question: Flying a kite can be dangerous. When I was eight years old I went to the park with my dad to fly my new kite. We stood on the top of a hill and tried to catch the wind. It took us almost half an hour, but we finally got the kite into the air. As it lifted into the sky, the kite caught the edge of my jacket and I was pulled up into the wind with the kite. I flew higher and higher into the air until I my dad looked like an ant on the ground. The park was beautiful from up high, and I could see our car getting smaller. I flew all the way out of the city and over the lake. Eventually, the wind started to die down and I fell closer to the water. I called out to some people on a boat and they sailed over so I could land on their boat. I told them about my adventure and they sailed me back to land, where my dad picked me up. He took me out for ice cream and we went home.
1. Why did they go to the park?
2. Is she a little girl?
3. where were they standing?
4. why?
5. what happened to her
6. where did she go
7. where did she land
8. How long had she had this kite?
9. did the kite fly right away?
10. how far did she fly
11. how did she get down?
12. was anyone around when she came down?
13. did they help her
14. how
15. how did she get back to her dad?
16. how did her dad look from up in the sky
17. what kind of snack did they have
18. where did they go after?
19. how did the people know she needed help
20. how was she pulled off the ground?
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answer: 1. to fly a kite
2. yes
3. a hill
4. for wind
5. she was pulled up
6. in the air
7. next to water
8. she just got it
9. no
10. out of the city
11. the wind died
12. yes
13. yes
14. let her land on their boat
15. the people took her
16. small
17. ice cream
18. home
19. she yelled to them
20. the kite

question: Nick Vujicic

Imagine getting through your busy day without hands or legs.Picture your life without the ability to walk,care for your basic needs,or even hug those you love.Meet Nicholas Vujicic.Without any medical explanation or warning,Nick was born in 1982inMelbourne,Australia,without arms and legs.

The early days were difficult.Throughout his childhood,Nick not only dealt with the typical challenges of school and adolescence,but he also struggled with depression and loneliness.Nick constantly wondered why he was different from all the other kids.He questioned the purpose of life.

After experiencing many difficulties,Vujicic eventually began to realize that his experiences were inspiring to many people and began to be thankful for being alive.A key turning point in his life was when his mother showed him a newspaper article about a man dealing with a severe disability.This led him to realise he was not the only one with major struggles.When he was seventeen,he started to give talks.He has traveled around the world,sharing his story with millions,sometimes in stadiums full of people,speaking to a range of various groups such as students,teachers,young people,business professionals and so on.He has visited more than 50countries and given thousands of talks.Now he is an encouraging speaker with TED.

Vujicic promotes his work through television shows and through his writing.His first book,Life Without Limits:Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life,was published by Random House in 2010.He markets a motivational DVD,Life's Greater Purpose,a short documentary filmed in 2005.He markets a DVD for young people titled No Arms,No Legs,No Worries!In March 2008,Vujicic was interviewed by Bob Cummings for the 20/20 American television show.

According to Nick,the victory over his struggles,as well as his strength and passion for life today,can be owning to the power of hope.His family,friends and the many people he has met along the journey have inspired him to carry on,as well.Today this energetic young gentle man has achieved more than most people achieve in a lifetime.
1. Where is Nick Vujicic a speaker?
2. Can you give a specific example?
3. What is a specific example?
4. What is his disability?
5. What caused him to realize he could inspire others?
6. Who was his interviewer on 20/20?
7. Has he written a book?
8. Can you name one of his DVDs?
9. To what does he attribute his success?
10. What is his birthplace?
11. When was he born?
12. Did he have problems beyond his lack of arms and legs?
13. What were the problems?
14. How old was he when he began giving presentations?
15. Who was the publisher for "Life without Limits"?
16. What year was it published?
17. What is the title of his short film?
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answer: 1. Worlwide
2. Yes
3. He has visited more than 50 countries
4. Nick was born without arms and legs.
5. When his mother showed him an article about a man dealing with a severe disability.
6. Bob Cummings
7. Yes
8. Life's Greater Purpose
9. The power of hope.
10. Melbourne, Australia
11. 1982
12. Yes
13. School, adolescence, depression and loneliness
14. 17
15. Random House
16. 2010
17. Life's Greater Purpose

question: Timmy liked to play games and play sports but more than anything he liked to collect things. He collected bottle caps. He collected sea shells. He collected baseball cards. He has collected baseball cards the longest. He likes to collect the thing that he has collected the longest the most. He once thought about collecting stamps but never did. His most expensive collection was not his favorite collection. Timmy spent the most money on his bottle cap collection.
1. Did Timmy like to play games?
2. What else did he like to play?
3. Did he like doing anything more than that?
4. What is it he like to do more?
5. What did he like to collect
6. What did he like to collect the most?
7. Why did he like collecting them the most?
8. Did he collect stamps?
9. Did he ever think about starting collecting them?
10. Was his baseball card collection the most expensive?
11. What was his most expensive collection?
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answer:
1. yes
2. sports
3. yes
4. collect things
5. bottle caps, sea shells, and baseball cards
6. Baseball cards
7. He liked to collect the thing that he has collected the longest the most
8. No
9. Yes
10. No
11. His bottle cap collection