1.) Have You Ever Done, Or Would Like to Do, a Radio Show? Explain

Name______Radio Fifth Grade

By: Gordon Korman

Chapters 1-3

1.) Have you ever done, or would like to do, a radio show? Explain.

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2.) How else could the parrot problem have been handled?

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3.) Was Miss Gucci right in leaving? Would you have made the same choice?

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4.) What would you want to do if you won the lottery?

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5.) Describe “The Pit”.

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6.) Describe Benjy’s beginnings with Miss Panagopoulos.

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7.) What is different about Miss Panagopoulos’s approach to teaching?

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Chapters 4-6

1.) What could Ms. Panagopoulos do differently to improve the seminar?

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2.) Was it fair that Benjy was punished? Justify your opinion.

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3.) By conducting the trivia quiz, did the students cheat? Why or why not?

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4.) How were the prizes effective in improving business?

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5.) Predict whether Brad’s appearance on the show will be problematic or not.

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Chapters 7-9

1.) Describe Benjy’s treatment of Mark.

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2.) Explain the students’ reactions to Brad’s stories.

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3.) Should the boys have taken the radio? Why or why not?

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4.) Did Benjy make the right choice by putting Brad on the air during the parrot crisis? Why or why not? ______

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5.) Choose one word to describe Benjy’s personality. Explain your word choice.

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Chapters 10-12

1.) Are the students in the Pit funny or annoying? Explain.

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2.) Why do you think Brad is carrying his stories so far? Explain.

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4 3.) Are Benjy and Mark carrying it too far in terms of their attempts to prevent Ms. Panagopoulos from hearing the quiz? Explain.

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4.) What characteristics of Brad make the other kids follow his wishes? Describe.

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5.) Is Mr. Morenz as fabulous an advisor as the children think? Explain your opinion. ______

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6.) Why does the section end, “things might be looking up”?

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Chapters 13-14

1.) Describe the chaos of Ms. Panagopoulos’s visit to the radio station.

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2.) Explain the punishment for the students’ actions.

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3.) Why did the station decide to keep “Kidsview” on the air?

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4.) Explain Ms. Panagopoulos’s feelings towards the class and towards Miss Gucci.

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5.) How did the Venice Menace appear more than human when Benjy spoke to him?______

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6.) Explain the last line of the book, “We just went off together to share some catnip”. ______

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