WHO
WHY/HOW
INFERENCES/PREDICTIONS
GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY
100

Who are the main characters of this story?

Jack and Beatrice

100

Why did Jack and Beatrice go to the old Bramble house?

They bet their friends.

100

Why would Jimmy Jones have diapers on his clothes line?

He has a baby at home. 

100

"Suddenly a white figure jumped out and yelled, Boo!"   What does figure mean?

Shape

200

Who knew the place was haunted?

Everyone

200

Why would the neighbors hang their clothes on lines outside?

To dry them.

200

Why would Susan Small's Line have tiny doll clothes on it?

She had dolls. 

200

"One of them needed patching because it had two large holes in it."  What does patching mean?

Fixing, repair.

300

Whose line had lots of diapers?

Jimmy Jones

300

Why did Jack and Beatrice run away screaming?

Someone jumped out and yelled "Boo! Leave my house, you two!".  They were scared.

300

Why would someone want to scare the kids?

For fun or To keep them off the property.

300

"...drying in the breeze."   What does breeze mean?

Wind

400

Whose line had tiny doll clothes?

Susan Small

400

Why were there spiderwebs all over the old Bramble house?

It was old and no one was living there.

400

Why would everyone think the old Bramble house was haunted?

Someone dresses up as a ghost to scare kids away.  The house is old and no one lives there.  Someone told haunted stories about it. 
400

"She bets him five dollars."  What is the past tense of bets?  "Yesterday, she _____ him five dollars."

Bet

500

Who was the ghost?

Sam Silver

500

How did Beatrice and Jack figure out the ghost's secret?

Sam Silver had sheets with two large holes (a ghost costume) hanging on his clothes line.

500

What did Beatrice and Jack do after running away from the haunted house?

They told their friends about their experience. They told their parents. They decided never to go back there.

500

"They know the ghost's secret."  What is the past tense of 'know'?

Knew