question: Dan and his class were going to the ocean. Along with his class there were three adults going to make sure no one was left at the beach. Dan had three friends who were going too. His friends who were going were Tom, Steve and Jeff. Tom was the first one on the bus. Dan was the second one on the bus. Steve got on next and then Jeff got on last. If the sun was shining and there was not a storm, Dan was going to get to go on a boat to look for fish. If there was a storm then Dan would have to stay on the bus and he would not even get to walk on the beach or look for sea shells. Dan was happy to see that there was not a storm. Dan ran off the bus. He was so fast that he beat Tom getting off the bus. Jeff got off the bus before Dan, but Dan even beat Steve getting off the bus. Dan and his friends had a fun day on the boat looking for fish.
1. Who went to the ocean?
2. With who?
3. Who did Dan beat off the bus
4. and who else?
5. how many friends all together went?
6. What did they want to look for
7. and what else?
8. Did they go on a boat?
9. who were Dan's 3 friends
10. Who got on the bus first
11. Then who?
12. Who were the last two?
13. was there a storm?
14. Did they have fun?
15. What would they do if there was a storm?
16. How many adults went with his class
17. Why?
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answer: 1. Dan
2. his class
3. Steve
4. Tom
5. Four
6. fish
7. sea shells
8. yes
9. Tom, Steve and Jeff
10. Tom
11. Dan
12. Steve and Jeff
13. No
14. Yes
15. Dan would have to stay on the bus
16. three
17. to make sure no one was left at the beach

question: CHAPTER XVI Old Man Coyote is Very Crafty.

Coyote has a crafty brain; His wits are sharp his ends to gain.

There is nothing in the world more true than that. Old Man Coyote has the craftiest brain of all the little people of the Green Forest or the Green Meadows. Sharp as are the wits of old Granny Fox, they are not quite so sharp as the wits of Old Man Coyote. If you want to fool him, you will have to get up very early in the morning, and then it is more than likely that you will be the one fooled, not he. There is very little going on around him that he doesn't know about. But once in a while something escapes him. The coming of Paddy the Beaver to the Green Forest was one of these things. He didn't know a thing about Paddy until Paddy had finished his dam and his house, and was cutting his supply of food for the winter.

You see, it was this way: When the Merry Little Breezes of Old Mother West Wind first heard what was going on in the Green Forest and hurried around over the Green Meadows and through the Green Forest to spread the news, as is their way, they took the greatest pains not to even hint it to Old Man Coyote because they were afraid that he would make trouble and perhaps drive Paddy away. The place that Paddy had chosen to build his dam was so deep in the Green Forest that Old Man Coyote seldom went that way. So it was that he knew nothing about Paddy, and Paddy knew nothing about him for some time.
1. Is coyote creative?
2. Is anyone more creative than him?
3. who is he compared to?
4. who is smarter?
5. how can you trick him?
6. will it work?
7. how often does something get past him?
8. when has it happened?
9. like who has done it?
10. what did he do?
11. when did coyote find out?
12. who didn't want him to find out?
13. why?
14. how?
15. where is Paddy's dam?
16. would it be easy for coyote to find?
17. why?
18. what else was Paddy doing while making the dam?
19. where did the Merry little Breezes travel?
20. why?
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answer: 1. yes
2. no
3. old Granny Fox
4. Old Man Coyote
5. get up very early in the morning
6. probably not
7. very little
8. once in a while
9. Paddy the Beaver
10. came to the Green Forest
11. when Paddy had finished his dam and his house
12. the Merry Little Breezes
13. they were afraid he would drive Paddy away
14. by making trouble
15. deep in the Green Forest
16. no
17. Old Man Coyote seldom went that way
18. cutting his supply of food for the winter
19. over the Green Meadows
20. to spread the news

question: Fifty-five years ago Barbie Millicent Roberts first came out in the world of toys. Since then, Barbie doll, as everyone called her, has become the most famous toy doll in history. Her parent, the Mattel Company, said that 90% of all American girls between 3 and 10 have at least one Barbie at home. However, Barbie is facing some trouble at present, There are many similar dolls on the market in competition with her. Another doll named Bratz, for example, came to life fifteen years ago. She looks more like today's pop stars with heavy makeup and miniskirts. It seems that Barbie has lost her magic among older girls. "For young girls, playing with a Barbie is much fun. But when you get older, you want something smarter and more modern," Says Vera Shepherd, a shopkeeper in a New York toy shop. It is good news that on the international market Barbie is still No. 1. Although Mattel is selling fewer Barbies in the United States these years, sales in other countries are still going up. In January 2009, Mattel opened its first Barbie store in Shanghai, where girls can shop, eat, drink or even become _ for their own Barbies. Mattel is planning big celebrations for Barbie's 55th birthday. Fashion designers from all over the world will make new dresses for Barbie. How long will Barbie stay popular in the world of toy dolls? It is hard to say, but 55 is surely not the age to retire .
1. How old is Barbie?
2. What is her full name?
3. How many American girls have her?
4. Why is she having problems?
5. Why?
6. Like who?
7. What happened in Singapore?
8. What is happening for her birthday?
9. Who is Vera?
10. When should Barbie retire?
11. Who are her parents?
12. Where is Barbie still number 1?
13. Why do the older girls like Bratz better?
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answer:
1. Fifty-five.
2. Barbie Millicent Roberts
3. 90% of all American girls.
4. Mattel is selling fewer Barbies in the United States.
5. There are many dolls in competition with her.
6. Bratz.
7. unknown
8. Fashion designers from all over the world will make new dresses for Barbie.
9. a shopkeeper.
10. Surely not at 55!
11. unknown
12. The international market.
13. when you get older, You want something modern.