Frindle Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Andrew Clements
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 102 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Frindle Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Andrew Clements
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 102 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Nick invent for "pen"?
(a) Grunible.
(b) Drimble.
(c) Snimple.
(d) Frindle.

2. Who is Nick's fourth-grade teacher?
(a) Mrs. Avery.
(b) Miss Deaver.
(c) Mrs. Granger.
(d) Mrs. Allen.

3. Why does Nick not use the introduction to his dictionary to write his report?
(a) He does not realize it is there until he has already written his report.
(b) It is above his reading level.
(c) It does not have any useful information.
(d) The introduction to his dictionary is missing.

4. Who gets in trouble for the prank that Nick plays on Mrs. Avery?
(a) Ellen.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Karen.
(d) Janet.

5. What interesting fact about English does Mrs. Granger tell the class?
(a) It is the language with the most words.
(b) It contains words borrowed from many other languages.
(c) It is related to German.
(d) It is very difficult to learn.

6. What is Nick's older brother's name?
(a) Pete.
(b) James.
(c) Chris.
(d) John.

7. What school does Nick's brother go to?
(a) He is an elementary school student.
(b) He is a middle school student.
(c) He is a high school student.
(d) He is a college student.

8. What does Mrs. Granger like very, very much?
(a) The encyclopedia.
(b) The dictionary.
(c) The library.
(d) The thesaurus.

9. Why is fifth grade different from third and fourth grades?
(a) It is at a different school building.
(b) The fifth graders get an extra recess because they are older.
(c) The fifth graders are expected to do work in the summertime, before school starts.
(d) It is more serious because students are getting ready for middle school.

10. What is the first important thing that happens when Nick and Janet are walking home together after school?
(a) Nick remembers making up a word when he was two years old.
(b) Janet finds a pen.
(c) Janet tells Nick that he should stop wasting their time in class.
(d) Nick realizes that he has the power to name things.

11. What is the name of the dictionary writer that Nick tells the class about?
(a) Robert Cawdrey.
(b) Noah Webster.
(c) James Redding Ware.
(d) Samuel Johnson.

12. Why does Mrs. Granger finally cut Nick off and end his report?
(a) She knows that he is just trying to waste class time.
(b) The last part of the report does not make sense.
(c) Toward the end of his report, Nick just starts making things up.
(d) He is repeating the same ideas over and over.

13. What prank does Nick play in his fourth-grade classroom?
(a) He turns his class into a tropical island.
(b) He hides the dictionaries.
(c) He makes bird noises.
(d) He convinces the teacher that his name is "Jeff."

14. When do Nick's parents expect homework to be done?
(a) They do not have a rule about this.
(b) Before bedtime.
(c) Before dinner.
(d) Right after school.

15. What is "phase two" of Nick's plan for his report?
(a) Making up the word "frindle."
(b) Inviting the class to make up their own words.
(c) Asking a question about who decides what words mean.
(d) Reading from his dictionary's introduction.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who puts an end to the tropical island theme in Nick's classroom?

2. How does Nick's teacher react to the tropical island decorations?

3. Why do Nick and Janet miss the bus?

4. What prank does Nick play in his third-grade classroom?

5. What question does Mrs. Granger stop Nick's report to ask at the very beginning?

(see the answer keys)

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