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

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Taking a box out to his car.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Had plenty of rain to help it grow

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

What else did the class learn about rings?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

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 8

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

Accepted Answer

it meant it didn't get much rain

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

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 12

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

Accepted Answer

invented secret codes

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

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 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

unequal or uneven

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

26

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

True

Question 21

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 22

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 23

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

Accepted Answer

Clothes, TV sets, Jewelry

Question 24

What did Mr. Merlin tell them?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 25

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 26

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

Accepted Answer

the "Big Black Code Book" on the shelf

Question 27

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

Accepted Answer

Joe, Bobby, Phil

Question 28

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

Accepted Answer

Phil

Question 29

What did Pops Verner tell them had happened?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 30

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

Accepted Answer

False

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

What states were the suspects from?

Accepted Answer

Arkansas, Florida, Utah

Question 33

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

Accepted Answer

False

Question 34

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 35

The second clue was "Look at the rings."

Accepted Answer

True

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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