Q: Tim had always a red bike. His birthday party was coming up and he hoped that his parents would finally get him the bike. When his friends came over for the party, Tim was very worried that he wouldn't get the bike. He looked at all the presents and none of them seemed big enough to have a bike in them. Tim was sad. When it was time to open the presents he opened them one at a time. The first present was not a bike. The second present was not a bike. The third present was the biggest one. Tim knew if the bike was going to be in any of the presents it was going to be in this box. Tim opened it and there was no bike inside. Just as Tim tried not to look too upset, his Dad brought in the biggest present of them all. His Dad had been hiding the present all along. Tim opened it and his new bike was inside the box. Tim put the bike together with his Dad's help.

1. A bike.
2. Red
3. His friends
4. No
5. No
6. It was the biggest one.
7. No.
8. Upset
9. His Dad
10. His new bike
11. Hidden somewhere
12. Put the bike together
13. His Dad's

Numbered questions:
1. What does Tim want for his birthday?
2. What color does he want it to be?
3. Who was invited to his birthday?
4. Was there a bike in the first present?
5. And in the second one?
6. Why did Tim think his third present could be a bike?
7. Was he right?
8. How did he feel after opening it?
9. Who gave him his next present?
10. What was inside it?
11. Where was the present before?
12. What did Tim do next?
13. With whose help?

Q: CHAPTER III

IN THE LOW COUNTRY

Master Lirriper had stood apart while the boys were conversing with Francis Vere.

"What do you think, Master Lirriper?" Geoffrey exclaimed as they joined him. "We have asked Mr. Vere to take us with him as pages to the war in the Low Country, and though he said we were not to be hopeful about his reply, I do think he will take us. We are to go round to Westminster at one o'clock to see him again. What do you think of that?"

"I don't know what to think, Master Geoffrey. It takes me all by surprise, and I don't know how I stand in the matter. You see, your father gave you into my charge, and what could I say to him if I went back empty handed?"

"But, you see, it is with Francis Vere," Geoffrey said. "If it had been with anyone else it would be different. But the Veres are his patrons, and he looks upon the earl, and Mr. Francis and his brothers, almost as he does on us; and, you know, he has already consented to our entering the army some day. Besides, he can't blame you; because, of course, Mr. Vere will write to him himself and say that he has taken us, and so you can't be blamed in the matter. My father would know well enough that you could not withstand the wishes of one of the Veres, who are lords of Hedingham and all the country round."

1. surprise
2. Geoffrey.
3. Mr. Vere
4. Francis
5. Low Country
6. as pages
7. pages

Numbered questions:
1. How did the Master feel about he news?
2. What was his name?
3. Who was talking to the lads apart from the Master?
4. What's his first name?
5. Where would they go?
6. For what?
7. What would be their role there?

Q: Claude Monet is surely one of the most famous French artists of all. Monet was particularly interested in the effect of light and would paint the same scene in different lighting conditions or times of the day. For example, he painted around 20 versions of the Rouen Cathedral from dawn to dusk. His most famous paintings include his Water lilies series. The paintings of Paul Cezanne had a lot of influence in the development of 20th century art, including Cubism and Fauvism . Cezanne is one of the most famous French artists and is known as a "post-impressionist", which was similar in some ways to impressionism but also broke away from some of its limitations. Famous French paintings include his Bathers and Mont St Victoire series. Henri Matisse was one of the most important famous French artists of the 20th century. He was considered one of the leaders of the Fauvist movement. He had a long and varied artistic career, painting in different styles ranging from Impressionism to Abstract. In 1941, Matisse was diagnosed with cancer and was forced into a wheelchair. But this didn't stop him completing the amazing Chapel of the Rosary in Vence. Degas is probably one of the most fascinating of all the famous French artists. He is known as one of the founders of Impressionism, but his paintings were also influenced by classicism, romanticism, and realism. His style is definitely very unique. He was a prolific artist, producing over one thousand works. He is best known for his paintings of ballet dancers.

1. Claude Monet
2. Paul Cezanne
3. Matisse was diagnosed with cancer
4. The Rouen Cathedral

Numbered questions:
1. Who is mostly known for his paintings of ballet dancers?
2. Who was considered one of the leaders of the Fauvist movement?
3. What happened to Matisse in 1941?
4. What did Monet paint 20 versions of?

Q: USA Today is an internationally distributed American daily middle-market newspaper that serves as the flagship publication of its owner, the Gannett Company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, it operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters on Jones Branch Drive in McLean, Virginia. It is printed at 37 sites across the United States and at five additional sites internationally. Its dynamic design influenced the style of local, regional and national newspapers worldwide, through its use of concise reports, colorized images, informational graphics, and its inclusion of popular culture stories, among other distinct features.

With a weekly circulation of 1,021,638 and an approximate daily reach of seven million readers , "USA Today" shares the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States with "The Wall Street Journal" and "The New York Times". "USA Today" is distributed in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, with an international edition distributed in Canada, Asia and the Pacific Islands, and Europe.

The development of "USA Today" commenced on February 29, 1980, when company staff employed for a task force known as "Project NN" met with Gannett Company chairman Al Neuharth in Cocoa Beach, Florida to develop a national newspaper. Early, regional prototypes included "East Bay Today", an Oakland, California-based publication first published in the late 1970s to serve as the morning edition of the "Oakland Tribune", an afternoon newspaper which Gannett owned at the time. On June 11, 1981, Gannett printed the first prototypes of the proposed publication; the copies, which displayed two proposed design layouts, were mailed to various newsmakers and prominent leaders in journalism for review and input. The Gannett Company's Board of Directors approved the launch of the national newspaper, which would be titled "USA Today", on December 5, 1981; with the launch, Neuharth was appointed president and publisher of the newspaper, adding those responsibilities to his existing position as Gannett's chief executive officer.

1. 1,021,638
2. 7 million readers
3. No
4. Yes
5. yes
6. The Gannett Company
7. True
8. In McLean, Virginia
9. Jones Branch Drive
10. No
11. 42 places total
12. True
13. informational graphics
14. colorized images
15. popular culture stories
16. Al Neuharth
17. Project NN
18. They wanted to develop a national newspaper
19. Cocoa Beach
20. December 5, 1981

Numbered questions:
1. How many copies of USA Today go out per week?
2. How many people read it each day?
3. Are any U.S. newspapers as widely read as it?
4. Can you find the paper in Puerto Rico?
5. What about Alaska?
6. What company owns the paper?
7. True or False: It is their most important publication.
8. Where is the paper headquartered?
9. On what street?
10. Is it only printed there?
11. In how many places is it printed?
12. True or False: The paper has had an influential design.
13. What is one component of the paper's design?
14. And another?
15. And one more?
16. Who chairs the Gannett Company?
17. People from what work group met him in Florida?
18. What was the goal of their meeting?
19. Where in Florida did they meet?
20. When was the paper launched?