FRINDLE COMPREHENSION
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What is Mrs. Granger's famous "battle cry" that all her former students remember? -
Correct Answers -"Look it up! That's why we have the dictionary!"
What question does Nick ask Mrs. Granger on the first day to stall the lesson? - Correct
Answers -"Where did all of those words come from?"
How does Mrs. Granger outsmart Nick on the first day? - Correct Answers -She doesn't
fall for his stalling question, she tells him to write a report about the answer.
List three important events that lead to Nick's big idea: renaming a pen a frindle: -
Correct Answers -1. Janet finding the pen on the ground
2. Understanding what Mrs. Granger said ("You do, Nicholas.")
3. Instead of saying pen, Nick spontaneously said "frindle."
What exactly does Mrs. Granger mean when she says that "dog" means dog because
we all agree that it does? - Correct Answers -Language is agreed-upon, we all agree
that sounds represent certain objects so that we can easily communicate.
Do you think Nick knew what he was getting into when he first used the word "frindle?"
Why or why not? - Correct Answers -Answers will vary. Sophia's answer is...
No, I don't think he knew what he was getting into. I think he just wanted to annoy his
teacher.
At the end of the book, how do you know that Mrs. Granger still loves words and the
dictionary? - Correct Answers -She is still sending home a letter to the parents at the
beginning of each year instructing them to buy their child a dictionary.
Based on Nick's personality, what types of job(s) might he have in the future? - Correct
Answers -Jobs could include inventor, creator, president, CEO, and similar ones...
Why do some students want to stay after school and be punished by Mrs. Granger? -
Correct Answers -Because all of their friends are staying after as well. There is a
contest going on to see who can sneak the word "frindle" in their sentences.
If "ain't" is not a proper word, how can it be in the dictionary? What is Nick trying to
prove when he brings this point up with Mrs. Chatham? - Correct Answers -The
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What is Mrs. Granger's famous "battle cry" that all her former students remember? -
Correct Answers -"Look it up! That's why we have the dictionary!"
What question does Nick ask Mrs. Granger on the first day to stall the lesson? - Correct
Answers -"Where did all of those words come from?"
How does Mrs. Granger outsmart Nick on the first day? - Correct Answers -She doesn't
fall for his stalling question, she tells him to write a report about the answer.
List three important events that lead to Nick's big idea: renaming a pen a frindle: -
Correct Answers -1. Janet finding the pen on the ground
2. Understanding what Mrs. Granger said ("You do, Nicholas.")
3. Instead of saying pen, Nick spontaneously said "frindle."
What exactly does Mrs. Granger mean when she says that "dog" means dog because
we all agree that it does? - Correct Answers -Language is agreed-upon, we all agree
that sounds represent certain objects so that we can easily communicate.
Do you think Nick knew what he was getting into when he first used the word "frindle?"
Why or why not? - Correct Answers -Answers will vary. Sophia's answer is...
No, I don't think he knew what he was getting into. I think he just wanted to annoy his
teacher.
At the end of the book, how do you know that Mrs. Granger still loves words and the
dictionary? - Correct Answers -She is still sending home a letter to the parents at the
beginning of each year instructing them to buy their child a dictionary.
Based on Nick's personality, what types of job(s) might he have in the future? - Correct
Answers -Jobs could include inventor, creator, president, CEO, and similar ones...
Why do some students want to stay after school and be punished by Mrs. Granger? -
Correct Answers -Because all of their friends are staying after as well. There is a
contest going on to see who can sneak the word "frindle" in their sentences.
If "ain't" is not a proper word, how can it be in the dictionary? What is Nick trying to
prove when he brings this point up with Mrs. Chatham? - Correct Answers -The
