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LSD: TALES OF A FOURTH GRADE NOTHING

VOCABULARY
A. Synonyms
1. vanish _____ a. customer
2. inspect _____ b. box
3. racket _____ c. bed
4. measly _____ d. check
5. client _____ e. boring
6. crate _____ f. disappear
7. mug _____ g. cry
8. cot _____ h. noise
9. bawl _____ i. rob
10. dreary _____ j. small

B. Definition
monorail latch committee usher
concoction fudge bash nibble

1. _____________________: something, usually food, made by adding several different parts together, often in a
way that is original or not planned
2. _____________________: a small group of people
3. _____________________: to eat something by taking a lot of small bites
4. _____________________: a device for keeping a door or gate closed, consisting of a metal bar that fits into a
hole and is lifted by pushing down on another bar
5. _____________________: a party
6. _____________________: a railway system that has a single rail (= the long metal bar on which the train travels)
often above ground level, or the train that travels along it
7. _____________________: a soft sweet made from sugar, butter, and milk
8. _____________________: to show someone where they should go, or to make someone go where you want
them to go
C. Sentence Completion
hesitate chip off the old block put up with
trailed off flop down perched sniffling

1. His voice __________________________ weakly and we could not hear the rest.
2. Martha is a __________________________ because her behavior is similar to her father’s.

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3. Should you ever need anything, please don't __________________________ to contact me.
4. A blackbird __________________________ on the gate.
5. When she gets home from school, she's so tired all she can do is __________________________ in front of the
television.
6. You're __________________________ a lot today - have you got a cold?
7. I can __________________________ the house being messy, but I hate it if it's not clean.

COMPREHENSION
1. What does Peter win at his friend's birthday party?
a. A goldfish b. A chicken c. A turtle d. A llama

2. What is his (the narrator) friend's name?

a. Peter Hatcher b. Jimmy Fargo c. Judy Blume d. Jeff Parker

3. What is his brother's name?

a. Fun Hatcher b. Rick Hatcher c. Jimmy Hatcherd. Farley Drexel Hatcher

4. What does Peter’s father’s do?

a. He makes TV commercials b. He is a cook. c. He’s a teacher.

5. What did Peter name his turtle?

a. Turtle b. Dribble c. Happy d. Fudge

6. What happens to Fudge after he jumps off the jungle gym?

a. He scraps his knee b. He dies c. He is fine d. He swallows his two front teeth

7. What does Fudge NOT get for his birthday?

a. A dictionary b. A play phone c. A Jack in a Box

8. Who was chosen for the Toddle-Bike commercial?

a. Peter b. Jimmy c. Fudge

9. What happened to Peter's turtle?

a. It dies b. It got swallowed by Fudge c. It is fine

10. What do Peter's parents buy him?

a. a cat b. a fish c. a turtle d. a dog

11. Who were Mr. and Mrs. Yarby?

a. owner of Juicy-O juice drink b. Mr. Hatcher’s clients c. both a and b

12. What did Mrs. Yarby give to Peter that he already had?
a. Picture Dictionary b. toy train c. school bag

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13. What did Mr. Hatcher do when Fudge didn’t want to eat his cereal?
a. spanked him b. poured the bowl on Fudge’s head c. ignored him

14. Who teased Peter of having cooties?

a. Jimmy Fargo b. Shiela Tubman c. Judy Blume

15. How does Fudge say Peter’s name?

a. Pete b. Petepoo c. Pee-tah d. Peter

Match the description for each of Fudge’s guest on his birthday?

16. Ralph the crier
17. Sam the biter
18. Jennie the eater

19. Why did Peter do what the adults asked him to do like opening his mouth, wearing saddle shoes, riding the
toddle-bike, etc.?
a. nothing b. Fudge wanted to be like “Pee-tah” c. to tease Fudge

20. What did Peter name his new pet dog?

a. Dribble b. Turtle c. Chopper d. Luffy

21. What was the project of the committee about?

a. Transportation b. Trucks c. Space

22. Who was Mr. Vincent?

a. owner of Juicy-O b. president of Toddle Bike c. father of Mr. Hatcher

23. What was the title of the movie they watched?

a. Deadpool b. A Bear’s Life c. Baby’s Day Out

24. What did the doctor give to Fudge after swallowing Dribble?
a. Juicy-O b. castor oil c. Ice cream

25. What did Mr. Hatcher cook that Fudge really liked?
a. mushroom omelet b. spaghetti c. sunny-side-up fried egg