1. No Talking Literacy Skills Test 5 th grade

2. 1. In what school does the book take place? A) Plattsford B) Laketon Elementary School C) Crunchem Elementary D) Collins Elementary

3. 2. Mahatma Ghandi is from what country? A) China B) India C) United States D) Russia

4. 3. What genre is this book? A) mystery B) realistic fiction C) historical fiction D) fantasy

5. 4. Which event happened first? A) Lynsey made the contest a tie. B) Mrs. Hiatt joined the contest. C) Mrs. Hiatt called an assembly. D) The contest started.

6. 5. What is the cause of Dave not talking? A) He got in trouble with his parents. B) He learned about someone in his report. C) He has no one to talk to. D) He is the new kid.

7. 6. What is an effect of Dave blowing up at Lynsey in the lunchroom? A) Dave doesn’t do his presentation B) Dave read a book on Ghandi C) Dave writes his mother a note that says he can’t talk D) Dave ended up saying, “Boys never talk as much as girls do”

8. 7. How are Dave and Lynsey similar? A) They are both 7 th graders. B) They both are the same gender. C) They both like mystery books. D). They both secretly respect each other

9. 8. Which one is a fact from the book? A) Mrs. Hiatt was able to get the kids to stop the contest B) Mr. Burton did not like the contest C) Brian was not able to tell the barber how to cut his hair. D) Dave cost his team a lot of points by talking to his mom at home.

10. 9. What is something that didn’t happen in the book? A) Dave cost his team a point by saying “um” B) Lynsey made the contest a tie on purpose C) Mrs. Hiatt joined the competition D) Lynsey got in trouble for talking back to the principal

11. 10. What caused Dave to blow up at the principal? A) The boys were losing the contest. B) The principal was bullying Dave. C) He was sick of the contest. D) She was mad at him for an incident at recess.

12. 11. Which event happened last? A) Ghandi went a day without talking. B) The fifth graders wrote the whole time in language class. C) Lynsey didn’t talk at soccer practice. D) Dave went to the principal’s office.

13. 12. What did not happen at the end of the book? A) Dave had to put an ‘L’ on his forehead B) The contest ended in a tie C) Lynsey scored 27 points for the girls D) The boys scored 74 total points.

14. 13. Which event did not happen in the book? A) Dave got kicked out of social studies B) Dave faked a cough during his report C) Lynsey didn’t talk at soccer practice D) Kyle-san didn’t talk at karate practice

15. 14. Which event will most likely happen next? A) The contest will continue. B) Dave will get a detention. C) Lynsey and Dave will get along. D) Lynsey will move to a new school.