Mystery Ranch Reading Comprehension Questions

1.Why does Grandfather Alden send the children to visit Aunt Jane?

2.What do the children find on the ranch and clean up to use as a playhouse?

3.What valuable thing do the children find in the canyon?

4.Why did the stranger want to buy Aunt Jane's ranch for a low price?

5.Why does Aunt Jane stop being cross as the story goes on?

6.Why do the children enjoy cleaning up the old hut so much?

7.What is the main lesson the story teaches about family?

8.How do the children show that hard work is important in this story?

9.How can you tell that Aunt Jane changed from the beginning of the story to the end?

10.What does the word 'cross' mean when Grandfather says Aunt Jane is cross?

11.What is a 'canyon' where the children found the yellow dirt?

12.Maggie is the 'housekeeper' at the ranch. What does a housekeeper do?

13.If you found an old, dusty hut like the Alden children did, how would you fix it up and what would you use it for?

14.Aunt Jane and Grandfather had not spoken in years, but they finally forgave each other. Why do you think it is important to forgive people, especially family?