Diary of a Wimpy Kid Teachers Guide · For Teachers · Wimpy Kid - Free Printable

You’re looking at a “Test Your Wimpy Kid Knowledge” quiz — a fun true/false challenge for fans of Jeff Kinney’s *Diary of a Wimpy Kid* series. Let’s go through each question one by one and explain the correct answers based on canon from the books.

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1. All the boys in Greg’s class do their book reports on the Underpants Bandits series.

✔ TRUE

In *Diary of a Wimpy Kid*, Greg mentions that nearly all the boys in his class choose to write their book reports on the fictional *Underpants Bandits* series — a parody of popular children’s books. It’s a running gag that the boys are lazy and pick the easiest, most childish books to avoid real work.

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2. When Mom was pregnant with Greg, she used to read him David Copperfield.

✘ FALSE

This is a trick question. In *The Last Straw*, Greg jokes that his mom read him *David Copperfield* while pregnant — but he admits this is probably not true. He says it’s just something he imagines because he thinks it sounds fancy. In reality, there’s no evidence she actually read Dickens to him in utero.

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3. During Greg’s first year of middle school, an eighth grader tricks him into paying $5 for a bathroom pass.

✔ TRUE

This happens in *Diary of a Wimpy Kid*. Greg is new to middle school and gets conned by an older kid who pretends to be a hall monitor and sells him a fake “bathroom pass” for $5. Greg later realizes he was scammed — classic Greg misfortune.

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4. To stay warm when he skips swim practice, Greg wraps himself in toilet paper.

✔ TRUE

In *Rodrick Rules*, Greg skips swim team practice and hides in the school bathroom. To stay warm (and avoid being caught), he wraps himself in toilet paper — which becomes a memorable, ridiculous moment.

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5. Rowley thinks he has become a man when he gets a girlfriend.

✔ TRUE

In *Diary of a Wimpy Kid*, Rowley starts dating Abigail Brown and begins acting like he’s suddenly mature or “a man.” Greg mocks him for this, pointing out how silly it is — but Rowley genuinely believes dating makes him grown-up.

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6. Rodrick thinks George Washington wrote To Kill a Mockingbird.

✔ TRUE

This is from *Rodrick Rules*. Rodrick is notoriously lazy and ignorant in school. In one scene, he claims George Washington wrote *To Kill a Mockingbird* — which is obviously wrong (it was Harper Lee). It’s meant to show how little Rodrick pays attention in class.

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7. One of Uncle Gary’s many temporary jobs is as a test subject for a company that makes pepper spray.

✔ TRUE

In *The Last Straw*, Uncle Gary (Greg’s uncle) is always trying weird, short-term jobs. He mentions being a test subject for a pepper spray company — which Greg finds hilarious and gross. Uncle Gary even shows up with red eyes and sneezing.

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8. Greg has a pen pal from Germany.

✔ TRUE

In *Dog Days*, Greg participates in a pen pal program and ends up corresponding with a girl named Heidi from Germany. He initially thinks it’s cool, but then gets annoyed when she writes long, detailed letters and expects him to respond seriously.

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9. After a police officer comes to speak at school, Rowley and Greg decide to open their own detective agency.

✔ TRUE

In *Diary of a Wimpy Kid*, after a police officer visits their school, Greg and Rowley get inspired to start a detective agency called “Hardy Boys” (though they don’t realize it’s already a famous book series). They try to solve neighborhood mysteries — with very little success.

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10. One year for Christmas, Rowley gives Greg a Big Wheel.

✘ FALSE

Actually, Greg gives Rowley a Big Wheel for Christmas — and it’s a disaster. Rowley is too big for it, and he crashes it immediately. Greg feels bad about giving such a bad gift. So this statement has it backwards — Rowley did NOT give Greg a Big Wheel; Greg gave it to Rowley.

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## ✔ Final Answers:

1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE
6. TRUE
7. TRUE
8. TRUE
9. TRUE
10. FALSE

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## 🎯 Score Key:
- 10 correct = Wimpy Kid Master!
- 8–9 = Solid fan
- 6–7 = You’ve read a few books
- Below 6 = Time to reread the series!

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