The Weird Ones Disappearing Act

What power does Chloe have?

• She can move herself to places that she’s been before.

• She can read other people’s thoughts.

• She can turn herself invisible by closing her eyes.

• She can shrink herself down to a tiny size.

What caused Sunil, Crystal, and Chloe to think that they were all exposed to something at the Stephens Institute that gave them their strange powers?

• They all remembered seeing a strange cloud of smoke at the Institute.

• They all had strange dreams about the Institute.

• They all spent weeks living at the Institute that summer.

• They realized they were all at the Institute on the same day.

Read the following sentences from the text.

“‘That tree!’ Sunil pointed to a big maple, right at the side of the road. ‘Pull it down!’

It was a really big tree, but Crystal focused her mind on it and could feel it. It was very strong; pulling was new for her.

‘I don’t think I can…’

‘Try!’ Sunil shouted and he lifted both hands, then brought them to his torso, as if he were pulling the tree towards them…

The upper branches of the tree began to sway and bend down towards the road. Sunil grimaced and grunted.

‘I can’t do it,’ he gasped.”

What can you conclude about Sunil and Crystal based on this information?

• They don’t know how to both concentrate on moving the same object.

• They are nervous about working with each other but they still try.

• Even with their powers combined, they aren’t strong enough to pull down the tree.

• Their favorite way to combine their powers is to make objects explode.

What do the people at Naviway want from Chloe, Crystal, and Sunil?

• They want to keep them there for as long as possible and study their powers themselves.

• They want to hire them to work for Naviway and use their powers to sell Naviway products.

• They want to ask them a lot of questions about their powers and when they developed them.

• They want to use them to negotiate with the Stephens Institute for data about their powers.

What is the main idea of this text?

• Crystal, Chloe, and Sunil escape from school to a field thanks to Chloe’s powers, but are then kidnapped by the Naviway people.

• Crystal and Sunil have different powers from Chloe, but all of them can move things in one way or another with their minds.

• Crystal wanted to tell her parents about her powers but she didn’t have time to before the Naviway people arrived.

• The first place that Chloe thinks to take Crystal and Sunil is an organic farm that her parents like to visit.

Why does the author end with Crystal trying to move her blindfold?

• to make the reader excited about Crystal trying to escape the Naviway people

• to let the reader know that Crystal is never escaping the Naviway people

• to make the reader interested in blindfolds

• to let the reader know that Crystal might leave her friends there

Choose the word that best completes the following sentence.

The Naviway people blindfold Crystal and Sunil _____ they know the kids need their sight to use their powers.

• at first

• because

• however

• eventually