Q: Billy and his friend Jake were walking together to meet their friends Kevin and Gordon at the park. They sometimes played in each Jake's backyard, but there was much more room at the park. And it was far too dangerous to play in the street. They were going to play touch football. They would sometimes played baseball and soccer, and even kickball but today the weather was perfect for football. The summer breeze almost blew Billy's cap off. Billy loved summertime. He liked the fall, too, when the leaves started to turn pretty colors. But he hated winter. Billy didn't like the snow. Spring was also nice. Jake was drinking a Pepsi, and Billy had a bottle of water. Gordon and Kevin would most likely be drinking blue or red Gatorade at the park where they waited.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who was going somewhere?
2. How?
3. Why?
4. Where?
5. Where'd they usually play?
6. Were they playing there today?
7. Where couldn't they play?
8. Why?
9. What were they playing today?
10. How many other things did they occasionally play?
11. What were they?
12. Why did they choose football today?
13. Was it windy?
14. What did Billy love?
15. And what else did he like?
16. Why?
17. And what'd he hate?
18. Why was that?
19. What was Jake drinking?
20. And how about Billy?
A: 1. Billy and his friend Jake
2. walking together
3. to meet their friends Kevin and Gordon
4. at the park
5. Jake's backyard
6. there was much more room at the park
7. in the street
8. it was far too dangerous
9. touch football
10. Three
11. baseball and soccer, and even kickball
12. the weather was perfect
13. Yes
14. summertime
15. the fall
16. the leaves started to turn pretty colors
17. winter
18. Billy didn't like the snow
19. a Pepsi
20. a bottle of water
Q: CHAPTER 18

That we, whose work commenced in tears, May see our labours thrive, Till finished with success, to make Our drooping hearts revive. Though he despond that sows his grain, Yet, doubtless, he shall come To bind his full-ear'd sheaves, and bring The joyful harvest home.

--Psalm 126. New Version

Business cares soon began. Arthur consented to allow his brother to lay his embarrassments before his father. 'Do as you please,' he said; 'but make him understand that I am not asking him to help me out of the scrape. He does all he can for me, and cannot afford more; or, if he could, Theodora ought to be thought of first. All I wish is, that something should be secured to Violet and the children, and that, if I don't get clear in my lifetime, these debts may not be left for Johnnie.

'That you may rely on,' said John. 'I wish I could help you; but there were many things at Barbuda that seemed so like fancies of my own, that I could not ask my father to pay for them, and I have not much at my disposal just now.'

'It is a good one to hear you apologizing to me!' said Arthur, laughing, but rather sadly, as John carried off the ominous pocket-book to the study, hoping to effect great things for his brother; and, as the best introduction, he began by producing the letter written at Christmas. Lord Martindale was touched by the commencement, but was presently lost in surprise on discovering Percy's advance.

Answer the following questions:
1. Who was glad to hear an apology?
2. Was he upset?
3. What was he?
4. Did Arthur have a sibling?
5. Who should've been thought of first?
6. Who said he didn't want to ask his father to pay for his fancies?
7. Did he have a lot of money?
8. What did John take to the study?
9. When was the letter written?
10. Who seemed deep in surprise?
11. What did John want Arthur to make sure their dad understood?
12. What did John say was all he wanted?
13. Which brother was asking for Violet and the kids to be taken care of?
14. Where were there a lot of things that were like fancies?
15. What did John want to do when he took the pocket-book?
16. What was the Lord touched by?
17. Who did Arthur say he didn't want to have to pay his debts?
18. What was beginning soon?
19. Who does Arthur say does all he can for Arthur?
20. Is his father able to pay more?
A: 1. Arthur
2. no
3. sad but laughing
4. yes
5. Theodora
6. John
7. no
8. the pocket-book
9. at Christmas
10. Lord Martindale
11. that he wasn't asking him to help him out of a scrape
12. that something should be secured to Violet and the children
13. Arthur
14. Barbuda
15. great things for his brother
16. by the commencement,
17. Johnnie
18. business
19. his father
20. no
Q: Ralph the bee wanted to go visit his friend George the fly. George lived very far away, it would a long trip for Ralph. Ralph first flew over a jungle, in the jungle he met a nice tiger by the name of Benny. Benny wanted to play but Ralph had no time, he still had a long way to go. Then Ralph flew by a lake. At the lake he met a cowboy. The cowboy was named Walter. Walter was letting his horse get a drink of water from the lake. The horse drank a lot and when he was done he let out a huge burp. Ralph waved goodbye to Walter and his horse. Ralph then stopped for lunch, he had some bread he brought with him from home. While he was sitting when all of the sudden a pig walked up to him. He did not get the pigs name, because the pig could only say oink. Finally, after a long trip, Ralph finally got to the house of George the fly. George wanted to play, but Ralph was too tired. So Ralph went to sleep.

Answer the following questions:
1. What type of insect was Ralph?
2. who did he want to visit?
3. what was his name?
4. and what sort of insect was he?
5. was his dwelling close to Ralph's?
6. where did Ralph have to fly over first?
7. who did he see there?
8. what sort of animal was he?
9. what did Benny want?
10. Did they?
11. why?
12. where did he fly to next?
13. who did he see there?
14. what was his name?
15. What was this man doing there?
16. what did his animal do after?
17. what did Ralph do after he left the man and his animal?
18. what did he have?
19. where did he get it from?
20. what walked up on him?
21. what could it say?
22. Did they friends play when Ralph arrived?
A:
1. a bee
2. his friend
3. George
4. a fly
5. no
6. a jungle,
7. Benny
8. a tiger
9. to play
10. no
11. Ralph had no time
12. a lake
13. a cowboy
14. Walter
15. letting his horse get a drink of water
16. burped
17. stopped for lunch
18. bread
19. his home
20. a pig
21. oink
22. no