Cracking the Case

What best explains why Amy dropped her fork during breakfast?

• She was clumsy and needed to pick it up.
  

• She wanted to see if Julian looked suspicious.

• She needed an excuse to look under the table for clues.

• She wanted to get another pancake without being noticed.

Which sentence from the text best supports the idea that Julian felt guilty about taking the fossils?

• "Julian looked very nervous."

• "Julian tried to deny it but then sighed."

• "Julian said he finally hid the fossils under a bush."

• "Julian was thrilled."

What are two main ideas of the passage?

• Making pancakes is complicated; Amy and Matt are very good at cooking.

• Cooking pancakes shows a chemical change; Fossil Camp mystery was solved through teamwork.

• Fossils are important; Fossil Camp is boring.

• Breakfast is the most important meal; Fossils are hard to find.

Which key detail best supports the main idea that teamwork helped solve the mystery?

• Amy asked Matt to help by passing syrup to Julian.

• Amy ate pancakes quickly before looking for clues.

• Matt made pancakes with Tess early that morning.

• Dr. Forester made a phone call from a nearby hill.

Which reason does the author give to show why Julian didn’t return the fossils immediately?

• He forgot he had them.
  

• He wanted to keep them forever.

• He was afraid he would be sent home.

• He needed them to make a new fossil collection.

Which evidence best supports the idea that honesty was important to solving the mystery?

• Amy told Julian he had to tell Dr. Forester himself.

• Julian hid the fossils under a bush.

• Felix celebrated by eating candy and beef jerky.

• Daria found a place to call the sheriff.

What does the phrase “cracked the case” most likely mean in this story?

• Broke something by accident.

• Opened a treasure chest.

• Solved a mystery.

• Dropped something important.

What is the best meaning of "borrowed" in quotation marks when Dr. Forester said the fossils were "borrowed" by a squirrel?

• The squirrel intended to return the fossils.

• Dr. Forester was joking that the squirrel stole them.
  

• The squirrel needed the fossils for its nest.

• The fossils were on loan from a museum.

Which summary best captures the passage?

• Amy cooked pancakes and everyone ate breakfast at Fossil Camp.
  

• A mystery at Fossil Camp was solved when Amy and Matt found out Julian had accidentally taken fossils and helped him confess.

• A squirrel stole fossils, but no one ever found them.

• Felix celebrated by eating lots of food and giving candy to everyone.

Which point does the author support by describing Tess’s explanation about pancakes?

• Chemical changes can be seen during cooking.

• Fossil Camp is a place for famous chefs.

• Fossils and pancakes are made the same way.

• Breakfast is the most exciting part of Fossil Camp.