Question:
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On a hot summer day, Brian was walking home from the park. While walking, Brian passed his favorite toy store, and saw that they had a new baseball glove in the window. Brian's baseball glove was very old and was ripped in a few places. Brian really wanted the new glove because he wanted to show off his glove to his friends tomorrow. The cost of the new glove was fifteen dollars, but when Brian checked his pockets for money, he only had six dollars and fifty cents. Brian ran home and went to look around his house for money. He checked under his bed and found fifty cents under some toys. He then checked all of his pockets of his pants and shorts, and found another two dollars. Brian then went to look between the cushions on all of the couches in his house, and he found another three dollars. After finally looking around his whole house, Brian knew that he still did not have enough money to buy the new glove. Brian went outside and saw his dad doing yard work. He told his dad that he would finish all the yard work for him, if he could have the money he needed for the new glove. His dad said yes, so Brian spent the rest of the afternoon raking the yard, and bagging leaves. Brian's dad was very proud that his son was working hard for money. When Brian was finally done, Brian knew that he was too late, and the toy store was closed. Just as Brian was walking inside, he saw his dad walk up to home holding the new glove that he wanted. Brian was so happy, and he and his dad spent the rest of the afternoon having a catch.
1. What did someone pass on the way home?
2. Who passed a toy store?
3. did someone see something in the shop?
4. Did Brian want the glove?
5. why
6. how much did it cost?
7. Did he have it?
8. How much did he have?
9. Did he get the money?
10. did he end up getting the glove?

Numbered answers:
1. toy store
2. Brian did
3. a new baseball glove
4. yes
5. because he wanted to show off his glove to his friends tomorrow
6. fifteen dollars
7. no
8. six dollars and fifty cents
9. Brian knew that he still did not have enough money to buy the new glove.
10. yes

Question:
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The Australian Antarctic Territory (AAT) is a part of Antarctica. It was claimed by the United Kingdom and placed under the authority of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1933. It is the largest territory of Antarctica claimed by any nation. In 1961, the Antarctic Treaty came into force. Article 4 deals with territorial claims, and although it does not renounce or diminish any preexisting claims to sovereignty, it also does not prejudice the position of Contracting Parties in their recognition or non-recognition of territorial sovereignty. As a result, only four other states recognise Australia's claim to sovereignty in Antarctica.

AAT consists of all the islands and territory south of 60S and between 45E and 160E, except for Adelie Land (136E to 142E), which divides the territory into Western AAT (the larger portion) and Eastern AAT. It is bounded by Queen Maud Land in the West and by Ross Dependency in the East. The area is estimated at 5,896,500km.

The territory is inhabited by the staff of research stations. The Australian Antarctic Division administers the area primarily by maintaining three year-round stations (Mawson, Davis and Casey), which support various research projects.

The territory is divided into nine districts, which are from West to East: These regions are split into two separate areas geographically, with George V Land and Oates Land lying to the east of the French Territorial claim of Adelie Land, and all other districts lying to its west.
1. Who controls Antarctica?
2. All of Antarctica?
3. How big an area?
4. Since when have they claimed it?
5. Did Autralians conquer it themselves?
6. Do a lot of countries recognize their ownership?
7. How many do?
8. What other countries claim part of Antarctica?
9. What sort of work is done there?
10. What sort?
11. Does the US have any land there?
12. How is the territory subdivided?

Numbered answers:
1. Australia
2. no
3. 5,896,500km.
4. 1933
5. no
6. no
7. four
8. France
9. research
10. year-round
11. unknown
12. into nine districts

Question:
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CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT.

A PECULIAR CONFIDANT--MORE DIFFICULTIES, AND VARIOUS PLANS TO OVERCOME THEM.

When Alice Mason was a little child, there was a certain tree near her father's house to which, in her hours of sorrow, she was wont to run and tell it all the grief of her overflowing heart. She firmly believed that this tree heard and understood and sympathised with all that she said. There was a hole in the stem into which she was wont to pour her complaints, and when she had thus unburthened her heart to her silent confidant she felt comforted, as one feels when a human friend has shared one's sorrows.

When the child became older, and her sorrows were heavier and, perhaps, more real, her well-nurtured mind began to rise to a higher source for comfort. Habit and inclination led her indeed to the same tree, but when she kneeled upon its roots and leaned against its stem, she poured out her heart into the bosom of Him who is ever present, and who can be touched with a feeling of our infirmities.

Almost immediately after landing on the island Alice sought the umbrageous shelter of her old friend and favourite, and on her knees thanked God for restoring her to her father and her home.

To the same place the missionary directed his steps, for he knew it well, and doubtless expected to find his daughter there.

"Alice, dear, I have good news to tell you," said the missionary, sitting down beside her.
1. Did Alice have a human friend to tell about her worries?
2. When she was little, what did she tell instead?
3. What part would she speak into?
4. True or False: Later she would go to the same tree but tell her problems to God instead.
5. Is the tree on an island?
6. What is her father's job?
7. What did he have to tell her?
8. What is the girl's name?
9. What is the father's name?
10. What did the tree grow near?
11. Did she believe the tree could hear her?
12. What else did she believe it did?
13. What made her pick the same tree when she was older?
14. What did she kneel on?
15. What did she do at its stem?
16. True or False: The narrator says that God can sympathize with our weaknesses.
17. Did the father know about the tree?
18. Where did he sit?
19. Was he surprised to see her there?
20. What had she thanked God for?
Numbered answers:
1. No
2. A tree
3. A hole in the stem
4. True
5. Yes
6. Missionary
7. Good news
8. Alice Mason
9. unknown
10. Her father's house
11. Yes
12. It understood and sympathised with all that she said
13. Habit and inclination
14. Its roots
15. Leaned against it
16. True
17. Yes
18. Beside her
19. No
20. Restoring her to her father and her home