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The Clue Crew spends some of their summer vacation attending a Zoo Camp. They get to make toys and snacks for the animals and help clean the petting zoo. But there's trouble when the enrichment toys go missing and chimpanzees show up at the animal hospital sick.
Lexile reading level: 550L.
Read one section at a time, then discuss the questions to review understanding. These questions are a starting place for conversation, not a complete test of the chapter.
Chapter 1
Comprehension questions
What kind of camp did the Clue Crew go to during their summer break?
Page 1 — Zoo Camp
1
What animals is Bess scared of?
Page 1 — Snakes and bugs
1
What did the chimpanzees do when Kevin threw a dish like a Frisbee to them?
Page 11 — Started throwing their dishes around the room
11
Chapter 2
Comprehension questions
What was the Clue Crew first project at camp?
Page 16 — To make enrichment toys for the animals
16
How did Abby feel that Team Panda got to make toys first and her team had to clean the petting zoo?
Page 18 — Angry
18
What’s the mystery the Clue Crew’s going to solve?
Page 25 — Where the missing toys are that Team Panda made
25
Chapter 3
Comprehension questions
Why was Team Weasel on the Clue Crew’s suspect list?
Page 27 — They were mad at them for getting the toy job
27
What clue did George find in the rabbit hutch?
Page 30 — A rope with a carrot on the end
30
Who likes to invent new toys?
Page 30 — Ethan
30
Chapter 4
Comprehension questions
What job did Team Panda get on their second day of the Zoo Camp?
Page 32 — Making snacks for animals
32
Why did the Clue Crew use the excuse of the “buddy system” to go to the supply house for more baskets?
Page 35 — So they could sneak into the Discovery Den and look for the toys
35
How did George get into the locked Discovery Den?
Page 36 — Climbed up a tree and went through the window
36
Chapter 5
Comprehension questions
What did George slip on in the zebra pen?
Page 43 — A banana peel
43
How did Nancy know that Vinnie didn’t share his cotton candy with the chimp?
Page 45 — The chimp’s teeth were blue, Vinnie ate yellow cotton candy
45
Which of the Zoo Campers wants to be a veterinarian?
Page 48 — Marnie
48
Chapter 6
Comprehension questions
Why didn’t the Clue Crew learn anything on their stake out?
Page 52 — They fell asleep
52
What fun enrichment toy did Ethan make for the elephants?
Page 54 — A peanut piñata
54
Where did Ethan go swimming?
Page 57 — In the seal pond
57
Chapter 7
Comprehension questions
How do the zookeepers feel about Ethan’s toys?
Page 59 — They like them
59
What was Team Panda’s responsibility the last day of Zoo Camp?
Page 63 — To clean the petting zoo
63
What kind of animal has footprints like the ones the Clue Crew found?
Page 65 — Chimpanzee
65
Chapter 8
Comprehension questions
What did Bess do with the footprint so she could have a copy of it?
Page 67 — Poured plaster over it
67
What did Vinnie put inside his ball for the gophers and groundhogs?
Page 68 — Green jelly bean
68
During the party, where did the Clue Crew follow Marnie to?
Page 72 — Panda toy cupboard
72
Chapter 9
Comprehension questions
Why was Marnie trying to get a Frisbee out of the panda toy cabinet?
Page 74 — To give to a sick animal at the hospital
74
Where had Marnie been going during the night when she’d sneak out?
Page 75 — Animal hospital
75
What did the Clue Crew see when they looked at the chimp’s x-ray?
Page 78 — The beanie ball Vinnie made for the smaller animals
78
Chapter 10
Comprehension questions
Who took the enrichment toys?
Page 83 — The chimps
83
How were the chimps able to get out of their pen?
Page 80 — They could lock and unlock doors
80
How did Ethan stop the chimps from running through the zoo and getting sick again?
Page 85 — Made a banana peel jump rope they all wanted
85
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