🔎 Mario odysseyGrade 2Reading: grades 1-2AdditionSubtractionPlace valueSkip countingMissing addends
The Spark Pylon Mystery
Oh no! A sneaky thief took the Spark Pylon! Now the Odyssey airship cannot fly. We must find the thief and save our adventure!
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 | Capture Form | Hat Type | Throw Hand | Hair Color | Foil Item |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peach | Frog | Sombrero | Right Hand | White | Cappy |
| Madame Broode | T-Rex | Chef Hat | Right Hand | Yellow | Ground Pound |
| Shy Guy | Glydon | Chef Hat | Left Hand | Brown | Life-Up Heart |
| Goomba | Glydon | Space Helmet | Left Hand | Yellow | Cappy |
| Kamek | Cheep Cheep | Sombrero | Right Hand | Yellow | Ground Pound |
| Donkey Kong | T-Rex | Space Helmet | Left Hand | Brown | Ground Pound |
| Bowser | Cheep Cheep | Sombrero | Right Hand | Brown | Life-Up Heart |
| Bowser Jr | Goomba Stack | Chef Hat | Right Hand | Yellow | Life-Up Heart |
| Tiara | Cheep Cheep | Sombrero | Left Hand | Yellow | Cappy |
| Lakitu | T-Rex | Sombrero | Left Hand | Yellow | Life-Up Heart |
| Yoshi | Goomba Stack | Chef Hat | Left Hand | Brown | Life-Up Heart |
| Mario | Glydon | Sombrero | Left Hand | Brown | Cappy |
| Koopa Troopa | T-Rex | Sombrero | Left Hand | White | Cappy |
| Pauline | Cheep Cheep | Space Helmet | Left Hand | Yellow | Life-Up Heart |
| Wario | Cheep Cheep | Pirate Hat | Right Hand | Yellow | Life-Up Heart |
| Topper | Frog | Pirate Hat | Right Hand | Yellow | Cappy |
| Toad | T-Rex | Pirate Hat | Left Hand | Brown | Life-Up Heart |
| Luigi | T-Rex | Chef Hat | Right Hand | Brown | Life-Up Heart |
| Cappy | T-Rex | Space Helmet | Left Hand | Brown | Life-Up Heart |
| Rango | Goomba Stack | Sombrero | Right Hand | Brown | Life-Up Heart |
| Waluigi | Frog | Fedora | Left Hand | Brown | Life-Up Heart |
Clue 1
Addition
We count the Power Moons we found in the sand. Let us add them up to find a clue!
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
59
77
52
69
79
24
24
88
79
96
65
73
52
84
96
73
T
59
83
52
88
22
88
84
82
88
94
52
77
52
24
91
52
T
59
18 + 41 =T
51 + 37 =A
14 + 10 =L
22 + 30 =E
25 + 58 =W
61 + 30 =M
12 + 10 =R
30 + 47 =H
33 + 36 =V
39 + 57 =N
43 + 39 =P
38 + 46 =S
51 + 28 =I
36 + 29 =D
31 + 42 =O
49 + 45 =C
0/16 letters found
Clue 2
Subtraction
Some Goombas ran away from our stack. We subtract the ones who left to see what remains!
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
19
77
73
29
T
19
77
28
73
36
27
30
42
42
29
36
34
T
19
77
T
19
77
73
57
73
32
T
19
77
30
78
60
24 - 5 =T
115 - 37 =N
91 - 34 =L
117 - 40 =H
61 - 19 =P
86 - 13 =E
73 - 13 =D
51 - 23 =R
61 - 31 =A
66 - 32 =I
28 - 1 =C
30 - 1 =Y
38 - 2 =W
55 - 23 =F
0/14 letters found
Clue 3
Place value
The Odyssey ship radar shows a code. We look at the tens and ones place to read it.
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
42
83
66
64
26
11
60
37
26
58
16
11
46
86
37
66
84
55
83
66
11
26
T
42
What number has 4 tens and 2 ones?T
What number has 6 tens and 4 ones?Y
What number has 8 tens and 6 ones?I
What number has 5 tens and 5 ones?P
What number has 1 ten and 1 one?A
What number has 1 ten and 6 ones?M
What number has 4 tens and 6 ones?L
What number has 3 tens and 7 ones?F
What number has 8 tens and 3 ones?H
What number has 6 tens and 0 ones?N
What number has 5 tens and 8 ones?O
What number has 2 tens and 6 ones?R
What number has 6 tens and 6 ones?E
What number has 8 tens and 4 ones?U
0/14 letters found
Clue 4
Skip counting
We hop along the stone steps in the sky. We count by twos to reach the high ledge!
Solve each problem to learn its letter. Then write that letter in every box that shows the same number, and read the secret clue.
W
30
65
6
130
45
100
80
8
33
120
27
100
80
8
130
6
24
120
130
W
30
100
22
27
26
120
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, ___, 40, 50W
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, ___, 50, 55U
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33A
Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, ___, 70, 75E
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, ___, 110, 120N
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, ___, 36, 39T
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, ___, 10, 12S
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, ___, 8, 10F
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, ___, 90, 100D
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, ___, 28, 30I
Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, ___, 27, 30B
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, ___, 130, 140R
Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, ___, 140, 150O
Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26H
0/14 letters found
Clue 5
Missing addends — the last clue
We need ten purple coins to buy a hat. We have six. Let us find how many more we need!
