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The Case of the Goal Snatcher
It was the final whistle, and the Sunburst Strikers had just won the cup. But when the team turned around, their captain was gone, and so was the Golden Boot trophy. Now it's up to you to track down the sneaky Goal Snatcher before the next kickoff.
Suspects
Possible suspects
Cross off a row as each clue rules it out. On screen, tap a row.
21 of 21 still in play
| Name | Signature Move | Secret Skill | Player | Cleat Color | Weakness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pele Park | Rocket Volley | Nutmeg Trick | girl | blue | ticklish |
| Zane Zigzag | Slide Tackle | Spin Move | boy | blue | slips on wet grass |
| Nina Header | Bicycle Kick | Diving Save | girl | blue | slips on wet grass |
| Sam Kickwell | Header | Diving Save | girl | blue | scared of mascots |
| Cleo Dash | Header | Spin Move | girl | red | slips on wet grass |
| Penny Penalty | Header | Backflip Kick | girl | yellow | scared of mascots |
| Lola Sprint | Slide Tackle | Nutmeg Trick | girl | yellow | ticklish |
| Mia Strikes | Bicycle Kick | Spin Move | girl | yellow | scared of mascots |
| Theo Volley | Rocket Volley | Diving Save | girl | yellow | ticklish |
| Daisy Dribble | Header | Spin Move | girl | red | scared of mascots |
| Felix Footwork | Bicycle Kick | Backflip Kick | girl | yellow | ticklish |
| Reggie Roundhouse | Curve Shot | Nutmeg Trick | girl | blue | slips on wet grass |
| Gigi Goalpost | Slide Tackle | Long Throw | girl | red | scared of mascots |
| Bella Bounce | Header | Long Throw | girl | red | slips on wet grass |
| Tessa Tackle | Curve Shot | Long Throw | girl | red | scared of mascots |
| Marco Midfield | Header | Backflip Kick | boy | red | scared of mascots |
| Mila Midkick | Rocket Volley | Diving Save | girl | red | scared of mascots |
| Diego Boot | Rocket Volley | Spin Move | girl | blue | slips on wet grass |
| Leo Goalson | Header | Backflip Kick | girl | yellow | slips on wet grass |
| Max Netter | Bicycle Kick | Diving Save | boy | yellow | slips on wet grass |
| Oscar Offside | Slide Tackle | Nutmeg Trick | girl | red | scared of mascots |
Clue 1
Place value (tens & ones)
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
T
86
62
47
T
86
62
95
47
70
84
98
92
92
44
T
86
90
44
98
90
95
66
95
92
28
97
98
66
47
What number has 8 tens and 6 ones?T
What number has 6 tens and 2 ones?H
What number has 4 tens and 7 ones?E
What number has 9 tens and 5 ones?I
What number has 7 tens and 0 ones?F
What number has 8 tens and 4 ones?C
What number has 9 tens and 8 ones?A
What number has 9 tens and 2 ones?N
What number has 4 tens and 4 ones?O
What number has 9 tens and 0 ones?D
What number has 6 tens and 6 ones?V
What number has 2 tens and 8 ones?G
What number has 9 tens and 7 ones?S
0/13 letters found
Clue 2
Addition
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
A
95
48
98
85
32
62
25
25
25
A
95
48
A
95
45
98
36
56
36
24
32
50
28
28
85
59
62
28
98
62
56
68
46 + 49 =A
21 + 27 =W
63 + 35 =I
27 + 58 =T
9 + 23 =N
40 + 22 =E
17 + 8 =S
21 + 24 =G
14 + 22 =R
16 + 40 =L
7 + 17 =U
30 + 20 =O
8 + 20 =F
26 + 33 =H
39 + 29 =D
0/15 letters found
Clue 3
Subtraction
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
A
67
24
71
25
70
A
67
77
85
79
81
77
85
A
67
64
62
11
81
49
62
81
49
71
62
17
A
67
51
A
67
46
86 - 19 =A
31 - 7 =B
77 - 6 =I
46 - 21 =G
80 - 10 =M
88 - 11 =S
91 - 6 =C
80 - 1 =O
109 - 28 =T
75 - 11 =R
94 - 32 =E
20 - 9 =D
58 - 9 =H
26 - 9 =F
73 - 22 =W
69 - 23 =Y
0/16 letters found
Clue 4
Multiplication facts (1–12)
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
R
66
81
4
28
12
81
144
3
20
R
66
18
27
3
64
5
81
R
66
81
12
81
84
3
22
70
3
24
81
25
8
144
12
6 × 11 =R
9 × 9 =E
4 × 1 =D
4 × 7 =C
12 × 1 =L
12 × 12 =A
1 × 3 =T
2 × 10 =P
9 × 2 =I
9 × 3 =N
8 × 8 =S
5 × 1 =W
12 × 7 =F
2 × 11 =B
10 × 7 =Y
4 × 6 =H
5 × 5 =G
2 × 4 =O
0/18 letters found
Clue 5
Division facts (1–12) — the last clue
First solve each problem. Then find each answer in the list below and cross that sentence out. One sentence will be left — that's exactly what the villain did!
Step 1 — solve these
48 ÷ 4 = ?
