Transcript Encyclopedia Brown And the Case of the Slippery

Encyclopedia Brown
And the Case of the
Slippery Salamander
By Donald J. Sobol
Vocabulary
 We should use at least one
reference for our book report.
a. Method of study
b. Source of information
Answer
B. Source of
Information
Vocabulary
 Did you solve the crime?
a. Party in someone’s honor
b. Act of breaking the law
Answer
B. Act of
Breaking the
Law
Vocabulary
 Did you see the museum
exhibit?
a. display
b. statue
Answer
a. display
Vocabulary
 Snakes are reptiles.
a. Animals with scales
b. Animals with gills
Answer
a. Animals
with scales
Vocabulary
 Frogs are amphibians.
a. Animals that live on land and
water
b. Animals that have beaks and
feathers
Answer
a. Animals
that live on
land and
water
Vocabulary
 Where would I find a
salamander?
a. Type of rock
b. Type of animal
Answer
b. Type of
Animal
Vocabulary
 How would I classify a lizard?
a. Kind of bird
b. Kind of reptile
Answer
b. Kind of
reptile
Comprehension
 If Encyclopedia Brown did not
live in Idaville, what would most
likely happen?
a. There would not be any crimes
committed
b. Some crimes would go unsolved
Answer
b. Some
crimes
would go
unsolved
Comprehension
 When and where did the story
take place?
a. In the evening at the Brown’s
house.
b. During the afternoon on a bike
path.
Answer
A. In the
evening at
the Brown’s
House.
Comprehension
 What was the main reason
that Chief Brown was
stumped by the crime?
a. There was lots of visitors.
b. The crook left very few clues.
Answer
b. The crook
left very few
clues.
Comprehension
 Why did the author write this
story?
a. To entertain with a story about a
boy that solved crimes.
b. To compare and contrast clues that
are left at crime scenes.
Answer
a. To
entertain
with a story
about a boy
that solves
crimes
Comprehension
 What did Encyclopedia Brown
need before he could solve the
crime?
a. The specific details about the
crime.
b. A picture of the stolen salamander.
Answer
a. The specific
details about
the crime.
Comprehension
 How are frogs and
salamanders alike?
a. They are birds.
b. They are amphibians.
Answer
b. They are
amphibians
Comprehension
 Which event happened around
the same time Dr. O’Donnell
examined the new crocodile?
a. Chief Brown went to the aquarium.
b. Mrs. King took a coffee break.
Answer
b. Mrs. King
took a coffee
break.
Comprehension
 Why did Sam Maine act
suspicious of Mrs. King?
a. He wanted the police to think she
was the thief.
b. He really thought she stole the
salamander.
Answer
a. He wanted
the police to
think she was
the thief.
Comprehension
 Encyclopedia Brown showed
that he had solved the crime
when he…
a. Said that Sam was lying about his
experience.
b. Read that salamanders are not a
type of reptile.
Answer
a. Said that Sam was lying
about his experience.
Comprehension
 What is an important lesson in
this story?
a. It helps to pay careful attention to
details.
b. People should protect tiger
salamanders.
Answer
a. It helps to pay careful
attention to details.
Comprehension
 In your groups, discuss the
following question.
In addition to working at the
aquarium, what else did Dr.
O’Donnell, Mrs. Brown, or Sam
Maine have in common?
Answer
They all appeared to be busy
doing other things when the
salamander was stolen.
Comprehension
 In your groups, discuss the
following question.
 What is the most likely
reason Sam Maine lied about
his experience with taking
care of animals?
Answer
He lied to get a job at the
aquarium.
Comprehension
 In your groups, discuss the
following question.
 What do you think Sam Maine
would have done with the
Salamander if he had not
been caught?
Answer
He probably would have sold it.
Good luck on your
test! Do your personal
best!