Q: Jon woke up knowing that today was finally the day. It was his birthday! He had been waiting for this day all year long. He was super excited to get all his presents and hoped he finally got the basketball he wanted. As he ran outside, he saw his parents weren't even awake yet! He looked at the clock and it was still only six in the morning. He tried to wake up his parents, but they told him to go back to sleep. Jon went back to his bed and laid there until it was finally time to open presents. His parents were brushing their teeth and taking a shower, so Jon waited outside where the presents were. He saw that he had three gifts from his parents waiting for him. He had really hoped there was a basketball. The first gift he opened was a new pair of pants his mom had bought for him. The second gift he opened was a picture of his favorite basketball player to hang on his wall. Jon was starting to feel nervous as there was only one gift left! He wished and wished with all his might for a basketball. The last box was a square shape. If it was a basketball, surely it would have been round! He opened the box and saw that it really was a basketball! His parents had put it in a box so it wouldn't be clear. He was so happy he hugged his parents and told them thank you. His parents brought the cake out and he ate cake, holding on to his basketball the whole time. There was pizza and ice cream and chips, but Jon was too full and wanted to play with his new ball right away!

Answer the following questions:
1. Why did John want to wake up his parents early?
2. why was he receiving gifts?
3. How long had he had to wait?
4. How was he feeling?
5. What was he wanting to receive?
6. What time was it when he attempted to rouse his parents?
7. what did they tell him?
8. What was in the first present he opened?
9. who gave him those?
10. What did he open next?
11. How was he feeling after the second gift?
12. What was in the last present?
13. What had his parents done to obscure the contents of the present?
14. what did Jon do after he saw what it was?
15. What did they eat after present opening?
16. Did Jon eat any of the other food?
17. What other food was available?
18. What did he want to do after he finished?
A: 1. he wanted to open presents
2. It was his birthday
3. all year
4. excited
5. a basketball
6. six in the morning
7. to go back to sleep.
8. a pair of pants
9. his mom
10. picture of his favorite basketball player
11. nervous
12. a basketball
13. They put it in a box
14. he hugged his parents
15. cake
16. no
17. pizza and ice cream and chips
18. wanted to play with his new ball
Q: "Today is Mom's birthday, Mosh," Nick said. "Let's make her favorite banana bread and surprise her."Nick took out a cookbook. "I'll read the recipe, and you follow it. Get out a bowl and a spoon while I turn on the oven." Nick read from the cookbook. "First, mash the bananas in the bowl." The robot put the bananas into the bowl and was going to mash them with its hands. "Stop!" Nick said. "Let's try this again. Peel the bananas, put them in the bowl, and mash them with the spoon." Nick watched when Mosh peeled the bananas and put the peel into the bowl. Again, Nick told Mosh to stop. Then he showed the robot which part of each banana should go into the bowl. Then Nick read, "Add the eggs. No, wait," he said right away. Nick cracked the eggs into the bananas. "Last, add flour , milk and sugar," Nick said. "Mix everything together. Then pour the batter into the bread pan." Mosh followed Nick's orders while Nick read the cookbook. "I'll put this in the oven," Nick picked up the pan. Just then Kelly came into the room. "What happened in here?" she felt surprised. Nick answered, "Mosh and I are making banana bread for Mom's birthday. It is a lot of work, but I think she will be surprised." "If you want it to be a good surprise for Mom," Kelly laughed, "you need to give Mosh one more order. Clean up!"

Answer the following questions:
1. Who was Mosh?
2. What was the first thing that was supposed to go in the bowl?
3. What was Mosh about to do to them?
4. Who came into the room later?
5. Who was giving Mosh directions?
6. What did he tell him to do with the bananas before putting them in?
7. Where did Mosh put the peels?
8. Was Nick reading from anything?
9. What was it?
10. What came after the bananas?
11. How many other things were added?
12. What were they?
13. What day was today?
14. What were they making for her?
15. Who laughed?
16. What order did she say Nick should give next?
17. Where did they pour the batter into?
18. Was this their mom's favorite?
19. Did someone say the whole thing was much work?
20. How old was their mom?
A: 1. a robot
2. bananas
3. mash them
4. Kelly
5. Nick
6. peel them
7. in the bowl
8. yes
9. a cookbook
10. eggs
11. Three
12. flour, milk and sugar
13. Mom's birthday
14. banana bread
15. Kelly
16. clean up
17. the bread pan
18. yes
19. yes
20. unknown
Q: (CNN) -- Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers University student who was found guilty of using a webcam to spy on and intimidate his gay roommate, has reported to a New Jersey jail Thursday where he will serve a 30-day sentence, according to Middlesex County Sheriff Mildred Scott.

Ravi turned himself in to authorities, who then transported him to jail Thursday afternoon, Scott said.

Is 30-day sentence fair?

A day earlier, Ravi apologized for spying on his roommate, Tyler Clementi, with a webcam.

"I accept responsibility for and regret my thoughtless, insensitive, immature, stupid and childish choices that I made on September 19, 2010, and September 21, 2010," Ravi said in a statement Wednesday.

Clementi, 18, killed himself by jumping off New York's George Washington Bridge into the Hudson River after learning Ravi had secretly recorded his intimate encounter with another man.

Ravi's court appearance Wednesday formalized his decision to head to jail, waiving his right not to serve jail time twice for the same crime, as prosecutors appeal his sentence.

New Jersey prosecutors argue that Ravi's crimes warranted more than a 30-day jail term and called Superior Judge Glenn Berman's sentence "insufficient under the sentencing laws of this state."

Berman defended the jail sentence Wednesday, CNN affiliate WABC reported.

"I can't find it in me to remand him to state prison that house people convicted of offenses such as murder, armed robbery and rape," Berman said. "I don't believe that fits this case. I believe that he has to be punished and he will be."

Answer the following questions:
1. Who is the former Rutgers student that is the subject of the story?
2. What was he found guilty of doing?
3. Did police have to bring him into custody?
4. When did he turn himself in?
5. How long does he have to serve?
6. Who is the police spokesperson that spoke about the sentence?
7. What's her position in law enforcement?
8. Did the accused apologize for his actions?
9. How long before he turned himself in, did he do that?
10. On what dates did he spy on his roommate?
11. What was his roommates' name?
12. What activity was he taped doing?
13. Did he find out about the recording?
14. What did he do afterwards?
15. What bridge?
16. In what state?
17. Has Ravi asserted his right to not serve time twice?
18. Is his sentence being appealed?
19. By whom?
20. Do they feel the length of imprisonment is just?
A:
1. Dharun Ravi
2. using a webcam to spy on and intimidate his gay roommate
3. no
4. Thursday afternoon
5. 30 days
6. Mildred Scott
7. County Sheriff
8. yes
9. A day earlier
10. September 19, 2010, and September 21, 2010
11. Tyler Clementi
12. an intimate encounter with another man
13. yes
14. killed himself by jumping off a bridge
15. George Washington Bridge
16. New York
17. no
18. yes
19. prosecutors
20. no