Level 17, Wright Group—Sunshine, by Joy Cowley
THE SECRET OF SPOOKY HOUSE
1. What is another word (SYNONYM) for ‘dinner’? (p.2) ______
2. What is a word that means ‘to have very bad behavior because you’re angry about something’? (p.2) ______
3. What 2 bugs are mentioned in the story? (p. 2 and p. 6)
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4. What is the compound word on p. 2? ______
5. What are other words which mean ‘said’? (p. 4 and p. 5)
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6. What is the plural of ‘mouse’? (p. 5)
7. What is the name of the room in the house where we keep food? (p. 6)
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8. What is another word (SYNONYM) for ‘delicious’? It means very, very good. (p. 6) ______
9. What is the word that means ‘dirt and water mixed together’? (p. 6) ______
10. What is the past tense of the verb ‘throw’? (p. 6)
11. What 3 contractions are on this page and what do they mean? (p.8)
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12. What is another word (SYNONYM) for ‘unusual’? (p. 8) ______
13. What is the opposite (ANTONYM) of the word ‘wrong’? (p. 8) ______
14. What is the opposite (ANTONYM) of the word ‘whispered’? (p. 8)
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15. What 2 contractions are on this page and what do they mean? (p. 9)
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16. What is the verb on this page which means ‘to pay money for something’? (p. 9) ______
17. What is another word (SYNONYM) for ‘dark glasses’? (p. 10) ______
18. What is another word (SYNONYM) for ‘coat’? (p. 10) ______
19. What is another word (SYNONYM) for ‘shop’? (p. 10) ______
20. What is the word that means ‘walk very quietly’? (p. 10) ______
21. What vegetable is named on p. 10? ______
22. What is the contraction on p. 10 and what does it mean?
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23. What is the past tense of the verb ‘to hide’? (p. 10) ______
24. What is the word on p. 10 which means ‘little bags’? ______
25. What is the word that means ‘something you cook in’? (p. 12) ______
26. What is a word for the sound of eating popcorn? (p. 12) ______
27. What is a word which means to do something fast? (p. 13) ______
28. A man and a woman are married. The man is the ‘husband’ and the woman is the ______? (p. 13)
29. What is another word (SYNONYM) for ‘teeth’? (p. 13) ______
30. What is another word (SYNONYM) for ‘yummy’ and means ‘very good to eat’? (p. 13) ______
31. What sentence on this page means ‘take a bite’? (p. 13)
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32. What is the contraction on p. 13 and what does it mean?
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33. What is another word (SYNONYM) for ‘said’? (p. 13) ______
34. What is the past tense of the verb ‘buy’? (p. 14) ______
35. What is another word (SYNONYM) for ‘bags’? (p. 14) ______
36. What is the opposite (ANTONYM) of the word ‘day’? (p. 14) ______
37. What is the word that means ‘sounds that you hear’? (p. 14) ______
38. What is another word (SYNONYM) for ‘unusual’? (p. 14) ______
39. What is another word (SYNONYM) for ‘scary’? (p. 14) ______
40. What word means ‘the people who live around your house or apartment’? (p. 16) ______
41. What is the opposite (ANTONYM) of the word ‘never’? (p. 16) ______
42. Who wants popcorn at the beginning of the story?
43. Why does Mr. Monster wear dark glasses, a hat, and a cloak to the shop?
44. Why is it a “secret” that the Monster family likes to eat popcorn?
45. Why doesn’t the Monster child want any more boiled beetles?
46. Why does Mrs. Monster give mud pie and caterpillar juice to the Monster child?
47. How does Mr. Monster get the Monster child to stop crying?
48. Why did strange noises (pop and crunch) come from Spooky House every night?
49. Why don’t Mr. and Mrs. Monster want their neighbors to know they like to eat popcorn?
50. Why is the title of the book “The Secret of Spooky House”?