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Ashley woke up bright and early on Friday morning during summer. Her birthday was only a day away, and her parents had promised her a trip to the fair as her present the next day! She thought it was going to be quite a treat. She skipped down the stairs to see her mom making a chocolate cake on the stove. "You run along outside to go play with your friends," her mom told her, "I can get everything ready for your special lunch on my own." When Ashley made it outside, she found her friend Katherine playing in the dirt. When Ashley came closer, she saw that in the dirt were a bunch of insects. Katherine loved finding and collecting different ones for her insect collection. Ashley thought it was kind of gross personally, but she sat down next her anyways. "Happy birthday, Ashley," Katherine yelled when she saw her best friend. "Thank you," Ashley answered, "Do you want to go up to the playground until it's time for lunchtime? Mom says you're invited to come by the way." Katherine nodded, and the two spent a fun morning playing on the playground. Once lunchtime came, the two walked back to Ashley's house. She could picture how many of her favorite foods her mom had most likely made, and she could almost taste the spaghetti on her tongue. Lunch was ready when they arrived, and it was delicious! The chocolate cake her mom made was an extra special treat. She couldn't wait to go to the fair tomorrow!

1. When did Ashley wake up?
2. On what day?
3. During what season?
4. What was happening soon?
5. Where was she going?
6. with who?
7. Were her parents going with her?
8. What was her mom doing?
9. What kind?
10. for what?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. early
2. Friday
3. summer
4. her birthday
5. the fair
6. unknown
7. yes
8. baking a cake
9. a chocolate cake
10. her special lunch

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Sir James Paul McCartney, (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. He gained worldwide fame as the bass guitarist and singer for the rock band the Beatles, widely considered the most popular and influential group in the history of pop music. His songwriting partnership with John Lennon is the most celebrated of the post-war era. After the group disbanded in 1970, he pursued a solo career and formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda, and Denny Laine.

McCartney has been recognised as one of the most successful composers and performers of all time. More than 2,200 artists have covered his Beatles song "Yesterday", making it one of the most covered songs in popular music history. Wings' 1977 release "Mull of Kintyre" is one of the all-time best-selling singles in the UK. A two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of the Beatles in 1988, and as a solo artist in 1999), and a 18-time Grammy Award winner, McCartney has written, or co-written, 32 songs that have reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and he has 25.5million RIAA-certified units in the United States. McCartney, Lennon, Harrison and Starr all received appointment as Members of the Order of the British Empire in 1965 and, in 1997, McCartney was knighted for services to music. McCartney is also one of the wealthiest persons in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$1.2 billion.

1. Who is this article about?
2. When was he born?
3. Which band was he best known for?
4. What instrument did he play?
5. Which of his songs has been covered the most?
6. How many musicians have recorded it?
7. What was his other band?
8. Has it been put into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Numbered answers:

A: 1. Sir James Paul McCartney
2. born 18 June 1942
3. Beatles
4. bass
5. "Yesterday"
6. More than 2,200
7. Wings
8. Yes

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William Shakespeare is the most famous playwright . Although he died in 1616, people still go to see his plays. Among the most popular are Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Hamlet -- the story of a prince who struggles to respond to the crimes around him. Shakespeare, who was born in 1564, was an actor as well as a writer. Most of his ideas for plays were taken from history, people's conversation, ancient stories, and also from other writers. He wrote not only about kings and queens and princes, but also about friends and ordinary people. He wrote about the cruelty of war and the bravery of heroes, as well as about jealousy, joy, hate, ambition and love. His stories live on. The tragedy Romeo and Juliet was reborn as the musical West Side Story and more recently as the movie Romeo and Juliet with the wonderful performance of Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. He invented a number of great characters: powerful magicians, thrilling witches, smart women and both wise and wicked men. He also invented some great phrases. If you've ever said, "Oh, for goodness sake!" you can thank Shakespeare for that. "To be, or not to be: that is the question," Hamlet says. "Good night, good night. Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it is morrow," says Juliet to her Romeo. Don't be surprised if you don't understand everything when reading Shakespeare or watching one of his plays because the meanings of many words have changed over the years. And Shakespeare's characters speak in poetry, so their speeches can be complicated. It does help to find out a little bit about the story before reading a Shakespeare play. It's worth the effort. As Shakespeare wrote, "All the world is a stage." And in his plays you'll find that an entire world is waiting for you.

1. What is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays?
2. And another?
3. And another?
4. Did he do anything else besides writing?
5. What?
6. What was West Side Story based on?
7. Who played Romeo in the movie?
8. Who was Juliet?
9. What is one commonly used phrase that came from Shakespeare?
10. What's another one?
11. Has the language used in Shakespeare stayed the same?
12. When did Shakespeare die?
13. When was he born?
14. What is Hamlet about?
15. Whhere did Shakespeare get his ideas?
16. Did he always write about kings?
17. What is one thing he also wrote about?
18. Anything else?
19. Did he write about war?

Numbered answers:

A:
1. Hamlet
2. Romeo and Juliet
3. A Midsummer Night's Dream
4. yes
5. an actor
6. Romeo and Juliet
7. Leonardo DiCaprio
8. Claire Danes
9. "Oh, for goodness sake!"
10. "To be, or not to be: that is the question,"
11. no
12. 1616
13. 1564
14. a prince
15. history, conversation,stories, and other writers.
16. no
17. ordinary people
18. jealousy, joy and hate
19. yes