An Artful Escape (M.M. Eboch) - Leveled English Reading

Get ready for a fun mystery in An Artful Escape (M.M. Eboch). This exciting story follows clever characters on a big adventure. Kids will love reading about the clues they find and the puzzles they solve. The simple sentences make this fiction book very easy to read. It is a wonderful choice for young students who love a good story.

Lexile: 590L

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Question 1: Where is the first scene in the book set?

the Eiffel Tower in ParisThe Empire State Buildingthe Sydney Opera Housethe Great Wall of China

Question 2: Why did Grace and Jaden's parents allow Sophie to take them around the city?

Sophie was an adultSophie was good at reading mapsSophie was their big sisterSophie grew up in Paris and knew her way around

Question 3: Why did Grace feel a little sick looking back at the platform they were just on?

she was cold in the windit was very highshe was hungryshe had not been well that day

Question 4: What name describes this chapter?

climaxresolutionbibliographyintroduction

Question 5: Which of the following is a synonym for _fragile_?

unbreakableresilientpreciousshiny

Question 6: What does _prevent_ mean?

an accidentto stop something from happeningto show someone somethingto borrow something

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Question 1: What was the treasure that Jaden found?

a chestgolda necklacea painting of a woman

Question 2: What is a _hope chest_?

an empty chest for filling when you get marrieda chest filled with linens and other things for a girl's future marriagea chest filled with treasurea box with a painting in it

Question 3: What new thing do we learn about Sophie in this chapter?

she is meanshe likes to play tricksshe is not always sensibleshe is a horse rider

Question 4: "The floor was covered with mounds of boxes and sheets draped over furniture, like lumpy squat trolls from a storybook." What language tool is used in this sentence?

onomatopoeiaalliterationmetaphorsimile

Question 5: Which word from the text is a compound word?

ughbulbflashlightfolded

Question 6: What does _rare_ mean?

dulluncommonbrightcommon

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Question 1: Why do the kids decide not to tell their parents about the treasure?

they don't want their parents taking the painting awaythey don't want their parents to call the policethey want to solve the mystery themselvesthey don't want to get into trouble for being in the attic

Question 2: What famous painting do they view before going to see Rembrandt's work?

Starry Nightthe Mona LisaThe ScreamPoppies

Question 3: Who painted the Mona Lisa?

Vincent van GoghMonetLeonardo da VinciPicasso

Question 4: How is Grace feeling at the end of the chapter?

tired and homesickdisappointed and sadangry and jealousexcited and hopeful

Question 5: What is an _expert_?

a person with special skills or knowledge of a certain subjecta spectatora person who is interested in a particular subjecta judge

Question 6: Which part of the word _unfolded_ is the prefix?

foldededunfold

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Question 1: Who does Grace suspect the painting might belong to?

Hitlera French familyher grandparentsan old Jewish family

Question 2: Why was Mom so interested in the history of the house?

she is an artistshe is an architectshe is a buildershe is a history professor

Question 3: Why didn't Mom want to go into detail about World War II over dinner?

she was too busy eatingshe lost some of her grandparents in the war and it made her sadshe didn't want the kids knowing about the warit was a sad and unpleasant discussion

Question 4: Which part of the information in this book is a true story?

the house with the attic in France that they were staying inthe information about World War IIGrace's Mom's job as a history professorthe kids finding a painting hidden in the attic

Question 5: What does it mean to _preserve_ something?

to sell it for a high priceto damage itto donate it to a museumto keep it from damage

Question 6: What does it mean when it says the family _chorused_?

they all went silentthey all said something at the same timethey all sang a song about fruit tartsthey fought over the fruit tarts

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Question 1: What does the owner of the shop think the children are there for?

to steal somethingto talk to her about an old paintingto use the bathroomto buy candy

Question 2: What does the gallery owner offer for the painting?

a thousand dollars100 eurosone million dollars10 euros

Question 3: Why is Sophie suspicious of the expert?

she thinks she's not good with childrenshe thinks she is trying to cheat themshe thinks she is a mean personshe thinks she doesn't really want the painting

Question 4: What is the woman in the gallery's tone when she first sees the children?

loud and cheerfulrude and abruptshy and quietwelcoming and calm

Question 5: What does the word _haughty_ mean?

grown-upsnobby and arrogantconfidenthumble

Question 6: What does _cluttered_ mean?

