Secret of the School Suitor (J.L. Anderson)

School life gets complicated when a secret admirer starts leaving mysterious notes. This charming story follows the protagonist as they try to uncover the identity of the School Suitor. It captures the fun and drama of school friendships in a way that young readers will find very relatable. The mystery keeps the reader guessing until the very end, making it great for building focus. It is a sweet and engaging tale perfect for intermediate English learners.

Lexile: 840L

Quiz

Câu 1: Why was running difficult for Divya?

she only had one legshe had sore muscles from soccershe was in a wheelchairshe had weak ankle joints and wore leg braces

Câu 2: What do we know about Javier?

he has a brotherhe likes to drawhe plays the violinhe likes to play soccer

Câu 3: Why doesn't Mr. McCool want Divya to tell Mrs. Holmes about him forgetting to pick her up?

he doesn't want to get into troubleMrs. Holmes is too busyMrs. Holmes doesn't like himhe's worried he'll get reported to the police for speeding

Câu 4: Why are the words "Did he just turn red?" in italic (slanted) print?

Divya is dreaming itDivya is whispering itDivya is yelling itDivya is thinking it

Câu 5: What does the word _stern_ mean?

curiousseriousjealousfunny

Câu 6: What is a _mishap_?

a little mistakea type of animalsomething which has gone out of shapea teacher

Quiz

Câu 1: Why does Divya think Mr. McCool has a suit in the bus?

for an important lunchfor a costume partyfor a weddingfor a funeral

Câu 2: What did Javier think was the reason for Bus Driver McCool's odd behavior?

he was going to get firedhis mom was sickhe didn't want to be a bus driver anymorehe was sick

Câu 3: What does Divya mean when she says "Something's up with Bus Driver McCool"?

he is good at jumpinghe has a problemhe is very tallhe is poor

Câu 4: What is Klaude's tone when he says "I'm calling my lawyer!"?

he's serioushe's sadhe's jokinghe's angry

Câu 5: What does it mean to be _nosy_?

to be a very loud personto try to find out information about things that aren't your businessto have a big noseto have an excellent sense of smell

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

perfectbussidewalkdriver

Quiz

Câu 1: Who does Mr. McCool talk to?

Mr. SleuthNurse StrongmanMrs. HolmesCoach Shorts

Câu 2: What does Divya say she is going by the office?

following Bus Driver McCoolgoing to the Nurselistening in to their conversationgetting a drink

Câu 3: What does the text mean when it says "Busted!"?

Divya had a dog called BusterDivya had been found doing the wrong thing and was in troubleDivya was going to get a prizeDivya had accidentally broken something in the school

Câu 4: What does it mean to hear something "through the grapevine"?

to solve a mysteryto hear information directly from a witnessto hear information passed through a chain of peopleto work out some information from what you've seen

Câu 5: What does the word _stumble_ mean?

to crawlto skipto walk awkwardly as if about to fallto jump

Câu 6: Which of the following is a synonym for _faking_?

playingjumpingeatingpretending

Quiz

Câu 1: What did Divya hide behind?

an artwork of a treea real treethe school noticeboarda basketball net

Câu 2: Why was Bus Driver McCool sad?

he was in trouble for leaving the bus out the front of the schoolhe knew he was going to get firedCoach Shorts canceled their dinner togetherhe didn't want to go to a basketball game

Câu 3: "Teachers and students were about to flood the hallways." What does this phrase mean?

the hallways were very slipperythe teachers and students were going to spray water up the hallways as part of a fun daythe teachers and students were going to run up the hallwayslots of teachers and students were about to fill the hallways

Câu 4: How does Bus Driver McCool feel when Coach Shorts says she has to reschedule dinner?

angryjealousdisappointedambivalent

Câu 5: "...maybe it would be enough to get him fired." What does the word _fired_ mean in this sentence?

to create something using clayto put out a fireto lose your jobto start a fire

Câu 6: Which of the following is another word for _hunch_?

criminalmysteryvictimsuspicion

Quiz

Câu 1: At the end of this chapter, what does Divya suspect about Bus Driver McCool?

that he is quitting his jobthat he is becoming a teacher at the schoolthat his mom is sickthat he is becoming a florist

Câu 2: Why does Divya need Javier to cover for her?

so she doesn't get into trouble for not doing her homeworkso she isn't sent to the principalso she isn't marked absentso she isn't sent home

Câu 3: What does it mean for things to "click into place"?

to confuse a personto make senseto click your fingersto do a puzzle

Câu 4: Which kind of text do we see in this chapter?

information reportpoemfiction narrativeprocedure

Câu 5: What is a _hypothesis_?

the person that is suspected of doing something wronga crimean assumption or guess based on informationa secret diary

Câu 6: What does it mean to _quit_?

finish something you startedwinsucceedgive up

Quiz

Câu 1: What does Mrs. Holmes say should never be the center of solving a case?

rumorsmissing classsuspectsevident

Câu 2: When Divya barges into the office, what does Mr. McCool think she is going to say?

that he loves Coach Shortsthat his mom is sickthat he is quittingthat he was driving badly that morning

Câu 3: Why does Bus Driver McCool laugh a little when Divya accuses him of quitting?

he's not quittinghe knows she's been spying on himhe thinks she is telling jokehe's wondering how she knew

Câu 4: What is Mr. Sleuth's tone when he asks Divya :Did you miss me that much?"

he is sadhe is angryhe is jokinghe is serious

Câu 5: "Divya barged straight into Mrs. Holmes's office." What does it mean to _barge_?

to burst into walk in sensiblyto crawl into tiptoe in quietly

Câu 6: Which word from the text is an adverb?

choosebracesdrivercarefully

Quiz

Câu 1: Why had Mr. McCool been angry with Mr. Sleuth?

he rescheduled the basketball game so that Mr. McCool couldn't go to dinnerhe was telling people his secrethe was trying to get Mr. McCool firedMr. Sleuth also loved Coach Shorts

Câu 2: What was Mr. McCool's secret?

he is going to ask Coach Shorts to marry himhis mom is sickhe has been firedhe is quitting as bus driver

Câu 3: What does it mean to have "loose lips"?

to talk in a funny wayto have a floppy mouthto keep secrets wellfor someone not to be very good at keeping secrets

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

to conclude the storyto bring out the truth about Mr. McCoolto trick the readerto set up the mystery

Câu 5: Add a prefix to the word _fortunately_ to create a word opposite in meaning.

exunnonanti

Câu 6: What is the base word of _unhelpful_?

helpfulhelpfulunhelp