Problem: Johnny is a nine year old boy. On one hot summer day, Johnny is outside his house playing with his dog. He is very hot and wants to have some ice cream. He looks in his freezer and sees that he does not have ice cream. Johnny then hears the song of the ice cream truck. Johnny runs outside but does not see the ice cream truck. He looks down the street but the ice cream truck is nowhere to be found. The music of the truck starts to get softer and then louder. Johnny waits outside for an hour. Johnny then thinks that he needs money when the ice cream truck comes. He runs inside and finds five dollars in his room. He then hears the ice cream truck song get very loud. He runs back outside and sees the truck pass his house. Johnny runs after the truck and catches up with it. Johnny buys 4 ice cream pops and some candy. He gives his five dollars to the ice cream man and gets one dollar back. He walks home and happily eats all of his candy and ice cream.
1. Was Johnny waiting outside for two hours?
2. How long did he wait?
3. What was he waiting for?
4. What made him think it was coming?
5. Was he old?
6. How old was he?
7. Was he outside with a cat?
8. Who was he outside with?
9. Was he shivering?
10. Why not?
11. What was he missing to buy his treat?
12. How much did he find?
13. Where did he find it?
14. When he got outside, was the vehicle at his curb?
15. Where was it?
16. Where did he first look for his treat?
17. How many treats does he buy?
18. What was his change?
19. He did run afterwards?
20. Was he sad?
Answer: 1. no
2. an hour
3. for the ice cream
4. because the music of the truck get louder
5. No
6. nine years old
7. no
8. his dog
9. no
10. because it was a hot summer day
11. money
12. five dollars
13. in his room
14. no
15. nowhere
16. in the freezer
17. Four
18. one dollar
19. no
20. no

Problem: CHAPTER XVI.

HAL ON THE WATCH.

"Let up there, you brute!"

Dick Ferris looked around with a startled air.

When he caught sight of Hal his face fell, and he released the girl.

"What, you!" he exclaimed.

"Exactly. What do you mean by treating this girl so rudely?"

"You are following me," went on Ferris, ignoring the question which had been put to him.

"What if I am?"

"You think you're smart, don't you?" sneered Ferris.

"He's a mean, ugly thing!" put in the girl, between her sobs. "I wish he was arrested."

"Shut up!" roared Ferris, turning to her. "You ran into me on purpose."

"I didn't. We've got a right to coast in this alley; mamma said so."

"You ought to be arrested for striking the little girl," said Hal. "I am awfully glad I arrived in the nick of time to save her from more punishment."

"Good fer you, mister!" cried a small youth standing near. "Give him one in der eye!"

"Yes, do him up, mister," cried several others.

Ferris turned upon them like a savage animal.

"Get out of here, every one of you," he howled, "unless you want to be hammered to death."

"Don't you move," said Hal. "You evidently have more right here than he has."

"Indeed!" said Ferris, turning to Hal. "I wish you would keep your nose out of my affairs."

"Don't let him sass you, mister," put in one of the urchins. "He didn't have no cause ter hit Katie."

Ferris pounced upon the boy at once, and cuffed him right and left. In the midst of the castication, however, Hal caught the bully by the arm, and a second later Dick Ferris measured his length in the gutter.
1. Who was startled?
2. What name was he called?
3. Who said it?
4. Who was Ferris restraining?
5. Was she upset?
6. What names did she call Ferris?
7. Whose side did the crowd take?
8. Where did they suggest he should hit Ferris?
9. Did Ferris threaten them back?
10. What did he threaten?
11. What was he compared to?
12. Who did he attack?
13. Who came to the boy's rescue?
14. Where did he grab Ferris?
15. Where did he end up?
16. Had he hit the young girl?
17. Why was he angry with her?
18. Did Ferris think she did it intentionally?
19. Did the girl agree?
20. Where did they collide?
Answer: 1. Dick Ferris
2. brute
3. Hal
4. a girl
5. yes
6. a mean, ugly thing
7. Hal
8. the eye
9. yes
10. hammering them to death
11. a savage animal
12. a boy
13. Hal
14. by the arm
15. in the gutter
16. yes
17. she ran into him
18. yes
19. no
20. in the alley

Problem: Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with him. One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future . They talked for a long time. "Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it now?" "Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where's yours?" "I left it at home." Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!" The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?" ,.
1. What is the time?
2. Was someone wakened?
3. Who?
4. Who made her wake?
5. How old is he?
6. Who did he meet?
7. What did he serve her?
8. Did he complete school?
9. What type?
10. Is he employed?
11. Where?
12. What was his friend missing?
13. Where was it?
14. Did they have much to discuss?
15. What?
16. What time does he get off?
17. Am or pm?
18. What happens after dinner?
19. And after he eats?
20. Who does he live with?
Answer:
1. twelve o clock at night
2. yes
3. grandma
4. Jack
5. 20
6. Mary
7. fruit and drinks
8. yes
9. middle school
10. yes
11. in a shop
12. her watch
13. home
14. yes
15. school, teachers, classmates, future
16. ten o'clock
17. evening
18. has a quick supper
19. falls asleep
20. His grandma