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Mystery of the Turtle Snatcher (Kyla Steinkraus)

A local pond is in trouble because someone is taking the turtles! In this engaging mystery, readers follow the trail of the Turtle Snatcher to bring the animals back to safety. The book highlights the importance of wildlife conservation and community action. With clear sentences and an exciting plot, it helps students develop their reading comprehension and empathy for nature. It is a must-read for any young animal lover or aspiring detective.

Lexile: 630L

Quiz

Câu 1: Who made Tully's birthday invitations?

a printing companya monkeyher MomTully did

Câu 2: Why does Tully invite Megan to her party?

Megan invited Tully to her partyshe wants to become friends with Meganshe likes Meganher mom said everyone should be included

Câu 3: Why does Tully's face go all red when Megan asks if a monkey made the invitations?

she is holding her breathshe's hotshe's embarrassed and madshe's proud of her work

Câu 4: When Megan teases Tully about her clothes, how does it make Tully feel?

self consciousproudfrustrateddetermined

Câu 5: Add a prefix to the word _important_ to form a word opposite in meaning.

imexunnon

Câu 6: What is a _parakeet_?

a cata doga fisha bird

Quiz

Câu 1: What did Tully really want for her birthday?

a bikea petnew clothesroller skates

Câu 2: What is CoCo?

a snakea tortoisea turtlea hamster

Câu 3: Why did Tully's heart do a "little leap" when Mr. Hornswoggle asks her to take care of the animals?

she is annoyedshe is scaredshe is worriedshe is excited

Câu 4: What is Mrs. Holmes' tone when she says "Oh Tully! You look so ... normal!"?

angerexcitementsurprisesadness

Câu 5: What does _typical_ mean?

usualunusualinterestingannoying

Câu 6: Which word from the text is a compound word?

sparklyhighestlibrarystepladder

Quiz

Câu 1: Why does Megan like to sneak into the library?

to steal the turtleto read about petsto paint her nailsto play with the hamster

Câu 2: How does Tully know that Megan has been in the library?

she has water from the turtle tank on hershe has a library book in her handshe saw hershe has hamster fur on her

Câu 3: What is "extended day"?

where kids go after school to be looked afterwhere kids go if they have been in trouble during the dayan art classthe library

Câu 4: "My heart was beating like a million pounding horses were stuck inside me." What language tool is used in this sentence?

alliterationonomatopoeiasimilemetaphor

Câu 5: What is a _huff_?

in a sulky moodbeing out of breath from runningsneaking offin an upbeat, joyful mood

Câu 6: Which word from the text is a compound word?

backpackturtlehamstergonna

Quiz

Câu 1: What surprising fact do the kids learn about CoCo?

she is actually a tortoiseshe is pregnantshe is a boyshe has an artificial shell

Câu 2: Where does CoCo's species come from?

New YorkCanadaFloridaTexas

Câu 3: Why is CoCo worth a lot of money?

because she is femalebecause she has lived in a schoolbecause she is the last of her kindbecause she is rare

Câu 4: What do Lyra and Tully mean when they say "Huh?"

that they are boredthat they do understandthat they don't understandthat they are tired

Câu 5: Which word from the text is an adverb?

proudlyshellpolishingglasses

Câu 6: Which word is opposite in meaning to the word _rare_?

prettycolorfuluncommoncommon

Quiz

Câu 1: If Javier was guilty, what would his motive be?

he wasn't allowed a pethe didn't like Mr. Hornswogglehe wanted to be popularmoney

Câu 2: Why has Javier been nervous around Tully?

he took CoCo and doesn't want her to knowhe really likes Tully but is too shy to talk to herhe doesn't want to spoil the surprise of her birthday presenthe can't come to her party and he feels bad

Câu 3: "Outside the wind was crisp and the edges of the leaves on the maple trees were tinted with orange and red." What season is this describing?

SpringFallSummerWinter

Câu 4: "Megan's hair was as smooth and shiny as a helmet." What language tool is used in this sentence?

similerhymealliterationmetaphor

Câu 5: Which part of the word _unfolded_ is the prefix?

unfoldedfolded

Câu 6: What does the word _incredulously_ mean?

interesteddisgustedhorrifieddisbelieving

Quiz

Câu 1: What kind of bite mark is discovered in the cheese?

a kid's bitean adult bitea turtle bitea rat bite

Câu 2: Why do the Gumshoe Gang suspect Emily and Megan?

they are missing front teeththey were seen around the librarythey were seen with a turtlethey had wet hands

Câu 3: What does the phrase "it's raining cats and dogs" mean?

it is raining lightlyit is snowingthere are many animals out and aboutit is raining heavily

Câu 4: Why is Mom a bit worried about Tully?

Tully is becoming too obsessed with the turtle mysteryTully looks unwellTully doesn't want a pet anymoreTully has changed her clothes and wants to cut her hair, which is unusual

Câu 5: "We passed around the hunk of cheese..." What does _hunk_ mean?

chunkcrumbslitheryellow

Câu 6: Which of the following is a synonym of _vibrated_?

brokefrozestoppedquivered

Quiz

Câu 1: Why does Tully's stomach feel "sick and wiggly"?

she hasn't solved the case of the missing turtle yetshe is unwellshe is nervous about what she is wearingshe is nervous about her party

Câu 2: Why did Emily take CoCo?

because she wanted an aquatic turtlebecause she wanted a friend for her turtlebecause her turtle ran awaybecause she wanted to give it to Megan

Câu 3: Why does Emily's face go white when she finds out CoCo is pregnant?

she is sadshe is excitedshe is happyshe is shocked

Câu 4: What is the main point of this chapter?

to reveal who stole CoCoto set up the mysteryto teach us how to look after aquatic turtlesto encourage the reader to investigate more about turtles

Câu 5: The letters "un" in the word _unhappy_ are known as what?

the suffixa contractiona compound wordthe prefix

Câu 6: What does the prefix _aqua_ refer to?

animalsturtleswaterland

Quiz

Câu 1: Why do the kids go to Mrs. Holmes's office?

they are all in trouble for missing classso Tully can chat to Mrs. Holmes about clothesso Tully can get her birthday presentso Emily can confess

Câu 2: What pet did Tully get for her birthday?

a doga land turtlea fishshe was to get 2 baby turtles once CoCo's eggs hatched

Câu 3: Why does Mrs. Holmes want Tully to wear her interesting clothes?

because Mrs. Holmes likes to tell people what to wearbecause Mrs. Holmes likes colorbecause Mrs. Holmes thinks her new outfit is boring to look atbecause it's part of Tully's personality

Câu 4: What is the purpose of the **** in this text?

to show this is the end of the storyto show that Mrs. Holmes is speakingto show that time has passedfor decoration

Câu 5: What is a _feather boa_?

a sparkly skirta long scarf covered in feathersa feathery T-shirta hat

Câu 6: What is a _bully_?

the leader of a schoolthe owner of a pet storea good friendsomeone who is repeatedly mean to someone else