question: Once upon a time there a little girl named Ana. Ana was a smart girl. Everyone in Ana's school knew and liked her very much. She had a big dream of becoming spelling bee winner. Ana studied very hard to be the best she could be at spelling. Ana's best friend would help her study every day after school. By the time the spelling bee arrived Ana and her best friend were sure she would win. There were ten students in the spelling bee. This made Ana very nervous, but when she looked out and saw her dad cheering her on she knew she could do it. The spelling bee had five rounds and Ana made it through them all. She was now in the finals. During the final round James, the boy she was in the finals with, was given a really hard word and he spelled it wrong. All Ana had to do was spell this last word and she would be the winner. Ana stepped to the microphone, thought really hard and spelled the word. She waited and finally her teacher said "That is correct". Ana had won the spelling bee. Ana was so happy. She won a trophy. Ana also won a big yellow ribbon. The whole school was also happy, and everyone clapped for her. The whole school went outside. They had a picnic to celebrate Ana winning.
1. What did Ana want to win?
2. Did she study?
3. With who?
4. Was Ana smart?
5. Did she think she would win?
6. Was her dad there?
7. How did she feel at the start?
8. Why?
9. Who was she in the finals with?
10. Did he win?
11. Did she?
12. What color was the ribbon she won?
13. What else did she win?
14. How did she feel?
15. What did everyone do?
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answer: 1. A spelling bee
2. Yes
3. Her best friend.
4. Yes
5. Yes
6. Yes
7. She felt nervous
8. There were several opponents.
9. James
10. No
11. Yes
12. It was yellow.
13. A trophy.
14. She was happy.
15. They clapped for her.

question: CHAPTER VII. Prince Ricardo and an Old Enemy.

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"There is one brute I wish I could get upsides with," said Ricardo, at breakfast one morning, his mouth full of sardine.

"Really, Ricardo, your language is most unprincely," said his august father; "I am always noticing it. You mean, I suppose, that there is one enemy of the human race whom you wish to abolish. What is the name of the doomed foe?"

"Well, he is the greatest villain in history," said Ricardo. "You must have read about him, sir, the Yellow Dwarf."

"Yes, I have certainly studied what is told us about him," said the king. "He is no favourite of mine."

"He is the only one, if you notice, sir, of all the scoundrels about whom our ancestors inform us, who escaped the doom which he richly merited at the sword of a good knight."

You may here remark that, since Dick took to his studies, he could speak, when he chose, like a printed book, which was by no means the case before.

"If you remember, sir, he polished off--I mean, he slew--the King of the Golden Mines and the beautiful, though frivolous, Princess Frutilla. All that the friendly Mermaid could do for them was to turn them into a pair of beautiful trees which intertwine their branches. Not much use in _that_, sir! And nothing was done to the scoundrel. He may be going on still; and, with your leave, I'll go and try a sword-thrust with him. Francalanza says I'm improving uncommon."
1. Who was eating sardines?
2. For what meal?
3. Who was he talking to?
4. About what person?
5. That a good friend of his?
6. What then?
7. What does his dad do for a living?
8. Who else is mentioned?
9. What does he do?
10. What enabled him to do this?
11. Was he always able to do this?
12. What female is mentioned first?
13. Is she alive?
14. Was she pretty?
15. Who died with her?
16. What did the mermaid do?
17. Was she personable?
18. Was that effective?
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answer:
1. Ricardo
2. breakfast
3. his father
4. the Yellow Dwarf
5. No
6. a foe
7. he is the king
8. Dick
9. he could speak like a printed book
10. he took to his studies
11. No
12. Princess Frutilla
13. No
14. Yes
15. the King of the Golden Mines
16. turn them into a pair of beautiful trees
17. No
18. No