9 ÷ 3 = ?
120 ÷ 12 = ?
110 ÷ 10 = ?
30 ÷ 6 = ?
36 ÷ 6 = ?
16 ÷ 2 = ?
21 ÷ 3 = ?
8 ÷ 4 = ?
81 ÷ 9 = ?
12 ÷ 3 = ?
Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer
1.The villain powers in a header at the door, then spins past the goalie and bolts.
2.The villain blasts a bicycle kick over the bench, then makes a diving save by the gate.
3.The villain bends a curve shot past the guards, then hurls a long throw over the wall.
4.The villain slides in with a sneaky tackle, then lands a backflip kick on the way out.
5.The villain fires a rocket volley down the hall, then spins past the goalie and bolts.
6.The villain blasts a bicycle kick over the bench, then spins past the goalie and bolts.
7.The villain blasts a bicycle kick over the bench, then hurls a long throw over the wall.
8.The villain powers in a header at the door, then makes a diving save by the gate.
9.The villain powers in a header at the door, then nutmegs the security guard.
10.The villain slides in with a sneaky tackle, then nutmegs the security guard.
11.The villain fires a rocket volley down the hall, then lands a backflip kick on the way out.
12.The villain slides in with a sneaky tackle, then hurls a long throw over the wall.
Solve it
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Case of the Goal Snatcher
Culprit: Daisy Dribble (Header · Spin Move · girl · red · scared of mascots)
- Clue 1 (Place value (tens & ones)): "THE THIEF CANNOT DO A DIVING SAVE"What number has 8 tens and 6 ones? = 86 (T) · What number has 6 tens and 2 ones? = 62 (H) · What number has 4 tens and 7 ones? = 47 (E) · What number has 9 tens and 5 ones? = 95 (I) · What number has 7 tens and 0 ones? = 70 (F) · What number has 8 tens and 4 ones? = 84 (C) · What number has 9 tens and 8 ones? = 98 (A) · What number has 9 tens and 2 ones? = 92 (N) · What number has 4 tens and 4 ones? = 44 (O) · What number has 9 tens and 0 ones? = 90 (D) · What number has 6 tens and 6 ones? = 66 (V) · What number has 2 tens and 8 ones? = 28 (G) · What number has 9 tens and 7 ones? = 97 (S)
- Clue 2 (Addition): "A WITNESS SAW A GIRL RUN OFF THE FIELD"46 + 49 = 95 (A) · 21 + 27 = 48 (W) · 63 + 35 = 98 (I) · 27 + 58 = 85 (T) · 9 + 23 = 32 (N) · 40 + 22 = 62 (E) · 17 + 8 = 25 (S) · 21 + 24 = 45 (G) · 14 + 22 = 36 (R) · 16 + 40 = 56 (L) · 7 + 17 = 24 (U) · 30 + 20 = 50 (O) · 8 + 20 = 28 (F) · 26 + 33 = 59 (H) · 39 + 29 = 68 (D)
- Clue 3 (Subtraction): "A BIG MASCOT SCARED THE THIEF AWAY"86 - 19 = 67 (A) · 31 - 7 = 24 (B) · 77 - 6 = 71 (I) · 46 - 21 = 25 (G) · 80 - 10 = 70 (M) · 88 - 11 = 77 (S) · 91 - 6 = 85 (C) · 80 - 1 = 79 (O) · 109 - 28 = 81 (T) · 75 - 11 = 64 (R) · 94 - 32 = 62 (E) · 20 - 9 = 11 (D) · 58 - 9 = 49 (H) · 26 - 9 = 17 (F) · 73 - 22 = 51 (W) · 69 - 23 = 46 (Y)
- Clue 4 (Multiplication facts (1–12)): "RED CLEAT PRINTS WERE LEFT BY THE GOAL"6 × 11 = 66 (R) · 9 × 9 = 81 (E) · 4 × 1 = 4 (D) · 4 × 7 = 28 (C) · 12 × 1 = 12 (L) · 12 × 12 = 144 (A) · 1 × 3 = 3 (T) · 2 × 10 = 20 (P) · 9 × 2 = 18 (I) · 9 × 3 = 27 (N) · 8 × 8 = 64 (S) · 5 × 1 = 5 (W) · 12 × 7 = 84 (F) · 2 × 11 = 22 (B) · 10 × 7 = 70 (Y) · 4 × 6 = 24 (H) · 5 × 5 = 25 (G) · 2 × 4 = 8 (O)
- Clue 5 (Division facts (1–12)): surviving statement (box 1) → Daisy Dribble48 ÷ 4 = 12 · 9 ÷ 3 = 3 · 120 ÷ 12 = 10 · 110 ÷ 10 = 11 · 30 ÷ 6 = 5 · 36 ÷ 6 = 6 · 16 ÷ 2 = 8 · 21 ÷ 3 = 7 · 8 ÷ 4 = 2 · 81 ÷ 9 = 9 · 12 ÷ 3 = 4
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 3 math
- Math topics
- Place value, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division
- Reading level
- grades 3-4
- Theme
- The Case of the Goal Snatcher — set in Sunburst Stadium during the big championship match
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects