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No-Glamour Listening Comprehension
No-Glamour Listening Comprehension
Listening Comprehension
by Linda Mulstay-Muratore, M.A., CCC-SLP
Evidence-Based Practice
According to the Clinical Guidelines of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
(www.rcslt.org/resources, 2005; www.cebm.net/levels_of_evidence.asp#levels, 2001),
the following therapy principles are supported by evidence at Levels Ib through Level IV:
• Students should understand specific grammar structures before they are asked to use
them in speech.
The tasks in this book incorporate the above principles and are also based on expert
professional practice.
Dedication
To my darling little Josie, who loves her stories
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Pretest/Posttest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1-Sentence Stories
Who Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Where Questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
What Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
When Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
What Happened Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
How/Why Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
2-Sentence Stories
Who, Where, What, and When Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
4+ Sentence Stories
Comprehension Questions and Story Retelling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Many children with deficits in comprehension and/or auditory processing have difficulty
answering simple Wh- questions about information in single sentences, multiple
sentences, and short stories. Answering questions about simple stories requires
simultaneous efficiency in multiple tasks such as attending, auditory memory, word
retrieval, and formulating responses. A child with a problem in any of these areas may
be unable to provide an appropriate answer to a Wh- question even immediately after
hearing the question.
While many clinicians address IEP goals targeting these deficits and include storytelling
activities in their therapy sessions, it can be difficult for the busy clinician to find
appropriate story materials for younger children or to make up stories on the spot for
therapy. No-Glamour Listening Comprehension provides the clinician with plenty of
stimulus material and Wh- questions for the child who has difficulty with early listening
comprehension skills for sentences or stories.
The stories and associated questions are organized in a general hierarchy from the
easiest to the most challenging. No-Glamour Listening Comprehension includes many
one-sentence stories that can be used to teach comprehension of simple who, where,
what, when, what happened, how, and why questions in isolation or in a sentence. The
target information needed for a response may be in the beginning, middle, or end of
a sentence. Next two-sentence and three-to-four-sentence stories with more complex
Wh- questions are introduced, with more complex comprehension questions. Finally
stories with four or more sentences are provided for targeting story comprehension,
higher-level auditory/language processing, or story retelling. Pictures for multiple-
sentence stories are also provided and can be used as cues in teaching visual
compensatory strategies.
If the Pretest shows that the child is unable to respond with appropriate information to
simple Wh- questions about single sentences with 80-90% accuracy, begin by working on
the child’s ability to answer who questions about single sentences. Prepare the child
by saying, “I am going to tell you a short story. Listen carefully and then I will ask you
questions about the story.”
If the child responds acceptably (“John”), praise him. Move on and read a single-
sentence story that has a target what question.
If the child is unable to answer the initial who question, read the story again and try
to emphasize the answer within the story by reading a certain part more slowly or more
loudly or with more emphasis on the key word.
Repeat the target who question. If the child still doesn’t respond appropriately,
provide the answer and have him repeat it. Read subsequent stories and ask
who questions until the child is able to respond to who questions about a sentence
with 80-90% accuracy. Then continue by working on the child’s ability to answer
where questions about sentences, using the same procedure. Continue and require
the same 80-90% accuracy criteria before moving on to the next type of question.
Make sure the child can answer a question without regard to the location of the
target information in a sentence. For example, if a child can only answer who questions
when the answer is in the beginning of the sentence, do not move on to the next group of
target questions until she is able to answer correctly regardless of the location of the
key information in a sentence.
Once the child can answer all of the various target questions about single-sentence
stories with 80-90% accuracy, move on to asking questions about simple two-sentence
stories. When the child is able to answer all of the various target questions about
simple two-sentence stories with 80-90% accuracy, move on to asking questions about
simple three-to-four-sentence stories. Then move on to asking questions about stories
with four or more sentences.
Depending on the student’s ability, you may want him to look at the picture while you
read the story, or you may want to wait and use the picture as a prompt. In general,
once a child is able to answer questions about stories while looking at a picture, it is
helpful to generalize this ability by then having him answer story questions without using
a visual aid.
You may also wish to use No-Glamour Listening Comprehension to work on a child’s
ability to retell stories with appropriate sequence, sentence structure, and accuracy.
Use the multi-picture stories on pages 218-253 for this task. In this case, say to the
child, “I am going to tell you a short story. Listen carefully because when I finish,
I want you to tell the story back to me.” Read the story as the child looks at the
pictures. When you are finished, say, “Now you tell the story.” Have the child look at
the pictures as he retells the story. The child is not required to tell the story back
verbatim, but he must include important details in the proper sequence. Once a child
can retell a story while he looks at the pictures, have him retell the story without
looking at the pictures.
Helpful Hints
When you present many stimulus items consecutively, you may find that the child’s
accuracy in responding becomes poorer as each new item is presented. The presen-
tation of multiple consecutive sentences or stories may be too taxing on the child’s
ability to process information, and she may become fatigued. Here are a few strat-
egies to help increase the child’s accuracy of performance.
