Transcript Frindle Test

Frindle
Vocabulary and Comprehension
Test
Vocabulary
1. The man was so ________ in his thoughts that
he did not notice when the traffic light changed
from red to green.
sidetrack
B. absorbed
C. beaming
D. emptied
A.
Vocabulary
2. We walked up and down each _______ at the
grocery store, trying to remember all the things
we needed for supper.
oath
B. reputation
C. aisle
D. vacation
A.
Vocabulary
3. To join the club, we had to take an ________,
saying that we would not break any club rules.
absorbed
B. aisle
C. interested
D. oath
A.
Vocabulary
4. Ted’s mother could not help ________ with
pride as her son performed in the talent show.
beaming
B. sidetrack
C. reputation
D. partition
A.
Vocabulary
5. Grace has the ________ of being honest and
trustworthy.
sidetrack
B. absorbed
C. reputation
D. partition
A.
Vocabulary
6. By asking questions, Tim tried to ________ our
teacher from giving us a test.
absorbed
B. oath
C. reputation
D. sidetrack
A.
Comprehension
7. Nick feels that the worst thing that can happen
in class is ________.
writing a report
B. being treated like the teacher’s pet
C. giving an oral report
D. answering the teacher’s questions
A.
Comprehension
8. What is the German word for dog?
chien
B. dog
C. hund
D. perro
A.
Comprehension
9. What book is Mrs. Granger describing?
a math book
B. a phone book
C. a notebook
D. a dictionary
A.
Comprehension
10. Mrs. Granger gets through the whole day’s
assignments ________.
in eight minutes
B. in French
C. with great difficulty
D. without any wrong answers
A.
Comprehension
11. Why is Nick asking Mrs. Granger questions?
to learn words in foreign languages
B. to learn more about dictionaries
C. to keep her from giving more homework
D. to become the teacher’s pet
A.
Comprehension
12. What helps Nick understand what Mrs.
Granger said about the meaning of words?
an experience he had in preschool
B. a discussion at the newspaper meeting
C. his latest assignment from Mrs. Granger
D. his and Janet’s talk about Mrs. Granger’s class
A.
Comprehension
13. When does Nick understand what Mrs.
Granger said about the meaning of words?
as he leads the newspaper meeting
B. while he and Janet are walking home
C. after he eats dinner
D. before he leaves school
A.
Comprehension
14. What happens after Nick accidentally knocks
Janet off the curb?
She picks up the gold pen.
B. She falls on the pavement.
C. He talks about Mrs. Granger’s class.
D. He uses the word frindle for the first time.
A.
Comprehension
15. Why does Nick ask the lady in the store for a
frindle?
because he wants to try using frindle as a real
word
B. because he needs a black pen
C. because Mrs. Granger told the class to buy a
special kind of pen
D. because he knows the saleslady speaks
German
A.
Comprehension
16. According to the selection, what is Nick’s
middle name?
Frindle
B. Allen
C. Gwagala
D. Action
A.
Comprehension
17. How does Nick try to make frindle a real
English word?
He teaches the word to the clerk at the store.
B. He has his friends take an oath to never say
pen.
C. He tells Mrs. Granger about a frindle.
D. He finds the word in the book Words Alive.
A.
Comprehension
18. Which best describes Nick?
dishonest
B. disorganized
C. imaginative
D. musical
A.