A to Z Mysteries: The Invisible Island

Choose the best retell of the BEGINNING of the story.

• Three kids all lived in the same neighborhood, and they liked to hang out together.

• A bad man named Mr. Bent was making fake money, and Mr. P might have been helping him.

• Three kids went out for a picnic on Squaw Island, and one of them found a $100 bill.

Which of the following is NOT a setting in this story?

• Squaw Island

• school

• Mr. P's Bait Shop

• Mr. Bent's garage

What did Josh, Dink and Ruth Rose do AFTER they found the $100 bill?

• They took it to Dind's dad.

• They took it to Officer Fallon at the police station.

• Josh put it in his piggy bank.

• Ruth Rose went shopping and spent it.

When the kids went BACK to the island the SECOND time, what clues did they discover? CHOOSE THREE.

• plastic poison ivy hooked on a wooden frame

• a concrete "refrigerator" looking box

• more money in Happy Heart Dog Food boxes

• another $100 bill buried in the sand

What made the kids think that Mr. P might be involved with the counterfeiters? CHOOSE THREE.

• They saw Mr. P take a Happy Heart Dog Food box and a check from a man in a black car.

• They found wading boots in Mr. P's bait shop.

• The lady at the store told them Mr. P had bought Calamine Lotion.

• They noticed that Mr. P had really BIG feet.

What did the kids notice about Mr. Bent's arms and legs when they saw them for the first time?

• They were long, so that probably meant he had big feet too.

• They were covered in spots of Calamine Lotion.

• He had a broken arm, so he had probably been doing something dangerous.

What were THREE clues the kids found in the Bents' garage? CHOOSE THREE.

• wading boots with sand stuck in the bottom of them

• Happy Heart Dog Food boxes

• carpenter's chalk

• green paint

How did the kids get out of the Bents' garage?

• They waited for the Bents to go inside to eat, then snuck back out the window.

• They waited for the Bents to go to sleep, then snuck out the window.

• They left a message on the floor, banged on a pail and jumped out the window.

What is the best retell of the END of this story?

• The police went to the Bents house and arrested them. Josh, Dink and Ruth Rose each got a $100 reward for helping the police catch them.

• The police arrested the Bents on Squaw Island, and they went to jail.

• The kids tricked the Bents into going back to Squaw Island. The cops were there and they arrested the Bents and took them to jail. Josh got to keep their dog, Shorty.

What's your point of view: If you find money, should you keep it or try to find who it belongs to?