what Broadway show?
Cats
Hamilton
Phantom of the Opera
Beauty and the Beast
What happened to Tayshawn?
He was beaten by his foster dad.
He won an art award.
He skipped school to sell stolen goods.
All of the above.
How does Mr. Clark help Tayshawn after his stepfather beat him up?
He gets him to the show.
He gives him some money.
He gets him to a safe house (with the principal).
He takes him in to live with him.
To help Julio with his math, Mr. Clark uses
playing cards and (fake) gambling to practice probability.
peer tutoring
the text book
google classroom
After the state test, the principal tells everyone that Mr. Clark's class scored higher than
the honor's class
the entire school
both are true
neither are true
Which student had the highest state test score?
Tayshawn
Shamieka
Julio
A student from the honor's class
