Q: The dinosaur wants to have a pet goldfish. He is reading a book called, "How to Take Care of Your Pet Goldfish" because he wants to learn how to take care of a goldfish.

After he finishes reading the book, he goes to the pet store. The pet store is not in Detroit, St. Louis, or Pakistan. The pet store is in a town called Oceanside. It takes the dinosaur an hour to walk to the store. The store is very big, so that the dinosaur can fit inside.

A worker from the store walks up to the dinosaur and asks, "How can I help you?"

"I'm looking to buy a pet goldfish," the dinosaur said.

"Are you sure?" the worker asked, "We have rainbow fish, red fish, and blue fish. The rainbow fish makes for a great pet."

"No, thank you," the dinosaur said, "Goldfish are my favorite."

And so the worker put a goldfish in a bag of water for the dinosaur.

"Why did you put the goldfish in a bag of water?" the dinosaur asked.

"Fish always love to have something to swim in," the worker answered, "Enjoy your goldfish!"

And so the dinosaur walked home, his new best buddy in hand.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who wants a pet?
2. What kind?
3. What was he reading?
4. Titled what?
5. Why?
6. Where'd he go?
7. When?
8. Where is the animal shop not located?
9. Where IS the pet store located?
10. How long does it take to get there?
11. How did he get there?
12. Is the store small?
13. Is it big?
14. Why?
15. Who does he encounter?
16. How many fish does he try to sell him?
17. What kind?
18. Did the dinosaur prefer any of those?
19. Did he get a goldfish?
20. In what?
A: 1. The dinosaur
2. A goldfish
3. a book
4. "How to Take Care of Your Pet Goldfish"
5. because he wants to learn how to take care of a goldfish.
6. to the pet store
7. After he finishes reading the book,
8. Detroit, St. Louis, or Pakistan.
9. a town called Oceanside
10. an hour
11. By walking.
12. No
13. Yes
14. so that the dinosaur can fit inside.
15. A worker from the store
16. Three
17. rainbow fish, red fish, and blue fish.
18. No
19. Yes
20. a bag of water

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

Chinese people call the Spring Festival"Nian". But do you know that Nian was once the name of a monster ? A long time ago, the monster Nian lived in the mountains. It ate animals. But in winter, it could not find food. So it came to villages and ate a lot of people. People were so afraid of Nian that they locked their doors before evening came during the winter. One day, an old man came to a village. He told people there that Nian was afraid of three things----the color red, fire and noise. He told people to play drums and gongs, make big fires and set off fireworks to make Nian go away. On a moonless, cold night, Nian went to the village again. As soon as it opened its big mouth, people made loud noises and made fires. Nian was really afraid and ran away. wherever it went, there was noise and fire. When Nian was tired and could not run anymore, people killed the monster. After that, on the coldest day of winter, people beat drums and gongs, and set off fireworks to celebrate the death of the monster of Nian. They put up red lanterns and have a big dinner without sleeping during the night. In the morning people greet each other happily. So now we have the Spring Festival.

1. What did the monster Nian eat most of they year?
2. What did it eat in the winter?
3. How did people try to protect themselves in the winter, before the old man gave them advice?
4. How did Nian feel about noise?
5. How did the people use that to their advantage?
6. Did Nian have any colors it was afraid of?
7. What instruments did people use to scare the monster away?
8. When they celebrate the death of the monster what do they make noise with?
9. What decorations do they put up then?
10. Is food involved in the celebrations?
11. Are the celebrations held throughout the night?
12. Who gave the people information that they used to help kill the monster?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. animals
2. people
3. locked their doors
4. afraid
5. people killed the monster
6. red
7. drums and gongs
8. drums and gongs
9. red lantern
10. yes
11. yes
12. an old man

Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

CHAPTER IX.

CORIOLANUS AND CINCINNATUS.

B.C. 458.

All the time these struggles were going on between the patricians and the plebeians at home, there were wars with the neighboring tribes, the Volscians, the Veians, the Latins, and the Etruscans. Every spring the fighting men went out, attacked their neighbors, drove off their cattle, and tried to take some town; then fought a battle, and went home to reap the harvest, gather the grapes and olives in the autumn, and attend to public business and vote for the magistrates in the winter. They were small wars, but famous men fought in them. In a war against the Volscians, when Cominius was consul, he was besieging a city called Corioli, when news came that the men of Antium were marching against him, and in their first attack on the walls the Romans were beaten off, but a gallant young patrician, descended from the king Ancus Marcius, Caius Marcius by name, rallied them and led them back with such spirit that the place was taken before the hostile army came up; then he fought among the foremost and gained the victory. When he was brought to the consul's tent covered with wounds, Cominius did all he could to show his gratitude--set on the young man's head the crown of victory, gave him the surname of Coriolanus in honor of his exploits, and granted him the tenth part of the spoil of ten prisoners. Of them, however, Coriolanus only accepted one, an old friend of the family, whom he set at liberty at once. Afterwards, when there was a great famine in Rome, Coriolanus led an expedition to Antium, and brought away quantities of corn and cattle, which he distributed freely, keeping none for himself.

1. Who was consul during the war with the Volscians?
2. Who was he besieging?
3. Called what?
4. What did he find out?
5. Who was fought off?
6. Who was a descendant of Ancus Marcius?
7. Who won?
8. What year was this?
9. A.C.?
10. B.C.?
11. What were the 2 groups fighting at home?
12. What other conflict were there?
13. Which ones?
14. What else?
15. Any others?
16. Who else?
17. What kind of things were harvested?
18. What else did the men do at home?
19. Anything else?
20. What time of year did they fight?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Cominius was
2. a city
3. Corioli
4. the men of Antium were marching against him
5. the Romans
6. Caius Marcius
7. Coriolanus
8. 458
9. No
10. Yes
11. the patricians and the plebeians
12. wars with the neighboring tribes
13. the Volscians
14. the Veians
15. the Latins
16. the Etruscans
17. grapes and olives
18. attend to public business
19. vote for the magistrates
20. Every spring