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
8 + ___ = 12
5 + ___ = 6
8 + ___ = 11
10 + ___ = 16
3 + ___ = 5
1 + ___ = 9
5 + ___ = 16
5 + ___ = 12
9 + ___ = 19
1 + ___ = 10
9 + ___ = 21
Step 2 — cross out the sentence with each answer
1.The villain stacked up like goombas, then spilled a fancy chef hat.
2.The villain swam like a fish, then floated in a space helmet.
3.The villain hopped like a frog, then dropped a cool fedora.
4.The villain roared like a t-rex, then lost a pirate hat.
5.The villain glided through the air, then spilled a fancy chef hat.
6.The villain glided through the air, then floated in a space helmet.
7.The villain stacked up like goombas, then lost their sombrero.
8.The villain roared like a t-rex, then spilled a fancy chef hat.
9.The villain hopped like a frog, then lost a pirate hat.
10.The villain swam like a fish, then lost a pirate hat.
11.The villain swam like a fish, then spilled a fancy chef hat.
12.The villain hopped like a frog, then spilled a fancy chef hat.
Solve it
Name the culprit
Choose the one suspect left standing.
Answer Key — The Spark Pylon Mystery
Culprit: Shy Guy (Glydon · Chef Hat · Left Hand · Brown · Life-Up Heart)
- Clue 1 (Addition): "THE VILLAIN DOES NOT WEAR A SPACE HELMET"18 + 41 = 59 (T) · 51 + 37 = 88 (A) · 14 + 10 = 24 (L) · 22 + 30 = 52 (E) · 25 + 58 = 83 (W) · 61 + 30 = 91 (M) · 12 + 10 = 22 (R) · 30 + 47 = 77 (H) · 33 + 36 = 69 (V) · 39 + 57 = 96 (N) · 43 + 39 = 82 (P) · 38 + 46 = 84 (S) · 51 + 28 = 79 (I) · 36 + 29 = 65 (D) · 31 + 42 = 73 (O) · 49 + 45 = 94 (C)
- Clue 2 (Subtraction): "THEY THREW CAPPY WITH THE LEFT HAND"24 - 5 = 19 (T) · 115 - 37 = 78 (N) · 91 - 34 = 57 (L) · 117 - 40 = 77 (H) · 61 - 19 = 42 (P) · 86 - 13 = 73 (E) · 73 - 13 = 60 (D) · 51 - 23 = 28 (R) · 61 - 31 = 30 (A) · 66 - 32 = 34 (I) · 28 - 1 = 27 (C) · 30 - 1 = 29 (Y) · 38 - 2 = 36 (W) · 55 - 23 = 32 (F)
- Clue 3 (Place value): "THEY RAN FROM A LIFE UP HEART"What number has 4 tens and 2 ones? = 42 (T) · What number has 6 tens and 4 ones? = 64 (Y) · What number has 8 tens and 6 ones? = 86 (I) · What number has 5 tens and 5 ones? = 55 (P) · What number has 1 ten and 1 one? = 11 (A) · What number has 1 ten and 6 ones? = 16 (M) · What number has 4 tens and 6 ones? = 46 (L) · What number has 3 tens and 7 ones? = 37 (F) · What number has 8 tens and 3 ones? = 83 (H) · What number has 6 tens and 0 ones? = 60 (N) · What number has 5 tens and 8 ones? = 58 (O) · What number has 2 tens and 6 ones? = 26 (R) · What number has 6 tens and 6 ones? = 66 (E) · What number has 8 tens and 4 ones? = 84 (U)
- Clue 4 (Skip counting): "WE FOUND STRANDS OF BROWN HAIR"Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, ___, 40, 50 = 30 (W) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, ___, 50, 55 = 45 (U) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, ___, 30, 33 = 27 (A) · Skip-count by 5s. Fill the blank: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, ___, 70, 75 = 65 (E) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, ___, 110, 120 = 100 (N) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, ___, 36, 39 = 33 (T) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, ___, 10, 12 = 8 (S) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, ___, 8, 10 = 6 (F) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, ___, 90, 100 = 80 (D) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, ___, 28, 30 = 26 (I) · Skip-count by 3s. Fill the blank: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, ___, 27, 30 = 24 (B) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, ___, 130, 140 = 120 (R) · Skip-count by 10s. Fill the blank: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, ___, 140, 150 = 130 (O) · Skip-count by 2s. Fill the blank: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, ___, 24, 26 = 22 (H)
- Clue 5 (Missing addends): surviving statement (box 5) → Shy Guy8 + ___ = 12 = 4 · 5 + ___ = 6 = 1 · 8 + ___ = 11 = 3 · 10 + ___ = 16 = 6 · 3 + ___ = 5 = 2 · 1 + ___ = 9 = 8 · 5 + ___ = 16 = 11 · 5 + ___ = 12 = 7 · 9 + ___ = 19 = 10 · 1 + ___ = 10 = 9 · 9 + ___ = 21 = 12
About this mystery
- Grade level
- Grade 2 math
- Math topics
- Addition, Subtraction, Place value, Skip counting, Missing addends
- Reading level
- grades 1-2
- Theme
- The Spark Pylon Mystery — set in Metro Kingdom
- Format
- Interactive online & printable worksheet with answer key
- Solution
- One unique, verified culprit among 21 suspects