Problem: Johnny was in his backyard. He held a big basket full of clean clothes for his mother to hang.

A little spotted dog ran into their backyard. He jumped up and grabbed a sock from Johnny's basket! He ran as fast as he could and disappeared into the bushes.

"I must get that sock back!" Johnny said. "That sock is my favorite!" He ran into the bushes after the little spotted dog.

Johnny saw Mr. Wilson in the next yard over cooking at his grill. "Mr. Wilson," Johnny said. "Did you see a dog with a sock?"

"I sure did!" Mr. Wilson said. "The little dog ran around and around and then ran into the next yard!"

Johnny ran after the dog into the next yard. He saw Mrs. Tomly reading a book on a chair. "Mrs. Tomly," Johnny said. "Did you see a dog with a sock?"

"I sure did!" Mrs. Tomly said. "The little dog ran around and around then ran into the next yard!"

Johnny ran after the dog into the next yard. There, he saw a cat laying on a table. "Mr. Cat," Johnny said. "Did you see a dog with a sock?"

The cat opened one eye. Then it pointed to the next yard over with his tail.

Johnny ran into the next yard. He saw Mrs. Han sitting on a chair petting the little spotted dog. The dog had his sock.

"That is my sock!" Johnny said.

Mrs. Han smiled and gave Johnny back his sock. "Sparky here only wanted to play."

Johnny petted Sparky. "I want to play too," he said to the dog. "As long as you do not steal my socks!"

Sparky barked happily. He and Johnny played the rest of day together.
1. Where was Johnny?
2. Was he hanging clothes up?
3. What did the dog grab?
4. Where did the dog run into?
5. Did Johnny run after the dog?
6. Who was petting the dog?
7. Who was the animal who saw the dog with the sock?
8. Who was the first person Johnny talked to?
9. The next person?
10. What was the dog's name?
Answer: 1. his backyard
2. No
3. a sock
4. into the next yard!
5. Yes
6. Mrs. Han
7. a cat
8. Mr. Wilson
9. Mrs. Tomly
10. Sparky

Problem: Katherine Com male is an 11-year-old girl from Pennsylvania. At the age of five she began raising money to buy nets for children in Africa to help stop the spread of malaria . When she was five, Katherine learnt about malaria in Africa. She learnt that every 30 seconds a child died from this disease. She, also learnt that people wouldn't get that disease if they had enough bed nets. "I was really sad to learn that a child died every half a minute because of malaria." Says Katherine, "I wanted to send nets right away, so that's what I did." Five-year-old Katherine made presentations at churches and schools. She told students and others how important bed nets were for Africans. After people heard the presentations, many of them donated money. Katherine sent the money to NBN. NBN is an organization that sends bed nets to Africa. Besides,every holiday Katherine makes something called " net gift certificate" with the help of her friends and brothers. On each l0-dollar certificate there is a message. It explains that a bed net would be sent to Africa. When more certificate orders come, Katherine gets help from students in her school. Katherine has helped to raise $200,000 for NBN. "It makes me proud to help African children. I won't stop working until everyone in Africa has a bed net." says Katherine.
1. How old is Katherine
2. How often does someone die from malaria?
3. How old was she when she started raising money for children in Africa?
4. How much total has she helped to raise for NBN?
5. Where has she made presentations at?
6. What did she tell the students and other people aswell?
7. What does the organization NBN do?
8. What does Katherine make on the holidays?
9. What does the message on it explain?
10. What is the price of a gift certificate?
Answer: 1. 11
2. every 30 seconds
3. Five
4. $200,000
5. churches and schools
6. people wouldn't get that disease if they had enough bed nets
7. sends bed nets to Africa
8. net gift certificate
9. a bed net would be sent to Africa
10. l0-dollar

Problem: A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present.On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office,a street urchin was walking around the shining car."Is this your car,Paul?"he asked.

Paul answered,"Yes,my brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy was surprised."You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you nothing?Boy,I wish..." He hesitated.

Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for.He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.

"I wish," the boy went on,"that I could be a brother like that." Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, "Would you like to take a ride in my car?"

"Oh yes,I'd love that."

After a short ride,the boy turned and with his eyes shining,said,"Paul,would you mind driving in front of my house?"

Paul smiled a little.He thought he knew what the boy wanted.He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. "Will you stop where those two steps are?" the boy asked.

He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

"There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day I'm going to give you one just like it...then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that I've been trying to tell you about."

Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

:urchin hesitate neighbour crippled cent
1. Who gave Paul a car?
2. On what day?
3. Did Paul offer a ride someone?
4. Boy or girl?
5. What was the boy's wish?
6. Did the boy accept the ride?
7. Where did the boy ask Paul to drive?
8. What was wrong with the boy's brother?
9. Where did the boy sit the brother?
10. What did he point to?
11. Did the disabled brother go for a ride in the car?
12. Did the car cost a lot of money?
13. Who shined the car?
14. Was the boy surprised at the gift of the car to Paul?
15. What expression did Paul have when the boy asked him to drive the car by his house?
16. Who did Paul think the boy wanted to see him pull up in the car?
17. How many steps were in front of the boy's house?
18. Did the boys ascend the steps slowly?
19. By what moniker did the boy address is brother?
20. What did the boy tell his brother he'd give him one day?
Answer:
1. his brother
2. Christmas Eve
3. yes
4. boy
5. he could be a brother like that
6. yes
7. in front of his house
8. crippled
9. down on the step
10. to the car
11. yes
12. yes it was expensive
13. older brother
14. yes
15. smiled
16. his neighbours
17. two
18. yes
19. Buddy
20. a car