Q: It was a rainy day and James wanted to play. If he went outside to play, he would get wet. James' mother told him not to get wet because he might catch a cold. James went out to play, anyway.

Outside, the cool rain kept falling. There were no other children for James to play with. The other children were all playing inside, where it was warm and dry.

James found a puddle that had appeared in the mud. He found a piece of wood and pretended it was a turtle. He put the wooden turtle in the puddle and watched it float in a circle. This was not very fun. After one hour, James went back inside.

When James went inside, he found his mother waiting. She had her hands on her hips and a serious look on her face. James was soaking wet! His mother made him change into dry clothes, and he was not to leave the house for the rest of the day.

The next morning, the sun shone warm and bright, and the birds sang their morning songs. It was a beautiful day. When James woke up, he coughed. Then he sneezed. His body ached all over. James had a cold!

James looked out the window and saw the neighbor children playing in their yards. They were having a lot of fun. James wanted to join them, but he was too sick. His mother was right.

Answer the following questions:
1. What did James pretend the wood was?
2. What did he do with it?
3. Did he enjoy that?
4. How long did he stay outside?
5. Where did he go?
6. What was James's mother doing when he found her?
7. was she pleased?
8. why not?
9. What happened next?
10. was he punished?
11. Did it rain 2 days in a row?
12. what had it done the day before?
13. and the next day?
14. who were singing?
15. What happened to James?
16. what else did he do?
17. Why?
18. where were the other kids?
19. doing?
A: 1. A turtle
2. put it in the puddle
3. no
4. an hour
5. back inside
6. waiting for him
7. no
8. he was soaked
9. his mum made him change
10. he had to stay in for the rest of the day
11. No
12. rained
13. sunny
14. the birds
15. when he woke he coughed
16. sneezed
17. He had a cold
18. in their yards
19. playing & having fun
Q: CHAPTER XII BOBBY COON AND REDDY FOX PLAY TRICKS

It was night. All the little stars were looking down and twinkling and twinkling. Mother Moon was doing her best to make the Green Meadows as light as Mr. Sun did in the daytime. All the little birds except Hooty the Owl and Boomer the Night Hawk, and noisy Mr. Whip-poor-will were fast asleep in their little nests. Old Mother West Wind's Merry Little Breezes had all gone to sleep, too. It was oh so still! Indeed it was so very still that Bobby Coon, coming down the Lone Little Path through the wood, began to talk to himself.

"I don't see what people want to play all day and sleep all night for," said Bobby Coon. "Night's the best time to be about. Now Reddy Fox--"

"Be careful what you say about Reddy Fox," said a voice right behind Bobby Coon.

Bobby Coon turned around very quickly indeed, for he had thought he was all alone. There was Reddy Fox himself, trotting down the Lone Little Path through the wood.

"I thought you were home and fast asleep, Reddy Fox," said Bobby Coon.

"You were mistaken," said Reddy Fox. "For you see I'm out to take a walk in the moonlight."

So Bobby Coon and Reddy Fox walked together down the Lone Little Path through the wood to the Green Meadows. They met Jimmy Skunk, who had dreamed that there were a lot of beetles up on the hill, and was just going to climb the Crooked Little Path to see.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who thinks that being nocturnal is better?
2. Who overheard Coon?
3. Who was the owner of the voice?
4. Did he care what others said about him?
5. True or False: The fox said he was out to hunt rabbits.
6. What was he out for?
7. How many bugs did Skunk think were on the hill?
8. More than a hundred?
9. Why was he thinking about bugs?
10. Where was he going now?
11. Why?
12. To see what?
13. What is the name of one creature that was sleeping?
14. Was an owl awake?
15. What is Boomer?
16. What path was Bobby traveling?
17. Who looked after the Breezes?
18. Is the moon described as female or male?
19. What was she illuminating?
20. What was peering downward?
A: 1. Bobby Coon
2. a voice right behind Bobby
3. Reddy Fox
4. Yes
5. False
6. to take a walk
7. a lot
8. unknown
9. He had dreamed that there were a lot of beetles
10. to climb the Crooked Little Path
11. to see
12. the hill
13. Mr. Whip-poor-will
14. Yes
15. the Night Hawk
16. the Lone Little Path
17. Old Mother West Wind
18. Female
19. the Green Meadows
20. All the little stars
Q: Mongolia (Mongolian: in Mongolian Cyrillic; in Mongolian script; in Mongolian Latin script; literally: Mongol State) is a landlocked unitary sovereign state in East Asia. Its area is roughly equivalent with the historical territory of Outer Mongolia, and that term is sometimes used to refer to the Mongolian People's Republic. It is located between China to the south and Russia to the north. While it does not share a border with Kazakhstan, Mongolia is separated from it by only .

At , Mongolia is the 18th largest country in the world by land mass and has a population of around three million people. It is also the world's second-largest landlocked country behind Kazakhstan and the largest landlocked country that does not border a closed sea. The country contains very little arable land, as much of its area is covered by grassy steppe, with mountains to the north and west and the Gobi Desert to the south. Ulaanbaatar, the capital and largest city, is home to about 40%-45% of the country's population.

Horse culture is still integral. The majority of its population are Buddhists. The non-religious population is the second largest group. Islam is the dominant religion among ethnic Kazakhs. The majority of the state's citizens are of Mongol/Mongolian ethnicity, although Kazakhs, Tuvans, and other minorities also live in the country, especially in the west. Mongolia joined the World Trade Organization in 1997 and seeks to expand in its participation for regional economic and trade groups.

Answer the following questions:
1. Is Mongolia sovereign?
2. What is the majority religion?
3. What part of the world is it in?
4. Is it surrounded by water?
5. What other names is it called?
6. What country is to its south?
7. To its north?
8. Does it share a border with Kazakhstan?
9. What is the capital city?
10. Name one type of land in the country?
11. And another?
12. And another?
13. What famous Desert is there?
14. What does the article say about horse culture?
15. What is its population?
16. Name one ethnicity found there?
17. And another?
18. And another?
19. When did it join the World Trade Organization?
20. Which religion are the ethnic Kazakhs?
A:
1. yes
2. Buddhists
3. East Asia
4. no
5. Mongolian People's Republic
6. China
7. Russia
8. no
9. Ulaanbaatar
10. grassy steppe
11. arable land
12. mountains
13. Gobi Desert
14. Horse culture is still integral
15. around three million
16. Kazakh
17. Mongol
18. Tuvans
19. 1997
20. Islam