Third Grade Detectives #8 - The Secret of the Wooden Witness

Question 1

If a tree ring was thin, what did that mean?

Accepted Answer

it meant it didn't get much rain

Question 2

After seeing the rings were in-between, Todd needed to know what next?

Accepted Answer

Where each of the suspects was from, What kind of weather occurred in the states they were from

Question 3

If a ring is thick, what does that mean happened?

Accepted Answer

Had plenty of rain to help it grow

Question 4

The class was so happy when Mr. Merlin was back in class the next day.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Who was from the state of Arkansas, a place that got a moderate amount of rain?

Accepted Answer

Phil

Question 6

Who did Pops Verner think might have stolen things from the department store?

Accepted Answer

Bobby, Phil, Joe

Question 7

When Todd & Noelle got to school the next day, what was Mr. Merlin doing?

Accepted Answer

Taking a box out to his car.

Question 8

Todd decided to bring Mr. Merlin's "Big Black Code Book" home to see if it would help solve the secret code clue.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

Johnny was a spy friend who made up codes. He was actually Johnny Truthman who helped Mr. Merlin a lot.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

What kinds of things can you learn by looking at tree rings?

Accepted Answer

If there was flooding (too much rain), If there was an insect attack, If there was a forest fire, If there was drought (not enough rain)

Question 11

What did the clue word 'odd' mean to the detectives?

Accepted Answer

unequal or uneven

Question 12

What things did he say were taken from the deparatment store?

Accepted Answer

Jewelry, TV sets, Clothes

Question 13

Two days later, Pop Verner came to visit the class. What did he tell them?

Accepted Answer

When the police talked to him, Phil confessed to robbing the store,, Phil had already sold all of the things he had stolen., Some criminals aren't that smart by leaving evidence behind., Phil still had Pop's watch in his pocket.

Question 14

The big surprise that started this story was the news that Dr. Smiley and Mr. Merlin would leaving.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

The next day when Mr. Merlin returned, what things did the class do right away?

Accepted Answer

Learned some trees can be 100s or even 1000s of years old., Found out tree rings give a record of the climate and history of the area., Learned about tree rings., Walked into the woods to study trees.

Question 16

When Todd and Noelle came to their classroom that day, what events surprised them?

Accepted Answer

Several students didn't want to work on the clues and be a detective., Students thought Mr. Merlin's clues were too hard., Since Dr. Smiley was gone, some students weren't interested anymore., Some students only wanted to be a detective because of Dr. Smiley.

Question 17

What was the big surprise at the end of the story?

Accepted Answer

Dr. Smiley returned, saying she deciced not to leave them.

Question 18

The secret code clue was "Look at the wooden statue."

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

What states were the suspects from?

Accepted Answer

Utah, Arkansas, Florida

Question 20

After studying the rings on a tree stump, Mr. Merlin showed the class the wooden statue from the case. How come?

Accepted Answer

If the class looked at the rings, it could help them solve the mystery., To learn if the rings were thick, thin, or somewhere in-between

Question 21

Todd and Noelle thought they should keep the 3rd Grade Detectives going since they could buy microscopes for a lab.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

What surprise did Todd and Noelle learn the next day at school when they went to talk to the principal?

Accepted Answer

Mr. Merlin's mother had been in a car accident., Mr. Merlin wasn't at another school, but just over in the next town.

Question 23

Todd told the class that they needed to believe Mr. Merlin no matter what and that he'd come back.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 24

The rings on a tree they should look at were from a recent storm that knocked down many trees.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 25

Their substitute teacher, Coach Hawkins, connected everything to sports. For example....

Accepted Answer

Spelling - Names of college team mascots, Reading - stories of famous athletes, Math - compare basketball scores

Question 26

Right after telling the class he wasn't leaving, Mr. Merlin got a message and he quickly left.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

What did Mr. Merlin tell them?

Accepted Answer

He gave them a secret code clue., People can add or drop details when they hear a story., A story can change when it goes through multiple people.

Question 28

Johannes Trithemius was the father of modern cryptography. What is that?

Accepted Answer

invented secret codes

Question 29

What else did the class learn about rings?

Accepted Answer

Two rings together represent one year of growth., The dark wood is called late wood. It grows more slowly., The light ring is called early wood. It grows fast in spring and summer.

Question 30

What did Todd notice that Mr. Merlin had left in the classroom?

Accepted Answer

the "Big Black Code Book" on the shelf

Question 31

While discussing what to do about Dr. Smiley leaving, Todd and Noelle got a new case to solve.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 32

Todd and Noelle used the Trithemius Square Table to solve the secret code. How many alphabets does it have?

Accepted Answer

26

Question 33

The second clue was "Look at the rings."

Accepted Answer

True

Question 34

What did Pops Verner tell them had happened?

Accepted Answer

Lots of things were stolen from the store, Someone hit Pops on the head with a wooden statue, Someone stayed after work, hiding in the storeroom until everyone was gone., Someone stole Pops' pocket watch from his grandfather

Question 35

After being able to call and talk to Mr. Merlin, what more did Todd learn?

Accepted Answer

He would be returning to class the next day., Mr. Merlin gave them a second clue to help., The hint would help show how the wooden statue could talk., He learned the hint "Johnny is odd."

Third Grade Detectives #8 - The Secret of the Wooden Witness

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Third Grade Detectives #8 - The Secret of the Wooden Witness

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