Case of the Christmas Concert Catastrophe (Kyla Steinkraus)

Celebrate the holidays with a fun mystery in Case of the Christmas Concert Catastrophe (Kyla Steinkraus). This story is about a school music show where everything goes wrong. Readers will help the characters find clues to save the big concert. The short and clear sentences are great for young English learners. It is a wonderful book to read during the winter season.

Lexile: 630L

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Câu 1: How is Mrs. Holmes described?

grumpy and frownybubbly and kindtaller than a giraffesuper short

Câu 2: Who is Panda?

Lyra's pet pandaLyra's brotherLyra's dogLyra's toy panda

Câu 3: How does Lyra feel when she sees the garden covered in snow?

scareddisappointedindifferentexcited

Câu 4: What is the purpose of this chapter?

to conclude the mysteryto instruct us on how to build a snowmanto inspire us to take up skiingto introduce us to the story

Câu 5: What is an _audition_?

a type of musical instrumentan interview for a role as a singer, dancer or musician which involves showing your skillsa baking competitionan end of year performance

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

imaginefocuscreateignore

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Câu 1: Why are they called the Gumshoe Gang?

their first mystery was about gum on the teacher's shoe"Gumshoe" is a nickname for a detective who solves mysteriesthey like to chew gumthey don't like gum

Câu 2: What was the concert theme?

Winter WonderlandSunshine SummerFavorite ThingsSpring into Springtime

Câu 3: In Ronald "Rocket" Gonzaga's name, why is the word _Rocket_ in inverted commas?

it is his real nameit is his surnameit is his middle nameit is his nickname

Câu 4: What does it mean when it says Caleb has a "disaster of a desk"?

his desk is neat and tidyhis desk is emptyhis desk is brokenhis desk is very messy

Câu 5: What does the word _inseparable_ mean?

taken apartcan't be taken apartbrokenwhen people are together but they don't want to be

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

mutteredmumbledcriedyelled

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Câu 1: Why is the boy with the spiky yellow hair and glasses angry?

he had to share his solohe wanted to play the harphe didn't want to be in the concerthe didn't get a solo

Câu 2: How did Abby react to the news that she was doing a solo?

she was unhappyshe was nervousshe was excitedshe was angry to be sharing it with Lyra

Câu 3: Why didn't Lyra want to share the solo?

she wanted it all to herselfshe was worried Abby wouldn't be a very good singershe didn't like Abbyshe was not very good at singing with other people

Câu 4: How does Lyra feel about sharing the solo with Abby?

happyunhappyexcitednervous

Câu 5: What does it mean to _trudge_?

to crawl on the floor like a catto stomp up the hallway in a noisy wayto walk slowly and sadly, dragging your feetto walk excitedly, jumping around

Câu 6: What does it mean to _shove past_ someone?

gently nudge them out of the waypass them without touching thempolitely ask them to movepush past

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Câu 1: What was the "big thing" that happened on Friday?

the snowflakes were missingsomeone brought a dog to schoolthe snowman was missingLyla was not given the singing solo

Câu 2: Who is Mr. Doyle?

the music teacherthe teacherthe school custodianthe principal

Câu 3: What does the saying "It's like a needle in a hayride" mean?

that something is very hard to findthat something is sharpthat someone is allergic to haythat something is easy to find

Câu 4: Why is the phrase "REAL DETECTIVE CLUES: PRIVATE: NO PEEKING" in capital letters?

the reader is supposed to yell these wordsthey are the words printed on the front of the notebookthe reader is supposed to whisper this phraseit is part of a joke

Câu 5: What is an _alibi_?

evidence that someone was elsewhere when a crime took placeevidence at the scene of a crimethe person who committed the crimewhen a person has committed a crime

Câu 6: "I've got to traipse out to the storeroom ..." What does _traipse_ mean?

to crawlto walkto speak loudlyto sleep

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Câu 1: Why did Travis go to the art and music room?

to steal the snowflakesto audition for the showto talk to Joyto help with the decorations

