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 Great Wall of Chinathe Sydney Opera HouseThe Empire State Building

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

Sophie was good at reading mapsSophie was their big sisterSophie was an adultSophie 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?

it was very highshe had not been well that dayshe was cold in the windshe was hungry

Question 4: What name describes this chapter?

introductionbibliographyclimaxresolution

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

resilientpreciousunbreakableshiny

Question 6: What does _prevent_ mean?

an accidentto show someone somethingto borrow somethingto stop something from happening

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Question 1: What was the treasure that Jaden found?

a painting of a womana chesta necklacegold

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 not always sensibleshe is a horse ridershe is meanshe likes to play tricks

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?

metaphoronomatopoeiasimilealliteration

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

ughfoldedbulbflashlight

Question 6: What does _rare_ mean?

uncommoncommonbrightdull

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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 to get into trouble for being in the atticthey don't want their parents to call the policethey want to solve the mystery themselves

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

PoppiesThe ScreamStarry Nightthe Mona Lisa

Question 3: Who painted the Mona Lisa?

MonetPicassoLeonardo da VinciVincent van Gogh

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

excited and hopefuldisappointed and sadtired and homesickangry and jealous

Question 5: What is an _expert_?

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

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

foldfoldededun

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

Hitlera French familyan old Jewish familyher grandparents

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

she is an architectshe is a buildershe is a history professorshe is an artist

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

it was a sad and unpleasant discussionshe lost some of her grandparents in the war and it made her sadshe didn't want the kids knowing about the warshe was too busy eating

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

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

Question 5: What does it mean to _preserve_ something?

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

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

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

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

to buy candyto use the bathroomto talk to her about an old paintingto steal something

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

100 eurosa thousand dollarsone million dollars10 euros

Question 3: Why is Sophie suspicious of the expert?

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

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

rude and abruptshy and quietloud and cheerfulwelcoming and calm

Question 5: What does the word _haughty_ mean?

confidentgrown-upsnobby and arroganthumble

Question 6: What does _cluttered_ mean?

jumbled and full of itemsorganizedclean and tidyempty

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

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

Question 2: What happened to Napoleon?

he was killed in battlehe was beheadedhe was exiledhe was hanged

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 cafethey went to the cafe earlier and didn't see himthey didn't think the palace had a cafeit didn't sound like a place an art expert would work

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

he is happyhe is shockedhe is sadhe is bored

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

colorfulplaininterestingshiny

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

drabopulentplaincomfortable

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

a poor persontheir dadthe original owner of the paintingMadame Estelle

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

she is an honest personthe painting is valuableher original offer was fairthe painting is pretty

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

she was very scaredshe is scared someone diedshe is scared of deathshe is extremely tired

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

casualloomingfriendlyupbeat

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

wrigglegigglejumphop

Question 6: What does the word _elude_ mean?

to come cleanto escape dangerto attack someoneto run into trouble

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

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

Question 2: Where do the kids hide?

in a cemeteryin a museumin an art galleryin a park

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

sadjoyfuldeterminedanxious

Question 4: What is an _idiom_?

when you liken something to something elsewords that rhymea question that can not be answeredan expression whose meaning is different from the word's usual meanings

Question 5: Which word is a synonym of _eerie_?

comfortingcheerfulspookybright

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

quietlycreepyimaginationwhispered

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Question 1: Who captures Jaden?

a guardthe policeMadame EstelleSophie

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

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

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

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

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

the introductionthe conclusionthe complicationthe resolution

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

greenstatuegleamingflashlight

Question 6: What does it mean to _pout_?

to smileto sit downto close your eyesto pull a sullen face

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

Madame Estelle let him gohe kicked him in the shinSophie hit the manGrace 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 was hitting the pavement with her handsshe had no shoes onshe was running hard and fast

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?

sadrelievedscaredfrustrated

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

divedrivedovedriven

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

shriekinggroaningwhisperingsquealing

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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 could describe it without seeing itshe had a photo of it

Question 2: Who had painted the artwork?

RembrandtMonetPicassoda Vinci

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

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

Question 4: What name describes this chapter?

the contentsthe introductionthe bibliographythe conclusion

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

they got burnt by a firethey were given a prizethey were all wettheir parents told them off

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

fulighttruthfulright

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