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

Question 1: Who made Tully's birthday invitations?

Tully dida printing companya monkeyher Mom

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

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

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

she is holding her breathshe's proud of her workshe's hotshe's embarrassed and mad

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

proudfrustratedself consciousdetermined

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

imnonexun

Question 6: What is a _parakeet_?

a doga cata fisha bird

Quiz

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

a bikea petroller skatesnew clothes

Question 2: What is CoCo?

a snakea hamstera tortoisea turtle

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

she is excitedshe is scaredshe is worriedshe is annoyed

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

surpriseexcitementsadnessanger

Question 5: What does _typical_ mean?

unusualannoyingusualinteresting

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

stepladderhighestlibrarysparkly

Quiz

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

to play with the hamsterto paint her nailsto steal the turtleto read about pets

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

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

Question 3: What is "extended day"?

where kids go after school to be looked afterwhere kids go if they have been in trouble during the daythe libraryan art class

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

metaphoralliterationsimileonomatopoeia

Question 5: What is a _huff_?

in an upbeat, joyful moodsneaking offbeing out of breath from runningin a sulky mood

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

backpackhamstergonnaturtle

Quiz

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

she is a boyshe has an artificial shellshe is pregnantshe is actually a tortoise

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

CanadaTexasNew YorkFlorida

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

because she is femalebecause she is rarebecause she is the last of her kindbecause she has lived in a school

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

that they don't understandthat they do understandthat they are tiredthat they are bored

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

proudlyshellpolishingglasses

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

colorfulcommonuncommonpretty

Quiz

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

he wanted to be popularhe wasn't allowed a petmoneyhe didn't like Mr. Hornswoggle

Question 2: Why has Javier been nervous around Tully?

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

Question 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?

SummerWinterSpringFall

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

rhymesimilemetaphoralliteration

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

edfoldedfoldun

Question 6: What does the word _incredulously_ mean?

disgustedhorrifiedinteresteddisbelieving

Quiz

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

a turtle bitea kid's bitea rat bitean adult bite

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

they were seen around the librarythey had wet handsthey were seen with a turtlethey are missing front teeth

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

it is raining lightlyit is raining heavilyit is snowingthere are many animals out and about

Question 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

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

slitheryellowcrumbchunk

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

frozebrokequiveredstopped

Quiz

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

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

Question 2: Why did Emily take CoCo?

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

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

she is excitedshe is sadshe is shockedshe is happy

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

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

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

the prefixa contractionthe suffixa compound word

Question 6: What does the prefix _aqua_ refer to?

landwateranimalsturtles

Quiz

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

so Tully can get her birthday presentso Tully can chat to Mrs. Holmes about clothesso Emily can confessthey are all in trouble for missing class

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

she was to get 2 baby turtles once CoCo's eggs hatcheda fisha land turtlea dog

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

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

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

to show that Mrs. Holmes is speakingto show that time has passedto show this is the end of the storyfor decoration

Question 5: What is a _feather boa_?

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

Question 6: What is a _bully_?

the owner of a pet storesomeone who is repeatedly mean to someone elsea good friendthe leader of a school