Problem: On a sunny day in July, Sylvia left the front gate open. From the spot where Rex was napping in the grassy yard, he had listened to the sound of the gate sliding open, and waited for it to snap shut. It didn't. The click of Sylvia's shoes faded into the distance, and yet the snap of the shutting gate didn't come. Finally, Rex pushed himself up on one paw so he could look towards the front of the yard, where the gate moved in the breeze. Rex moved slowly towards the gate at first, but as he neared the sidewalk he shot through the opening, his shiny black fur twinkling in the sun as he sped down the street. Rex ran from block to block through the neighborhood, with no leash to pull him back. When all four legs started to burn from running, Rex slowed down and started sniffing the grass around him. His stomach growled and he hoped he'd find some food in the grass. All he found was sidewalk chalk, a few little black ants, and flowers that made him sneeze. The sun was going down, and Rex thought about Sylvia coming home to rub his ears and fill his food bowl. He looked up and down the sidewalk for his home. Nothing. Rex was lost. He stood completely still and raised his ears as high as they would go. He sat and listened, and listened and sat. Just as the sun passed over the mountains in the distance, Rex heard, from very far away, the soft "click click click" of Sylvia walking towards the house. Rex ran home.
1. what did rex hear?
2. what sound did that make?
3. was it loud?
4. what month was it?
5. how was the weather/
6. what did sylvia do on that day?
7. what didn't rex hear?
8. where was he?
9. doing what?
10. what color was he?
11. did rex immediately leave?
12. was his fur matted?
13. where did he run?
14. what wasn't he wearing that he usually did?
15. what did he do when he finished running?
16. what was he feeling then?
17. was he able to get anything to eat?
18. did rex know where his home was?
19. how did he know where it was?
20. where did the sun set behind?
Answer: 1. Sylvia walking towards the house
2. click click click
3. no
4. July
5. sunny
6. left the front gate open
7. the gate closing
8. the yard
9. napping
10. black
11. no
12. no
13. the neighborhood
14. a leash
15. slowed down and started sniffing the grass
16. hungry
17. no
18. no
19. he heard sylvia walking home
20. the mountains

Problem: Operation Barbarossa (German: "Unternehmen Barbarossa") was the code name for the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, starting Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II.

The operation stemmed from Nazi Germany's ideological aims to conquer the western Soviet Union so that it could be repopulated by Germans, to use Slavs as a slave-labour force for the Axis war-effort, and to seize the oil reserves of the Caucasus and the agricultural resources of Soviet territories.

In the two years leading up to the invasion, Germany and the Soviet Union signed political and economic pacts for strategic purposes. Nevertheless, the German High Command began planning an invasion of the Soviet Union in July 1940 (under the codename Operation Otto), which Adolf Hitler authorized on 18 December 1940. Over the course of the operation, about four million Axis personnel, the largest invasion force in the history of warfare, invaded the western Soviet Union along a front. In addition to troops, the Wehrmacht employed some 600,000 motor vehicles, and between 600,000 and 700,000 horses for non-combat operations. The offensive marked an escalation of the war, both geographically and in the formation of the Allied coalition.

Operationally, German forces achieved major victories and occupied some of the most important economic areas of the Soviet Union, mainly in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, and inflicted, as well as sustained, heavy casualties. Despite these Axis successes, the German offensive stalled in the Battle of Moscow and subsequently the Soviet winter counteroffensive pushed German troops back. The Red Army absorbed the Wehrmacht's strongest blows and forced the unprepared Germans into a war of attrition. The Wehrmacht would never again mount a simultaneous offensive along the entire strategic SovietAxis front. The failure of the operation drove Hitler to demand further operations of increasingly limited scope inside the Soviet Union, such as Case Blue in 1942 and Operation Citadel in 1943 all of which eventually failed.
1. What is the main subject here?
2. When did it start?
3. What was one country that signed a pact two years prior?
4. And the other?
5. Which country broke the pact?
6. What organization plotted against them?
7. Which German organization plotted against their foe?
8. What were they going to do?
9. What was the name of that operation?
10. Was the Nazi leader for or against this?
11. When did he give consent to carry on?
Answer: 1. Operation Barbarossa
2. In 1941
3. Germany
4. the Soviet Union
5. The Germans
6. unknown
7. the German High Command
8. Invade the Soviet Union
9. Operation Otto
10. Yes
11. The operation

Problem: Corky was a brave young man and he dreamed of becoming the best fighter in the world. To become stronger and get better fighting skills, he went to many schools. One day, he went to the best school in the world. Before entering the gate, he was made to hand in all his weapons . "You won't need those any more. Here you'll get better ones," said the guard. Corky handed his weapons to him. A serious old teacher took Corky to his room. Before he left, he said to Corky, "In a hundred days the training will start." A hundred days! At first Corky thought that was a joke, but he soon realized the old teacher had been serious. Corky felt nervous during the first days and he tried many ways to try to get the teacher to start the training. However, it didn't work. At last Corky waited patiently and enjoyed each day in the school. "You've already learned how to use your main weapon - patience," said the old teacher. Corky could hardly believe it, but he really understood that the teacher was right. Finally, the lesson began. "Now it's time to learn how to win every fight," said the old teacher. That sounded good to Corky until he found himself tied hand and foot. Many villagers tried to hit him because they were told that Corky was a dangerous man. The same thing was repeated for days, and Corky knew he had to do something. He realized that the only way would be to deal with the villagers' anger . In the following days, Corky kept talking to them until he managed to make them believe that he was not an enemy. In the end, the villagers made friends with Corky. Finally, Corky knew what the most powerful weapon was. He said thanks to the teacher and left.
1. How long did he have to wait?
2. Did he believe that at first?
3. Who wanted to learn something?
4. What did he want to do?
5. Did he find someone to help him?
6. Who?
7. A young one?
8. What was the most important way to win a fight?
9. Was he allowed to bring a knife with him?
10. What was even better than a knife?
Answer:
1. a hundred days
2. no
3. Corky
4. become the best fighter in the world
5. yes
6. teacher
7. no
8. patience
9. no
10. talking