Case of Foul Play on a School Day (J.L. Anderson)

Put on your detective hat for Case of Foul Play on a School Day (J.L. Anderson). This fun mystery happens right inside a school building. Kids will follow smart students as they look for clues to solve a big problem. The simple text makes it very easy to follow the exciting story. It is a perfect read for young detectives who love solving puzzles.

Lexile: 760L

Quiz

Câu 1: What was in the box?

nothingcupcakeskickballsdogs

Câu 2: Who was the shy friend who liked to draw?

KeelyKlaudeDivyaJavier

Câu 3: Who is Klaude?

a boy on the busKeely's best frienda dogKeely's dad

Câu 4: Why is Keely's face covered in red spots?

because she has some paint on her facebecause she has chicken poxbecause she is embarrassedbecause she is allergic

Câu 5: What is _posture_?

when you are asleephow high you can jumpthe position of your body; how you stand or sitthe sound of your voice

Câu 6: What color is _teal_?

hot pinkbright reda greenish bluedark purple

Quiz

Câu 1: What was on the kickballs?

the football team's logothe school emblemthe logo for Queeneka's businessthe logo for Keely's parents' new business

Câu 2: What information do we get about Keely's parents' new business in this chapter?

it involves bathing dogsit involves making foodit involves ballsit involves looking after dogs

Câu 3: Why did everyone gasp?

they are boredthey are shocked the kickballs are missingthey can see the kickballs and are excitedthey are scared that there is a thief in the gym

Câu 4: How does Keely feel about talking about her parents' new business?

she wants to tell everyone about itshe is hesitant to talk about itshe pretends it doesn't existshe is passionate about spreading the news

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

exunimin

Câu 6: What is an _accent_?

how a person walkshow a person speaks, usually influenced by the country or group they live inwhat a person does for a jobhow a person looks

Quiz

Câu 1: Why couldn't Queeneka read the business slogan?

Keely snatched it from herit had been torn offit was blurred from being wetit had been erased by someone

Câu 2: What did Coach Shorts get distracted by?

the school bell ringingsomeone finding the kickballsthe sound of someone laughingthe sound of someone crying out in pain

Câu 3: "Ugh! If only the box hadn't gotten wet..." What does the word _ugh!_ tell us?

she is jealousshe is happyshe is sadshe is frustrated

Câu 4: "Queeneka was dying to find out who cried out ..." What language device is in this sentence?

contrastsimilealliterationmetaphor

Câu 5: Which of the following is a synonym of _vanish_?

disappearreappearinventignore

Câu 6: What does _motivation_ mean?

the tone of someone's voicethe reason somebody does somethingdoing something illegalsomething that makes someone angry

Quiz

Câu 1: Who confirmed that the kickballs were in the box the day before?

Coach ShortsKeelythe principalthe custodian

Câu 2: What was Javier's injury?

a bleeding nosea broken arma bump on the heada sprained ankle

Câu 3: "Queeneka felt like she was getting somewhere." What does this mean?

she was on her way homeshe had looked all around the school for the kickballsshe was running around a lotshe felt like she was getting closer to solving the mystery

Câu 4: How does the custodian react when Queeneka asks if he threw the kickballs out?

he is offendedhe looks guiltyhe thinks it is very funnyhe is sad

Câu 5: What is a _suspect_?

the person solving a mysterythe person who something bad has happened tothe person who someone thinks committed a crimea person who enjoys sport

Câu 6: What does the word _damp_ mean?

frozenslightly wetdrysoaking wet

Quiz

Câu 1: What kinds of books did Queeneka like to read?

nonfiction about fashion and fiction mysteriesbooks about sportnonfiction onlynonfiction about science and funny fiction

Câu 2: Which word describes Mr. Hambrick's eyebrows?

thinspikybushysparse

Câu 3: Why is Queeneka left thinking that Mr. Hambrick took the kickballs?

she saw him painting the kickballshe admitted to ithe didn't answer her questionshe found some kickballs in his desk

Câu 4: "_Was that guilt in his voice?_" Why is this sentence in italics?

