Finding Clues
Something
about the room didn't seem right.
"Was anyone here before me?" I asked the
maid.
"No, sir," she said, but her eyes were screaming
something else. It was clear she was too
scared to say more, so I went about investigating the scene.
In one of the desk drawers was a torn piece of paper. An address was scribbled on it in sloppy
handwriting. It could be a clue, I
thought. I jotted down the address on my
notepad and decided that it would be a good place to start.
The man's wife was crying by the door. "Don't worry," I said as I walked
out. "I'll find your painting. And I'll make sure that whoever took it will
pay!"
Reading Comprehension Questions
1) What was most likely true about the maid in the above
passage?
a.
she is hiding
something
b.
she is the criminal
c.
she is the narrator
d.
she is trying to solve the case
2) What type of story is the above passage?
a.
science fiction
b.
western
c.
fantasy
d.
detective
3) The above passage would most likely appear in where in a
story?
a.
on the title page
b.
near the beginning
c.
in the middle
d.
near the end
4) What is the narrator's goal in the above passage?
a.
find a missing person
b.
find a hidden address
c.
find the artist of painting
d.
find a missing painting
5) What is the point-of-view of the above passage?
a.
1st person
b.
2nd person
c.
3rd person
d.
alternating person
6) Based on the above passage, what probably happens next?
a.
the narrator follows clues to solve the crime
b.
the narrator offers to buy the painting
c.
the narrator plans his next big robbery
d.
the narrator sets out to get revenge on the man's wife
Answer Key
1)
What was most
likely true about the maid in the above passage?
a.
she is hiding something
b.
she is the criminal
c.
she is the narrator
d.
she is trying to solve the case
2)
What type of
story is the above passage?
a.
science fiction
b.
western
c.
fantasy
d.
detective
3)
The above
passage would most likely appear in where in a story?
a.
on the title page
b.
near the
beginning
c.
in the middle
d.
near the end
4)
What is the narrator's
goal in the above passage?
a.
find a missing person
b.
find a hidden address
c.
find the artist of painting
d.
find a missing
painting
5)
What is the
point-of-view of the above passage?
a.
1st
person
b.
2nd person
c.
3rd person
d.
alternating person
6)
Based on the
above passage, what probably happens next?
a.
the narrator
follows clues to solve the crime
b.
the narrator offers to buy the painting
c.
the narrator plans his next big robbery
d.
the narrator sets out to get revenge on the
man's wife