Wide awake in Aunt Bet's Southern house, Annie Van Lew shivered at the sounds of distant guns. It was bad enough that America was at war, but the young Virginia girl was not used to battles being fought this close. _ .Annie sat up in bed and listened.Had a stranger broken in? Earlier, the family had heard that captured officers recently escaped from a prison nearby.

Quietly opening her bedroom door, Annie walked out. A figure in a black gown was walking down the hall. It was Aunt Bet, carrying a candle in one hand and a plate of fried chicken in the other.

Annie followed her aunt to a stairway at the far end of the house. Aunt Bet climbed to the top, and opened a door leading to the attic . Annie followed closely behind.

In the attic, Aunt Bet stopped at a chest of drawers, moved it aside, and felt along the wall behind it. Slowly a door sprang open, revealing a hidden room. A thin man stepped out of the opening. As Aunt Bet handed him the plate of food, the young man saw Annie in the doorway and froze.

Desperately shaking her head "no", the girl raised one finger to her lips. The officer understood and shifted his look. Quickly Annie went back downstairs and hid, waiting until after Aunt Bet left to return. Back inside the attic,Annie called softly to the man inside, who told her where to find the hidden spring.

Soon the young officer stood in the open doorway. A small candle burned on a table behind him and, in its soft light, Annie studied his face. Clear eyes reflected the calm of one who faced death bravely.

Smiling, he said,"What trouble you should have gotten into if your aunt had turned around!" That night, Annie learned Aunt Bet was one of many daring Southerners whose hatred of slavery drove them to risk their lives by spying for the North. The girl chatted as she dared, wishing her new friend luck when he said he would leave at dawn.

Back in her room, Annie felt proud and was determined to guard her family's secret to the end. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What made Annie shiver?
2. Where was she staying?
3. What rumor had they heard?
4. Where had they fled from?
5. Who was in the hall?
6. What was she holding?
7. anything else?
8. where did she go?
9. what was up there?
10. where was he?
11. what covered the entrance?
12. what did the man do when he saw Annie?
13. when did she go back?
14. how did she find the secret latch?
15. did he seem afraid?
16. what was Aunt Bet doing?
17. for who?
18. when was the man leaving?
19. how did she feel?
20. why was Bet doing this?
Answer: 1. sounds of distant guns
2. Aunt Bet's Southern house
3. captured officers recently escaped
4. a prison nearby
5. Aunt Bet
6. a candle in one hand
7. fried chicken
8. attic
9. A thin man
10. a hidden room
11. a chest of drawers
12. froze
13. after Aunt Bet left
14. The man told her where to find it.
15. No
16. spying
17. the North
18. at dawn
19. proud
20. hatred of slavery

Problem: Kate's parents planned a family trip to Europe! This would be Kate's first big vacation out of America. She loves to be on planes. The plane ride was fun and they landed in Paris, France. They went to the Eiffel Tower and the Seine River. Kate even learned how to say hello in French! They ate delicious food. Then they took a train to London, England. They drank tea and toast and went to see art. Then they took another plane to Spain. They went to the beach and ate delicious Spanish food. Spanish food was her favorite so far. A new friend taught her "Hola," which is hello in Spanish. Finally, they went to Italy. They ate pasta and pizza and saw the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Her mom took a funny picture of her pretending to hold the tower. She learned to say hello in Italian, too. Kate had such a fun time on her vacation. She took a lot of pictures and then made a photo album to show to her friends at school. Kate wants to go back to Europe one day. She loves to travel and see new and different places.
1. Where did Kate's family plan a trip to?
2. Had she ever traveled outside America?
3. What did she think about the plane?
4. Where did they land?
5. Where did they go after that?
6. Did Kate learn anything new?
7. What did she learn?
8. Did they visit London?
9. How did they get there?
10. What did they see in London?
11. Then where did they go?
12. Did Kate like the food there?
13. What kind of food was it?
14. What other city did they visit?
15. What did they look at there?
16. Did she have a good time?
17. Where does she want to travel to someday?
Answer: 1. Europe
2. no
3. was fun
4. Paris
5. Eiffel Tower
6. yes
7. to say hello in French
8. yes
9. a train
10. art
11. Spain
12. yes
13. Spanish
14. Italy
15. the Leaning Tower of Pisa
16. yes
17. back to Europe

question: Michael and Dick are good friends, but they like to play jokes on each other. One holiday, they decided to go to London together. They went to the station and bought their tickets. Michael got on the train first. He dropped his ticket on the platform when he got into the carriage. Dick, who was close behind, saw the ticket fall and quickly picked it up. He put it in his pocket, but didn't tell Michael. After they had been in the train for a while, they heard the conductor coming down the corridor, shouting, "Tickets, please!" Michael looked for his ticket and of course couldn't find it. "Oh dear, I can't find my ticket, Dick," Michael said. "Look for it carefully, Michael; it must be somewhere." said Dick. "No, I can't find it anywhere. What shall I do?" said Michael. "Perhaps you'd better hide under the seat; then the conductor won't know you are here." So Michael hid under the seat. At this time, the conductor came in. "Tickets, please," he said. Dick handed him tow tickets and said, "This is mine. The other is my friend's. But he prefers to stay under the seat."
1. who got on the train first?
2. who else went on the train?
3. are michael and dick friends?
4. do they ever play jokes on each other?
5. what was the conductor shouting?
6. did Michael have his ticket?
7. who had it?
8. where were they going?
9. where did michael hide?
10. did the conductor come by?
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answer:
1. Michael
2. Dick
3. yes
4. yes
5. Tickets, please
6. no
7. Michael
8. London
9. under the seat
10. yes