Q: Ally wanted to bake a cake for her best friend Kelly's birthday. Ally called her friend Melissa saying that she needed Melissa's help to make the cake. Melissa wanted to bake cookies and cupcakes too. Ally said that was okay and to buy everything. Melissa went to the store and bought everything. Melissa went to Ally's house and they started to make the cake. After baking the cake, they started making cookies and cupcakes. The house smelled great. They had a lot of fun baking. After cleaning up, they called Kelly to come over to Ally's house and surprise her for her birthday. Kelly was surprised and so was their friend Shannon. The girls ate the cake and snacked on the cookies and cupcakes. The ladies laughed and talked as they ate. After eating, they watched a movie on Ally's TV. It was a good movie and the ladies all laughed and talked about it after. Kelly and Shannon left Ally's house to go home. Melissa and Ally said bye and had big smiles. It was a great day, and Ally was happy.

1. Kelly
2. To bake a cake
3. Melissa
4. Yes
5. To bake cookies and cupcakes
6. Ally's house
7. Yes
8. Yes
9. Shannon
10. Yes
11. They watched a movie
12. Yes
13. Melissa
14. Kelly's birthday
15. After

Numbered questions:
1. Who was Ally's best friend?
2. What did Ally want to do?
3. Who did she call to help her?
4. Did she want to do anything else?
5. What?
6. Where did they make everything?
7. Did they have fun?
8. Was Kelly surprised?
9. Did anyone else come?
10. Did everyone have a good time?
11. Did they do anything else?
12. Was it a good one?
13. Who purchased the ingredients for everything?
14. What were they all celebrating?
15. Did they clean before or after she came over?

Q: A bipartisan group of women senators waded into the ongoing drama over the NFL, Ray Rice and domestic violence.

They sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell calling on the football league to institute a "real zero-tolerance policy" in such cases.

The 16 signatories wrote that they were "shocked and disgusted" by the in-elevator video that surfaced of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee in an elevator, and they pointed to the allegation that the NFL had possession of the video, which became public Monday, when it handed down its original lenient two-game suspension.

"The NFL's current policy sends a terrible message to players, fans and all Americans that even after committing a horrific act of violence, you can quickly be back on the field," the senators wrote.

The NFL recently changed its domestic violence punishment to a minimum suspension of six games for a first offense and a lifetime time ban for a second offense.

"If you violently assault a woman, you shouldn't get a second chance to play football in the NFL," the senators wrote.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, recently told CNN that he would not "rule out" congressional action to force the NFL's hand on domestic abuse.

Key events in the Ray Rice episode

Ex-FBI director to investigate Ray Rice case

1. to a minimum suspension of six games
2. a lifetime time ban
3. A bipartisan group of women senators
4. to institute a "real zero-tolerance policy"
5. Ray Rice
6. punching his then-fiancee in an elevator
7. a two-game suspension
8. yes
9. unknown
10. no
11. 16
12. bipartisan
13. allegedly the NFL
14. Roger Goodell
15. Sen. Richard Blumenthal
16. Connecticut
17. he is a Democrat
18. CNN

Numbered questions:
1. What did the NFL change it's domestic violence punishment to for a first offense?
2. And for a second offense?
3. Who sent a letter to the NFL Commissioner?
4. What did they ask for in domestic violence cases?
5. Which player was caught on a video that upset the senators?
6. What he seen doing in it?
7. What kind of punishment did Price get for that incident?
8. Do the senators feel that the punishment sends a bad message?
9. That players can do something like Price did, and what?
10. Do the senators think a player should get another chance to play if he commits domestic violence?
11. How many signatures did the senators get on their letter?
12. Are the senators partisan or bipartisan?
13. Who had possession of the Price video?
14. Who is the NFL Commissioner?
15. Which senator told a news organization that congressional action was possible on the matter?
16. What state does he represent?
17. Is he a Democrat or Republican?
18. Which station did he tell that to?

Q: Seed of Kindness Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood. When he was 12, his parents died. He was alone and didn't get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness to him. His only friend was a dog named Tige. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but sometimes he was not polite to it. He didn't know that an unkind work sometimes could cut one's heart like a knife. One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up, she dropped other bags. He came to help her."Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!"she said kindly, smiling. A special feeling came to him. These were the first kind words he had ever heard. He watched her until she went far away, and then he whistled to his dog happily and went directly to the river nearby. "Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!"he repeatedthe woman's words. Then in a low voice he said to his dog,"You are a nice little dog!"Tige raised its ears as if it understood. "Uhum! Even a dog likes it!"he said,"Well, Tige, I won't say unkind words to you anymore."Tige waved its tail happily. The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw nothing but a dirty boy. He washed his face carefully. Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed. From then on, he had a new life. After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said,"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. What a great powerit has!"

1. businessman
2. False
3. one
4. Tige
5. no
6. a dog
7. a dirty boy
8. yes
9. a clean nice boy.
10. one of her bags
11. False
12. Jim
13. a nice little boy

Numbered questions:
1. What is Jim's career?
2. True or False: Jim had many friends.
3. How many friends did he have?
4. What was the friend's name?
5. Were they human?
6. What animal, then?
7. What did Jim see the first time he looked in the river?
8. Did he look again?
9. What did he see then?
10. What did the lady drop?
11. True of False: Tige helped the lady.
12. Who did, then?
13. What did the lady call Jim?

Q: It was Jessie Bear's birthday. She was having a party. She asked her two best friends to come to the party. She made a big cake, and hung up some balloons.

Soon her friend Lion came over. Then her friend Tiger came over. Lion and Tiger brought presents with them.

Jessie hugged her friends. She asked them if they would like to have cake.

Yes! said Lion. Yes yes! said Tiger. Jessie cut the cake, and they all ate it together. Then Jessie opened her presents. She got a new jump rope and a fun game. She asked Lion and Tiger to play the game with her.

The friends played and played. They all had a good time. Soon it was time for the party to be over.

Lion and Tiger hugged Jessie and said goodbye to her. Thanks for a great birthday! Jessie Bear told her two best friends.

1. her two best friends
2. cake.
3. a jump rope and a game
4. yes
5. yes
6. Lion and Tiger
7. Yes
8. Yes
9. They hugged
10. she said thanks for a great birthday

Numbered questions:
1. Who came to Jessie Bear's birthday party?
2. What did they eat?
3. What did she get?
4. Did they have fun?
5. Were there decorations?
6. What were Jessie's friend's names?
7. Did she tell them thank you?
8. Were they glad they came?
9. Did they do something when they left?
10. Did she tell them anything when they left?