Question: The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential act of the rock era. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, the Beatles later experimented with several musical styles, ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock, often incorporating classical elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways. In 1963 their enormous popularity first emerged as "Beatlemania", and as the group's music grew in sophistication in subsequent years, led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney, they came to be perceived as an embodiment of the ideals shared by the counterculture of the 1960s.

The Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over a three-year period from 1960, with Stuart Sutcliffe initially serving as bass player. The core of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison went through a succession of drummers, including Pete Best, before asking Starr to join them in 1962. Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act, and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordings, greatly expanding their popularity in the United Kingdom after their first hit, "Love Me Do", in late 1962. They acquired the nickname "the Fab Four" as Beatlemania grew in Britain the next year, and by early 1964 became international stars, leading the "British Invasion" of the United States pop market. From 1965 onwards, the Beatles produced increasingly innovative recordings, including the albums "Rubber Soul" (1965), "Revolver" (1966), "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (1967), "The Beatles" (commonly known as the White Album, 1968) and "Abbey Road" (1969). After their break-up in 1970, they each enjoyed successful musical careers of varying lengths. McCartney and Starr, the surviving members, remain musically active. Lennon was shot and killed in December 1980, and Harrison died of lung cancer in November 2001. 1. Was Ringo with the band in 1960?
2. What was his instrument?
3. Who was the first drummer in the band?
4. Were The Beatles known for using traditional recording techniques?
5. Did they stick to one type of musical style?
6. Who wrote most of their songs?
7. What was their first hit song?
8. When was that?
9. What was their 1965 album?
10. What was their album the next year?
11. What year was "Abbey Road"? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Yes
2. drummer
3. unknown
4. No
5. No
6. Lennon and McCartney
7. "Love Me Do"
8. 1962
9. "Rubber Soul"
10. "Revolver"
11. 1969

Question: Lucy was a young lady bug. She always felt different from the lady bugs because her colors were reversed! Instead of a red body and black spots she had a black body and red spots! As you can imagine this left Lucy feeling pretty lonely so she spent a lot of time flying around to all the different areas to find other ladybugs like her. She loved to feel the wind in her wings as she flew. She spent so much of her time flying around so she could fly longer and faster than another other lady bug. She also loved flying so much because it gave her a feeling of being free. One day when she was flying around she heard a loud scream for help! She went as fast as she could towards the screams for help. She saw another lady bug with a broken wing lying on the ground. She knew the lady bug as Jessie. "What happened?!" asked Lucy. "I crashed into the tree flying home yesterday and I've been lost ever since. I can't fly because my wing is broken. Do you know the way back home?" asked Jessie "Don't worry Jessie, I know this area like the back of my wing I'll lead you home!" Lucy said happily. "Thank you so much!" Jessie said happily. Lucy led Jessie straight home where he was given medicine to fix his broken wing. She was rewarded a medal and called a hero. As she enjoyed her medal she knew she didn't need to find for any more ladybugs that looked like her. She now knew that even with her different colors, she was still a lady bug like everyone else. 1. What kind of insect was Lucy?
2. was she old?
3. why did she feel unlike others?
4. What color were her dots?
5. what color are they normally?
6. How did this make her feel?
7. What did she like to do?
8. Could she fly for more time than others?
9. and at quicker speeds?
10. what did she hear one day?
11. what did she do?
12. Who did she see?
13. What kind of insect was she?
14. What was the matter with her?
15. how did that happen?
16. where did Lucy take her?
17. And what was he administered?
18. What happened to Lucy?
19. How did she feel about the reward? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. lady bug.
2. no
3. her colors were reversed
4. red
5. black
6. lonely
7. fly around
8. yes
9. yes
10. a scream for help
11. she flew towards the screams
12. Jessie
13. lady bug
14. she had a broken wing
15. she crashed into a tree
16. to her house
17. medicine
18. She was rewarded a medal and called a hero.
19. she enjoyed it

Question: One day, little Mike's mother went to the river to do some washing.Before she left, she said to him: "Mike,while I am away, stay near the door and watch it all the time! "She said this because she was afraid of the thieves. Mike sat down beside the door.After an hour,one of his uncles came.He asked Mike, "Where is your mother? " "She has gone to the river to do some washing."Mike answered.""Well."said his uncle, "now it is a quarter to two.Three hours later we are going to visit your family.Go and tell her about it,for I'm too busy, I have to hurry..." After his uncle had gone away,Mike began to think , "Mother had asked me to watch the door all the time and my uncle told me to go and tell my mother. What shall I do?"he thought and thought. Finally he pulled down the door, put it on his back and went to the river with it. 1. Who went to the river?
2. Why?
3. Where did he stay?
4. Why didn't he go with her?
5. Who came to talk to Mike?
6. Why didn't the man talk to his mom?
7. Why didn't the man go to the river?
8. What did he want the boy to do?
9. Who did the man want to send a message to?
10. Did the man stay with Mike? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. Mike's mother
2. to do some washing
3. beside the door
4. because she was afraid of the thieves
5. one of his uncles
6. She was at the river
7. too busy
8. visit family
9. Mike's mother
10. No