Comprehension Questions- Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #20 Treasure Trouble

Treasure Trouble

By Carolyn Keene

Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; Lexile 560L; AR pts: 1.0

George’s mom is catering a pirate party on the beach and has invited George, Nancy and Bess to come along.  The friends help get ready for the party and get the treasure chest hidden, but during the party the chest disappears.  The Clue Crew searches for answers and are surprised to find another mystery on the beach. 

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. Why is the Clue Crew going to the beach?  To go to a party George’s mom is catering   p. 4
  2. Who’s Lonny the Lake Lizard?  A monster lizard whose been seen on the beach and in the water  p.7
  3. Where did the Clue Crew hide the treasure chest?  In the bushes    p. 11
  4. Why is Poppy mad at Damien and Ivy?  She thinks they have cooler birthday parties than her   p. 12

Chapter 2

  1. What’s swashbuckling?  Pirate talk for fighting    p. 15
  2. What did Nancy see Casey dragging to his ship?  A cooler shaped object   p. 19
  3. What did the twins find when they looked in the bushes for the treasure?  nothing    p. 21

Chapter 3

  1. What was inside the treasure chest the Clue Crew hid for the party?  pirate party favors  p. 22
  2. When did the treasure chest get taken?  While the kids were playing the water balloon game   p. 25
  3. What creature was spotted at the lake?  Lonny the Lake Lizard   p. 29

Chapter 4

  1. Why doesn’t Bess like upside down rides?  They make her sick    p. 37
  2. Who did the Clue Crew ride with on the upside down ride?  Poppy   p. 38
  3. What came out of Poppy’s pocket during the ride?  A toy telescope   p. 40

Chapter 5

  1. Where did Poppy get the telescope from?  The treasure chest   p. 42
  2. What made the Clue Crew think Poppy didn’t take the treasure chest?  She disappeared during the water balloon game and got an ice cream cone.  Nancy heard the same music at the amusement park    p. 45
  3. What made Nancy believe there was a lake monster?  She saw it with her own eyes   p. 48

Chapter 6

  1. What kinds of things does Chuckles sell?  Costumes, balloons    p. 50
  2. Why was Lou wearing a fake nose?  They were on sell and he wanted to advertise them    p. 53
  3. What did the Clue Crew find in a closet in the back of the costume store?  Lonny the Lake Lizard   p. 54

Chapter 7

  1. Why was it in the closet?  Lou needed to mend it    p. 56
  2. Why did George put the white powder on the lizard costume?  She thought it was fingerprint powder   p. 57
  3. What did the Clue Crew find buried at Casey’s house?  A treasure chest   p. 61
  4. What was in the treasure chest?   red plastic coins   p. 62

Chapter 8

  1. When did Casey find his treasure chest?  During the birthday party   p. 65
  2. Whose footprints did the Clue Crew find on the beach?  Lonny the Lake Lizard   p. 73
  3. Why didn’t the girls pull off the lizard mask?  They were too scared    p. 75

Chapter 9

  1. Who was dressed up in the lizard costume?  Barnacle Betty   p. 77
  2. Why did she dress up as Lonny the Lake Lizard?  For tourism   p. 78
  3. Who went with the Clue Crew to Camp Bumpy Bullfrog?  The twins/ Damien and Ivy   p. 83

Chapter 10

  1. What was in the black treasure chest in the rec room at Camp Bumpy Bullfrog?  Pirate party favors/ the twins party favors   p. 86
  2. Why didn’t any of the kids go to Damien and Ivy’s birthday party?  they had camp that day   p. 91
  3. Why didn’t Ms. Teasdale tell her grandchildren about Camp Bumpy Bullfrog?  She didn’t want them to spend all day at camp away from her    p. 93