Comprehension Questions- Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #18 Earth Day Escapade

Earth Day Escapade

by Carolyn Keene

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; AR pts: 1.0

Its Earth Day and Mrs. Ramirez's class is celebrating, but Nancy and Clue Crew need to crack the case when their class' float get trashed and the Queen of Green lies on her essay.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. What is Mrs. Ramirez's class celebrating?  Earth Day  p. 1
  2. What will the class use to decorate the float? collected cans and bottles p. 4
  3. Who is the Queen of Green?  Felicity  p. 8

Chapter 2

  1. Why didn't Nancy show the note to Felicity? didn't want to ruin her excitement about being queen  p. 13
  2. How was Felicity acting at lunch time? bossy, not very nice  p. 20
  3. What covered Felicity's throne on the float?  garbage  p. 22

Chapter 3

  1. Who are the Clue Crew's suspects? Deirdre and her friends, Mrs. McGillicuddy  p. 28
  2. What smudges were on the chair?  different colors of paint p. 29
  3. What did Chip find underneath the float?  a red sneaker p.30

Chapter 4

  1. Was Deirdre okay that she wasn't the queen?   no  p. 34
  2. Instead of going to the bathroom, where did the girls go? art room     p. 37
  3. Why couldn't Bess take off the hat she tried on?  it was stuck p. 38

Chapter 5

  1. Why couldn't Deirdre and her friends have put garbage on the throne? their hats were a different color than the paint on the chair, they won't touch garbage   p.40
  2. What did Felicity do in the bathroom that surprised the Crew Clue? wasted water, paper towels  p. 42
  3. Whose house did the girls go to after school?  Felicity's  p.44
  4. Why did Felicity lie and say her family was green? She's the new kid in school and wanted everyone to like her.  p. 48

Chapter 6

  1. Was Felicity going to tell Mrs. Ramirez that she lied on her essay? no p. 51
  2. Was Scotty able to remember the garbage food that was dumped on the throne?  yes  p. 54
  3. What were the lunch ladies planning? a surprise  p. 56

Chapter 7

  1. Does the lunch room serve peanut butter?  no  p. 58
  2. Why not?  allergies  p. 58
  3. What were the girls going to make to find out whose handwriting is on the note?  a birthday card   p. 62

Chapter 8

  1. What did the kindergarteners do with the card?  marched on it and ruined it      p. 65
  2. Who's handwriting matched the note's writing?  Quincy   p. 68
  3. How did Quincy feel about Felicity? she's a liar   p. 69

Chapter 9

  1. Did Quincy dump garbage on the throne?  no  p. 71
  2. What gave Emmett away? lost sneaker, leaves on costume, paint on Emmett's work, scared to see them  p. 74
  3. What did Emmett squirt into Nancy's eye?  apple juice  p.78

Chapter 10

  1. Who messed up the throne and float?  kindergarteners  p. 80
  2. Who was being a good example and telling the truth?  kindergarteners  p. 81
  3. Who did the class make the Queen of Green? Mrs. McGillicuddy  p. 85