Problem: (CNN) -- Today is the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a champion for freedom, civil rights and justice.

I was blessed to be with him the last weekend before his death. I remember the trauma he felt as a result of his opposition to the war in Vietnam.

Before going to Memphis, King had the Rev. Ralph Abernathy call for a staff meeting in his church study on a Saturday morning. His close aides came. King complained that he had felt the pain of "a migraine headache for four days." He said, "Maybe I've done as much as I could. We've come from the back of the bus, gotten the Voting Rights Act, the Civil Rights Act..." One of us -- Andy Young -- asked him not to talk that way. King responded, "Don't say peace when there is no peace."

Many of his supporters had turned against him because of his position on the war in Vietnam, but King felt he had to do what was right. He contended, "There are those who want me to confine my morality to the war on poverty and overlook the war in Vietnam. However, the bombs in Vietnam ultimately explode at home because of poverty." He contemplated fasting until he was near the point of death, anticipating that "those who disagree with me would come to my bedside and we could reconcile."

But then he shook off his pessimism and declared, "Let's turn a minus into a plus, like we did before. Let's make this nation deal forthrightly with the issue of poverty."
1. What is today?
2. Who was he?
3. Why were people upset with him?
4. What was he suffering from?
5. What had he accomplished?
6. how long had he suffered?
7. Where was the staff meeting?
8. When?
9. Where was he about to go?
10. What did someone tell him?
11. What did he answer?
12. Why were people upset with him?
13. Why?
14. What was his response?
15. How did the war affect home?
16. What did he contemplate?
17. For how long?
18. What did he want America to deal with?
19. Who would come to his bed?
Answer: 1. 45th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
2. a champion for freedom, civil rights and justice.
3. opposition to the war in Vietnam
4. migraine headache
5. the Voting Rights Act, the Civil Rights Act
6. four days
7. church study
8. Saturday morning
9. Memphis
10. not to talk that way
11. "Don't say peace when there is no peace."
12. his position on the war in Vietnam
13. There are those who want me to confine my morality to the war on poverty and overlook the war in Vietnam
14. had to do what was right.
15. the bombs in Vietnam ultimately explode at home because of poverty."
16. fasting
17. near the point of death
18. the issue of poverty.
19. "those who disagree with me

Problem: Penelope kissed her hamster named Cracker. She waved goodbye to her brother, Jacob. Penelope ran out the door. Penelope's neighbor, Mrs. Flower, said she would make banana pancakes for Penelope for breakfast. Penelope could also play with Mrs. Flower's new puppy, Cookie. Penelope saw a bowl with green beans, beets, and carrots from the store on the kitchen table. Yuck, thought Penelope. Penelope liked the new puppy. Cookie had a funny smile. Mrs. Flower gave Penelope a box of toys and told her to take Cookie to the backyard. Penelope was busy looking at the green tomatoes. She turned around and saw Cookie and Mr. Flower's cat, Thomas. Thomas and Cookie were playing with the toys. Thomas kicked a ball to Cookie and Cookie kicked the ball back. Cookie got a toy fish out the box. Thomas and Cookie played catch with the toy fish. Penelope was laughing because she never saw a dog and cat play together. Mrs. Flower came to the backyard. She asked Penelope if she wanted yogurt, apple sauce or chocolate pudding with her breakfast. Penelope said she wanted yogurt. Penelope went inside and ate her breakfast with Mrs. Flower and Mr. Flower.
1. What pet did Penelope have?
2. What was its name?
3. Was Penelope an only child?
4. What would she have for breakfast?
5. How many kinds of vegetables were out?
6. Why did she like the pet?
7. What vegetable grew in the yard?
8. How many pets were in the yard?
9. Did the pets share something?
10. Why did she laugh?
Answer: 1. a hamster
2. Cracker
3. no
4. banana pancakes
5. Three
6. it had a funny smile
7. green tomatoes
8. Two
9. the toys
10. she never saw a dog and cat play together

Problem: Everyone dreams of changing the world. But can teenagers really make a difference? And how can they go about it? Michael Norton's book 365 Ways to Change the World is a good starting point. The book gives an idea or task for every single day of the year. The tasks include offering to work at a local homeless shelter and planting a tree. The book says that one simple act, no matter how small, can help someone in need. It may even influence other teens to do something. Nathan Anthony, a student at Maple High School in Modesto, California, US, agrees. "It is impossible to get anything in life without giving something to someone or working hard at school or workplace," Anthony said. Another Maple student, Ariane Mota, has the same idea." Giving is our way of repaying those who help us," she said." Whether it is a helping hand or a donation, we should help others to make their day or life better." But how often do teens see peers helping a stranger or doing something nice for someone? According to Anthony, not a lot. He and Mota both believe this needs to be changed. "I help my friends by telling them that their lives are better than those poorer people," Anthony said." Humor is also a great tool." So whether you're helping to find a cure for bad illness or simply smiling at a stranger, do something every day to help change the world for the better.
1. What book did Michael Norton write?
2. Does it give an idea for each day of the year?
3. Can you tell me one of those ideas?
4. Any other?
5. Which demographic group is mentioned in this article?
6. Is Nathan Anthony a student?
7. At which school?
8. Where is it?
9. Is Atiane Mota a student also?
10. Does she go to Maple also?
11. Do they think they see their fellow students doing good deeds often?
12. Do they want to change this?
13. What tool does Anthony use?
14. What can you do with a stranger to change the world?
15. What's another thing you could be doing to change the world?
16. Anthony thinks you can't get anything without what?
17. Where should you work hard?
18. Does Ariane think the same?
19. What's one thing she thinks we should give?
20. To make what better?
Answer:
1. 365 Ways to Change the World
2. Yes
3. Offering to work at a local homeless shelter.
4. Planting a tree
5. Teenagers
6. Yes
7. Maple High School
8. \Modesto, California,
9. Ariane Mota is.
10. Yes
11. No
12. .Yes
13. Humor.
14. Smile
15. Help find a cure
16. Giving to someone else or hard work.
17. School and work.
18. Yes
19. A helping hand or a donation
20. Their day or life better