Queeneka is dreaming it.Queeneka is thinking it in her head.Queeneka is whispering it.Queeneka is shouting it.

Câu 5: What is an _interrogation_?

running in a racestaying silentgetting marriedbeing questioned

Câu 6: What does the word _immediately_ mean?

straight awayneverlater onbefore

Quiz

Câu 1: What makes Queeneka think Mr. Hambrick is sneaky?

he was leaving school early for the dayhe was caught taking the kick ballshe was caught taking paper from the copierhe was caught stealing the chocolates

Câu 2: What does Keely think about the mystery of the missing balls at the end of this chapter?

she wants it solved as quickly as possibleshe thinks she has solved the mysteryshe's very upset about itshe wants Queeneka to forget about it

Câu 3: What does it mean to be _beanpole tall_?

tall and uglytall and widetall and thintall and muscly

Câu 4: When Queeneka asks if she can ask Mr. Sleuth a question and he responds with "You just did!", what is he trying to do?

confuse herbe scarybe funnyhurt her feelings

Câu 5: What is a _budget_?

a big debta gift of money from someone richa safe full of casha plan for what you can spend money on so you don't run out

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

trickyloudlyhappilycreepy

Quiz

Câu 1: Why did Queeneka want to leave the classroom?

she wanted to see if the Fourth Graders were playing with a missing kickballshe wanted to go find Keelyshe had left something in PE class and wanted to get itto needed to go to the toilet

Câu 2: Why doesn't Mr. Hambrick ask Queeneka more questions about why she needs to go to the gym?

he trusted QueenekaQueeneka snuck out without him knowinghe spoke to Coach Shorts on the phone about itthe phone rang in the classroom which distracted him

Câu 3: What does Keely mean when she says "We should just let it go"?

they should keep searching harderthey should stop worrying about itthey should move back to class before they get in troublethey shouldn't be friends anymore

Câu 4: ""Yeah, or he's going to send you on a one way trip to see Mrs. Holmes!" Klaude said." What is Klaude's tone here?

threatening and meanserious and worriedteasing and funnyshy and anxious

Câu 5: What does it mean when the planets _orbit_ the sun?

the planets crash into the sunthey move around it in a circlethe planets are hidden from the sun by the moonthe sun moves around the planets

Câu 6: What is _florescent_ yellow?

an orange-yellowa dirty yellowa dull yellowa very bright, glowing yellow

Quiz

Câu 1: How did Queeneka feel about the Fourth Grader?

she was scared of hershe thought she was very niceshe wanted to be her friendshe thought the Fourth Grader was scared of her

Câu 2: How did the Fourth Grader come to have the kickball?

she was given it by Keely's parentsshe found it when she was runningshe brought it from homeshe stole it

Câu 3: Why does the Fourth Grader call Queeneka and Keely _pipsqueaks_?

she's teasing them for being smaller than hershe thinks they looks like miceshe's nervous because they are bigger than hershe's being friendly and kind

Câu 4: "Keely trailed her like a hound." What language device is used in this sentence?

similemetaphortautologyalliteration

Câu 5: Which of the following is opposite in meaning to the word _complicated_?

simplehardintricatedifficult

Câu 6: What does it mean to _donate_ something?

to sell something to someone in needto buy something from a charityto steal somethingto give to someone else in need for no cost

Quiz

Câu 1: How did Keely react when Queeneka accused her of hiding the kickballs?

she hit Queenekashe admitted itshe denied itshe ran away

Câu 2: Why had Keely hidden the balls?

she didn't like the other kids at the schoolshe didn't want her family's business to succeedshe didn't like playing kickballshe was embarrassed of her family's business

Câu 3: What does Keely mean when she says her family's business was "taking off"?

it was becoming popular and making moneyit wasn't making any money and they were going to sell itthey were taking their business to another townit was embarrassing

Câu 4: What word describes this chapter?

the conclusionthe blurbthe introductionthe bibliography

Câu 5: Which of the following is another word for _eager_?

boredkeenunsurehappy

Câu 6: What is a _hedge_?

a doga flowera balla bush