The Hdden Room

Who is telling the story? (Who is the narrator?)

• Qynn, the girl with a brown ponytail

• Aunt Terra, the woman with curly black hair

• Sarah, the girl with short black hair

• Sarah’s mom, the woman in the photograph

• Odie the dog

Which of the following details

is from the plot’s introduction?

• the photograph of

  Sarah’s mom

• the hidden room in the office

• the small book with yellowed papers

• the girls sitting in

  Sarah’s bedroom

“Why do these bizarre things keep

happening to us? What’s with this key, the

lantern, and these scissors? Nothing’s making

sense.”

Which of the following words help the reader understand the meaning of bizarre?

• weird, unusual

• happy, joyful

• sad, gloomy

• exciting, thrilling

Which of the following details is part of the rising action of the plot?

• Qynn and Sarah sit in Sarah’s bedroom doing research.

• Qynn and Sarah follow Aunt Terra down the hallway.

• Qynn and Sarah take their objects from the hidden room.

• Qynn and Sarah hide their finds and head down for dinner.

What causes Qynn and Sarah to search the office?

• They remember Sarah’s dad has history books in the office.

• Aunt Terra tells them she is putting their clues in the office.

• They follow Aunt Terra and see her sneaking out of the office.

• Sarah’s dad tells them to stay out of the important

  stuff in his office.

How do the illustrations help set different moods in the story?

• The illustrations of Sarah’s room are dark, creating a spooky mood at the beginning of the story.

• The illustrations of the office are bright and yellow, creating a safe and warm mood for the climax of the story.

• The illustrations of the office are dark and shadowy, creating a spooky mood for the climax of the story.

• The illustrations for the whole story are bright and colorful, creating a lighthearted mood

  for the entire story.

Reorder the following

• Qynn sneaks into the office.

• The girls tell Aunt Terra their story.

• The girls find a photo of

  Sarah’s mom.

• The girls sneak back to Sarah's room with the lantern, journal, key , and scissors.

• Sarah finds the fake books.

Which of the following is the climax of the story?

(The climax is the turning point of a story when the main character's problem begins to be solved or resolved. We can also think of the climax as the most important and exciting moment in an entire story, or we can think of it as the most intense and emotional part of a narrative.)

• The girls divulge their secrets to Aunt Terra.

• The girls find a hidden room

  where Aunt Terra hid their things.

• The girls do research on the computer in Sarah’s bedroom.

• The girls try to figure out the

  meaning of the key, scissors,

  and lantern.

Why did the author write this story?

• to entertain readers with

  an adventure about Qynn

  and Sarah

• to inform readers about the

  history of Porter’s Mill

• to persuade readers to move to Porter’s Mill

• to entertain readers with a

  story of Aunt Terra’s history

Read the following sentence:

I start combing through the

shelves looking for clues. What

is the meaning of combing in

this sentence?

• giving secret or unknown information

• carefully searching to find something

• inviting a person to come closer

• pulling a brush through one’s hair