Comprehension Questions- Hank Zipzer #7 Help! Somebody Get Me Out of the Fourth Grade!

Help! Somebody Get Me Out of the Fourth Grade!

by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL R; AR pts: 4.0

Hank Zipzer is in the fourth grade and has just had parent teacher conferences and is getting terrible grades.  He is faced with the fear that maybe he won't pass the fourth grade and will be stuck in the fourth grade while all of his classmates move on to fifth grade. 

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. What was the excitement about?  there was no school Friday    p. 5
  2. Why is there no school?  parent teacher conferences   p. 6
  3. Why is Hank panicking for the conferences?  he thinks he's getting bad grades   p. 9

Chapter 2

  1. Why was there a tidal wave in the bathroom?  Hank tried synchronized swimming in his bathtub and fell over   p. 12
  2. Describe Ashley's hat.  red baseball cap with a rhinestone smiley face   p. 13
  3. How was Hank going to check his grades?  look in the teacher's roll book    p. 17

Chapter 3

  1. What are three things on the list of this chapter?  P. 19

Chapter 4

  1. How did Ashley signal Ms. Adolf was coming?  knocked three times   p. 25
  2. Who came in the room the first time?  Dr. Berger/ Learning specialist    p. 22
  3. What had Hank never seen before?  Frankie speechless   p. 29

Chapter 5

  1. What was "Redo" written on?  the roll book   p. 31

Chapter 6

  1. Why was Hank nervous?  he had a "redo"   p. 34
  2. What did Hank eat before he ate a wanton?  a peanut butter & jelly sandwich   p. 34
  3. What is Frankie's magic word?  zengawii   p. 39

Chapter 7

  1. What show did Ashley's grandma never miss?  SpongeBob SquarePants   p. 42
  2. Who is Robert Upchurch's best friend?  Hank's sister   p. 46
  3. What was the last city Hank named?  Big Rock   p. 55

Chapter 8

  1. Where did Frankie and Ashley take Mr. Zipzer?  the living room   p. 54
  2. After the concert, what are Hank's parents going to eat with the band?  Philadelphia Cheesesteaks   p. 62

Chapter 9

  1. What were three reasons on the list?  p. 64-65

Chapter 10

  1. What kind of movie did Hank pretend to audition for when he was telling his dad his reasons that he should go to the concert?  Spider-Man    p. 66

Chapter 11

  1. What is Hank's grandpa's name?   Pape Pete   p. 68
  2. Where did Frankie travel with his family?  Zimbabwe    p. 70
  3. What plan did Hank, Frankie and Ashley get to?  Plan M    p. 73

Chapter 12

  1. What does hypoallergenic mean?  prevents allergies   p. 76
  2. What does Hank have to help his sister with before she tells him her plan?   paint her toenails   p. 80
  3. What was the plan Emily had to get their parents to go on the trip and to the concert?  tell Mom about the trip since she loves Stone Cold Rock and she'll talk dad into it/ play the music before dinner    p. 81

Chapter 13

  1. What is the name of the deli the Zipzer's own?  the Crunchy Pickle    p. 85
  2. What did Hank's mom do when the music started during dinner?  she danced   p. 90
  3. Why didn't Hank's parents want to go to the concert?  his mom loves his dad and he doesn't want to go   p. 93

Chapter 14

  1. What did Luke Whiteman want to be when grew up?  he wanted to look for frogs, bugs, slugs, etc.   p. 96
  2. How did Hank enter the office at school?  he slid in on his face   p. 99
  3. What did Hank talk with Dr. Berger about?   That he has a friend (himself) who's worried about repeating a grade   p. 100

Chapter 15

  1. How big was Hank's folder?  big as a stack of pancakes at IHOP   p. 104
  2. Why was Hank crying?  he didn't want to get held back   p. 108

Chapter 16

  1. What is Papa Pete's rule?  if it hasn't happened, don't worry about it   p. 110
  2. How old is Mrs. Zipzer?  almost 40   p. 111
  3. What was Papa Pete going to buy Hank and his friends at the Crunchy Pickle?     a black and white cookie   p. 112

Chapter 17

  1. Why do you need milk for your black and whites?  so you can dunk them   p. 115
  2. What did Isaac Funk do?  publish the standard dictionary of the English language    p. 117
  3. Why were Mr. and Mrs. Zipzer going to Philadelphia?  Mrs. Zipzer was going to tour the Funk House with him so he would do what she wanted to   p. 119

Chapter 18

  1. What does Papa Pete say?  a pickle and a laugh, you can't beat that combo   p. 121

Chapter 19

  1. What did Hank's parents leave with Hank and his sister when they went to Philadelphia?  a schedule of what they are going to do   p. 123

Chapter 20

  1. What was the loud noise?  Hank's parents   p.  127
  2. What was Skeeter good at?  crossword puzzles    p. 130
  3. Where are Hank's parents going?  parent teacher conference    p. 133

Chapter 21

  1. How did Hank's mom find out about the parent teacher conference?  Ms. Adolf called    p. 134
  2. What do the Zipzer's need to bring to the parent teacher conference?  Hank's big brown envelope   p. 136

Chapter 22

  1. What are three things on the list?   p. 142

Chapter 23

  1. Who else came to the parent teacher conference that made Hank nervous?  Principal Love   p. 14
  2. What was Ms. Adolf's first name?  Fanny   p. 146

Chapter 24

  1. Was Hank going to be held back a grade?  no   p. 151
  2. What does Hank need to study in summer school?  Math and reading   p. 151
  3. Why does Ms. Adolf write "redo" on her things? so she knows when to correct something  p. 154