Comprehension Questions- Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #5 The Case of the Sneaky Snowman

The Case of the Sneaky Snowman

By Carolyn Keene

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

Nancy and the Clue Crew build a snowman during their winter break, but strange things begin to happen when one of their friends from school begins to tell fortunes and they begin to come true.  The Clue Crew needs to solve how all of the fortunes are coming true before everything snowballs out of control.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. When Nancy and her friends were building a snowman, what did George bring for the snowman’s nose?  Broccoli   p. 1
  2. What did they name their snowman?  Sherlock   p. 3
  3. What was the boy riding when he almost ran into Sherlock?  A snowboard   p. 5
  4. What were the girls hoping to buy that would warm them up?  Hot chocolate  p. 7

Chapter 2

  1. What does Madam Coco Chocolata tell people?  their fortunes   p.10
  2. What does she use to tell their fortunes?  The marshmallows in their cups  p. 10
  3. What did Deirdre say George’s fortune was?  The snowman would walk and walk   p. 13
  4. Why do the girls think Deirdre didn’t order the pizza for Nancy?  She was trying on shoes  p. 19

Chapter 3

  1. Why did Bess want to quit the skating show?  The things Deirdre told people were coming true and Deirdre told her she would fall at the show  p. 23
  2. What were inside the snowballs that were thrown at the Clue Crew?  Eggs   p. 26
  3. Who did it look like threw the snowballs?  The snowman   p. 28

Chapter 4

  1. What shape was in the footprints that led away from the writing and carton of eggs?  Star   p. 30
  2. How many kids were standing outside Madam Chocolata’s tent?  A long line   p. 32
  3. What happened to Bess as she was skating with Svetlana and Alexi during practice? She fell  p. 34
  4. What did Alexi tell Bess to help her feel better?  They fall down too   p. 34

Chapter 5

  1. How is Bess feeling about falling down in front of Svetlana and Alexi?  Like a loser/  sad  p, 36
  2. After Nadine and Kendra made snow angels, what was on their sleds when came back to get them?  Silly string    p. 40
  3. Who did they say did it?  The snowman  p. 40
  4. What scared Nancy behind the tree?  Something white with a scarf   p. 42

Chapter 6

  1. What were the pink papers in the garbage can?  Papers for the ice show  p. 44
  2. At the beginning of the story, what did the boy on the snowboard yell before almost hitting Sherlock?    Wipeout     p. 46
  3. How did Nancy find out who the snowboarder was?  She messaged her friend Ned on the computer   p. 47
  4. What’s Bradley’s screen name on the computer?  The Snowman  p. 48

Chapter 7

  1. Where did the Clue Crew find Bradley?  Snowboarding down Nightmare Hill   p. 50
  2. Why did Nancy want to get Bradley’s autograph?  To see his writing and what pen he used   p. 52
  3. What did the girls use to slide down the hill and chase after Bradley?  A piece of cardboard  p. 53
  4. What happened to Chocolate Chip, Nancy’s dog?  Somebody took him   p. 57

Chapter 8

  1. Who was taking Nancy’s dog, Chocolate Chip?  Toby   p. 58
  2. What was buried by the tree that Chocolate Chip dug up?  Dog kibbles, earmuffs, boots and the head of broccoli/ things used for Sherlock  p. 61
  3. Why did Toby want to make the fortunes come true?  To make more money to buy a sled   p. 65
  4. Who did Deirdre want to have tell the long line of kids that she wouldn’t be fortunes being told anymore?  Toby   p. 67

Chapter 9

  1. Why did the Clue Crew go to the museum?  To see pictures of the Abominable Snowman  p. 72
  2. Where did Hannah ask the girls to wait while she was still looking at the gems in the museum?  By the front door of the museum   p. 74
  3. What was the snowman carrying?  Pink papers   p. 75
  4. What did George knock off the snowman when she hit him with a snowball?  His head  p. 77

Chapter 10

  1. Why was Lance dressed up as a snowman?  It was his job to hand out fliers for the ice skating show   p. 80
  2. Why was Lance at the park handing out fliers instead of at the ice skating rink?  He didn’t want his friends to see him dressed up as a snowman   p. 80
  3. Who was in the show with Bess, Svetlana and Alexi?  Lance (the snowman), Nancy and George   p. 81
  4. Where did the Clue Crew and their families go after the ice show?  Out to pizza   p. 82