Câu 2: How does Lyra describe "real live detectives"?

fast and recklessshy and retiringslow and tiredpatient and careful

Câu 3: "This lip zipping thing wasn't working too well." What does Lyra mean?

she wanted to be less shyher zipper was undoneshe wasn't doing well at keeping quietshe didn't know how to use a zipper

Câu 4: What kind of language device is used in the phrase "keep your eyes peeled"?

alliterationsimilemetaphoronomatopoeia

Câu 5: What is a _culprit_?

the person who solves the mysterythe detectivethe person whom a crime was committed againstthe person who committed the crime

Câu 6: What does it mean to _voulnteer_ for something?

to offer to do itto ruin itto laugh at itto oppose it

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Câu 1: Why was it so cold in the art room?

the window wasn't completely shutthe glass in the window was smashedthe air conditioning was onthe heater was broken

Câu 2: Why did the kids suspect Mrs. Collywobbles?

she had glitter on her facethey saw her with a big bagshe kept walking into the art room and looking aroundthey saw her with white paper which looked like the snowflakes

Câu 3: Why were Abby's sleeves pushed back to her elbows?

her sweater made her arms itchyshe was coldshe was hotshe didn't want to get paint on her sweater

Câu 4: How did Abby feel when the others started questioning her about the snowflakes?

worriedsadexcitedangry

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

windowwrapperscoloredproudly

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

openajarshutbroken

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Câu 1: Why had Mrs. Collywobbles been wearing a poncho?

so she could hide a basketballto cover her pregnant bellyas a costume for Book Weekso she could steal things from the art room

Câu 2: Why hadn't Mr. Sleuth heard the conversation between the teachers properly?

there were noisy roadworkshe was wearing earmuffshe has bad hearinghe was too far away

Câu 3: Why did Mrs. Center wipe at her eyes with a handkerchief?

she had allergiesshe was cryingshe just sneezedshe was laughing

Câu 4: What does the saying "I'm all ears!" mean?

the person doesn't want to hear itthe person has poor visionthe person is ready to listenthe person has a good sense of hearing

Câu 5: What does it mean to _sabotage_ something?

accidentally break itfix somethingsteal somethingpurposely ruin it

Câu 6: What is a _remedy_?

a songmedicine or therapy to relieve pain or sicknessan illnessa cloak with no sleeves

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Câu 1: Where were the snowflakes?

in the school storage shedin a child's lockerin the girls' bathroomsin the classroom storage cupboard

Câu 2: How did Abby hide her footprints?

she tiptoedshe shoveled them awayshe walked in Mr. Doyle's footprintsshe covered them up with snow

Câu 3: Why does Abby's voice shake when she talks?

she is nervous about singing in the concertshe is excited about the concertshe has a throat infectionshe is nervous and sad about stealing the show items

Câu 4: What part of the story happens in this chapter?

the bibliographythe conclusionthe introductionthe climax

Câu 5: ""Mr. Doyle's the thief?" Rocket asked incredulously." What does _incredulous_ mean?

happilyangrilyargumentativelyunable to believe something

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

happierstoragebatonsnowflake

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Câu 1: How did they fix the damaged backdrop?

they had to do without oneAbby painted white over the red crossthe parents painted a new oneAbby, Tully and Caleb repainted it

Câu 2: Why was Abby's voice soft and wobbly at first?

she was excitedshe was not a good singershe was losing her voiceshe was nervous

Câu 3: What does Lyra mean when she says "The dragonflies were zooming around in my belly..."?

she was sadshe was very nervousshe had eaten a dragonfly earlier in the dayshe had a stomach bug

Câu 4: What kind of text is this book?

information reportdiscussionprocedurefiction narrative

Câu 5: What is _applause_?

a choir in a concertwhen people clap their hands in appreciationwhen people stomp their feet in angerwhen people protest against something they don't like

Câu 6: Which part of the word _repaint_ is the prefix?

painainpaintre

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