Problem: Sarah is a girl. Sarah has one brother. Sarah's brother's name is Timothy. Sarah has one sister. Sarah's sister's name is Annabelle. Their last name is MacGregor. One day Sarah went to the park with her brother Timothy. They swung on the swings for a short time. Then Annabelle came out and swung with them. They all sang some nice songs together. They all became very happy. Then Timothy's friend came. Timothy liked his friend very much. Timothy went off the swing and went away with his friend. Then Annabelle and Sarah felt very very sad. Happily then Annabelle and Sarah's friend came. Their friend's name was Kate Smith. She was the same age as Sarah. They wanted to go to the slide together. So they went to the slide and played for a long time. Then Annabelle became happy. And Sarah also became happy. Then they went home together and had some food.
1. How many siblings were there?
2. How many sisters were in the family?
3. Where did Sarah go?
4. Did she go by herself?
5. Who accompanied her?
6. Who else was at the park?
7. Anyone else?
8. What did they do at the playground?
9. Did they do any other activities?
10. How many people walked home with Sarah?
Answer: 1. Three
2. Sarah's sister's name is Annabelle.
3. the park
4. no
5. her brother
6. Timothy's friend
7. Kate Smith
8. played at the slide
9. yes
10. One

Problem: John and Bobby joined the same company together just after they completed their university studies the same year. Both of them worked very hard. Several years later, however, the boss promoted Bobby to manager but John was still a worker. John could not take it, and gave his resignation to the boss. He complained that the boss did not think much of those who were hard -working, but promoted only those who flattered him. The boss knew that John had worked very hard for the years. He thought a moment and said, "Thank you for what you said, but I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave" John agreed. The boss asked him to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found a man selling watermelons. The boss asked how much they cost every kilogram. John shook his head and went back to the seller to ask and returned to tell the boss $1.2 every kilogram. The boss told John to wait a second, and he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. Bobby went and returned, saying, "Boss, only one person is selling watermelons. $1.2 every kilogram, and $10 for 10 kilograms. The seller has 340 melons. On the table there are 58 melons, and each weighs about 2 kilograms. They were brought from the South two days ago. They are of good quality." Hearing what Bobby said, John realized the difference between himself and Bobby. He decided to stay and learn from Bobby.
1. What weighed 2 kilograms?
2. How many did the seller have?
3. Where were the melons from?
4. Who got promoted?
5. What was his new position?
6. Who promoted him?
7. What is John?
8. Who resigned?
9. What was the seller selling?
10. How much were they per kilogram?
11. Was there a discount for a large purchase?
12. How much?
Answer: 1. the 58 watermellons on the table
2. 340
3. the south
4. Bobby
5. manager
6. the boss
7. a worker
8. John
9. watermelons
10. $1.2
11. yes
12. 10 for 10 kilograms.

Problem: Helen Thomas, born on August 4, 1920, is a famous news reporter, a Hearst Newspapers columnist, and member of the White House Press Corps. She served for fifty-seven years as a correspondent and White House bureau chief for United Press International (UPI). She is called "First Lady of the Press".

Born in Kentucky, Helen Thomas was raised in Detroit, Michigan where she attended public schools and later graduated from Wayne State University. Upon leaving college, Helen served as a copy girl in an old company in Washington. In 1943, Ms. Thomas joined United Press International and the Washington Press Corps. Thomas served as president of the Women's National Press Club from 1959 to 1960.

In November, Helen began covering then President-elect John F. Kennedy, following him to the White House in January 1961 as a UPI correspondent. She later became White House Bureau Chief for UPI, where she was employed until her resignation on May 17, 2000. Thomas then became a White House correspondent and columnist.

Thomas was the only woman journalist traveling with then President Nixon to China in January, 1972. She has traveled around the world several times with Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton, during the course of which she covered every Economic Summit.The World Almanachas cited her as one of the 25 Most Influential Women in America.

On March 21, 2006, Thomas was called upon directly by President Bush for the first time in three years. Thomas asked Bush about Iraq. Helen Thomas has written four books and she is also a popular speaker at events nationwide.
1. WHere was he born?
2. Where was she raised?
3. When was she born?
4. What Date?
5. What was she knwon for?
6. Where did she attend uni?
7. What was her first job?
8. Where?
9. What was her next step?
10. What Club?
11. During what time period?
12. Who was the first big person for her to report on?
13. How long was she employed for that agency?
14. How many years was that?
Answer:
1. Kentucky
2. Detroit, Michigan
3. 1920
4. August 4
5. news reporting
6. Wayne State University
7. copy girl
8. Washington
9. she joined United Press International and the Washington Press Corps
10. Women's National Press Club
11. 1959 to 1960
12. President-elect John F. Kennedy
13. until her resignation on May 17, 2000
14. 39