Reading Check and Short Answer Questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

CHAPTERS 1-2

Reading Check

1. What is on the keyring that Grandpa gives to Kendra?

2. Which items does Kendra find in the locked dollhouse armoire?

3. What does Kendra notice Dale secretly place behind a hedge?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. Why are the children not allowed to enter the forest on Grandpa’s property?

2. How do the insects in the backyard react to Kendra’s handheld mirror?

CHAPTERS 3-5

Reading Check

1. What does Kendra discover on the bookshelf while hunting for keyholes?

2. Where does Kendra find the second and third keys to the locked journal?

3. Which message is scrawled on the back pages of the Journal of Secrets?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What does Seth find in the ivy-covered shack in the woods?

2. What place does Seth show Kendra that he discovered in the woods?

3. What does Grandpa reveal is the true reason he wants Seth and Kendra to stay out of the woods?

4. What happens when Kendra and Seth drink the milk?