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One of the world’s most famous magicians was Harry Houdini. He made a name for himself by escaping from chains locked around his body, from handcuffs and other locked contraptions. One time he was asked to unlock a bank vault. To make it even more difficult, he would unlock the bank vault from the inside. He was locked inside the bank vault, and in a short time, he freed himself. Houdini always said that there was no magic in his acts—each was some sort of a trick. To discover the trick he used to get out of the locked bank vault, put each sentence part in numerical order from lowest to highest.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Understand grade-level appropriate materials; extract information from text including problems and solutions.
KEYS LOCK BANK
Find the words by looking up, down, backwards, forwards, sideways, and diagonally.
here is a key that can take you around the world. It can take you back in time. It can even take you into the homes and lives of famous people. It is a key to knowledge, a key to adventure and a key to enjoyment.
Y R
K H U S A F E Y R
N O O E N H L N E
A I T
B P O L D O C N S
E E V C U I K Y U
K E Y S T
S M
K E T I S O P P O
A D V E N T U R E
MAGIC VAULT SAFE MYSTERY COIN TREASURE ADVENTURE CLUES OPPOSITE SYNONYM HALVES HOUDINI
E T S Y M
A G I C V I E
And this key is available to everyone. What is this key? To find out, circle every third letter below. Start with the starred letter.
U A W
A N M R
O O A
S T
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension; follow simple written directions.
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