WorksheetsEncyclopedia Brown
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
We need one REFERENCE.
What is another word for REFERENCE?
What is another word for REFERENCE?
a)
method of study
b)
scientific fact
c)
source of information
d)
successful business
2.
The CRIME is on tape.
What is another word for CRIME?
What is another word for CRIME?
a)
ballet performance
b)
act of breaking the law
c)
automobile accident
d)
party in someone's honor
3.
Nina walked past each EXHIBIT.
What is another word for EXHIBIT?
What is another word for EXHIBIT?
a)
carriage
b)
gallery
c)
display
d)
statue
4.
Joseph wrote a report about REPTILES.
What is another word for REPTILES?
What is another word for REPTILES?
a)
animals with hair
b)
animals with paws
c)
animals with gills
d)
animals with scales
5.
AMPHIBIANS are amazing.
What is another word for AMPHIBIANS?
What is another word for AMPHIBIANS?
a)
animals that live on land and water
b)
animals that eat plants and meat
c)
animals that have beaks and feathers
d)
animals that hunt during the day and night
6.
I found a SALAMANDER.
What is another word for SALAMANDER?
What is another word for SALAMANDER?
a)
type of animal
b)
type of flower
c)
type of rock
d)
type of shell
7.
Some LIZARDS change colors.
What is another word for LIZARDS?
What is another word for LIZARDS?
a)
kinds of birds
b)
kinds of mammals
c)
kinds of insects
d)
kinds of reptiles
8.
If Encyclopedia Brown did not live in Idaville, what would most likiely happen?
a)
There would not be any crimes committed.
b)
Some crimes would go unsolved.
c)
The town would not have a police chief.
d)
More crooks would move away from the town.
9.
When and where did the story take place?
a)
in the morning in the aquarium
b)
during the night at Idaville's car wash
c)
in theevening at the Brown's house
d)
during the afternoon on a bike path
10.
What was the main reason that Chief Brown was stumped by the crime?
a)
Few people knew about the salamander
b)
There were lots of visitors
c)
The chief had never been to the aquarium
d)
The crook left very few clues
11.
Why did the author write this story?
a)
to explain how to become a real-life detective
b)
to entertain with a story about a boy who solves crimes
c)
to compare and contrast clues that are left at crime scenes
d)
to convence young people that they should become detectives
12.
What did Encyclopedia Brown need before he coudl solve the crime?
a)
the specific details about the crime
b)
a picture of the stolen salamander
c)
a list of questions to ask each employee
d)
the names of people who visited the aquarium
13.
How are frogs and salamanders alike?
a)
They are birds
b)
They are reptiles
c)
They are amphibians
d)
They are mammals
14.
Which event happened around the same time Dr. O'Donnell examined the new crocodile?
a)
Chief Brown went to the aquarium
b)
Encyclopedia Brown ate dinner
c)
Sam Maine told a lie to the chief
d)
Mrs. King took a coffee break
15.
Why did Sam Maine act suspicious of Mrs. King?
a)
He really thought she stole the salamander
b)
He wanted the police to think she was the thief
c)
He was trying to get her to stop volunteering
d)
He knew she had let visitors into the back room
16.
Encyclopedia Brown showed that he had solved the crime when he...
a)
found the salamander at Mrs. Brown's house
b)
said that Sam was lying about his experience
c)
took his dad to the back room of the aquarium
d)
read that salamanders are not a type of reptile
17.
What is an important lesson in this story?
a)
It helps to pay attention to details
b)
People should protect tiger salamanders
c)
It takes a lot of clues to solve a crime
d)
Children make better detectives than adults
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