The Midnight Raccoon Alarm and Other Stories

Great Stories for Kids, Volume 3

Author: Jerry D. Thomas

Copyright: ©1999 by Pacific Press®

Readability Level 3.8

Word Count: 49,920

192 pages

1. Alex didn't win Bird Bingo because he wanted ______.

a. Bobby to win / b. to have fun
c. to look as dumb as his friends / d. some attention

2. Jenny was sad because her ______died.

a. bird / b. cat / c. dog / d. mom

3. Kyle and Stephen put ______in front of a door on Halloween.

a. bag of trash / b. food / c. string / d. toilet paper

4. CJ should not have been in ______.

a. the attic / b. Cassie's room / c. the river / d. town

5. Samantha wanted to drop from a tree so she could______.

a. get away from the snake / b. join a club
c. swim in the river / d. none of these

6. Tyler's dad did a commercial for his ______business.

a. dump truck / b. basketball / c. insurance / d. poetry

7. Adam's dad didn't like the Freedom Frogs' fighting or______.

a. littering / b. magic / c. stealing / d. swearing

8. Dr. Beemer had a ______in the ceiling.

a. bug / b. TV / c. window / d. all of these

9. Mom had thought the school bell was rung by a______.

a. parent / b. raccoon / c. student / d. thief

10. The reindeer was taken by______.

a. Lisa / b. Mrs. Murphy / c. the Principal / d. none of these

11. What is a good rule for staying out of trouble?______.

a. Ask questions
b. Name the trouble and the consequences
c. Suggest something else and go do that with or without your friend
d. all of these

12. Chris sat out several games because his ______was broken.

a. arm / b. glove / c. leg / d. none of these

13. Ned wore Angelina's boots because______.

a. he forgot his own / b. he thought they were his
c. he was poor / d. it was raining

14. Angelina's cousins knew______.

a. a lot about snakes / b. lots about stars
c. nothing about the country / d. all of these

15. Ted had a nail stuck in______.

a. both his feet / b. his left foot
c. his right foot / d. none of these

16. Jessie didn't play with Angelina because Angelina______.

a. liked different things / b. was different
c. was younger / d. all of these

17. ______is like grabbing a dog by the ears.

a. Getting in the middle of someone else's argument
b. Lying
c. Saying mean things
d. Not doing your homework

18. Josh let his parent think ______started the fire.

a. a neighbor / b. his brother Joel
c. lightning / d. the Lightning King

19. Lucas had trouble admitting he ______.

a. didn't know something / b. was at fault
c. was sick / d. was tired

20. ______makes it harder to study and learn.

a. Drinking a lot of water / b. Eating sugary food
c. Having to take turns / d. Walking a long way