question: Billy had a pet turtle that he took good care of, everyday. His turtle's name was Tumble. Tumble liked to walk around outside in the garden and dig small holes to sleep in. Billy loved Tumble and would visit him outside when he got home from school. Tumble's favorite food was oatmeal. So, every day after school, Billy would make Tumble a big bowl of oatmeal and take it outside for Tumble to enjoy. Tumble would see Billy and walk up to him as fast as a turtle can go. Billy would put the bowl down and wait for Tumble to come up to the bowl to eat from it. When Tumble reached the bowl, he put his nose on it. But, the oatmeal was too hot to eat. Billy reached down and blew on the hot oatmeal, to cool it down for Tumble to eat. Once the oatmeal was cool enough, Tumble could dig in and eat his big bowl of oatmeal. Billy loved to watch as Tumble ate his bowl of oatmeal, because Billy took good care of Tumble, everyday.
1. Who was tumble?
2. Did anyone care for him?
3. who?
4. What did Tumble like to do?
5. where did he sleep?
6. When would Billy see Tumble?
7. Did he feed him?
8. what?
9. did Tumble like it?
10. how much?
11. was it the right temperature?
12. why?
13. Did Billy do something?
14. what did he do?
15. could Tumble eat it then?
16. what did Billy do?
17. did Billy take good care of Tumble?
18. when?
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answer: 1. A turtle
2. Yes
3. Billy
4. Walk around outside.
5. small holes
6. After school.
7. Yes
8. oatmeal
9. Yes
10. his favorite
11. No
12. too hot
13. yes
14. blew on it
15. Yes
16. watched
17. Yes
18. Everyday

question: CHAPTER VI.

A drooping daisy changed into a cup, In which her bright-eyed beauty is shut up. WORDSWORTH.

"So there you are up for the day--really you look very comfortable," said Ethel, coming into the room where Margaret lay on her bed, half-raised by pillows, supported by a wooden frame.

"Yes, is not it a charming contrivance of Richard's? It quite gives me the use of my hands," said Margaret.

"I think he is doing something else for you," said Ethel; "I heard him carpentering at six o'clock this morning, but I suppose it is to be a secret."

"And don't you admire her night-cap?" said Flora.

"Is it anything different?" said Ethel, peering closer. "Oh, I see--so she has a fine day night-cap. Is that your taste, Flora?"

"Partly," said Margaret, "and partly my own. I put in all these little white puffs, and I hope you think they do me credit. Wasn't it grand of me?"

"She only despises you for them," said Flora.

"I'm very glad you could," said Ethel, gravely; "but do you know? it is rather like that horrid old lady in some book, who had a paralytic stroke, and the first thing she did that showed she had come to her senses was to write, 'Rose-coloured curtains for the doctors.'"

"Well, it was for the doctor," said Margaret, "and it had its effect. He told me I looked much better when he found me trying it on."

"And did you really have the looking-glass and try it on?" cried Ethel.
1. What time did Ethel hear someone woodworking?
2. What was Margaret doing in her room?
3. What was it held up by?
4. Was Margaret going to bed?
5. What did Margaret add to the night-cap?
6. Was she proud of herself for doing so?
7. Who had a stroke?
8. Where was she from?
9. What is the 1st thing she did when she came around?
10. What did the Dr. think of the night-cap?
11. Did she just show it to him?
12. What was she doing with it?
13. Did Ethel press her on this?
14. What did Margaret gain use of?
15. Who thought Richard was doing something else besides wordworking?
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answer: 1. six o'clock this morning,
2. laying on her bed
3. by pillows, supported by a wooden frame.
4. unknown
5. little white puffs
6. yes
7. horrid old lady
8. in some book
9. write, 'Rose-coloured curtains for the doctors
10. He told her she looked much better
11. no
12. trying it on
13. yes
14. her hands
15. unknown

question: It was very warm for February. Anna and her brother, John, played outside in the beautiful, sunny weather. Dad was washing his car. When Mom came home with the groceries, Dad sent the kids to help carry bags. They ran to the garage to help her. But when they got there, Mom was kneeling on the ground near where their bikes were parked, petting a gray cat with long hair.

"Can we pet her?" Anna asked.

"Be careful," Mom said. Anna knew these directions were for her brother, who was often rough with things.

"She's fat," John giggled.

"She's not fat. She's pregnant," Mom told him.

"What's that mean?" John asked.

"It means she's going to have kittens." Anna said. "Can we keep her?" Anna begged. "Please?"

Mom and Dad looked at each other.

"We could take her to the pound, or she could stay outside here," Mom said. "Long-haired cats give you rashes."

"But you always said you wanted one," Dad told Mom. "Short-haired cats don't bother me, and if she stays here, we have to give the kittens away. Let's send her over to your parents' farm. She can live in the barn, and then if one of the kittens has short hair, we can keep that one."

The kids were excited. They named the cat Socks because she had white feet, and they went to visit her every day. Socks had her kittens in April, and, to everyone's excitement, two of them had short hair. Dad said that since they were brother and sister, they could keep both kittens. Anna named her kitten Lucky, and John named his kitten Spike. The other two kittens, Butterscotch and Squeakers, stayed at Grandma and Grandpa's house, but Anna and John each got a kitten of their very own.
1. Who was the first person to pet the cat?
2. What color was it?
3. Did it have short hair?
4. Who was cleaning the car?
5. What was the weather like?
6. Who was often rough with things?
7. How do you know?
8. What's his name?
9. How many kittens had short hair?
10. When were they born?
11. Was one of them named Lucy?
12. Who gave birth to the kittys?
13. Did anyone know Socks was going to have babies?
14. Was Socks a boy?
15. Why was she named Socks?
16. How many kittens were there total?
17. Who received the other two?
18. What side of the family did Grandma and Grandpa belong to?
19. Where did Socks live?
20. Why are long-haired cats a problem?
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answer:
1. Mom
2. gray
3. No
4. Dad
5. beautiful and sunny
6. Anna's brother
7. because Anna's Mom told him to be careful
8. John
9. two
10. in April
11. No
12. Socks
13. Yes
14. No
15. because she had white feet
16. four
17. Grandma and Grandpa
18. Mom's side
19. in the barn
20. because they give you rashes