Frindle Review Grade 3

Frindle Jeopardy Round Vocab Vocab and Fast Facts Nick Allen Mrs. Granger Support Characters

Oblong What term means… longer in one direction than the other?

Her eyes According to Nick, what made Mrs. Granger look like a giant? Hint: her most important physical trait

Endures What term means… to stay the same?

Turn up the thermostat, put sand on the floor, get the kids to change into shorts and t- shirts. What 3 things does Nick do to Miss Deaver’s classroom to make it a tropical island ?

She thinks it is a lot of fuss over nothing. What does Nick’s mom think when she hears about the problems at school with the word frindle ?

Where did all the words come from? Where did all the words come from? What does Nick ask Mrs. Granger on the first day of school?

To use the entire class time for his report. What was Nick’s plan for giving his report on dictionaries? DAILY DOUBLE

They are what led Nick to think of renaming a pen a frindle. Why are the following events important to the story? Nick asks “Who says ‘dog means dog?’ and Mrs. Granger replies ‘You do’. Nick asks “Who says ‘dog means dog?’ and Mrs. Granger replies ‘You do’. Janet finds a pen in the street. Janet finds a pen in the street. Nick remembers calling his cassette player gwagala and his parents understanding him. Nick remembers calling his cassette player gwagala and his parents understanding him.

Creative Which of the following words best describes Nick and why? TroublesomeIrritatingCreativeFriendly

A new dictionary with the word frindle in it. What did Mrs. Granger send to Nick 10 years later ? DAILY DOUBLE

Clever Which word best describes Mrs. Granger and why? KindCleverConfusingcreative

They have to stay after school and write 100 sentences. What happens to Mrs. Grangers students who use the word frindle?

It made them want to use it more. What effect did the punishment for using the word frindle have on the students?

They would have stopped using the word because she liked it. What would have happened if Mrs. Granger encouraged the students to use the word frindle?

So that they would want to keep using it and it would become a real word. Why did Mrs. Granger really try to stop the kids from using the word frindle?

A reporter who wrote a story about the new word. Who is Judy Morgan?

Start using the word themselves. After the article was in the newspaper, what did the other kids in town start doing?

They held up a frindle and said frindle instead of cheese. What did Nick have the 5 th grade class do during their class picture?

They saw the story on national TV shows. How did people all over the country learn about frindle?

Mrs. Chatham Who visited Nick Allen’s house to speak to his parents after the ‘war’ began?

Awkward What term means… uneasy or uncomfortable?

Mania What term means… extreme enthusiasm for something shared by many people ? DAILY DOUBLE

Controversial What term means… causing discussion, disagreement, or argument?

Phony What word means… not real or sincere; fake?

Fad What term means… something that is very popular for a short time?