Carl is on the Case - STAAR Drama 5th

Which of these helps Mike solve Mrs. Watson's problem?

• The detail about the Ranger Scouts meeting

• The smell of her cookies

• Her keys on the table

• Agatha's meowing

The play is divided into two scenes because--

• a character in Scene 1 is not present in Scene 2

• the setting changes between Scene 1 and Scene 2

• the conflict is presented in Scene 1 and resolved in Scene 2

• the dialogue begins in Scene 2

Which of these is the best summary of Scene 1?

• While Mike is visiting Carl during a rainstorm, they hear someone scream. Mike is frightened by it, but Carl is not

• Carl and Mike watch television during a thunderstorm. They hear a scream, and at first they think it has come from the TV.

• As Carl and Mike begin to watch a mystery movie, they hear a scream. Carl goes outside to investigate, and Mike follows.

• Mike is peeking through Carl's curtains when he hears a scream. Someone is yelling for help.

Reread paragraphs 27 and 28.

What can the reader infer about Carl from those paragraphs?

• Carl think that what Mike is saying isn't important.

• Carl doesn't believe that the traffic was bad.

• Carl envies Mike for being a Ranger Scout.

• Carl thinks that Mike

Read paragraph 8.

In paragraph 8, the word reluctantly means--

• playfully

• impatiently

• admiringly

• unwillingly