Alex was happy when he woke up. He was really happy he didn't have to go to a dumb sit down school like his cousins. He was a home school kid. There was lots to do today. He woke Tigerrr, his kitty. They were going to look at the apple trees. He was seeing if he could grow more fruit by feeding them different kinds of food. He fed one chips and he fed one chocolate. He hoped the fruit would taste like apple chocolate! He fed one root beer and he fed another one salad. He fed one of them seaweed. He wrote down how many fruits each tree had, and this is what he found. The root beer tree had five fruits. The tree that was fed chocolate had three. The chip tree had ten. The salad tree had fifteen. The seaweed tree had fifty apples! They were everywhere. "The winner!", said Tigerrr, his paw in the air. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who was happy?
2. Why?
3. Was there lots to do today?
4. What's his kitty's name?
5. What kind of trees were they going to look at?
6. What did he feed the fruit?
7. Why?
8. Did he feed one root beer?
9. What about salad?
10. What did he write down?
Answer: 1. Alex.
2. Because he didn't have to go to school.
3. Yes.
4. Tigerrr.
5. Apple.
6. He fed one chips and he fed one chocolate.
7. Because he hoped the fruit would taste like apple chocolate.
8. He fed one root beer
9. Yes.
10. How many fruits each tree had.

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN.

A SOIREE WILDLY INTERRUPTED, AND FOLLOWED UP BY SURPRISING REVELATIONS.

One afternoon Captain Lee and Emma called on Mrs Tipps, and found her engaged in earnest conversation with Netta. The captain, who was always in a boiling-over condition, and never felt quite happy except when in the act of planning or carrying out some scheme for the increase of general happiness, soon discovered that Netta was discussing the details of a little treat which she meant to give to the boys and girls of a Sunday-school which she and her mother superintended. With all his penetration he did not, however, find out that the matter which called most for consideration was the financial part of the scheme--in other words, how to accomplish the end desired with extremely limited means. He solved the question for them, however, by asserting that he intended to give all the scholars of all the Sunday-schools in the neighbourhood a treat, and of course meant to include Netta's school among the rest-- unless, of course, she possessed so much exclusive pride as to refuse to join him.

There was no resisting Captain Lee. As well might a red-skin attempt to stop Niagara. When once he had made up his mind to "go in" for something, no mortal power could stop him. He might indeed be _turned_. Another object of interest, worthy of pursuit and judiciously put before him, might perhaps induce him to abandon a previous scheme; but once his steam was up, as John Marrot used to say, you could not get him to blow it off into the air. He was unlike the iron horse in that respect, although somewhat like him in the rigour of his action. Accordingly the thing was fixed. Invitations were sent out to all the schools and to all who took an interest in them, and the place fixed on was a field at the back of Mrs Tipps's villa. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who was irresistible?
2. What is his will compared to?
3. Was he easily swayed?
4. Was it at all possible to sway him?
5. How?
6. Who made an analogy about his will?
7. What was it?
8. What was sent to educational facilities?
9. Who did Lee visit?
10. Was he with anyone?
11. Was anyone else there?
12. When did he feel most satisfied?
13. What had they been talking about?
Answer: 1. Captain Lee
2. iron horse
3. No
4. Yes
5. Another object of interest, worthy of pursuit
6. John Marrot
7. once his steam was up, you could not get him to blow it off into the air
8. Invitations
9. Mrs Tipps
10. Netta
11. Emma
12. when in the act of planning or carrying out some scheme for the increase of general happiness
13. the details of a little treat

Among a group of middle-aged men and women,who were discussing bringing about quality education ,was a young man dressed in a white shirt.Within minutes, he was called onto the dais .Twenty-two-year-old Babar Ali was surrounded by educators from across India.He was popularly known as the world's youngest head teacher.

The school that Babar started in poor Bhabta village has completely changed.When he was nine years old, he had only eight students in his school.Now the school has 300 students and 10 teachers. The school is called Ananda Siksha Niketan. It is recognized by the West Bengal government.

Today Babar is a student in the morning.He is learning English literature at Berhampore Krishanath College.But he comes home in the afternoon to teach his students.

Baber was discussing education at the National Summit on Quality in Education(NSQE).The meeting was held in Bangalore,capital of Karnataka State in southern India.

"It all started as a game when I used to teach my sister, my first student, in my backyard.Later, some children from the village often came to my classes and that was how the school was born," he said.

His biggest achievement is that six of his students have now started teaching in his school after their college hours.

In another month, Babar's dream of a school building will soon come true.Many people, a large part of whom are from Karnataka,have helped him realize the dream.They have given his school a lot of money.

Although he has received so much attention and recognition ,he is still not _ ."There are people in my village who do not go to schoo1.And there is a long way to go as so many children still need to receive an education,"he says. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who is the passage about?
2. What was Babar doing in the passage?
3. How old is Babar?
4. How many students are in Babar's school?
5. How many teachers?
6. What was Babar famous for?
7. How many students was in Babar's school when he was 9?
8. What is the name of Babar's school?
9. Is the school recognized by the West Bengal government?
10. What was Babar discussing in his speech?
11. Where was the speech held?
12. In what city?
13. What state is that the capital of?
14. Who was Babar's first student?
15. Where did he teach her?
16. Did some children come from the village to his classes?
17. What was Babar's biggest achievement?
18. What happens in a month?
19. Is Babar's mission complete?
20. Why not?
Answer:
1. Babar Ali
2. giving a speech
3. Twenty-two
4. 300
5. 10
6. He was the world's youngest head teacher
7. eight
8. Ananda Siksha Niketan
9. yes
10. education
11. at the National Summit on Quality in Education
12. Bangalore, India
13. Karnataka
14. his sister
15. in his backyard
16. yes
17. six of his students have now started teaching in his school
18. Babar will open a school building
19. no
20. many children still need to receive an education