1. Vocabulary and Comprehension Test
Frindle
Vocabulary and Comprehension Test

2. Vocabulary
1. The man was so ________ in his thoughts that he did not notice when the traffic light changed from red to green.
sidetrack
absorbed
beaming
emptied

3. Vocabulary
2. We walked up and down each _______ at the grocery store, trying to remember all the things we needed for supper.
oath
reputation
aisle
vacation

4. Vocabulary
3. To join the club, we had to take an ________, saying that we would not break any club rules.
absorbed
aisle
interested
oath

5. Vocabulary
4. Ted’s mother could not help ________ with pride as her son performed in the talent show.
beaming
sidetrack
reputation
partition

6. Vocabulary 5. Grace has the ________ of being honest and trustworthy.
sidetrack
absorbed
reputation
partition

7. Vocabulary
6. By asking questions, Tim tried to ________ our teacher from giving us a test.
absorbed
oath
reputation
sidetrack

8. Comprehension
7. Nick feels that the worst thing that can happen in class is ________.
writing a report
being treated like the teacher’s pet
giving an oral report
answering the teacher’s questions

9. Comprehension
8. What is the German word for dog?
chien
dog
hund
perro

10. Comprehension 9. What book is Mrs. Granger describing? a math book
a phone book
a notebook
a dictionary

11. Comprehension
10. Mrs. Granger gets through the whole day’s assignments ________.
in eight minutes
in French
with great difficulty
without any wrong answers

12. Comprehension 11. Why is Nick asking Mrs. Granger questions?
to learn words in foreign languages
to learn more about dictionaries
to keep her from giving more homework
to become the teacher’s pet

13. Comprehension
12. What helps Nick understand what Mrs. Granger said about the meaning of words?
an experience he had in preschool
a discussion at the newspaper meeting
his latest assignment from Mrs. Granger
his and Janet’s talk about Mrs. Granger’s class

14. Comprehension
13. When does Nick understand what Mrs. Granger said about the meaning of words?
as he leads the newspaper meeting
while he and Janet are walking home
after he eats dinner
before he leaves school

15. Comprehension
14. What happens after Nick accidentally knocks Janet off the curb?
She picks up the gold pen.
She falls on the pavement.
He talks about Mrs. Granger’s class.
He uses the word frindle for the first time.

16. 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
because he needs a black pen
because Mrs. Granger told the class to buy a special kind of pen
because he knows the saleslady speaks German

17. Comprehension
16. According to the selection, what is Nick’s middle name?
Frindle
Allen
Gwagala
Action

18. Comprehension
17. How does Nick try to make frindle a real English word?
He teaches the word to the clerk at the store.
He has his friends take an oath to never say pen.
He tells Mrs. Granger about a frindle.
He finds the word in the book Words Alive.

19. Comprehension 18. Which best describes Nick? dishonest disorganized
imaginative
musical