The Fungus That Ate My School

1. In the story "The Fungus That Ate My School", the word "It" is repeated many times. What is "It"? school teacher fungus pencil 2. What were the students in Mr. Harrison's science class growing in their jars? Fungus Bread Jelly Water 3. What happened to the school during spring break? Nothing happened to the school. The school caught fire. The fungus grew and covered the school. The fungus disappeared. 4. Who does Mr. Harrison call to clean up the fungus? The principal The sanitation department A friend The students 5. Is the story written in first person or third person point of view? First Third 6. Why does the class get an award at the end of the story? The cleaned up the school. The class made a great discovery. The teacher won an award for being the best teacher. The class won an award for the best spring break. 7. What is an antonym for the word exit? Leave Out Way out Enter 8. How did they get rid of the fungus that was growing all over the school? The sanitation department scraped it off of everything. They could not get rid of it. The sanitation department used a special chemical. the sanitation department called in the fire department. Do you think Mr. Harrison will do this same experiment next year? Explain your answer.