The Wave Quiz

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

The Wave - Quiz

The name of the history teacher in the book

Where does the story of the Wave take place?

Laurie .................................

1. wrote for the school newspaper.
2. played for the football team.

Gordon High .............................. a good football team.

1. had
2. didn't have

Correct

Wrong

Mr. Ross teaches the class about discipline.

He gives the class a name.

He gives the class a salute.

The class doesn't want to do the salute. 

The football team wins all the matches.

Laurie's mother thinks discipline is as important as history. 

Members of the Wave have a yellow card.

The Wave is only a game

H p. 18: It's all a game, said Ben

Who didn't like The Wave?

1. Robert Billings
2. David
3. Laurie

Who thought the experiment was dangerous?

1. Principal Owens
2. Ben Ross

Who wrote a letter to the Grapevine about the Wave?

1. Amy
2. Alex
3. David
4. We don't know

Who was the best student before the Wave?

1. David
2. Laurie
3. Robert

Why did Robert Billings mostly sit alone in the school canteen?

1. Because nobody wanted to sit near him really.
2. Because he didn't like any of the other students.
3. Because he always wanted to talk about football.
4. Because he was known as a violent person.

Why did David want to introduce the Wave to the other members of the football team?

1. Because Ben Ross had asked him to do so and he felt it worth doing it.
2. Because he felt discipline and a better group feeling would make their team a lot better.
3. Because in that way he might get rid of some of the players.
4. Because their coach was very ethusiastic about the Wave.

What was the reason for Principal Owens to have a word with Ben Ross the first time?

1. He wanted to support Ben in his experiment.
2. To tell Ben that he had to stop the experiment immediately.
3. To show Ben that he was rather worried about the Wave.
4. Ben’s students’ results had become worse and worse.

p. 18

What did Ben Ross ask David and Laurie to do in connection with his plans to stop the Wave?

1. To act normal and trust him.
2. To tell all the others about the plans.
3. To discuss the plan with their parents.
4. To convince other students that the Wave was silly.

p. 32

What happened when Ben arrived late at school the day after the lesson about discipline?

1. There was an enormous mess in the classroom.
2. The students had planned to play a trick on Ben.
3. The students had written a new motto on the blackboard.
4. To Ben’s surprise everything was quiet and in perfect order.

p. 14

What was Christy's job at Ben's school?

1. She was part of the school management.
2. She was a teacher at Gordon High.
3. She was a caretaker.
4. She was a secretary.

Where was The Wave's final rally going to be held?

1. In the school auditorium.
2. Outside the school.
3. In a TV studio.
4. In Principal Owen's office.

Where did Ben Ross take Robert Billings after the rally?

1. To his office.
2. Outside, to get some fresh air.
3. To get a bite to eat.
4. To Robert's house.

What problem(s) did David have at school?

1. He was rather bad at calculus (sort of maths), which was important to him.
2. He couldn’t get on with other students.
3. He didn’t like the history lessons.
4. He spent too much time on football and too little on homework.

p. 16

When did David begin to realise that he had gone too far?

1. After the first Wave rally.
2. After Laurie had dropped him.
3. After they had lost an important match.
4. After he had stopped Laurie and hurt her.

p.31

The Wave - The end of the quiz

Heb je nog vragen over de Wave of zijn er nog dingen onduidelijk?

The test - what to expect?

• vragen in het Engels
• "wie heeft dit gezegd" / andere korte open vragen
• zorg dat je de namen van de (belangrijkste) personages weet en hun rol in het verhaal! 
• weet de belangrijkste gebeurtenissen in het verhaal 
• Tip: film Die Welle (let op: er zijn enkele fikse verschillen met het boek!!!