Comprehension Questions- Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #13 Chick-napped!

Chick-napped!

By Carolyn Keene

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

Nancy’s class has hatched eggs for science class, but someone has decided to kidnap the new little chicks.  Join the Clue Crew as they get to the bottom of the mystery.

Comprehension Questions

Chapter 1

  1. What does day 21 mean? That’s when the chicks are supposed to hatch.  P. 1
  2. What do the cracks on the eggs mean? The chicks are about to hatch.  P. 5
  3. What did Tommy bring to celebrate the chicks being born? A birthday cake p. 6

Chapter 2

  1. Who shared a birthday with the chicks?  Catherine   p. 9
  2. What did Nancy, George and Bess make during lunch? A birthday card for Catherine  p. 13
  3. What happened to Tommy’s sign? Someone ruined it.  P. 16

Chapter 3

  1. What did everyone in the class have to write an essay on? Respect   p. 18
  2. What was the first clue to the mystery? A blue –green bubble gum-scented marker  p. 20
  3. Why were the chicks upset? What was missing?  Their food    p. 24

Chapter 4

  1. What did Nancy find on the floor next to the brooding pen? A red button   p. 28
  2. What kind of party did the girls have? A pajama party   p. 29
  3. What was gone when Nancy got to school?  The chicks   p. 33

Chapter 5

  1. When had the chicks gone missing?  Friday   p. 34
  2. How many mysteries does the Clue Crew need to solve now?   Three   p. 37
  3. What did Antonio say he did with the chicks?  Fed them to his cat.   P. 41

Chapter 6

  1. Who else in Nancy’s class loves to solve mysteries?  Gaby   p. 45
  2. Where did the Clue Crew go after school?  Catherine’s house   p. 46
  3. What answers to the clues did they find at Catherine’s house?  Marker, mom holding red thread and a needle   p. 47

Chapter 7

  1. Did Catherine steal the chicks?   No    p. 53
  2. Where did Hannah take the girls for dinner?  Pizza parlor  p. 54
  3. What did Bess think was in Antonio’s box?  The chicks   p. 57

Chapter 8

  1. Who owns the restaurant Antonio went into with the box?  His parents  p. 62
  2. What was the box full of?  Menus    p. 63
  3. What kind of book was Tommy reading?  How to take care of chicks.   p. 66

Chapter 9

  1. Where did Tommy find the book?  On the floor by his locker   p. 69
  2. Who accused Tommy of being a chick-napper and took the book away from him? Gaby  p. 70
  3. How did Gaby act when Nancy wanted to look at the book?  Worried   p. 73

Chapter 10

  1. What was in the book that made the Clue Crew think it was Gaby who stole the chicks? Stickers  p. 76
  2. When the Clue Crew went to Gaby’s house, where did they find Gaby? The barn with the chicks  p. 80
  3. Why did Gaby take the chicks? To save them from becoming fried chicken   p. 83