Problem: .Sarah and Mariam looked at the glass fragments on the floor in panic . They could not believe what had just happened.

Mariam was Sarah's best friend. They had spent the entire day drawing and painting. Sarah's mother had gone to the market to buy some goodies and the two friends were alone at home. Sarah decided to show her friend a very expensive vase that her father had gifted her mother on their wedding anniversary . She took her friend to the drawing room and carefully removed the vase. She knew it was not allowed by her mother but she wanted to show off a bit.

Mariam looked at the vase with wonder. When she was giving back the vase to Sarah, a disaster happened. The vase slipped between their fingers and fell on the floor with a crash.

"Oh no!" cried Sarah in panic. "What shall I do now? Mother will be so angry." Mariam felt equally guilty . "I know! Let us sweep up the pieces and hide them. Mother will not know that I have broken it."

"But she will ask when she sees it missing. What will we say then?" Mariam asked. "I think the best thing would be to own up ."

Sarah took a deep breath. "You are right."

When Sarah's mother came back, Sarah and Mariam poured out their tale. At first, her mother looked angry. Then she saw how unhappy and guilty they both looked. She hugged them both tightly. "I am so glad you were brave enough to own up, Sarah. I am very upset about the vase but I am happy you are both such truthful girls."

"It was Mariam's idea that we should own up, Mother," Sarah added honestly.

The girls laughed. They felt as if a huge load had been taken off their shoulders.
1. What disaster happened?
2. Who did?
3. Are they sisters?
4. what is their relationship?
5. Which girls house were they at?
6. Where did her mom go?
7. Whose glass object was it?
8. Did they lie about the incident?
9. Whose idea was it to fess up?
10. What were they doing during they day?
11. Where was her mothers possession located?
12. Was it inexpensive?
13. For what occasion did she receive it as a gift?
14. Who gave it to her?
15. What did she go to the store for?
16. Did she notice the broken vase before the girls told her?
Answer: 1. They broke the vase
2. Mariam and Sarah
3. no
4. Best Friends
5. Sarah's
6. The Market
7. her parent
8. no
9. Mariam
10. art
11. Drawing room
12. yes
13. wedding anniversary
14. Her father
15. goodies
16. no

Problem: Alabama () is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.

Alabama is nicknamed the "Yellowhammer State", after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie" and the "Cotton State". The state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state flower is the camellia. Alabama's capital is Montgomery. The largest city by population is Birmingham, which has long been the most industrialized city; the largest city by land area is Huntsville. The oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana.

From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many states in the southern U.S., suffered economic hardship, in part because of its continued dependence on agriculture. Like other southern states, Alabama legislators disfranchised African Americans and many poor whites at the turn of the century. Despite the growth of major industries and urban centers, white rural interests dominated the state legislature from 1901 to the 1960s; urban interests and African Americans were markedly under-represented. Following World War II, Alabama grew as the state's economy changed from one primarily based on agriculture to one with diversified interests. The state economy in the 21st century is based on management, automotive, finance, manufacturing, aerospace, mineral extraction, healthcare, education, retail, and technology.
1. What is Alabama's nickname?
2. Where does it's nickname come from?
3. Does it have any other nicknames?
4. Any more?
5. Where in the U.S is it?
6. What borders it's north?
7. Does it border California?
8. Where does it border Georgia?
9. What is it's capital?
10. Is that it's largest city?
11. What is?
12. What is it's oldest city?
13. Do they have a state tree?
14. What is it?
15. What is their state flower?
16. Did they ever suffer economic issues?
17. What was the reason?
18. Did they disfranchise black people?
19. When did the state grow?
Answer: 1. "Yellowhammer State"
2. the state bird
3. "Heart of Dixie"
4. Yes
5. southeastern region
6. Tennessee
7. No
8. to the east
9. Montgomery
10. No
11. Birmingham
12. Mobile
13. Yes
14. longleaf pine
15. camellia
16. Yes
17. dependence on agriculture.
18. Yes
19. Following World War II

Problem: The White House is the official residence and workplace of the President of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. The term "White House" is often used as a metonym for the president and his advisers, as in "The White House announced that...".

The residence was designed by Irish-born architect James Hoban in the Neoclassical style. Construction took place between 1792 and 1800 using Aquia Creek sandstone painted white. When Thomas Jefferson moved into the house in 1801, he (with architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe) added low colonnades on each wing that concealed stables and storage. In 1814, during the War of 1812, the mansion was set ablaze by the British Army in the Burning of Washington, destroying the interior and charring much of the exterior. Reconstruction began almost immediately, and President James Monroe moved into the partially reconstructed Executive Residence in October 1817. Exterior construction continued with the addition of the semi-circular South portico in 1824 and the North portico in 1829.

Because of crowding within the executive mansion itself, President Theodore Roosevelt had all work offices relocated to the newly constructed West Wing in 1901. Eight years later in 1909, President William Howard Taft expanded the West Wing and created the first Oval Office, which was eventually moved as the section was expanded. In the main mansion, the third-floor attic was converted to living quarters in 1927 by augmenting the existing hip roof with long shed dormers. A newly constructed East Wing was used as a reception area for social events; Jefferson's colonnades connected the new wings. East Wing alterations were completed in 1946, creating additional office space. By 1948, the house's load-bearing exterior walls and internal wood beams were found to be close to failure. Under Harry S. Truman, the interior rooms were completely dismantled and a new internal load-bearing steel frame constructed inside the walls. Once this work was completed, the interior rooms were rebuilt.
1. When did James Monroe move in?
2. Was there still construction going then?
3. What is the white house?
4. for?
5. Who relocated all offices?
6. To where?
7. when?
8. why?
9. When was the west wing expanded?
10. Who expanded it?
11. Did he create anything?
12. Who set it ablaze?
13. What was destroyed?
14. What happened to the exterior?
15. Where is the white house located?
16. What was converted to a living space in 1927?
17. How was this done?
18. with what?
19. What did Truman do?
Answer:
1. October 1817
2. Yes
3. Executive ResidenNoce
4. President James Monroe
5. President Theodore Roosevelt
6. West Wing
7. 1901
8. crowding within the executive mansion
9. 1909
10. President William Howard Taft
11. he first Oval Office
12. British Army
13. the interior
14. It was charred.
15. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington DC
16. the third-floor attic
17. augmenting the existing hip roof
18. long shed dormers
19. nterior rooms were completely dismantled