clean and tidyorganizedjumbled and full of itemsempty

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Question 1: Why did the people revolt during the French Revolution?

they wanted to merge with Italythey wanted a new Presidentthey wanted to abolish slaverythey were starving while the rich lived in luxury

Question 2: What happened to Napoleon?

he was hangedhe was exiledhe was killed in battlehe was beheaded

Question 3: Why does Grace frown when they are told their expert might work in the ticket booth or cafe?

they were too tired to walk back to the cafeit didn't sound like a place an art expert would workthey didn't think the palace had a cafethey went to the cafe earlier and didn't see him

Question 4: How does Jaden react when he walks into the museum?

he is sadhe is happyhe is boredhe is shocked

Question 5: Which of the following is an antonym for _elaborate_?

colorfulplainshinyinteresting

Question 6: Which word describes the furnishings in the palace?

comfortabledrabplainopulent

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Question 1: Who do the children suspect is responsible for the attempted robbery?

Madame Estellethe original owner of the paintinga poor persontheir dad

Question 2: What does Madame Estelle's plan to steal the painting show?

the painting is valuablethe painting is prettyshe is an honest personher original offer was fair

Question 3: What does the phrase "You scared me half to death" mean?

she is scared someone diedshe is extremely tiredshe is scared of deathshe was very scared

Question 4: Which word describes the dark figure in the illustration in this chapter?

casualupbeatfriendlylooming

Question 5: Which of the following is a synonym for _squirm_?

wrigglejumpgigglehop

Question 6: What does the word _elude_ mean?

to run into troubleto escape dangerto attack someoneto come clean

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Question 1: What happened to the man when the kids got off the train?

he followed themhe fell overhe stayed on the trainhe walked the other way

Question 2: Where do the kids hide?

in a parkin a museumin an art galleryin a cemetery

Question 3: How are the kids feeling at the end of this chapter?

determinedjoyfulsadanxious

Question 4: What is an _idiom_?

an expression whose meaning is different from the word's usual meaningswords that rhymea question that can not be answeredwhen you liken something to something else

Question 5: Which word is a synonym of _eerie_?

cheerfulspookybrightcomforting

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

creepyimaginationwhisperedquietly

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Question 1: Who captures Jaden?

the policeMadame EstelleSophiea guard

Question 2: What do we learn about Jaden in this chapter?

he is deaf in one earhe doesn't like to listenhe has a hearing problemhe is scared of heights

Question 3: Why did Sophie need to go over the wall last?

she was the only one who could do it without helpshe was the shortestshe was going to jump over the wallshe didn't mind spending the night in the cemetery if she didn't make it

Question 4: Which word describes what happens in this chapter?

the complicationthe conclusionthe introductionthe resolution

Question 5: Which word from the text is a compound word?

greenflashlightstatuegleaming

Question 6: What does it mean to _pout_?

to pull a sullen faceto close your eyesto sit downto smile

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Question 1: How did Jaden get away from the thief?

he kicked him in the shinSophie hit the manMadame Estelle let him goGrace tackled the man

Question 2: What does it mean when it says "Grace's feet pounded the pavement"?

she was punching the thief as he lay on the groundshe had no shoes onshe was running hard and fastshe was hitting the pavement with her hands

Question 3: What gave Grace the courage to climb down the tree?

wanting the chocolate barknowing her brother was in troublenot wanting to get into trouble from her parents for being out latewanting to go home

Question 4: How are the kids feeling at the end of this chapter?

scaredfrustratedrelievedsad

Question 5: What is the present tense of the word _drove_?

dovedivedrivendrive

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

shriekingsquealingwhisperinggroaning

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Question 1: How did the old woman prove that the painting belonged to her family?

she could pick it from a line-up of paintingsshe had been looking for it for yearsshe had a photo of itshe could describe it without seeing it

Question 2: Who had painted the artwork?

MonetPicassoda VinciRembrandt

Question 3: Why was the woman so happy to have the painting back?

she wanted to sell itshe had painted it herselfit was the only family heirloom she hadit was worth a lot of money

Question 4: What name describes this chapter?

the conclusionthe contentsthe bibliographythe introduction

Question 5: "They were scolded for keeping the painting a secret. In this sentence, what does _scolded_ mean?

they were all wettheir parents told them offthey were given a prizethey got burnt by a fire

Question 6: Which part of the word _rightful_ is the suffix?

rightighttruthfulful

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