Name:__________________________________

Grade:
Date: __________________________________

Objective: To use our listening skills to answer the questions below while listening to Thank
you, Mr. Falker.

4. Trishas grandma said that stars were

1. Why did grandpa drizzle honey on
the book?
A. to attract bees
B. to fix the book cover
C. it was a family tradition
2. What couldnt Trisha do as well as the
other first graders?
A. write
B. read
C. draw

holes in the sky. What shone through?

A. the colors of the rainbow
B. the light from the sun
C. the light from heaven

5. At Trishas new school in California,

what did the children call her and why?
A. Dumb; She couldnt read
B. Pretty; She had nice clothes
C. Smart; She could read better than
the others

3. As reading got harder and harder for

6. What was the name of Trishas fifth

Trisha, she chose to do three things

instead of reading. What were they?

grade teacher?

A. drawing, sleeping, and eating

B. drawing, walking with her
grandmother, and sitting and
dreaming
C. walking with her grandfather,
drawing, and sleeping

A. Ms. Lee
B. Mr. Falker
C. Mrs. Polacco

7. Why did Trisha hide from Eric and

the other children?
A. They liked to play hid- and-seek.
B. She didnt like to eat lunch with
others.
C. They teased her.
8. What did Mr. Falker promise Trisha?
A. That she could help erase
blackboards every day
B. That he would eat lunch with her
C. That she would learn to read
9. Who helped Mr. Falker teach Trisha
to read?
A. Miss Plessy
B. Eric and the other children
C. Trishas brother

10. Who does the character Trisha

represent?
A. Patricias daughter, Traci
B. Patricia
C. Patricia Polaccos mother
11. What did the tradition of pouring the
honey on a book represent?
A. The difficulty in reading
B. The importance of chasing
knowledge through books!
C. The importance of being kind
12. When Trisha learned to read, what
happened?
A. She and Eric became friends.
B. She learned to love school.
C. Mr. Falker did not let her erase the
boards anymore.