Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger Chapters 1 - 3

1. The sign in the front of the old school building was -----.
a) torn down
b) missing
c) upside down
d) painted with graffiti

2. Louis had spent the last two hundred and forty-three days ------.
a) rounding up the students
b) taking care of cows
c) farming
d) cleaning Wayside School

3. Wayside School had ---- floors.
a) 29
b) 2
c) 15
d) 5

4. The principal's name was ----.
a) Mr. Grouch
b) Mrs. Busy
c) Mr. Kidswatter
d) Ms. Slave

5. Miss Mush cooked ---- for lunch.
a) pastries, cakes, and cookies
b) cabbage and franks
c) baked liver in purple sauce
d) fish and chips with vinegar

6. How did Mr. Kidswatter feel about children?
a) Mr. Kidswatter told the students to come to him any time they wanted to.
b) Mr. Kidswatter loved cats and dogs but loved children more.
c) Mr. Kidswatter wanted the students to visit him all the time.
d) Mr. Kidswatter didn't want to be bothered with children.

7. What did Mrs. Jewls ask the students to do?
a) write a poem
b) complete a multiplication worksheet
c) sing a song
d) build a diorama

8. Allison had a hard time trying to find a word that would rhyme with -----.
a) blue
b) yellow
c) purple
d) brown

9. Rondi's poem was very ----.
a) long
b) short
c) sweet
d) well written

10. Which is the rhyming pattern for Allison's poem?

Purple
by Allison

The baby won't stop crying.
His face is turning purple.
Will anything make him feel better?
I bet a burp'll.
a) ABAB
b) ABCD
c) ABAC
d) ABCB

11. Which word word be the best antonym for wailed?

Red
by Joe

The fire truck is red!
It hurried!
The siren wailed!
The house burned !
The firemen saved
The bay who screamed.
a) howled
b) giggle
c) screamed
d) fish

12. Which question does Chapter 2 "A Message from the Principal" answer?
a) Why did Dameon run back down the stairs to the office?
b) What does civilization mean?
c) What does Mrs. Jewls look like?
d) What did Dameon put on his blisters?



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1. (c)
2. (d)
3. (a)
4. (c)
5. (c)
6. (d)
7. (a)
8. (c)
9. (b)
10. (d)
11. (b)
12. (a)