Question: Music can be a great power to change people's lives. Regina del Carmen Sanchez, 14, always believes this. The girl from Kansas City, US, leads a hard life. She lives in a small house with her mom and grandparents. Her mom gets a very low pay. But it doesn't stop Sanchez's love of music. She wrote her first song Keep Your Head Up when she was 12. It described the bad situation at her home, but it also sent the message of hope: "My house is old and poor, but it beats being homeless... Love yourself and never give up. You'll see a better life if you keep your head up..." It took Sanchez several months to finish the song. Sometimes during a break in class, when lyrics came into her head, "I would have to write them down right then," she told the local newspaper The Kansas City Star. Jeremy Lillig was a spokesman for Bright Futures, a charity fund. When he saw the video of the song, he was _ He shared it through social media . The fund has provided money for poor students in Kansas City. Now Sanchez often plays the song in public. "I want to help people understand what is happening in the world in an easy way," she said. 1. Who is this article about?
2. Who is she?
3. How old is she?
4. What is unique about her?
5. What was it about?
6. What is her situation at home?
7. Are they poor?
8. How long did it take her to write?
9. Where did she write it?
10. What was the positive message?
11. Did she make a video?
12. Has the song influenced anyone?
13. Who?
14. Who is he?
15. What did he do?
16. What did that accomplish?
17. Does she ever perform in public?
18. What message is she hoping to get across?
19. Is there a theme to the article?
20. What is the message? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Regina del Carmen Sanchez
2. girl from Kansas City, US
3. 14
4. She wrote her first song Keep Your Head Up when she was 12
5. the bad situation at her home, but it also sent the message of hope
6. She lives in a small house with her mom and grandparents
7. Yes
8. several months
9. Sometimes during a break in class
10. Love yourself and never give up. You'll see a better life if you keep your head up
11. Yes
12. Yes
13. Jeremy Lillig
14. a spokesman for Bright Futures, a charity fund
15. He shared it through social media
16. The fund has provided money for poor students in Kansas City.
17. Yes.
18. help people understand what is happening in the world in an easy way,"
19. Yes
20. Music can be a great power to change people's lives.

Question: I'm Tony. My best friends are Frank and Cindy. We often do many things together. Frank lives next to my home and we are in the same class. He is thirteen years old and tall and of medium build. He has curly hair and blue eyes. He's good-looking and very clever. He's good at math and often helps me with my homework. He likes wearing black pants and yellow T-shirts. Cindy doesn't go to my school. She's eleven years old. She is thin and of medium height. She has curly blonde hair and her eyes are brown. She is good-looking, too, but a little bit shy. She is good at playing the guitar. Her favorite subject at school is music. She often teaches Frank and me to play the guitar after class. The three of us have great fun together, and we help each other and sometimes play video games at my house. 1. How old is Cindy?
2. What is she good at?
3. What's her favorite subject?
4. Does she go to the same school?
5. Is she the same age as Frank?
6. What feature do they have in common?
7. What is Frank good at?
8. Does he go to the same school as Tony?
9. Is he in the same class?
10. Where does he live?
11. Is he older than Cindy?
12. By how much?
13. Where do they play video games?
14. Which friend is a little bit shy?
15. Who does she teach guitar to?
16. When?
17. Who gets help with their homework?
18. From whom?
19. What does Frank like to wear? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. 11
2. playing the guitar.
3. music
4. no
5. no
6. they are good-looking
7. math
8. yes
9. yes
10. next to Tony's home
11. yes
12. 2 years
13. at Tony's house.
14. Cindy
15. Frank
16. after class
17. Tony
18. Frank
19. black pants and yellow T-shirts.

Question: Robin's First Flight

Robin was a little baby bird who was born only 6 weeks before. Her mother took care of her and her brothers and sister by feeding them bugs and worms. Robin had 2 brothers. She also had one sister. During this time, Robin grew and grew and got stronger and stronger. Her feathers got longer, too.

The day had finally come when mother bird told Robin and her brothers and sister that they would be learning to fly for the first time. Chirps of joy were heard from all the baby birds. All except for Robin. She was too afraid to fly out into the world. She wanted to stay in her comfy nest with all of her family for the rest of her life. She also wanted her mother to feed her for the rest of her life. Mother bird told Robin how exciting it was to fly and see all the beautiful flowers and trees and told her she would help her learn like she did when she was a baby bird. She told her that she would meet lots of other bird friends, too.

So Robin tried not to be scared, even as she saw both of her brothers and sister fly off the nest and out into the world. They looked so happy. Then it was her turn. She spread her wings, closed her eyes and jumped out of the nest. After a few seconds, she opened her eyes to see that she was actually flying. Oh happy day! It was everything her mother said it would be. The world looked so big and Robin couldn't wait to see it all. 1. Who grew stronger?
2. how old is Robin?
3. Does she care for herself?
4. Who does?
5. Is Robin a person?
6. What is she?
7. Is she the only one?
8. How many are there?
9. DId she have short feathers?
10. Why not?
11. Could they always fly?
12. Who taught them?
13. Was Robin excited to fly?
14. Why not?
15. of what?
16. Where did Robin want to be?
17. Did she want to hunt for food?
18. Who did she think should feed her?
19. Was her mother mad?
20. What did she do? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Robin
2. 6 weeks old
3. no
4. Her mother
5. no
6. a little baby bird
7. no
8. four. Robin, wo brothers and a sister.
9. no
10. Her feathers got longer
11. no
12. mother bird
13. no
14. She was too afraid
15. to fly out into the world
16. her comfy nest
17. no
18. her mother
19. no
20. told Robin how exciting it was to fly