question: Sammy loved playing baseball. He would play every day, even if there was no practice that day! One day, Sammy went to the park with his mom to play catch with his friends, but as he was playing, he tripped over a rock, and his shoe slipped off! His shoe went flying into the air, high up into the sky, and Sammy watched as the shoe fell into old man Mr. Grumpy's yard. What was he going to do? His mom sat on a bench not too far away, reading a book. "Should I tell Mom?" Sammy thought to himself. He thought that maybe he shouldn't, because he might get in trouble. Instead, he was going to climb the fence into Mr. Grumpy's yard! "What, are you crazy?" Sammy's friend Billy said when he told him what he was going to do. Billy didn't seem to like the idea. "Mr. Grumpy is a mean old man, and he'll yell at you for sure. I think you need to tell your mom!" With that, Billy ran off to tell Sammy's mom! Sammy ran after Billy, trying to get him to stop, but Billy told the whole story before Sammy could get there. After Sammy's mom heard the story, she took Sammy by the hand and said, "Come on, Sammy, let's go get your shoe!" Sammy was worried. What was she going to do? Sammy's mom took him straight to mean old Mr. Grumpy's door, and knocked on it. "Oh no!" thought Sammy, "He's going to yell at me!" But the man who opened the door was a nice old man, and he smiled at little Sammy, and let them get his shoe. That's when Sammy learned that it's always better to be honest.
1. What sport did Sammy love to play?
2. How often did he play?
3. Who went to the park with him?
4. Who did he play catch with?
5. What did he trip over?
6. What slipped off?
7. Where did it land?
8. Where was his mom?
9. What was she doing?
10. Why didn't he want to tell his mom about his shoe?
11. who is his friend?
12. How was he planning to get his shoe back?
13. Did Billy think this was a good idea?
14. What did he think Sammy should do?
15. Who told Sammys mom?
16. What did she do?
17. Was Sammy worried?
18. What did he think Mr. Grumpy would do?
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answer: 1. baseball
2. every day
3. his mom
4. his friends
5. a rock
6. his shoe
7. old man Mr. Grumpy's yard
8. on a bench
9. reading a book
10. because he might get in trouble
11. Billy
12. climb the fence into Mr. Grumpy's yard
13. no
14. tell Sammy's mom
15. Billy
16. She took him to Mr. Grumpy's door
17. yes
18. Mr. Grumpy would yell

input: Make use of the article to answer the questions. My wife Julie and I were out on the road that runs around where we live, when we saw an old worn-out dog stumbling painfully up the road. We stopped, bent down, talked gently to the dog and patted it. I checked and there was a collar with a phone number. I called but no one answered.

The dog was painfully thin. So Julie ran home to get some of our dog's food while I tried to encourage the dog. After Julie came back, we sat down on the sidewalk while our new friend made short work of the food. Eventually we got her home.

After trying for many times we got a response from the number. A lady came around with a bunch of flowers for us. She explained that Tara had been her father's dog. She was very old and got lost that morning. So, Tara was safely returned home.

Here is the truth of the story:

Actually Julie and I were out that morning because I was leaving. She was trying to persuade me to come back, but I wasn't hearing anything that made that sound likely.

I was about to turn and go when an old black dog walked between us and almost fell down. Suddenly we had something more important than _ to worry about. There was a creature in need right before us and we had to work together to help it.

We did help it. And here I am writing the story in my own home, in my own family.

In the song "Love Is Not a Fight" Warren Barfield talks about marriage. At one point he sings, "And if we try to leave, may God send angels to guard the door."

Sometimes angels come disguised as dogs. 1. Who was the author of the story walking with?
2. What was the real reason they were walking?
3. Was his wife happy to see him go?
4. What did they encounter on their walk?
5. Was the dog fat?
6. Did the dog have any identification?
7. Was the author able to immediately reach someone at the number?
8. What color was the dog?
9. Was the author able to ever reach the owner of the dog?
10. Was it a man or woman?
11. Did she give them anything for finding the dog?
numbered_answers:
1. With his wife Julie
2. The author was leaving
3. No
4. an old worn-out dog stumbling painfully up the road
5. No
6. It had a collar with a phone number
7. No
8. black
9. Yes
10. a woman
11. a bunch of flowers