Questions for Chapter 1: Draculas, Frankensteins, and Werewolves

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Comprehension Questions for Nate the Great and the Monster Mess by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Please read chapter 1 and answer the following questions using a complete sentence in your best handwriting.

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1. What are Nate’s and Sludge’s plans for the day?

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2. From whom is the note that Nate finds under his door?

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3. What is missing?

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4. Why did Nate like this case?

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Questions for Chapter 2: The Long and Short of it

1. Where did Nate and Sludge look first? Why?

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2. Where were short recipes written?

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3. Where were long recipes written?

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4. How did Nate know what to look for? ______

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Questions for Chapter 3: One Big Mess

1. What did Nate do first?

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2. How long has the recipe been missing?

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3. What is the big clue in the case?

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4. What should Nate and Sludge have done before they left the house? ______

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Questions for Chapter 4: Tasty in Lemon

1. Who did Nate and Sludge meet outside?

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2. When was Nate’s mom last seen?

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3. What did she do?

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4. What did she say?

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__ 5. What do you think she meant?

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Questions for Chapter 5: The Best Follow

1. What does Nate think his mother meant about Fang?

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2. What does Oliver like to do?

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3. Why was it important to talk to Oliver?

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4. Where did Oliver go with Nate’s mother?

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__ 5. What does Nate think the long lists may have been?

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6. Where are Nate and Sludge going now?

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Questions for Chapter 6: Something Fishy

1. Who was at the fish store?

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2. How does she feel when Nate asks her questions?

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3. What does she want to do when Nate asks her a question?

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4. What did Oliver do after they left the fish store?

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5. What did Oliver’s action make Nate and Sludge think of? ______

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Questions for Chapter 7: Crossed-Out Werewolves

1. What happened when Nate and Sludge walked in the door? Why?

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2. Where does Nate think the missing recipe is? Why there?

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3. Was he correct?______

4. What do you think they should do now?

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Questions for Chapter 8: The Right Place

1. What does Nate do?

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2. What clues does Nate have do go on?

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Clue 2:______

Clue 3:______

Clue 4:______

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Questions for Chapter 9: A Scribble among Scribbles

1. Where do they find the recipe?

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2. How does Nate think the recipe got lost?

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Then, ______

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3. Why did Nate’s mom scream when she came in the door?

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4. What did Nate and Sludge do the rest of the day?

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