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”?