input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. Paul woke up to the sun shining in his eyes. He was so excited! Today was the big day for the baseball game and he was very excited! He rolled out of bed and jumped in the shower, whistling a happy song. Downstairs he could hear his baby brother, Mike, crying and he had to giggle to himself. He got out of the shower and pulled on his clothes. He looked at the calendar on his desk and smiled knowing yesterday, Friday, had been the last day of school. "Hi, Mom! No school Monday," he laughed. He gave his baby brother a kiss on the cheek and grabbed a piece of bacon. "Is that all you are eating, Paul? You need to have a good meal before you leave." said mom. "Yes, I am meeting John and Terry at the playground and I am late." He grabbed his glove and bat and ran outside, right into a mud puddle from last night's rain. He got to the playground and John was wiping his head. "Whew, it is very hot now!" "It is going to be a hot summer since it was so cold this winter. It is hard to believe last month there was snow on the ground." The boys jogged to the playing field and shook hands with the other boys. "This is going to be a great game, the first of the summer." one of the boys said. The game started and everyone had a turn. Paul's team was behind by two points. Terry took his place at the plate. "Batter up!" The pitcher threw the first ball. "STRIKE ONE!" Then the second and crack, the bat hit the ball and it flew through the air. Terry ran to the first base. Next, John hit the ball with the first throw and he ran to first base and Terry stole third base. The third player was Joey, a red headed boy. He was not a very good player and he missed the ball three times. "OUT." He was followed by George and he also made an out. Up came Tiny. He hit the ball and made it to first base, John moved to second and Terry stayed on third. CRACK! HOME RUN! Paul ran around the bases and Terry, John, and Tiny all made it in. Paul saved the game and the day! Paul's team won the first game of the summer! 1. What did paul wake up to?
2. How did he feel?
3. Why was he excited?
4. What was his brothers name?
5. What was he doing that made paul laugh?
6. Why was yesterday/friday important?
7. What did his mom tell him he needed beforer he left?
8. who was he meeting at the play ground?
9. was it hot out?
10. what did paul get before he ran outside
numbered_answers: 1. the sun
2. excited.
3. a baseball game today
4. Mike
5. crying
6. it was the last day of school.
7. have a good meal
8. his friends
9. Yes
10. his glove and bat

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. In the United States, many low income parents cannot afford to buy enough food for their children. A program called Kids Cafe is helping some of these children by providing free nutritious snacks and meals during after-school programs.

At a community center in Virginia just outside of Washington, D.C., children make a snack as part of their afterschool program. "The snack is very healthy for your body, but the main thing is that it tastes really, really good," Keith Clements tells them. He runs the Kids Cafe program.

The children are between the ages of 5 and 11 and are from several local schools. About half have parents from Ethiopia. Many of the children eat their traditional food at home. Kids Cafe, with food offered free by a food bank, gives them an opportunity to try different types of food.

"It's good," says one girl. But Rebecca Nance, whose parents are from the US, is not so sure. "The taste is weird." Her mother, Daffany Nance has two children in the program. She's glad her kids are getting nutritious food. "Even in my house we don't have much junk food," she says, "so it's very important that it's healthy and continues to help them grow better."

The charity , Feeding America, started the national Kids Cafe program in 1993. The charity says more than 16 million children in the United States do not have enough healthy food to eat.

Kids Cafe became part of the afterschool program at this community center five years ago. Lori McFail heads the afterschool program. She says some children do not eat good evening meals because their parents work late or cannot afford healthy food. She hopes the children will make full use of what they've learned about nutrition in their lives. 1. Where is the community center where kids make a snack as part of their afterschool program?
2. What's the name of the program helping kids by giving hem free snacks and meals after school?
3. How old are the students?
4. Where are about half of the parents from?
5. Which charity started Kids Cafe?
6. In what year?
7. About how many young people in the US don't have enough healthy food?
8. Who is Keith Clements?
9. What does Rebecca Nance say about the food?
10. What is her mother's name?
11. Does Rebecca have a sibling?
12. Who is Lori McFail?
13. Why does she say some young people don't eat dinner?
14. Are the kids all from the same school?
15. Who offers the free food to Kids Cafe?
16. Does a food bank offer the food?
17. Are Rebecca Nance's parents from Ethiopia?
18. Where are they from?
19. Is there a lot of junk food in Daffany Nance's house?
20. How many years ago did Kids Cafe become a part of the afterschool program?
numbered_answers: 1. Virginia
2. Kids Cafe
3. between the ages of 5 and 11
4. Ethiopia
5. Feeding America
6. 1993
7. more than 16 million
8. He runs the Kids Cafe program
9. The taste is weird.
10. Daffany Nance
11. Yes
12. She heads the afterschool program
13. their parents work late or cannot afford healthy food
14. No
15. a community center in Virginia
16. Yes
17. No
18. the US
19. No
20. five years ago

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. CHAPTER XXIII

DOWN THE STATEN ISLAND SHORE TO SANDY HOOK

"Dick! Dick! What ails you?"

"My head, Sam! Arnold Baxter struck me down," came with a groan.

"Can you get up? We want to follow them," cried Tom, as he caught his brother by the arm. He had just reached the factory on a dead run, lantern in hand, to find Dick.

"I guess I can stand, Tom. But I can't run yet."

"Here, take the lantern and I'll carry you," came quickly, and in a moment more Tom Rover had Dick on his back and was running for the _Searchlight_ as rapidly as the nature of the meadow land permitted, Dick holding the light over his head so that both might see.

The alarm had now become general, and by the time the yacht was gained two police officers, who had been on the hunt for harbor thieves, appeared.

"What's the row about?" demanded one of the officers of the law, as he came into view.

"Is that an officer?" questioned Dick feebly,

"I am an officer--yes."

"We are after some thieves and some parties who have abducted a girl. Will you help us?"

"Certainly, if what you say is true. Where is the crowd?"

"They ran off in that direction," came from Sam, as he loomed up out of the darkness. "They have a yacht out there somewhere."

"Then we can't catch them--unless we get a boat," answered Sergeant Brown.

"We have a boat, out this way," and Sam pointed with his hand. "But I guess we had better make certain that they go out first." 1. How many cops showed up?
2. What drew them?
3. What were they looking for?
4. Who do they come across?
5. Do they sprint away from the cops?
numbered_answers:
1. two
2. alarm
3. harbor thieves
4. Tom Rover and Dick
5. No