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 companyTully didher Moma monkey

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

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

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

she's proud of her workshe is holding her breathshe's embarrassed and madshe's hot

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

determinedfrustratedself consciousproud

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

unnonexim

Question 6: What is a _parakeet_?

a cata fisha doga bird

Quiz

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

roller skatesa peta bikenew clothes

Question 2: What is CoCo?

a turtlea hamstera snakea 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 scaredshe is annoyedshe is excited

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

surpriseexcitementsadnessanger

Question 5: What does _typical_ mean?

usualannoyingunusualinteresting

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

librarysparklystepladderhighest

Quiz

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

to read about petsto steal the turtleto play with the hamsterto paint her nails

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

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

Question 3: What is "extended day"?

the librarywhere kids go after school to be looked afteran art classwhere kids go if they have been in trouble during the day

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

similemetaphoronomatopoeiaalliteration

Question 5: What is a _huff_?

in a sulky moodsneaking offin an upbeat, joyful moodbeing out of breath from running

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 has an artificial shellshe is actually a tortoiseshe is pregnantshe is a boy

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

CanadaTexasFloridaNew York

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

because she is rarebecause she is the last of her kindbecause she has lived in a schoolbecause she is female

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

that they do understandthat they don't understandthat they are boredthat they are tired

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

glassespolishingshellproudly

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

commonuncommoncolorfulpretty

Quiz

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

he wasn't allowed a pethe wanted to be popularmoneyhe didn't like Mr. Hornswoggle

Question 2: Why has Javier been nervous around Tully?

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

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?

SpringFallSummerWinter

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

metaphoralliterationrhymesimile

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

foldedfoldedun

Question 6: What does the word _incredulously_ mean?

horrifiedinteresteddisbelievingdisgusted

Quiz

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

an adult bitea kid's bitea rat bitea turtle bite

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

they are missing front teeththey were seen around the librarythey had wet handsthey were seen with a turtle

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

it is raining heavilyit is snowingit is raining lightlythere 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_?

frozestoppedbrokequivered

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 unwellshe is nervous about her party

Question 2: Why did Emily take CoCo?

because she wanted an aquatic turtlebecause she wanted a friend for her turtlebecause she wanted to give it to Meganbecause her turtle ran away

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

she is shockedshe is sadshe is happyshe is excited

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

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

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

the suffixthe prefixa compound worda contraction

Question 6: What does the prefix _aqua_ refer to?

waterlandanimalsturtles

Quiz

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

so Tully can chat to Mrs. Holmes about clothesso Tully can get her birthday presentso 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 doga fisha land turtle

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?

for decorationto show that time has passedto show this is the end of the storyto show that Mrs. Holmes is speaking

Question 5: What is a _feather boa_?

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

Question 6: What is a _bully_?

someone who is repeatedly mean to someone elsethe owner of a pet storethe leader of a schoola good friend