You Can't Say You Can't Play Test | Final Test - Hard

Vivian Paley
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

You Can't Say You Can't Play Test | Final Test - Hard

Vivian Paley
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 111 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who agrees to be protection against the eagle?

2. Who lets Raymond borrow a carriage?

3. In Magpie's story who wants the baby dragon to be a fighter?

4. What surrounds the mountain as Raymond and his friends climb?

5. What pushes the baby dragon far into the sky when he attacks the other dragons?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, when Magpie ended his story inspired by Raymond, how did Raymond respond?

2. When Beatrice finds out that students still think Raymond is mean after he tries to be nice, what advice does Beatrice give Raymond?

3. How was Lisa affected by the imposition of the new rule?

4. In Magpie's story, inspired by Raymond, why is the father sad?

5. What does Raymond reveal about himself in Chapter 4?

6. What story does Raymond's father tell?

7. How did Paley respond to her students/ concerns in Chapter 3?

8. Back in the classroom in Chapter 3, what suggestion did Lisa have about Beatrice's frustration/jealousy?

9. What did the fifth graders in Chapter 4 tell Paley about the new play rule?

10. What happened with loop holes regarding the new play rule according to Paley in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has implementation of the new rule affected the perceptions of the third and fifth grade students in last Chapter of the book? Include information from previous chapters that help define student perceptions before any changed perceptions.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 4, Paley observes the evolving rule in relation to students learning democratic procedures; adapting the rule to cover story-telling; and no longer looking for loopholes. Discuss each of these results. How they came to be and how they affect the students and the rule itself. Citing details from previous chapters may be helpful.

Essay Topic 3

Through the book. Lisa and Beatrice's behavior has fluctuated from one extreme to another. Explain these varying responses and connect them with how students (all grades) respond to Paley's experiment.

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