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?

a printing companya monkeyher MomTully did

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

her mom said everyone should be includedshe likes MeganMegan invited Tully to her partyshe 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's embarrassed and madshe is holding her breathshe's hotshe's proud of her work

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

self consciousfrustratedprouddetermined

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

unnonexim

Question 6: What is a _parakeet_?

a doga cata birda fish

Quiz

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

roller skatesnew clothesa peta bike

Question 2: What is CoCo?

a hamstera snakea turtlea tortoise

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

she is worriedshe is excitedshe is scaredshe is annoyed

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

angerexcitementsurprisesadness

Question 5: What does _typical_ mean?

unusualinterestingusualannoying

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

highestsparklystepladderlibrary

Quiz

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

to read about petsto play with the hamsterto paint her nailsto steal the turtle

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

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

Question 3: What is "extended day"?

the librarywhere kids go if they have been in trouble during the daywhere kids go after school to be looked afteran 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?

alliterationmetaphoronomatopoeiasimile

Question 5: What is a _huff_?

being out of breath from runningsneaking offin an upbeat, joyful moodin a sulky mood

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

hamstergonnaturtlebackpack

Quiz

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

she has an artificial shellshe is a boyshe is actually a tortoiseshe is pregnant

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

New YorkFloridaCanadaTexas

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

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

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

that they are tiredthat they are boredthat they do understandthat they don't understand

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

glassesproudlypolishingshell

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

prettycolorfulcommonuncommon

Quiz

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

he wasn't allowed a pethe didn't like Mr. Hornswogglemoneyhe wanted to be popular

Question 2: Why has Javier been nervous around Tully?

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

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?

alliterationrhymemetaphorsimile

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

foldedunfolded

Question 6: What does the word _incredulously_ mean?

disbelievinghorrifieddisgustedinterested

Quiz

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

a turtle bitea kid's bitean adult bitea rat bite

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

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

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

it is raining lightlyit is snowingit is raining heavilythere are many animals out and about

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

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

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

yellowcrumbchunkslither

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

frozestoppedquiveredbroke

Quiz

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

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

Question 2: Why did Emily take CoCo?

because she wanted an aquatic turtlebecause her turtle ran awaybecause she wanted a friend for her 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 sadshe is happyshe is shockedshe is excited

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

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

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

the suffixa compound worda contractionthe prefix

Question 6: What does the prefix _aqua_ refer to?

animalswaterturtlesland

Quiz

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

so Emily can confessso Tully can get her birthday presentthey are all in trouble for missing classso Tully can chat to Mrs. Holmes about clothes

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

a dogshe was to get 2 baby turtles once CoCo's eggs hatcheda fisha land turtle

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

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

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

to show this is the end of the storyfor decorationto show that time has passedto show that Mrs. Holmes is speaking

Question 5: What is a _feather boa_?

a sparkly skirta feathery T-shirta hata long scarf covered in feathers

Question 6: What is a _bully_?

the owner of a pet storethe leader of a schoola good friendsomeone who is repeatedly mean to someone else