Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
CHAPTER XL 

CAPTAIN ICHABOD PUTS THE CASE 

In the river at Bridgetown lay the good brig King and Queen, just arrived from Jamaica. On her deck was an impatient young gentleman, leaning over the rail and watching the approach of a boat, with two men rowing and a passenger in the stern. 

This impatient young man was Dickory Charter, that morning arrived at Bridgetown and not yet having been on shore. He came for the purpose of settling some business affairs, partly on account of Miss Kate Bonnet and partly for his mother. 

As the boat came nearer, Dickory recognised one of the men who were rowing and hailed him. 

"Heigho! Tom Hilyer," he cried, "I am right glad to see you on this river again. I want a boat to go to my mother's house; know you of one at liberty?" 

The man ceased rowing for a moment and then addressed the passenger in the stern, who, having heard what he had to say, nodded briefly. 

"Well, well, Dick Charter!" cried out the man, "and have you come back as governor of the colony? You look fine enough, anyway. But if you want a boat to go to your mother's old home, you can have a seat in this one; we're going there, and our passenger does not object." 

"Pull up here," cried Dickory, and in a moment he had dropped into the bow of the boat, which then proceeded on its way. 

The man in the stern was fairly young, handsome, sunburned, and well dressed in a suit of black. When Dickory thanked him for allowing him to share his boat the passenger in the stern nodded his head with a jerk and an air which indicated that he took the incident as a matter of course, not to be further mentioned or considered. 
1. Who arrived from Jamaica?
2. Was there someone on the deck?
3. Was he young?
4. and impatient too?
5. What was his name?
6. What did he come for?
7. on account of who?
8. and who else?
9. did he recognize someone?
10. who was it?
11. name him?
12. Did Dickory ask Tom anything?
13. What
14. Did Tom offer Dick to go with him?

Numbered answers:
1. the King
2. yes
3. yes
4. yes
5. Dickory Charter
6. settling some business affairs
7. Miss Kate Bonnet
8. his mother.
9. yes
10. one of the men who were rowing
11. Tom Hilyer
12. yes
13. if he knew of a boat to get to his mother's house
14. yes


Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
Once upon a time, there was a dog named Puddles. Puddles was lonely because he lived in an area where there were no other dogs, but only cats. Day after day, Puddles would have to eat cat food and do cat things in order to fit in with the rest of his group. He found it very boring and Puddles was sad. Puddles didn't even look like a cat! 

All of the other cats teased Puddles. "You're too big," they said. "You've got too long of a nose!" "Why are you panting like that?" Puddles knew that he was different. 

One day, Puddles chose to run away from all of the cats. The cats laughed at him. What a stupid dog! Didn't he know that there were monsters in the woods that could eat him? Puddles didn't care, because Puddles was sad enough to try. 

So Puddles packed up his things - his squeaky ball, his water dish, and his bone - and headed off into the woods. He was finally happy! All of a sudden, Puddles turned. He smelled a funny smell. It smelled like something he had never smelled before. He turned around, and what did he see but another dog! 

Puddles was so happy, he barked with joy. He went home with the other dog, who was named Mittens, and to his family. Puddles was never lonely again.
1. what did puddles reluctantly eat?
2. were there other dogs around?
3. was puddle a dog or a cat?
4. did he look like a cat in any way?
5. where did puddle run away to?
6. who laughed at him?
7. were the woods safe?
8. did puddles care?
9. how many things did he pack?
10. what did he see in the woods?
11. was it a familiar smell?
12. how did the other dog smell?
13. what was his name?
14. was puddles happy?
15. how did he show it?

Numbered answers:
1. cat food
2. no
3. dog
4. no
5. the woods
6. The cats
7. no
8. no
9. S3
10. a dog
11. no
12. like something he had never smelled before.
13. Mittens,
14. yes
15. barked


Question:
Read the text and answer the questions.
George had stolen some money, but the police had caught him and he had been put in prison. Now his trial was about to begin, and he felt sure that he would be found guilty and sent to prison for a long time. 

Then he discovered that an old friend of his was one of the members of the jury at his trial. Of course, he did not tell anybody, but he managed to see his friend secretly one day. He said to him, "Jim, I know that the jury will find me guilty of having stolen the money. I cannot hope to be found not guilty of taking it ---- that would be too much to expect. But I should be grateful to you for the rest of my life if you could persuade the other members of the jury to add a strong recommendation for mercy to their statement that they consider me guilty." 

"Well, George,"answered Jim. "I shall certainly try to do what I can for you as an old friend, but of course I cannot promise anything. The other eleven people on the jury look terribly strong-minded to me." 

George said that he would quite understand if Jim was not able to do anything for him, and thanked him warmly for agreeing to help. 

The trial went on, and at last the time came for the jury to decide whether George was guilty or not. It took them five hours, but in the end they found George guilty, with a strong recommendation for mercy. 

Of course, George was very pleased, but he did not have a chance to see Jim for some time after the trial. At last, however, Jim visited him in prison, and George thanked him warmly and asked him how he had managed to persuade the other members of the jury to recommend mercy. 

"Well, George," Jim answered, "as I thought, those eleven men were very difficult to persuade, but I managed it in the end by tiring them out. Do you know, those fools had all wanted to find you not guilty!"
1. Who stole some money?
2. Was he friends with any of the jury members?
3. What was the friend's name?
4. What was George asking Jim for?
5. How many other people were on the jury?
6. Did George react positively to Jim's answer?
7. How many hours did it take the jury to deliberate?
8. What was the verdict?
9. Did George get what he asked Jim for?
10. Did George ever see Jim again?
11. Was guilty the original verdict the jurors were going to give?


Numbered answers:
1. George
2. Yes.
3. Jim
4. mercy
5. eleven
6. Yes
7. five
8. guilty
9. Yes.
10. Yes
11. No