Read the text and answer the questions.

One hot summer day in August my family and I wanted to go to the beach. We had not gone to the beach in a very long time and felt that today was a great day to do it.

We piled everyone into the car-my mom, my dad, my sister, my dog, and me. I begged mom and dad to let me sit in the front seat, but they said no. I had to sit next to the smelly dog instead for the whole trip.

When we got to the beach and opened the car door our dog raced down to the water to play. I grabbed the large umbrella we brought and walked down to the sand with mom and dad. After we had found a spot, they let me go play in the water.

It felt really good to cool off in the ocean water on such a hot day. As I swam around I saw many cool things, like fish, seaweed, and shells. I brought the interesting shells that I found to a bucket I had on the beach and threw them in. They would be great to add to my collection at home.

When I got tired of swimming, my sister and I wanted to make a sand castle. We built towers using buckets and dug a huge ditch with our shovels. When our castle was complete we were about to take a picture, but then the dog ran it over and smashed it. I was about to yell at the dog, but then mom said it was getting late and we had to go home.

When we got home I was wiped out from playing all day, so I went to sleep almost immediately. It was a very good day that I'll always remember.

1. Why did someone go to the beach?
2. Who hadn't?
3. How many people are in the family?
4. Any pets?
5. What kind?
6. Did you sit in the front of the car?
7. who sat with you?
8. When did you get in the water?
9. Was it warm?
10. Was there anything interesting there?
11. What were they?
12. such as?
13. What did you do with the shells?
14. Who yelled at the dog?
15. What did you build?
16. did anyone help?
17. Who said it was time to go home?
18. why?
19. Did you stay up late?
20. why?
21. so what did you do?

Numbered answers:
1. they hadn't been in a long time
2. my family and I
3. Four
4. yes
5. my dog
6. no
7. the smelly dog
8. After we had found a spot
9. no
10. yes
11. many cool things
12. like fish, seaweed, and shells.
13. I put them in a bucket
14. no one
15. a sandcastle
16. my sister
17. mom
18. she said it was getting late
19. no
20. I was wiped out from playing all day
21. I went to sleep almost immediately