Question: Problem: Bob walked out the door with a huge grin on his face. It was his first day of middle school. His mom, who is a nurse at the high school, waved at him as he entered the bus. The bus driver said "good to see you Bob". Bob said "you too Mr. Smith". Bob was so excited to see his friends that he could barely breathe. As he walked down the school bus, Bob's friends Jill, Jim, Jeff and Chris all waved to him. Instead of sitting next to his best friend Chris, Bob turned left and sat next to Jill. Jeff and Jim started laughing at him and teased "Bob and Jill sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G". Bob's face turned red from embarrassment. Chris felt bad for Bob and reached into his pockets to help his friend. When he reached in, he felt a pencil, a rock and a folded up piece of paper. Chris's eyes twinkled. He had a plan. Without Jim and Jeff seeing, Chris quickly made a paper airplane with the piece of paper he found in his pocket. He threw the paper airplane at Jim. The plane hit Jim in the face. Both Jim and Jeff stopped laughing. Bob looked over to Chris and smiled.
1. Who has his first day of middle school today?
2. What does his mom do for work?
3. Why was he so excited?
4. Who did he sit next to?
5. How many friends does he have?
6. Who teased them?
7. Who is his closest friend?
8. Did he like what they were doing to his friend?
9. What did he do to make them stop?
10. Who is Mr. Smith?
11. How did Bob feel after his friend helped him?
Answer: 1. Bob
2. nurse
3. to see his friends
4. Jill
5. Four
6. Jeff and Jim
7. Chris
8. No
9. Made a paper airplane and threw it
10. bus driver
11. Happy

Problem: CHAPTER X 

NAT POOLE WANTS TO KNOW 

That evening Dave was on his way to the school library, to consult a certain work of reference, when he ran into another student who suddenly grasped him by the shoulder. It was rather dark where the pair confronted each other, and for the instant our hero did not recognize the fellow. 

"What do you want?" 

"I want to speak to you for a minute, Dave Porter," said the other, in a voice that trembled a trifle. 

"Oh, it's you, Nat," answered Dave, as he recognized the son of the Crumville money-lender. "What do you want?" He rather imagined that the youth wished to pick another quarrel with him. 

"I--I want to talk in private with you," returned Nat, and looked around, to see if anybody else was near. 

"What about?" 

"You were out walking this afternoon and met that wild man, so I heard." 

"That is true." 

"You tried to catch him, didn't you?" 

"Yes, Roger Morr, Buster Beggs, Gus Plum, and I did our best to collar him, but he was too fast for us. He ran down to the river, got into a rowboat, and rowed away." 

"So I heard. And I heard something else," continued the boy from Crumville. "When you called to the man to stop he answered back, didn't he?" 

"Yes." 

"Will you please tell me what he said?" And Nat's voice had an eager ring in it. 

"He told us to beware and go back, or we'd get into trouble." 
1. What is the name off the chapter?
2. What time of day is it?
3. Where is Dave headed?
4. To do what?
5. What happened on his way there?
6. Did he recognize the student instantly?
7. What does Dave say to the person?
8. Does the person respond angrily?
9. Who's Nat's dad?
10. Who Doea Nat ask Dave about?
11. How many people were with Dave when he tried to catch the man?
12. How did the man get away?
13. Did Dave address the man?
14. Did the man answer?
Answer: 1. CHAPTER X
2. Evening
3. The school library
4. To consult a certain work of reference
5. He ran into another student
6. No.
7. He says "Oh, it's you, Nat"
8. No.
9. A money-lender.
10. Catching him.
11. Three people.
12. By rowboat.
13. Yes.
14. Yes

Problem: Jack Johnson is one of the most popular singer-songwriters in the world. Jack was born on May 18, 1975 in Hawaii. Being the son of a famous surfer, Jack naturally has an interest in surfing. Most of his life lessons were learned in the water. At the age of 17, Jack entered the finals of the Pineline Masters---the world's most famous surfing competition. Everyone thought Jack would become a professional surfer like his father. Unluckily, one month later, he had a deadly accident while surfing and was seriously hurt. Life is like a revolving door. When it closes, it also opens. Jack started to practice playing the guitar and write songs when he was staying in hospital. At first, his father thought Jack only did it for fun, but soon he was surprised at the great progress his son had made. When studying in the university, Jack didn't stop practicing his guitar skills. He played the guitar for school parties. He wrote songs and sang for his teachers and friends. They liked his songs. His first music album Brushfire Fairytalescame out in 2001. It was a great success. His second album,On and On, was much like his first one. They were filled with sweet, easy-going songs that everybody liked listening to. Later, Jack had lots of concerts in and out of America. He became popular all over the world. Jack had five albums by 2010 and more than 15 million copies of them were sold. His music doesn't fit into any of the popular music styles like pop, rock, R&B or hip-hop. It is more like fold music, played with a guitar and beautiful voice. When listening to his songs, you feel like lying on the beach enjoying the warm sunshine. Jack is a talent, though he himself says he is only a surfer who loves music. In his songs we can find his secret of success: Whatever happens in our lives, we have to accept it and do the best we can.
1. What did Jack's dad do for a living?
2. Did he surf also?
3. Did he do it competitively?
4. What competition did he enter?
5. At waht age?
6. What did he practice in college?
7. Did he play for others?
8. Were his pieces liked?
9. By who?
10. Is college where he first started playing?
11. Where did he start?
12. Why was he there?
13. Did he do anything else while there?
14. What?
15. When was his first album released?
16. What was its title?
17. What type of music does he play?
18. What does he think of himself as?
19. What is his secret?
20. Where is it found?
Answer:
Answer: 1. professional surfer
2. yes
3. yes
4. the Pineline Masters
5. 17
6. guitar
7. yes
8. yes
9. his teachers and friends
10. no
11. in the hospital
12. he had a accident
13. yes
14. he wrote songs
15. 2001
16. Brushfire Fairytales
17. fold music
18. a surfer who loves music
19. accepting whatever happens and doing the best we can
20. In his songs