The Case of the Missing Keys
Detective Ben is at Mrs. Green’s house.
Her keys are missing from the table.
She is worried.
Three people are there: Tom, Lily, and Jack.
Ben looks around.
There is a small puddle near the door.
A chair is moved.
The table is clean except for a cup of tea.
Tom says, “I sit in the living room. I read a book.”
His shoes are dry.
Lily says, “I water the flowers outside.”
Her shoes are wet.
Jack says, “I make a cup of tea. I sit here.”
His shoes are dry.
Ben looks at the door.
The puddle is small.
The floor near the table is dry.
Ben thinks.
Who goes outside? Who has wet shoes?
The keys are near the door, not the table.
Ben smiles.
“Lily,” he says.
“You go outside. You put the keys on the bench. Then they fell in the puddle.”
Lily looks surprised.
“Yes,” she says. “I forgot them there.”
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Vocabulary:
- a key – a small thing that opens a door
- to be missing – not here, lost
- to be worried – to feel nervous or unhappy about something
- a puddle – a small pool of water on the ground
- a chair – something you sit on
- except – not including
- to be dry – not wet
- to water flowers – to put water on flowers so they grow
- outside – not inside
- to be wet – full of water or liquid
- a bench – a long seat for more than one person
- to fall (past: fell) into a puddle – to drop into a small pool of water on the ground
- to forget (past: forgot) – to not remember
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Why Lily?
Step 1: List the clues
- Keys missing from the table – initial problem.
- Puddle near the door – something happened near the door.
- Chair moved – someone interacted with the area.
- Shoes wet / dry – shows who was outside.
- Tom: dry
- Lily: wet
- Jack: dry
- Table clean except a cup of tea – keys are not on the table.
- Floor near table is dry – keys aren’t on the table, hints they went somewhere else.
Step 2: Analyze the statements
- Tom: inside, shoes dry → probably didn’t go outside.
- Jack: inside, shoes dry → also probably didn’t go outside.
- Lily: outside watering flowers, shoes wet → she went outside, near the door/puddle.
Step 3: Look at the location of the keys
- The keys were not on the table, where they normally are.
- There is a puddle near the door → keys probably fell there.
Step 4: Combine clues
- Only Lily went outside (wet shoes).
- Puddle near the door and moved chair indicate someone interacted with the door area.
- Keys ended up in the puddle → Lily must have carried or moved them.
Conclusion:
- Lily is the culprit.
- She went outside with the keys, forgot them on the bench, and they fell into the puddle.
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Vocabulary:
- initial problem – the first problem
- to interact – to talk or do things with other people, things
- a hint – a small piece of information that helps you
- to analyze – to look at something carefully
- probably – likely, maybe
- normally – usually, most of the time
- to combine clues – to put information together to understand something
- to indicate – to show or point out
- to end up in a puddle – to finish by being in a small pool of water
- to carry (past: carried) – to hold and move something
- to forget (past: forgot) – to not remember
- a bench – a long seat for more than one person
- to fall (past: fell) – to drop down by accident
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Lily’s story:
I am Lily.
I water the flowers outside.
My shoes are wet.
I take the keys to put them on the bench.
I forget the keys.
The keys fall in the small puddle near the door.
I feel worried when I see Detective Ben.
I feel surprised when he finds the keys.
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Rewrite, and make all changes necessary:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Her name is Lily.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>She waters…………..
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Corrrect version:
Her name is Lily.
She waters the flowers outside.
Her shoes are wet.
She takes the keys to put them on the bench.
She forgets the keys.
The keys fall in the small puddle near the door.
She feels worried when she sees Detective Ben.
She feels surprised when he finds the keys.
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