Stink The Incredible Shrinking Kid Multiple Choice Questions
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What is Stink's height in feet and inches?

  • 4 feet, 2 inches
  • 3 feet, 4 inches
  • 3 feet, 8 inches (correct)
  • 4 feet, 0 inches

    • What does Stink have to do in class pictures due to his height?

  • Not participate in class pictures
  • Stand in the back row
  • Stand in the front row (correct)
  • Stand in the middle row

    • What does Stink say he needs another of to grow taller?

  • Toy
  • Book
  • Head (correct)
  • Pair of shoes

    • What does Stink have to do at the doctor's due to his height?

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    What did Stink receive as a gift from Judy?

    <p>A fun mirror</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was printed at the bottom of the Presidents’ Day card for Stink?

    <p>YOU’RE ONLY AS SHORT AS YOU FEEL</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did Mom and Dad print some stuff off the Internet for the card?

    <p>It was kind of short notice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did Stink feel about UN-Presidents’ Day?

    <p>Better than Presidents’ Day anytime</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Stink suggest should be done to honor James Madison?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Stink make up words for on his way home from school?

    <p>The state song</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Stink draw an outline of, using markers?

    <p>James Madison's head</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Stink make using a bag of cotton balls?

    <p>An old-timey James Madison wig</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Sophie of the Elves write a poem about?

    <p>A First Lady</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Dolley Madison save from a fire?

    <p>Painting of George Washington</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Mrs. Bell explain about shrinking?

    <p>Shrinking is due to gravity and the pads between bones shrinking during the day, but expanding again at night.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Stink build for Newton out of Legos?

    <p>A raft</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Toady do to Newton?

    <p>Licked Newton</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did Stink fear poisoning after Toady licked Newton?

    <p>He thought Toady's saliva was poisonous to newts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Stink and Judy observe and document in Stink's journal?

    <p>Newton shedding his skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did Stink's room begin to smell strongly?

    <p>Due to the newt's shed skin and its prey</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were Stink and Judy discussing about newts?

    <p>Their diet and life cycle stages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the class studying about animals?

    <p>Life cycles of animals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Judy suggest about Newton's living arrangement?

    <p>Putting Newton in Toady's tank to keep him company</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Judy note about the shedding process of newts?

    <p>It is a boring process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What method does Judy try to make Stink taller?

    <p>Stretching him like a rubber band</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Stink try to look taller?

    <p>Applying hair gel to make his hair stick up</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Stink's friend Elizabeth change her name to?

    <p>Sophie of the Elves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does Stink relate to the character in the book the class reads?

    <p>He also turns green when he reads cereal boxes intently</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Stink assume when asked by his teacher to carry the milk from the cafeteria?

    <p>A sign of trust</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Stink do in an attempt to grow taller?

    <p>Eats all his peas and drinks all his milk</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Stink feel when Judy measures him and finds that he has shrunk?

    <p>Worried and disappointed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when Stink tries various methods to look taller?

    <p>His hair turns orange from the hair gel</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Stink's teacher ask him to do that he misinterprets as a sign of trust?

    <p>To carry the milk from the cafeteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Stink decide to do after losing Newton?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Mrs. Dempster suggest telling the class about Newton's disappearance?

    <p>Newton ran away</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Stink's class do in honor of Abraham Lincoln?

    <p>Made milk-carton-and-pretzel-stick log cabins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Stink ask Webster about living in a log cabin?

    <p>What was so great about living in a log cabin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Mrs. Dempster ask the class to write about regarding Presidents' Day?

    <p>$1 page about what Presidents' Day means to them</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Sophie of the Elves write about in her story?

    <p>A magic kingdom where Princess Salamandra was under an evil spell and a newt in shining armor came to rescue her</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Stink write about in his story?

    <p>Newton sailing down the river on a raft to Legoland and riding the roller coaster</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Stink decide to do with Newton's skin?

    <p>Keep it as a reminder of Newton</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Stink's class make in honor of Abraham Lincoln?

    <p>Milk-carton-and-pretzel-stick log cabins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Stink ask Webster about Abraham Lincoln?

    <p>What was so great about living in a log cabin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Mrs. Dempster suggest telling the class about Newton's disappearance?

    <p>Newton ran away</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Judy believe had happened to Newton?

    <p>Newton had escaped and was having adventures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the class write stories about?

    <p>What they thought Newton was doing in the big world</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did Stink feel about the Presidents' Day activities?

    <p>Disappointed that nobody mentioned his favorite president, James Madison</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why was Stink disappointed during the Presidents' Day activities?

    <p>Nobody mentioned his favorite president, James Madison</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did Mrs. Dempster respond to Newton's disappearance?

    <p>&quot;Tell the class that Newton had run away&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Stink fear had happened to Newton?

    <p>Newton had escaped and was having adventures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    • Stink is a child who is constantly being teased by his older sister Judy about his height, as he still uses a stool to brush his teeth and his Spider-Man pajamas fit him.

    • Stink's parents reassure him that he will grow eventually.

    • Judy tries to stretch Stink out like a rubber band to make him taller.

    • Stink eats all his peas and drinks all his milk in an attempt to grow.

    • Judy measures Stink multiple times throughout the day and finds that he has shrunk one quarter inch in height.

    • Stink tries various methods to look taller, including applying hair gel to make his hair stick up.

    • Stink's hair turns orange from the hair gel and takes a week to wash out.

    • Stink's friend Elizabeth changes her name to Sophie of the Elves and believes that Stink would be a giant to elves due to his short stature.

    • The class reads a book about a boy who shrinks, and Stink relates to the character because he also turns green when he reads cereal boxes intently.

    • Stink's teacher asks him to carry the milk from the cafeteria, which he assumes is a sign of trust but is actually just a regular assignment.

    • Stink goes to the nurse's office and expresses his concern about shrinking, and the nurse confirms that he is indeed shrinking.

    • Stink and Judy were taking care of a newt named Newton for a class project.

    • They were cleaning out the Critter Keeper when Newton slipped out and went down the drain.

    • They searched for Newton but couldn't find him.

    • Judy accidentally turned on the garbage disposal and believed she had killed Newton.

    • Stink was devastated and grieved for his lost class pet.

    • Judy tried to console Stink by suggesting that Newton might have escaped and was having adventures.

    • Mrs. Dempster, their teacher, was understanding and told them to tell the class that Newton had run away.

    • The class wrote stories about what they thought Newton was doing in the big world.

    • They celebrated Presidents' Day by making crafts and learning about the presidents.

    • Stink was disappointed that nobody mentioned his favorite president, James Madison, during the Presidents' Day activities.

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