Case of the Sabotaged Spaghetti (J.L. Anderson)

Get ready for a messy mystery in Case of the Sabotaged Spaghetti (J.L. Anderson). This funny story is about a ruined dinner and a sneaky culprit. Kids will love looking for clues to find out who messed up the yummy food. The easy words help students practice reading while having fun. It is a silly and exciting book for young readers.

Lexile: 800L

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Question 1: Why didn't Klaude like surprises?

they weren't always fun and they weren't always goodthey always involved himhe always got into trouble for themthey made him nervous

Question 2: Why didn't Klaude hear the announcement?

he was being sillyhe was singing a songhe was out of the roomhe was blocking his ears

Question 3: What does Mrs. Holmes's look known as "The Holmes Eye" show?

that she is impressedthat she is sadthat she is in a fun moodthat she is unimpressed

Question 4: Which of the following describes this chapter?

the resolutionthe conclusionthe introductionthe climax

Question 5: What does the word _anxious_ mean?

angryworriedhappysad

Question 6: What does it mean to _improve_?

become worseignorequitget better

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Question 1: How did Oma already know about Klaude's news?

she guessedshe read about it in the school newsletterthe teacher had called her and told herthe class teacher sent her a letter

Question 2: Who is Oma?

Klaude's grandmotherKlaude's foster momKlaude's stepmomKlaude's cat

Question 3: Why does Queeneka say "...who are you and what have you done with Klaude?"

she's never met Klaude beforeshe thinks it is a relative of Klaudeshe doesn't recognize Klaude in his new outfitshe is saying that Klaude looks very different to how he normally looks

Question 4: "The president called because he knows you're a genius and wants you to become an international spy?" What is Oma's tone here?

concernedangryjokingserious

Question 5: What is a _resemblance_?

when two things are identicalwhen things look opposite to each otherwhen two things look similarwhen something is broken

Question 6: What does it mean to _shriek_?

to laughto screamto hurt someoneto sit quietly

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Question 1: Why did Divya drop the food onto Klaude?

she wanted Klaude to get into troubleshe slipped on a rubber snakeshe tripped over BradynRomy pushed her

Question 2: "What a great actor you are." Who is Oma talking to?

RomyKlaudeBennettBradyn

Question 3: "Klaude's face burned hot and his stomach churned." Why does Klaude feel this way?

he is embarrassed for causing chaosthe food he was eating had gone bad and made him feel sickthe room was too hothe feels bad about playing a trick with the snake

Question 4: What do the **** on page 22 tell us?

the book is finishedsome time has passedwe are moving to a new scene in the booka new chapter is beginning

Question 5: What is _mayhem_?

chaosa songa fine dinnera dance

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

lesshaharmarm

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Question 1: What was wrong with Klaude's cake?

someone hid a bug in itsomeone hid a snake in itthe knife had cut a hole in itsomeone had taken a bite out of it

Question 2: Why did Bennett wish he hadn't invited Bradyn to the dinner?

Bradyn ate all the foodBradyn had been misbehavingeverybody thought Bradyn was cuteBradyn was taking the spotlight

Question 3: What can we guess about the person who bit the cake, when we consider the teeth marks?

it was probably a knife markit was probably a teacherit was probably a childit was probably Klaude's Oma

Question 4: Why is the word _BURP_ in capital letters?

because it was quietbecause it is part of a dreambecause it was loudbecause it didn't really happen

Question 5: What is a _smirk_?

to smile in a smug wayto laugh very loudlyto yell at someoneto laugh pleasantly

Question 6: _Could've_ is a contraction of which two words?

could notcould ofcould havewould have

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Question 1: Why did Klaude want to make everybody laugh?

to be kindto distract themto win a prizeto check their teeth

Question 2: Whose teeth matched the bite mark?

RomyBennettOmaBradyn

Question 3: How did the audience respond to Klaude's dance?

they were entertainedthey were offendedthey were sadthey were bored

Question 4: What are Klaude's _mental notes_?

a list he was making in his heada list he wrote down in his notebookthe tune of a songan imaginary friend

Question 5: Which word is a synonym for _dizzy_?

fizzyfluffywoozysandy

Question 6: "Klaude hammed it up." What does it mean to _ham_ something up?

to sit quietlyto overact, usually to be funnyto jump up and downto eat ham

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Question 1: How did Bradyn react when Klaude asked if he's taken a bite from the cake?

he became angryhe admitted ithe started cryinghe ran away

Question 2: Which mystery is solved in this chapter?

who put bugs in the dessertwho put the snake in the spaghettiwho broke Klaude's trophywho bit the cake

Question 3: "Klaude was grateful that she didn't mention anything about dancing in a bright orange leotard or that some of her dance partners were pot plants." Why was Klaude grateful?

he thought it would be embarrassinghe was worried his Oma would be injured if she danced morehe didn't want them to ask his Oma to put on her leotardhe knew Divya didn't like dancers

Question 4: Who is in the illustration on page 40?

Divya, Klaude and BradynKlaude, Romy and BennettKlaude, Bradyn and BennettKlaude, Oma and Divya

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

breakedbreakbrikebrake

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

bitterthankfuljealoushappy

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Question 1: Who does Klaude suspect of putting the snake in his food?

OmaRomyDivyaBennett

Question 2: What does it mean to "fill someone in on what happened"?

to purposely tell a lieto give someone a lot of foodto make up a story and tell itto tell them everything that happened

Question 3: Why did Divya look up at the ceiling?

she wanted to see if the answer was written on the ceilingshe was about to sneezeshe was checking for cluesshe was thinking

Question 4: What is this chapter mainly about?

Klaude solving the mystery of the cake biteKlaude dancing with OmaKlaude trying to solve the mystery of the snakeKlaude confronting Romy

Question 5: What does it mean to _reveal_ something?

to lay it open or make it knownto create itto disguise itto destroy it

Question 6: What does it mean to _participate_?

to stand to the sideto refuse to join into join into protest something

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Question 1: How did the trophy break?

Oma sat on itKlaude sat on itBradyn smashed itRomy threw it

Question 2: What was going to happen to the trophy?

Klaude was going to exchange it for a new oneOma was going to glue it togetherOma was going to throw it awayKlaude was going to give it to Romy

Question 3: ""I about lost it when you yelled," Romy laughed." What does Romy mean when he said he almost "lost it"?

he almost started cryinghe almost lost the toy snakehe almost lost the dinnerhe almost burst out laughing

Question 4: Which word describes this chapter?

the contentsthe bibliographythe introductionthe resolution

Question 5: What does it mean to _deny_ something?

to tell the truthto admit to doing itto say you didn't do itto imagine something

Question 6: What is a _prank_?

a paintinga dancea tricka story

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