Help your readers get “into” Zing! by Gina Hagler. By the time they’ve read the first chapter and answered these questions, they’ll be on their way to enjoying an adventure with Zing and his friends.
Getting Started
- Does the new kid seem embarrassed as he enters the room?
- What does it mean to “strut”?
- What is the new kid’s full name?
- Why does he ask the kids to call him Zing?
- What is an “opportunity”?
- What is the What were you thinking desk?
- Has his time at the desk helped the narrator?
- Who is Abby?
- Why doesn’t Ms. Glenny use the new, hi-tech whiteboard?
- What is “cursive”?
- What is a “physical dictionary”?
- What is “plunked”?
- How many weeks of school has Zing missed at this new school?
- What is the narrator’s name? How do you know?
- How does Zing make his school supplies look interesting?
- How does Zing help Ben when Ben is asked to read aloud?
- Who is the first to confirm that Zing is in their next classes?
- Who says “cool-cool”?
- What is a “pre-assessment”?
- Is Ben friends with Cameron? How do you know?
- Who does Zing ask to sit with at lunch?
- Why is Ben surprised when Zing asks if there’s room for him?
- Does Zing use a different name at each school? Why or why not?
- What was Zing’s name at his last school?
- Why is Ben pleased at the end of chapter 1?
What Do You Think?
Would you like to be in class with Ben and Zing?
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