School of Fish - Testing the Waters

Sep 29, 2026

Uploaded by Jasmine

A rhyming children’s story about test day anxiety at school. A nervous fish faces a mean-looking substitute teacher and a swim test, while worries swirl like currents and make recall difficult. The narrative follows the fish from packing lunch and pencils to boarding the shark bus after dawn, capturing fear, anticipation, and the pressure of being tested in a school setting.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages40

Reading Time1 h 2 min

AccessFree to download

Testing the Waters

Test day anxiety

Preparing for school

Swim test and the shark bus

NO 13A31 School of fishTesting the Waters Today is test dayat school. It's time to closeyour eyes, take a deep breath,and count to ten! 0820 R0201478336 09/2020 PALM BEACH COUNTYLIBRARY SYSTEM3650 Summit BoulevardWest Palm Beach,FL 33406-4198 Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2022 with funding fromKahle/Austin Foundation https://archive.org/details/testingwaters0000yole School of FishTesting the Waters By Jane Yolenllustrated by Mike Moran Ready-to-Read丝New York London Toronto Sydney New Delhi 坚SIMON SPOTLIGHT An imprint of Simon &Schuster Children's Publishing Division 1230 Avenue of the Americas,New York,New York 10020 This Simon Spotlight edition August 2020 Text copyright C2020 by Jane YolenIllustrations copyright ◎2020 by Mike Moran All rights reserved,including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.SIMON SPOTLIGHT,READY-TO-READ,and colophon are registered trademarks ofSimon &Schuster,Inc. For information about special discounts for bulk purchases,please contact Simon &Schuster Special Sales at 1-866-506-1949 or business@simonandschuster.com.Manufactured in the United States of America 0720 LAK 10987654321 Names:Yolen,Jane,1939-author.|Moran,Mike,1957-illustrator. Title:Testing the waters/by Jane Yolen;illustrated by Mike Moran. Description:Simon Spotlight edition.|New York:Simon Spotlight,2020. Series:School of fish |Summary:“A fish is nervous about a test and a mean-lookingsubstitute teacher at school”—Provided by publisher. Identifiers:LCCN 2020012088(print)|LCCN 2020012089(eBook) ISBN 9781534466258(paperback)|ISBN 9781534466265(hardcover)ISBN 9781534466272(eBook) Subjects:CYAC:Stories in rhyme.|Examinations—Fiction.|Test anxiety—Fiction.Teachers—Fiction.[Schools—Fiction.|Fishes—Fiction. Classification:LCC PZ8.3.Y76 Tes 2020(print)|LCC PZ8.3.Y76(eBook)DDC[E]—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020012088LCeBook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020012089 I’m silver.I'm cool.I’m off to school. My lunch box is packed.My pencils are stacked. It's swim test today. My tummy is whirlingjust like two currents,angry and swirling. W None of my swim studiesstick in my head. Going to school todayfills me with dread. The shark bus comesright after dawn.I grab my pack.Then I get on.

FAQs

What happens on test day in the story?

The story centers on a test day at school, specifically a swim test that makes the fish nervous.

How does the fish feel about going to school?

The fish feels dread and worry, describing thoughts swirling like angry currents and saying none of the swim studies stick in mind.

What does the fish do to get ready for school?

The fish packs a lunch box, stacks pencils, grabs the pack, and then boards the shark bus right after dawn.

Sep 29, 2026

Uploaded by Jasmine