Problem: Leah and the Big Yellow Dog

Leah was very happy. It was a bright, sunny day and Mommy was taking her to Leah's favorite place. Leah loved the play park near the water!

Mommy parked the car and Leah ran out right away and climbed the big slide. Up she went and then down. Two other kids saw Leah and ran over and slid down, too. Leah was laughing and happy.

Suddenly a big, yellow dog walked into the park. This was really a friendly dog, and only wanted someone to play with. But Leah was scared of dogs.

Leah didn't see the dog at first. Leah started walking toward the swing, and the dog followed Leah. Before Leah sat on the on the swing, she turned around and saw the dog smiling at her. The dog looked goofy standing there with its mouth open.

Leah was scared. She started yelling and screaming. This only made the dog look confused. The dog then began sounding out with Leah, barking and howling itself. They were a sight to see with Leah screaming and the dog howling.

Mommy went over and took Leah away from the dog, but mommy could barely keep herself from laughing. The dog's master came and got the dog, and Leah went back to playing. "Some dogs are nice," Mommy told Leah.
1. what did Leah run toward?
2. where was she?
3. who took her there?
4. did Leah go up the slide?
5. what walked into the park?
6. what color?
7. was it friendly?
8. did Leah like dogs or was she scared of them?
9. did the dog follow her?
10. did she see the dog?
Answer: 1. the big slide
2. the play park
3. her mom
4. yes
5. a dog
6. yellow
7. yes
8. she was scared of them
9. yes
10. not at first

Problem: CHAPTER TWENTY NINE.

THE FISHERY DISASTERS.

One fine day, when summer had merged into autumn, and things in Red River appeared to be advancing favourably, and Dan Davidson had recovered his strength, and Little Bill was fairly well, it occurred to Okematan that he would like to go to Lake Winnipeg, and see how the settlers who had gone to the fishery there, were getting on.

You see, the Cree chief was an observant savage, and, before returning to his tribe, had made up his mind to see all the phases in the life of the new Palefaces who had thus come to take possession of the land.

He was a remarkably independent fellow, and as he served the Davidsons for nothing except his food--which he did not count, as he could easily have supplied himself with victuals by means of his line, bow, and gun-- he did not deem it necessary to ask leave of absence. He merely went to the house one morning, and announced his intention of going to Lake Winnipeg to fish.

"I will go with you," said Dan, to whom the announcement was made.

"An' so will I," said Fred Jenkins, who chanced to be conversing with Dan at the time--"that is, if they can spare me just now."

"The canoe of Okematan," said the chief, "holds no more than three. He wishes to take with him Arch-ee and Leetil Bill."

"Very well," returned Dan, "there's no objection to that, for there is not much doing on the farm at this moment, and Archie has worked hard all the summer, so he deserves a holiday. We will just make up the same party that started last time, only that Fergus and I will take a somewhat bigger canoe so as to accommodate you, Jenkins."
1. how many people volunteered to also go?
2. what were their names?
3. what was their boat called?
4. how many people could fit in it?
5. who did he want to take?
6. where was he going to fish?
7. what was his name?
8. why was he going?
9. was he dependent on others?
10. who did he serve?
11. did he hunt?
12. with what?
Answer: 1. two
2. Dan and Fred
3. canoe
4. three
5. the same party as last time
6. Lake Winnipeg
7. Okematan
8. see how the settlers were doing
9. no
10. the Davidsons, but only for food
11. yes
12. line, bow, and gun

Problem: Edmund Halley was an English scientist who lived over 200 years ago. He studied the observations of comets which other scientists had made. The orbit of one particular comet was a very difficult mathematical problem. He could not figure it out. Neither could other scientists who dealt with such problems.

However, Halley had a friend named Isaac Newton, who was a brilliant mathematician. Newton thought he had already worked out that problem, but he could not find the papers on which he had done it. He told Halley that the orbit of a comet had the shape of an ellipse .

Now Halley set to work. He figured out(,)the orbits of some of the comets that had been observed by scientists. He made a surprising discovery. The comets that had appeared in the years 1531, 1607, and 1682 all had the same orbit. Yet their appearance had been 75 to 76 years apart.

This seemed very strange to Halley. Three different comets followed the same orbit. The more Halley thought about it, the more he thought that there had not been three different comets as people thought. He decided that they had simply seen the same comet three times. The comet had gone away and had come back again.

It was an astonishing idea! Halley felt certain to make a prediction of what would happen in the future. He decided that this would appear in the year 1758. There were 53 years to go before Halley's prediction could be tested. In 1758 the comet appeared in the sky. Halley did not see it, for he had died some years before. Ever since then that comet had been called Halley's comet, in his honor.
1. Who is the article about?
2. Was Halley from France?
3. Where was he from?
4. What did he do for a living?
5. Who was Halley's friend?
6. What shape orbit did Newton say comets had?
7. What surprising discovery did Halley make?
8. What prediction did Halley make?
9. Was Halley alive to see it?
10. What was the comet called in his honor?
Answer:
1. Edmund Halley
2. no
3. england
4. Studied comets
5. Newton
6. Ellipse
7. Multiple comets had the same orbit
8. The comet would appear 1758
9. no
10. Halley's comet