Questionella and the Perfect Prince
A Fairy Tale of Multiple Choices
Prepare for End of Grade Testing with this
Reader’s Theater story teaching
effective test-taking
skills
in an enchanting story framework. |
An Original Playbook® Story |
An entertaining, multi-cultural twist to the classic tale of Cinderella provides a universal lesson that makes this story ideal for students across a broad range.... from Grades 4 - 12! Enhance test-taking skills with your students! Perfect for maximizing End-of Grade testing success! Along with Questionella, your students will learn how to identify four main multiple choice test answer types, brought to life with character names, and put them together with information learned to always select the correct answer! Students get to learn and perform the Multiple Choice Rap, which accompanies the book on CD, helping them to remember this creative test-taking strategy forever! The story of Questionella is not only a powerful Reader's Theater experience; it also makes a fantastic stage performance! |
“When I was a kid I remember being really scared of two things: sleeping in total darkness and taking standardized tests. The first could easily be solved by any trusty nightlight. The second problem … well, there was just no easy solution for that one. To some of us, taking a test is like jumping out of an airplane. We know we have a parachute (we’re familiar with the test content). Still, we wonder if that parachute will open at the right time. We worry that the test will “win” and we will lose. It can really affect our ability to think and remember what we know.”
— Gregory Brown, author of “Questionella,”
Reading Specialist, and Teacher of the Year
The story of Questionella helps ease test anxiety by giving students the tools they need to focus in on the questions and use the knowledge they have! |
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Synopsis: Long ago, in the enchanted kingdom of Think-a-lot, lived a young girl named Questionella. Her loving stepmother dreamed her stepdaughter might one day have a chance for a better life, and she knew that going to college was the way towards fulfilling those hopes. As fate would have it, King Tassel decides to throw a ball so he can select one lucky lass to study with his son at the Royal University! Questionella is elated about this opportunity for a scholarship … until she discovers she will have to pass a test to have a chance! Still, with the help of her bookworm friend, Lil’ Confidence, a wacky unemployed Tooth Fairy, and a Town Crier who really cries, Questionella makes it to the palace. Will our heroine learn how to choose the correct multiple choice answer when ALL of the four choices say “choose me?” Can Questionella really pick the perfect prince in her final multiple choice challenge? Readers will not only have fun answering these questions … they will also learn definitive test-taking strategies as this fairy tale unfolds.
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Music and Instruction Files for the "Multiple Choice Rap"
(Access for those who ordered Download Print Version of the story)
To save the files to your computer, right click on the link and choose "Save Target As" or "Save Link As."
Track 2 - Full Recording - Slower Version For Practice