Tom gets up at half past seven in the morning. He has an egg and some milk for his breakfast. Then he begins to go to school slowly. When he is on his way to school, he thinks, "I tell my teacher my mother is ill on Monday morning. I tell him my bike is wrong on Tuesday. What do I tell my teacher today?" Tom thinks over but he doesn't find a good idea before he gets to school."May I come in?" Tom shouts at the door of the classroom. " Oh, my boy," says Mr Green. " Please look at the clock on the wall. What time is it now?" " It's ten past eight," answers Tom. Mr Green is not happy. " You are late for class three times this week. If all the students are like you, the clock is no use, I think." " You are right, Mr Green," says Tom. " If we don't have the clock, how do you know I am late for class?" What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Where was Tom going?
2. Did he make it?
3. Was he on time?
4. How long did he have to get there?
5. Did he have an excuse for being tardy?
6. Is this a recurring problem for him?
7. How often lately has he been tardy?
8. Is his teacher upset?
9. How does the boy get to school?
10. Does he know he is getting to school late constantly?
Answer: 1. To school
2. Yes
3. No
4. 30 minutes
5. No
6. Yes
7. Three times this week.
8. Yes
9. By bike
10. Yes

Private schools, also known as independent schools, non-governmental, or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition, rather than relying on mandatory taxation through public (government) funding; at some private schools students may be able to get a scholarship, which makes the cost cheaper, depending on a talent the student may have (e.g. sport scholarship, art scholarship, academic scholarship), financial need, or tax credit scholarships that might be available.

In the United Kingdom and several other Commonwealth countries including Australia and Canada, the use of the term is generally restricted to primary and secondary educational levels; it is almost never used of universities and other tertiary institutions. Private education in North America covers the whole gamut of educational activity, ranging from pre-school to tertiary level institutions. Annual tuition fees at K-12 schools range from nothing at so called 'tuition-free' schools to more than $45,000 at several New England preparatory schools. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Why do private school asked for money from their students ?
2. How some of the students pay for the school ?
3. How do they receive scholarships ?
Answer: 1. because they do not take money from the government
2. scholarships
3. sport scholarship, art scholarship, academic scholarship, financial need, or tax credit scholarships

CHAPTER FOUR.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS.

"Good-day, Messer Domenico," said Nello to the foremost of the two visitors who entered the shop, while he nodded silently to the other. "You come as opportunely as cheese on macaroni. Ah! you are in haste-- wish to be shaved without delay--ecco! And this is a morning when every one has grave matter on his mind. Florence orphaned--the very pivot of Italy snatched away--heaven itself at a loss what to do next. _Oime_! Well, well; the sun is nevertheless travelling on towards dinner-time again; and, as I was saying, you come like cheese ready grated. For this young stranger was wishing for an honourable trader who would advance, him a sum on a certain ring of value, and if I had counted every goldsmith and money-lender in Florence on my fingers, I couldn't have found a better name than Menico Cennini. Besides, he hath other ware in which you deal--Greek learning, and young eyes--a double implement which you printers are always in need of."

The grave elderly man, son of that Bernardo Cennini, who, twenty years before, having heard of the new process of printing carried on by Germans, had cast his own types in Florence, remained necessarily in lathered silence and passivity while Nello showered this talk in his ears, but turned a slow sideway gaze on the stranger.

"This fine young man has unlimited Greek, Latin, or Italian at your service," continued Nello, fond of interpreting by very ample paraphrase. "He is as great a wonder of juvenile learning as Francesco Filelfo or our own incomparable Poliziano. A second Guarino, too, for he has had the misfortune to be shipwrecked, and has doubtless lost a store of precious manuscripts that might have contributed some correctness even to your correct editions, Domenico. Fortunately, he has rescued a few gems of rare value. His name is--you said your name, Messer, was--?" What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What languages did Nello list off?
2. Who lost precious manuscripts?
3. How did he lose them?
4. Who was the pivot of Italy?
5. Who is at a loss of how to proceed?
6. What is the sun moving towards?
7. How is Bernardo Cennini's son described?
8. What had he cast in Florence?
9. When?
Answer: 1. Greek, Latin, or Italian
2. A second Guarino
3. shipwrecked
4. Florence
5. Florence
6. dinner-time
7. grave elderly man
8. own types
9. twenty years before

CHAPTER XXIII.

CROSSING THE CREEK.

"Now, then," said Harry, "here's the boat and a good pole, and you've nothing to do, Harvey, but just to get in and push yourself over to your station as fast as you can."

But the situation did not seem to strike Harvey very favorably. He looked rather dissatisfied with the arrangement made for him.

"I can't swim," he said. "At least, not much, you know."

"Well, who wants you to swim?" said Harry, laughing. "That's a pretty joke. Are you thinking of swimming across, and towing the boat after you? You can push her over easy enough; that pole will reach the bottom anywhere."

"Dat's so," said old Lewston. "It'll touch de bottom ob de water, but I don't know 'bout de bottom ob de mud. Ye musn't push her down too deep. Dar's 'bout as much mud as water out dar in de creek."

The more they talked about the matter, the greater became Harvey's disinclination to go over. He was not a coward, but he was not used to the water or the management of a boat, and the trip seemed much more difficult to him than it would have appeared to a boy accustomed to boating.

"I tell you what we'll do," cried Harry, at last. "You take my station, Harvey, and I'll go over and work your end of the line."

There was no opposition to this plan, and so Harry hurried off with Harvey to Lewston's cabin and helped him to make the connections and get the line in working order at that end, and then he ran down to the boat, jumped in, and Lewston pushed him off. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. was harry used to the water management of the boat?
2. who was he talking over with?
3. who didn't know how to swim?
4. where was he supposed to go with the boat?
5. did he want to go?
6. did he think it would be easy or hard?
7. what did Harry suggest to do?
8. was Harvey ok with it?
9. where did they go together?
10. what did they do at the cabin?
11. did only one of them run to the boat?
12. who jumped in it?
13. what did Lewston do?
Answer:
1. No.
2. Lewston and Harry.
3. Harvey.
4. His station.
5. No.
6. Hard.
7. Switch jobs with Harvey.
8. Yes.
9. Lewston's cabin.
10. Make the connections and get the line in working order.
11. Yes.
12. Harvey.
13. Pushed him off.