No Talking Flashcards
What has the 5th grades group name been called since kindergarten, and why?
They were called the Unshushables because NO ONE could get them to be quiet.
What happened with Lyndsey and Dave in Mr. Burton’s class on Tuesday afternoon?
They started their own ‘No Talking’ competition.
Who started the ‘No talking’ challenge with whole 5th grade and why?
Dave started it because he thought girls talked more than boys.
What happened at the assembly with Lyndsey and Dave?
They had to sing the WHOLE Pledge of Allegiance.
What made Dave talk during his own, personal ‘No Talking’ challenge at lunch, the beginning of the story?
Lyndsey was behind Dave, talking about a personal sweater ‘story’ that annoyed Dave.
Who joined in the ‘No Talking’ competition at the end of the story?
Mrs. Haitt
What did Lyndsey do RIGHT before the challenge ended?
Lyndsey made it a tie between the girls and boys so Dave or herself would not have to have a big L on her or his forehead.
Who counted the tiles from the cafeteria to the office, and why?
Dave because he was bored , also because he wanted to get there as late as possible.
Why did Dave cough during his report about India?
To get out of talking for his own ‘experiment’.
During the first lunch wit Mrs. Haitt along with the No Talking challenge, what did she feel like she was in?
She felt like she was in a science fictional horror movie.
Who did Dave think the most interesting person in the Indians independence story?
Dave thought Mahtmma Gahdi was the most interesting person in the story.
What did Katie Edison do to Jermey Stephens?
She gave him a kiss on the cheek.
In music class on Tuesday morning what did the class not do?
They did not sing.
who made the rule that singing is not talking?
Taron because Mrs. Akers was furious that they wouldn’t sing the day before.
Why does Mr. Burton love the contest of no talking?
He has to write an essay on the different ways people communicate.
Why did Dave try no talking for a day?
He had a country report on India and read about Gandhi and how he spend days not talking to spend time with his thoughts.
Why does Katie Edison kiss Jeremy?
To give the girls points and because she had a secret crush on him.
Who is Dave’s partner for his county and how did he get out of saying his speech?
His partner was Lynsey and he he faked a coughing fit to get out of his presentation.
Who made the whole school participate in the contest?
Mrs. Haitt because she didn’t what to be a bad example to the children after yelling at Dave.
How did Dave get Mrs. Haitt to join their no talking contest?
She called Him into her office to say sorry but he aked her if she wanted join then wrote all the rules out on a piece of paper for her.
What was the excuse Dave gave to get out of his India report? No Talking
He coughed until his teacher let him go and get a drink of water.
Why did Mrs. Marlo begin to dislike the fact that the fifth graders weren’t talking?No Talking
Because they couldn’t get to their learning.
In music class on Tuesday morning, what did the class do instead of singing?
They hummed and clapped.
During what time of the day did No Talking challenge begin?
At lunchtime.
What did Lindsey do to make the No Talking a tie at the end?
She wrote a speech and said it so that the challenge would be a tie.
In the beginning, what did Dave think Lindsey had?
He thought she had cooties.
Why did most of the boys’ think the challenge was stupid?
Because they wanted to talk.
