Question: Jamey really wanted a pet dog, so he went to ask his parents.

"Mom, Dad, can I we get a dog?"

Jamey's mom and dad thought about this, and then answered him.

"Having a pet can be a lot of work, Jamey. When you own a dog, you have to feed him, and take him for walks, and clean up after him. You even have to do those things when you would rather be playing or watching TV. If you promise to help take care of him, we'll get a dog."

Jamey was very happy to hear this! The next weekend, his mom and dad took him to a big building where puppies and kittens without homes were kept. It was very noisy inside! Jamey looked at a big yellow dog first.

"This dog is pretty big, Jamey," his father said. "He might need a bigger yard to run around in than we have."

Jamey thought that Dad was right about that. The next dog Jamey looked at was a very small white dog. It barked over and over again as Jamey and his mother looked at it.

"This dog is very noisy Jamey. He might need a lot of attention from you. Do you think you want to give this puppy that much attention?"

Jamey wasn't sure he could give the little white dog all the time it needed to be happy. Finally Jamey looked at a third dog, a brown dog that was bigger than the white dog, but smaller than the yellow one. The dog came over to Jamey right away and seemed to love to be petted and fussed over.

"Do you like the brown dog?" asked Jamey's dad.

"Yes!" said Jamey. "Can we get him?"

"Will you feed him and walk him every afternoon when you get home from school?" asked Jamey's mom.

"I promise," said Jamey.

"In that case, I guess we have a dog!"

This made Jamey very happy. 1. Who wanted a dog?
2. Are they a boy or a girl?
3. Who took him to get a dog?
4. When did they go to get the dog?
5. Was it a quiet place?
6. What dog did he pick out first?
7. And second?
8. Why did he decide against the second dog?
9. What dog did he pick?
10. Was he smaller than the second dog? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. Jamey
2. boy
3. his mom and dad
4. next weekend
5. no
6. big yellow dog
7. small white dog
8. He might need a lot of attention
9. brown dog
10. yes

Question: We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four.Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner.I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang.Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests' coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom. The guests arrived.I introduced my two daughters to each of them.The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids. Each of the guests paid too much attention to Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile.They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age. I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big "to do" over the younger one because she's the one who seems more easily hurt.We do it with the best of intention . But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child.I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined .I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes.I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying. I said, "What are you doing, my dear?" She turned to me with a sad expression and said, "Mommy, why don't people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I'm not pretty? Is that why they don't say nice things about me as much?" I tried to explain to her, kissing and held her in arms to make her feel better. Now, whenever I visit a friend's home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first. 1. How old is Kristen?
2. Does Kristen have a sister?
3. What is her name?
4. How old is Kelly?
5. Did the guests pay too much attention to one of the girls?
6. Who did they pay more attention to?
7. Why did the guests come over?
8. Do we know how many guests there were?
9. Did the guests like Kelly's dress?
10. did Kristen feel left out?
11. What was the girls job?
12. Did they have any other jobs?
13. what was it?
14. Did they answer the door by themselves?
15. Who did they answer it with?
16. Who does the mother speak to first when visiting friends? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers: 1. seven years old
2. yes
3. Kelly
4. four
5. yes
6. Kelly
7. for dinner
8. no
9. yes
10. yes
11. to take the coats upstairs
12. yes
13. answering the door
14. no
15. mommy
16. the elder child

Question: That was my grandmother's first Christmas without Grandfather. When my parents and I arrived at her little house ,we found she had waited up all night for us. Grandfather had always said that the Christmas tree was the most important decoration of all. So first we took out the beautiful tree that was stored in the closet . But the star was _ . It was my grandmother's favorite part of the tree. "Why? It must be somewhere in the closet," my grandmother said. As we opened up boxes one by one and found no star, my grandmother's eyes were full of tears. Grandfather had given it to her some fifty years ago, on their first Christmas together. But on her first Christmas without him, the star was gone. The next morning, my family sat down together to open the presents. "The last gift is to Grandmother from Grandfather," Father said, in a strange voice. "From whom?" There was surprise in my grandmother's voice. "I found this gift in Grandfather's closet when we got the tree down," Mother explained. My grandmother opened the box. There was a shinning golden star and a note in it: Don't be angry with me, dear. I broke your star while putting away the decorations, and I couldn't bear to tell you. I hope it brings you as much happiness as the first one. Merry Christmas! Love, Bryant ,A, B, C, D,. (10) 1. Who is experiencing something for the first time?
2. Which holiday is it?
3. What is significant about it?
4. Did she come to her children's house?
5. Did they go there?
6. What had she done the night before?
7. What did they start to do?
8. What were they looking for?
9. Why?
10. What did he think of it?
11. Were they able to find it?
12. Was that okay?
13. Why not?
14. Did she start to cry?
15. Who gave her a present the next day?
16. Who handed it to her?
17. Was his voice normal?
18. Was it the first one?
19. Where was it found?
20. Was it the old one? Provide a numbered list of answers.
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A numbered of answers:
1. grandmother
2. Christmas
3. first Christmas without Grandfather
4. No
5. Yes
6. waited up
7. decorate the Christmas tree Christmas tree
8. star
9. Grandfather had given it to her
10. unknown
11. No
12. No
13. Grandfather had given it to her some fifty years ago, on their first Christmas together
14. yes
15. Grandfather
16. Father
17. No
18. No
19. Grandfather's closet
20. No