The Case of Pablo's Nose
  • 1. We could barely hear the old man as he __________ to himself.
A) retorted
B) alibi
C) sculptor
D) muttered
  • 2. Her body was __________ every day because of her new exercise program.
A) sculptor
B) strengthening
C) straightaway
D) alibi
  • 3. When people say what Oliver carved out of stone, they called him a great ____________.
A) retort
B) sculptor
C) alibi
D) mutter
  • 4. Rather than wait until later, I want you to do your chores _____________.
A) mutter
B) straightaway
C) strengthening
D) retorted
  • 5. When the woman was wrongly accused, she ___________ that she was innocent.
A) sculptor
B) whistled
C) straightaway
D) retorted
  • 6. Ben's ____________ was that he had been working at home, but no one else had seen him there.
A) scholarship
B) strengthening
C) sculptor
D) alibi
  • 7. When Pablo says, "My nose. It's been stolen!" he means _____________.
A) the nose that Pablo sculpted for the contest
B) a drawing of Abraham Lincoln's nose
C) Encyclopedia Brown's nose
D) the original nose from the statue
  • 8. What is Pablo's first step in sculpting the new nose?
A) Making a mold of the statue's face
B) leaving the sculpture outside to weather
C) shaping the mixture into a copy of the wax model
D) mixing the stone with special glue
  • 9. When Pablo says he thought he "had a good chance of nosing out everyone," he means that he ______________.
A) has a good sense of smell
B) is the luckiest person in town
C) has the biggest nose in Idaville
D) thinks he will win the contest
  • 10. Pablo uses photographs of Abraham Lincoln because he _________.
A) wants to make the nose look realistic
B) likes Abe Lincoln's nose
C) wants to be a photographer
D) doesn't know how to make a nose
  • 11. What does Sally mean when mean when she tells Pablo that he is "a regular plastic surgeon"?
A) He works hard as a doctor doing plastic surgery on people.
B) He is a doctor who fixes people's noses
C) The nose is not the right color or texture.
D) The nose Pablo made is excellent
  • 12. Why do the detectives know that Martha Katz could not have taken the nose?
A) She does not have a purple bicycle.
B) She and Joan are at camp in North Carolina.
C) She is in Maine for the summer with her grandparents.
D) She does not have a red shirt.
  • 13. Why is Desmoana Lowry a suspect?
A) She has a blue shirt.
B) She owns a purple bicycle.
C) She entered the nose contest.
D) She is jealous of Pablo.
  • 14. What is Desmoana's biggest alibi?
A) She has not ridden her bicycle for nearly a year.
B) She was at camp that day.
C) She was at home when the robbery took place.
D) She is wearing a red shirt.
  • 15. What is this story mostly about?
A) Pablo Pizzaro, Idaville's greatest artist
B) Encyclopedia Brown's detective service
C) catching a thief
D) Abraham Lincoln's nose
  • 16. How does Desmoana show she's guilty?
A) by not being good at riding a bike
B) by saying she's not interested in bikes anymore
C) by doing tricks on her bicycle
D) by hiding her bicycle behind the water heater
  • 17. Why does Pablo's nose win the New Nose Now contest?
A) The nose is found.
B) His nose is the only one in the contest.
C) His nose is a masterpiece.
D) He is Idaville's greatest artist.
  • 18. Which best describes Encyclopedia Brown?
A) jumps to conclusions
B) wants everyone to be honest
C) thinks things through carefully
D) is not willing to try new things
  • 19. Why does Desmoana steal Pablo's nose?
A) She thought it was a birdhouse
B) She wanted her nose to win
C) She thought the nose was not the right size
D) She has been jealous of Pablo ever since he beat her in a drawing contest.
  • 20. What lesson can Pablo learn from this?
A) He should not brag so much about his talent.
B) He didn't learn anything.
C) He should not leave artwork in the front yard.
D) He should not have entered the contest.
Les étudiants ayant complété ce test ont aussi complété :

Créé avec That Quiz — où la rédaction de tests et l’administration de tests sont rendues facile pour les mathématiques et d’autres matières..