No Talking Flashcards

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What has the 5th grades group name been called since kindergarten, and why?

A

They were called the Unshushables because NO ONE could get them to be quiet.

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What happened with Lyndsey and Dave in Mr. Burton’s class on Tuesday afternoon?

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They started their own ‘No Talking’ competition.

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Who started the ‘No talking’ challenge with whole 5th grade and why?

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Dave started it because he thought girls talked more than boys.

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What happened at the assembly with Lyndsey and Dave?

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They had to sing the WHOLE Pledge of Allegiance.

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What made Dave talk during his own, personal ‘No Talking’ challenge at lunch, the beginning of the story?

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Lyndsey was behind Dave, talking about a personal sweater ‘story’ that annoyed Dave.

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Who joined in the ‘No Talking’ competition at the end of the story?

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Mrs. Haitt

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What did Lyndsey do RIGHT before the challenge ended?

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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.

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Who counted the tiles from the cafeteria to the office, and why?

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Dave because he was bored , also because he wanted to get there as late as possible.

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Why did Dave cough during his report about India?

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To get out of talking for his own ‘experiment’.

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During the first lunch wit Mrs. Haitt along with the No Talking challenge, what did she feel like she was in?

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She felt like she was in a science fictional horror movie.

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Who did Dave think the most interesting person in the Indians independence story?

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Dave thought Mahtmma Gahdi was the most interesting person in the story.

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What did Katie Edison do to Jermey Stephens?

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She gave him a kiss on the cheek.

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In music class on Tuesday morning what did the class not do?

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They did not sing.

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who made the rule that singing is not talking?

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Taron because Mrs. Akers was furious that they wouldn’t sing the day before.

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Why does Mr. Burton love the contest of no talking?

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He has to write an essay on the different ways people communicate.

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16
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Why did Dave try no talking for a day?

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He had a country report on India and read about Gandhi and how he spend days not talking to spend time with his thoughts.

17
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Why does Katie Edison kiss Jeremy?

A

To give the girls points and because she had a secret crush on him.

18
Q

Who is Dave’s partner for his county and how did he get out of saying his speech?

A

His partner was Lynsey and he he faked a coughing fit to get out of his presentation.

19
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Who made the whole school participate in the contest?

A

Mrs. Haitt because she didn’t what to be a bad example to the children after yelling at Dave.

20
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How did Dave get Mrs. Haitt to join their no talking contest?

A

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.

21
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What was the excuse Dave gave to get out of his India report? No Talking

A

He coughed until his teacher let him go and get a drink of water.

22
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Why did Mrs. Marlo begin to dislike the fact that the fifth graders weren’t talking?No Talking

A

Because they couldn’t get to their learning.

23
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In music class on Tuesday morning, what did the class do instead of singing?

A

They hummed and clapped.

24
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During what time of the day did No Talking challenge begin?

A

At lunchtime.

25
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What did Lindsey do to make the No Talking a tie at the end?

A

She wrote a speech and said it so that the challenge would be a tie.

26
Q

In the beginning, what did Dave think Lindsey had?

A

He thought she had cooties.

27
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Why did most of the boys’ think the challenge was stupid?

A

Because they wanted to talk.