{"product_id":"fall-autumn-reading-mystery-worksheets-grades-3-5-the-scarecrow-that-moved","title":"Fall \u0026 Autumn | Reading Mystery Worksheets | Grades 3–5 | The Scarecrow That Moved","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEverybody blames the wind — but wind does not untwist wire and then twist it back\u003c\/strong\u003e. That one observation, written in a fourth grader's garden journal, is where this autumn case starts. Students read a two-page fiction passage, answer comprehension questions from the text, and cross a suspect off the line-up with every correct answer. Printable, self-checking and no prep, it suits fall and harvest units, literacy centers, early finishers, sub days and homework in \u003cstrong\u003eGrades 3–5\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuick Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkill:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fiction comprehension, inference, main idea and text evidence · \u003cstrong\u003eGrades:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–5 · \u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e One case — two-page passage, 15 multiple-choice questions, written response and full answer keys (printable PDF, color and black-and-white) · \u003cstrong\u003eTheme:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fall — The Scarecrow That Moved\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Case\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIvy Marchetti's class built Old Barley out of straw, a flannel shirt, a burlap head and a wide brown hat, and on Friday afternoon they wired him to the fence post at the north end of the school garden, facing the pumpkin rows. On Monday morning he was standing at the south end, facing the school. Nothing is missing. Nothing is broken. He is just not where they left him. Mr. Alvarez says the wind did it. Ivy checks the north post at recess and finds her wire still wound around it in a neat figure eight, exactly as she left it — and writes that down, because the Harvest Festival is on Saturday and she has until then to work out who moved him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow the Reading Mystery Works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStudents take on the role of Reading Detectives. They read the passage — told as a week of garden journal entries — answer each multiple-choice question from the text, and cross off the suspect shown beneath the correct answer. Every right answer removes a name, and the last person standing moved the scarecrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \"You are a detective\" case-file page that sets the scene and the mission\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA two-page fiction passage written as a student's garden journal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree pages of multiple-choice comprehension questions, every answer found in the text\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA sixteen-suspect line-up page for eliminating names one clue at a time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten-response pages with sample answers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA themed word search and extension activities for early finishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf-checking answer keys for every page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull color and ink-saving black-and-white versions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeacher instructions and print-and-go PDF format\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSkills Covered\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClose reading of narrative fiction and journal writing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaking inferences from small physical details\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinding and citing text evidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMain idea, sequencing and cause and effect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVocabulary in context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLogical reasoning and deductive elimination as suspects are ruled out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBest Used For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFall, autumn and harvest units\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeptember, October and November reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiteracy centers and reading rotations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMorning work, homework and early finishers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubstitute and relief days and indoor recess\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComprehension review and test prep for Grades 3–5\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMore From This Line\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse every \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/reading-mysteries\"\u003eReading Mystery\u003c\/a\u003e, or pair it with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/halloween-reading-mystery-worksheets-grades-3-5-the-jack-o-lantern-swap\"\u003eThe Jack-o'-Lantern Swap\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/pirate-inference-reading-mystery-worksheets-grades-3-5-the-boat-that-went-ashore\"\u003eThe Boat That Went Ashore\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kiwiland Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62265379946866,"sku":"17489317","price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/2848\/0626\/files\/fall-reading-comprehension-passages-questions-inference-csi-reading-mystery-scarecrow.jpg?v=1788154513","url":"https:\/\/kiwilandeducation.com\/products\/fall-autumn-reading-mystery-worksheets-grades-3-5-the-scarecrow-that-moved","provider":"Kiwiland Education","version":"1.0","type":"link"}