Comprehension Questions- Nancy Drew and Clue Crew #19 April Fool’s Day

April Fool's Day

by Carolyn Keene

Grades 2-4; Genre - Fiction; GRL O; AR pts: 1.0

Nancy and the Clue Crew are invited to an April Fool's Party.  A cell phone, game console and the trophy for the best gag have all gone missing.  Nancy and her friends search for hidden clues to find out who took the missing items.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. How did Nancy feel when she opened the letter and saw "Report Card" written on it?  nervous, not ready for it   p. 3
  2. What was the letter really? an invitation to an April Fool's Day party  p.3
  3. What was she supposed to bring with her to the party? a gag  p.4

Chapter 2

  1. Who did the Clue Crew see at the gag store? Sydney Decker p. 9
  2. Why did Sydney want to know about the party? she said she's April's bff  p. 11
  3. What did Nancy do when no one answer the door at April's house? peeked her head in and said hello  p. 15

Chapter 3

  1. What happened when Nancy peeked in the door? sirens and a loud voice blared  p. 16
  2. How did April decorate the basement for the party? April Fool's theme p. 19
  3. Who showed up to the party unexpectedly? Sydney Decker  p.23

Chapter 4

  1. What was the kitty litter really? crumbled cake and cookies  p. 27
  2. What was the prize for bringing the best gag? trophy and gift certificate to get a manicure  p. 33
  3. What had gone missing from Miranda's backpack? cell phone p. 34

Chapter 5

  1. Why couldn't they just call Miranda's phone to find it?   it was on silent mode      p. 38
  2. What color was the cell phone Sydney found?  green  p. 41
  3. What went missing out of Heidi's backpack?  her game console p. 41

Chapter 6

  1. What part of their backpacks did the girls put their phone and console? front part  p. 44
  2. What did Nancy find on both backpacks? red fingerprint  p. 47
  3. What was the noise Nancy heard in the room?  a sneeze  p. 49

Chapter 7

  1. Who was hiding behind the couch? April's twin brothers p. 52
  2. How did Sydney behave about her backpack?  weird  p. 57
  3. What was missing now?  the trophy  p. 59

Chapter 8

  1. Why did the twin boys keep looking at the Clue Crew? they were mad that they couldn't be detectives  p. 64
  2. What was in Sydney's backpack? a blue gift  p. 67
  3. Why didn't April invite Sydney to her party? they had a fight p. 68

Chapter 9

  1. Why did Nancy have everyone stand by the mantel?   to see how tall they were  p. 71
  2. Who did Nancy accuse of taking the trophy?  the twins  p. 73
  3. Did the boys take the phone or console?  no  p. 75

Chapter 10

  1. Where did the red fingerprints come from? gag soap   p. 79
  2. Who had washed her hands with the soap?  Katie  p. 81
  3. Why did Miranda and Heidi give the trophy to Katie?  to show there's no hard feelings  p. 85