10/18/23, 7:31 AM Sideways Stories from Wayside School Chapters 1-5

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Sideways Stories from Wayside School CLASS :

Chapters 1-5
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35 Questions

1. Who was the first teacher in the book?

A Mr. Louis B Mrs. Ames

C Mrs. Gorf D Mrs. Jewls

2. What did Mrs. Jewls think the students in the classroom on the 30th story were?

A Monkeys B Yard Teachers

C Apples D Smart Kids

3. Which student wasn't able to count correctly?

A Todd B Dana

C Joe D Bebe

4. Which student taught the class about gravity by falling asleep and falling out of the
window?

A Maurecia B Sharie

C Bebe D Rondi

5. Who always goes home on the kindergarten bus?

A Calvin B Todd

C Joe D Mrs. Jewls

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6. What is special about Wayside School?

A It is invisible. B All of the students are super smart.

It is 30 stories tall with only 1 class It has more teachers than students.
C D
per story.

7. What talent does Mrs. Gorf have?

A She can turn students into frogs. B She can make herself invisible.

She can wiggle her ears, stick out her She can read the students' mind.
C tongue, and turn students into an D
apple.

8. What happens when you get in trouble with Mrs. Jewels?

You get sent to the principal's office. You have to turn your behavior card
A B
to red.

Mrs. Jewels calls your parents. You have to write your name under
C D the word Discipline on the
chalkboard.

9. Which word means "time during the school day when children can play"?

A playground B tickle

C recess D pupil

10. Which word means "worth a lot of money"?

A convinced B patience

C cure D valuable

11. If you fall out of the window on the 30th floor, don't worry because

Louis will catch you Ms. Jewls will make an ice cream
A B
flavor out of you

Miss Mush will make you into hot Mrs. Gorf will turn you into an apple
C D
dogs

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12. What word does Mrs. Jewls write on the board?

A HOMEWORK B DISCIPLINE

C BANANAS D DINNER

13. What food did Mrs. Jewels offer to Todd when she thought he was a monkey?

A just the bag of peanuts B a banana and a granola bar

C just a banana D a banana and a bag of peanuts

14. What is Mrs. Jewls known for?

A Being too loud B Being too pretty

C Being too ugly D Being too nice

15. investigate

A a crime has been committed B a device used for calculating math

to search out or examine to learn

C
facts

16. triumphantly

A successfully; triumphant manner B an Olympic sport

C a large elephant

17. discipline

a unit of measure to punish or penalize in order to train

A B
and control

C a person who gives speeches

18. surprised or shocked

A arithmetic B triumphantly

C bushel D flabbergasted

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19. The meaning of triumphantly is:

A sly B successfully; triumphant manner

C unsuccessful

20. surprised or shocked

A triumphantly B arithmetic

C flabbergasted D bushel

21. celebrating success or victory

A flabbergasted B triumphantly

C bushel D hurtled

22. Mrs. Jewls is ________________________________________________.

A terribly kind B likes monkeys

C turns the children into apples D sweet

23. Wayside School was ______________________________________.

A one story B a tall building

C built sideways D 30 stories high

24. What is Louis?

A The substitute B The teacher on the 19th story.

C The yard teacher D The principal

25. What is Louis?

A The principal B The yard teacher

C The teacher on the 19th story. D The substitute

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26. Louis Sachar is ________________________ of Sideways Stories from Wayside

School.

A the math teacher B the English teacher

C the author D an apple

27. Louis Sachar is ________________________.

A French B British

C Turkish D American

28. Wayside School was built _______________________.

A long B backwards

C sideways D wide

29. What does the protagonist usually have?

A a problem or conflict B a large house

C many friends D poor decision-making skills

30. What is an antagonist?

The person or thing that goes against The person or thing that is the leader
A B
the protagonist of the text

The person or thing that is friends The person or thing that is the main
C D
with the protagonist character

31. What is TRUE about a protagonist?

The protagonist is always the bad Stories are often told from the
A B
guy. protagonist's point of view.

The protagonist is the main character. The protagonist can only be one
C D
character.

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32. What is an antagonist?

The person or thing that is friends The person or thing that is the leader
A B
with the protagonist of the text

The person or thing that is the main The person or thing that goes against
C D
character the protagonist

33. A setting is....

the characteristics of a character. The environment or location where a

A B
story takes places. Where or when?

the people in a story. the things that happen in a drama or

C D
a story.

34. A character who is important only in how he or she helps to keep the plot moving
or in what he or she helps the reader learn about major characters.

A Minor Character B Personification

C Antagonist D Protagonist

35. This type of character causes a problem or is the problem in the novel.

A Antagonist B Protagonist

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