Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
Today is Josh's birthday, so he invited all of his friends over for his party. Josh wanted it to be the best party ever, so he helped his mom plan it so it would be fun. They first picked that it would be a pool party, since they had a huge pool in their backyard. So they told everybody to wear their bathing suits. They went to the sports store and got a basketball hoop that they could put in the pool, so people could play water basketball. Then they went to the food store and picked out all of Josh's favorite foods. They got chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs so they could cook everything on the grill. When it came time for the party, Josh's best friend Ryan was the first to get there. Soon, all of Josh's friends were there and everybody had a great time. The weather was perfect and the food was delicious. It was the best seventh birthday ever!
1. how was the weather?
2. how old was josh?
3. what day was it?
4. why did he invite all his buddies to his house?
5. how did he ensure that it would be a great celebration?
6. why did they choose a pool party?
7. what was everyone supposed to bring?
8. what did they buy at the shop?
9. where did they place it?
10. why?
11. how many types of food did they purchase?
12. how were they going to prepare them?
13. who arrived first?
14. who was he?
15. was he the only one who showed up?
16. who else did?
17. did they enjoy themselves?
18. how did the meal turn out?
19. compared to other birthdays how was this one?

Numbered answers:
1. Warm
2. Seven
3. Today
4. for his party
5. He helped his mom plan it
6. Because of the huge pool in their backyard
7. bathing suits
8. a basketball hoop
9. the pool
10. to play water basketball.
11. Three
12. On the grill
13. Ryan
14. best friend
15. no
16. his friends
17. yes
18. Good
19. The best


Question:
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN , ) is a regional intergovernmental organisation comprising ten Southeast Asian states which promotes Pan-Asianism and intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, military, educational and cultural integration amongst its members and Asian states. Since its formation on 8 August 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, the organisation's membership has expanded to include Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam. Its principal aims include accelerating economic growth, social progress, and sociocultural evolution among its members, alongside the protection of regional stability and the provision of a mechanism for member countries to resolve differences peacefully. ASEAN is an official United Nations Observer. Communication by members across nations takes place in English. 

ASEAN covers a land area of 4.4 million square kilometres, 3% of the total land area of Earth. ASEAN territorial waters cover an area about three times larger than its land counterpart. Member countries have a combined population of approximately 625 million people, 8.8% of the world's population. In 2015, the organisation's combined nominal GDP had grown to more than US$2.8 trillion. If ASEAN were a single entity, it would rank as the sixth largest economy in the world, behind the USA, China, Japan, France and Germany. ASEAN shares land borders with India, China, Bangladesh, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea, and maritime borders with India, China, Palau, and Australia. Both East Timor and Papua New Guinea are backed by certain ASEAN members for their membership in the organisation.
1. What does ASEAN stand for?
2. What is it?
3. Who is in the organization?
4. When was it created?
5. What date?
6. How large of a land area does it cover?
7. How many people live in that area?
8. What percentage of the population is that?
9. What countries created it?
10. What countries have been added?
11. What is one of it's main objectives?
12. What is another?
13. And the last?
14. What was the GDP in 2015?
15. what
16. What are some of the countries it's land borders?
17. What are some countries that it's water borders?
18. What two countries do some members want to join?
19. Does it follow United Nations rules?
20. What language does the communication happen in?

Numbered answers:
1. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
2. a regional intergovernmental organisation
3. ten Southeast Asian states
4. 1967
5. on 8 August
6. 4.4 million square kilometres
7. 625 million
8. 8.8%
9. Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand
10. Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam
11. accelerating economic growth
12. social progress
13. sociocultural evolution
14. US$2.8 trillion
15. the organisation's combined nominal GDP
16. India and China
17. Palau and Australia
18. East Timor and Papua New Guinea
19. Yes
20. English


Question:
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Anna really likes school. She does well in school and gets good grades. Anna's favorite class time activities are reading, math, and writing. She also enjoys playing with her friends at recess. Anna has a lot of friends in her class. Anna's favorite books to read are mysteries. She has read several Nancy Drew books which are about a young woman who solves exciting mysteries. Anna also likes to read comic books. She tries not to read comic books in class because they often make her laugh out loud. Laughing very loud during quiet reading time could get her into trouble! When playing at recess, Anna likes to make up new games to play. She and her friend Lily enjoy playing games like tag, where you run around chasing after each other. Their games are different than tag because when you tag the other player you call out a math question they have to answer to become "It". Anna always tries to play active games; it makes recess much more fun for her. Sometimes, if the balls are out, she plays soccer with some of her friends. Soccer always makes her very tired. Anna really enjoys playing during recess as it helps her to be ready to work hard in class.
1. What are Nancy Drew books about?
2. Who has read several of these?
3. Does she enjoy them?
4. Is reading one of her favorite things to do at school?
5. How many favorites does she have?
6. What else does she enjoy?
7. What kind of grades does she get?
8. How do you know?
9. Has she ever laughed during class?
10. Why?
11. Is that a good thing?
12. What does she like to do at playtime?
13. Does she play by herself?
14. Who else joins her?
15. What makes her tired?
16. Why does she enjoy recess so much?
17. Why was her version of tag different?
18. What happens next?
19. What games does she try to play most?
20. Why?


Numbered answers:
1. a young woman who solves exciting mysteries
2. Anna
3. yes
4. yes
5. three
6. playing with her friends
7. good ones
8. because she does well in school
9. yes
10. because she reads comic books in class
11. no
12. make up new games to play
13. no
14. her friend Lily
15. playing soccer
16. because it helps work hard in class
17. because when you tag the other player you call out a math question
18. they answer it to become "It"
19. active games
20. because it makes recess much more fun