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Question 4
Complete the four statements from Part I with suitable reasons.
How to answer:
Complete each sentence using the exact cause given in the story.
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1. Leroy’s nickname was Encyclopedia and everyone called him by that name because
he read more books than anyone in Idaville and never forgot a fact
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Reason:
His head is compared with an encyclopedia filled with facts.
2. At the dinner table on Tuesday night, Chief Brown stared at his cream-of-mushroom soup as
he had a mystery he could not solve
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Reason:
Encyclopedia and Mrs Brown recognise this behaviour as the sign of an unsolved case.
3. Encyclopedia sat quietly at the dinner table because
he knew his parents were discussing the case for his benefit
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Reason:
He listens carefully before trying to solve the mystery.
4. Nolan put the will on the kitchen table because
he realised he was dying and wanted the will to be found
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Reason:
He used his last strength after suffering a stroke.
Question 5
Do you think Chief Brown would need Leroy’s help to solve this case? Why?
How to answer:
Answer as a prediction at this point in the story.
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Prediction: Yes. Chief Brown has already searched Nolan’s house without finding the jewellery, and the story has established that he discusses unsolved cases at dinner so Leroy can help.
Question 6
Identify the statements as fact or opinion.
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| Textbook statement | Fact / Opinion |
|---|---|
| 1. Encyclopedia’s father was the Chief of Police. | Fact |
| 2. Everyone thought that Chief Brown must be the smartest police chief in the country. | Opinion |
| 3. An encyclopedia is a book or set of books filled with facts from A to Z. | Fact |
| 4. Leroy’s friends said that he was like a library and computer rolled into one, and more user-friendly. | Opinion |
| 5. Two masked men held up the Diamond Mart on Sixth Avenue. | Fact |
| 6. Nolan and Davenport had met while both were in prison in South Carolina. | Fact |
| 7. Chief Brown’s hunch was that Davenport and Nolan decided to hide the loot until things cooled down. | Opinion |
| 8. Nolan wrote a four-word code to tell Davenport where he had hidden the stolen jewellery. | Fact |
Question 7
Match the incidents with Encyclopedia’s character traits.
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| Textual evidence | Trait |
|---|---|
| He read more books than anyone in Idaville, and he never forgot a fact. | knowledgeable |
| Encyclopedia never spoke of the help he gave his father. He didn’t want to seem different. | humble |
| Encyclopedia sat quietly while his parents discussed the case for his benefit. | keen listener |
| Usually, he needed to ask only one question to solve a case before dessert. | cleverness |
Extra word not used: gentle.
