Problem: A glacier (US /ler/ or UK /lsi/) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight; it forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation (melting and sublimation) over many years, often centuries. Glaciers slowly deform and flow due to stresses induced by their weight, creating crevasses, seracs, and other distinguishing features. They also abrade rock and debris from their substrate to create landforms such as cirques and moraines. Glaciers form only on land and are distinct from the much thinner sea ice and lake ice that form on the surface of bodies of water.

On Earth, 99% of glacial ice is contained within vast ice sheets in the polar regions, but glaciers may be found in mountain ranges on every continent except Australia, and on a few high-latitude oceanic islands. Between 35N and 35S, glaciers occur only in the Himalayas, Andes, Rocky Mountains, a few high mountains in East Africa, Mexico, New Guinea and on Zard Kuh in Iran. Glaciers cover about 10 percent of Earth's land surface. Continental glaciers cover nearly 13,000,000 km2 (510^6 sq mi) or about 98 percent of Antarctica's 13,200,000 km2 (5.110^6 sq mi), with an average thickness of 2,100 m (7,000 ft). Greenland and Patagonia also have huge expanses of continental glaciers.
1. What are those big dense ice things called, then ones that are always moving?
2. Are those only around the poles?
3. Where else are they?
4. Are those the only other place?
5. Are the other places also mountains?
6. What are a couple of them?
7. How much of the world's land do they cover?
8. How are they even formed?
9. What's that?
10. How long does this take?
11. Are they in the sea?
Answer: 1. it called glacier
2. no
3. some are in Himalayas
4. no
5. yes
6. some in East Africa, Mexico, New Guinea and Zard Kuh
7. about 10 percent
8. when the snow exceeds its ablation
9. it called melting and sublimation
10. often centuries
11. no

Problem: Jill ran upstairs as soon as she got home from school. Today she was a sad and angry girl. Her teacher had given her a lot of homework. Jill always thought homework wasn't fair. But she thought it was extra unfair today because she wanted to play with a new toy. The new toy was called Wiggle Giggle and Jill's friends said it was very fun. When Jill ran into her room, she jumped up on her bed. Frowning, she tried to think of a way to get her homework done very quickly. While she was thinking, she unwrapped a brownie and began to eat it. Brownies were her favorite snack and it made her feel a little better. Suddenly, Jill came up with a plan. She jumped down from the bed and stuffed the rest of the snack in her mouth. As she chewed, she opened her toy chest. Jill had to dig way down to the bottom, but she soon found what she was looking for: parts from a few broken toys. Things were looking up! Jill's plan was to build a robot to do her homework. Nothing would get in the way of her plan. It took her hours to finish it, but she was proud of her work. When it was done, she named the robot Mister Sparks. She told it, "Mister Sparks, do my homework!" Then Jill had to go eat dinner. After dinner, Jill spent the rest of the night playing Wiggle Giggle. It was so much fun! But Jill got some bad news before going to bed. Mister Sparks had not done any of the homework!
1. What did Jill do as soon as she got home from school?
2. How was she feeling?
3. Why did she feel that way?
4. Did she think getting homework was fair?
5. Why was getting home work even worse today?
6. Who said the new toy she got was very fun?
7. Did she try to come up with a way to finish her homework quickly?
8. What did she eat while she was thinking about it?
9. Are brownies her favorite snack?
10. Did it help her feel any better?
11. Did she come up with a plan to get her homework done?
12. What was it?
13. How long did it take for her to finish it?
14. What did she name the robot?
15. Then what did she tell her to do?
16. What did she have to do after she told it that?
17. Did she spend the rest of the night playing after she ate?
18. Did Mister Sparkes do her homework?
Answer: 1. ran upstairs
2. sad and angry
3. Her teacher had given her a lot of homework
4. No
5. she wanted to play with a new toy.
6. Jill's friends
7. Yes
8. A brownie
9. Yes
10. Yes
11. Yes
12. to build a robot to do her homework
13. Hours
14. Mister Sparks.
15. to do her homework
16. to go eat dinner
17. Yes
18. No

Problem: CHAPTER XI

THE CROSSING OF THE RIO GRANDE RIVER

"For gracious' sake, what did we want to retreat for?" demanded Ben, as soon as the command halted and Major Morris had come within speaking distance. The young captain had been at the very front of the firing line, and had seen that complete victory was only the work of a quarter of an hour or less.

"Orders from general headquarters," replied the major, in a low tone. "I fancy the staff is pretty angry, too," he added.

"We could have whipped them with ease."

"So we could, captain, but--" And Major Morris finished with a shrug of his shoulders which meant a good deal.

"I don't believe General Otis would have given such an order had he been here to see what was going on," continued Ben, earnestly.

"Well, we're ordered back to Angat, and that is all there is to it. The army must have supplies, you know."

"Hang the supplies!" muttered Gilmore, but under his breath. "We can get all the supplies we want as we go along." And Ben was rather inclined to agree with him.

There was no help, however, for the turn in the situation; and with crestfallen faces the soldiers moved still further back and went into temporary camp. Only a few had suffered, and the wounded ones were promptly cared for by the hospital corps.

"And how do you feel?" asked Gilbert, as he came up to see Ben. "Does the wound hurt still?"
1. Where the fighters happy about what was happening?
2. What was happening?
3. What weren't they happy about?
4. Why?
5. Why weren't they happy about it?
6. Where were they retreating to?
7. Who confronted the leader to ask why they retreated?
8. What was the leader's name?
9. Who was the leader?
10. Who was the leader on the field?
11. Was he old?
12. Where had he been during the fight?
13. How much long before they would have won?
14. Did the leader also think they could have won?
15. What gesture did he give in response to the whole thing?
16. How many had been injured?
17. What happened to them?
18. Were they taken care of?
19. Who shows concern for Ben?
20. Does he imply that Ben was injured?
Answer:
1. no
2. THE CROSSING OF THE RIO GRANDE RIVER
3. retreat
4. Orders from general headquarters
5. could have whipped them
6. Angat
7. Ben
8. no
9. General Otis
10. Major Morris
11. no
12. front of the firing line
13. hour or less
14. yes
15. shrug of his shoulders
16. a few
17. wounded
18. yes
19. Gilbert
20. yes