• Let the child know how many questions you are going to ask before taking a break
so she understands this will not be an endless task. If necessary, show the child
how many questions she will be asked by having her cross off a set number of
boxes or take tokens off a board for each question after she answers it.
The Answer Key (pages 258-264) lists responses as examples. Accept other logical
answers as appropriate also.
Below are suggested I.E.P. objectives that mirror the hierarchy of tasks within No-
Glamour Listening Comprehension.
Long-Term Objective 1: The child will improve receptive language and/or auditory
processing skills.
Short-Term Objectives
• The child will demonstrate appropriate auditory attention to speakers during
specific listening activities 80% of the time without prompting.
• The child will demonstrate comprehension of simple who, where, what, when,
what happened, and how/why questions about a sentence by responding with
appropriate information with 80% accuracy independently.
• The child will demonstrate comprehension of simple who, where, what, when,
what happened, and how/why questions about multiple sentences by responding
with appropriate information with 80% accuracy independently.
• The child will demonstrate comprehension of how, why, and other complex
Wh- questions about short stories by responding with appropriate information
with 80% accuracy independently.
Short-Term Objectives
• The child will answer simple who, where, what, and when questions with 80%
accuracy independently.
• The child will answer how, why, and other complex Wh- questions with 80%
accuracy independently.
• The child will encode actions and events from a short story sequentially with
80% accuracy independently.
1. Jordan played with his trains. Who played with his trains? Jordan + -
2. Mrs. Gates made vegetable soup. Who made vegetable soup? Mrs. Gates + -
3. A noise scared Daniel. Who did the noise scare? Daniel + -
4. The flowers are for Miss Romeo. Who are the flowers for? Miss Romeo + -
5. The stroller is in the back of Dorie’s car. Who has a stroller in the back
of her car? Dorie + -
1. The bugs are under the ground. Where are the bugs? under the ground + -
2. The family is going to a movie. Where is the family going? to a movie + -
3. Above the water, the birds looked for food. Where did the birds look
for food? above the water + -
4. At the bookstore, Tracy bought a magazine. Where did Tracy buy
a magazine? at the bookstore + -
5. The tree next to the house was leaning. Where was the leaning tree?
next to the house + -
1. Rebecca turned the page. What did Rebecca do? turned the page + -
2. Mr. Foster painted his garage. What did Mr. Foster do? painted his garage + -
3. Willy finished his homework. What did Willy do? finished his homework + -
4. Carlos broke his airplane. What did Carlos do? broke his airplane + -
5. The class put on a play. What did the class do? put on a play + -
1. Kevin went to piano lessons after school. When did Kevin go to piano
lessons? after school + -
2. On Tuesday, Jeannie left her lunchbox at home. When did Jeannie leave
her lunchbox at home? on Tuesday + -
3. Next summer, Joey’s family is going to Mexico on vacation. When is
Joey’s family going to Mexico? next summer + -
4. Alison’s mother promised her that after she turns nine, she can get her
ears pierced. When can Alison get her ears pierced? after she turns nine + -
5. Jeffrey woke up at 3:00 in the morning because his brother started
talking in his sleep. When did Jeffrey wake up? at 3:00 in the morning + -
1. Janie dropped her juice all over the floor when a boy bumped her arm.
What happened when the boy bumped Janie’s arm? She dropped her juice. + -
2. Victoria’s dress was so long, she tripped over it when she walked down
the aisle at graduation. What happened when Victoria walked down the
aisle at graduation? She tripped over her dress. + -
3. A toddler found a marker on the floor and she drew all over the wall. What
happened when the toddler found a marker? She drew all over the wall. + -
4. After Mindy took a bath, she realized there were no towels in the
bathroom. What happened after Mindy took a bath?
She realized there were no towels in the bathroom. + -
5. When Brianna went out to her car and saw the inside of her car was soaking
wet, she realized she forgot to close the sunroof on her car before the
storm. What happened when Brianna went out to her car?
She saw that the inside of her car was soaking wet. + -
1. When Gino heard his brother had broken his arm playing football, he got
a ride to the hospital from his friend. How did Gino’s brother break his
arm? playing football + -
2. Kaleem’s cat quickly ran outside when Kaleem opened the door for his
friend to come in. How did Kaleem’s cat get out of the house?
Kaleem opened the door. + -
3. When Liam went into some bushes to get the baseball, he got poison ivy
all over his arms. How did Liam get poison ivy?
He went into some bushes to get the baseball. + -
4. Katrina was sad when she found out she didn’t get a part in the school
play. Why was Katrina sad? She didn’t get a part in the school play. + -
5. The teacher wore her work boots to school the day she had a trip to
the muddy pumpkin farm. Why did the teacher wear her work boots
to school? She had a trip to the muddy pumpkin farm. + -
1. Marc went to the hardware store on Saturday morning. He bought a new toolbox.
2. Larry went to the post office before breakfast. He mailed an important package.
3. Next month, Alicia will go to the city. She will march in a parade.
4. When it gets dark out, Pablo likes to go in his backyard. He tries to catch fireflies.
5. Blaine goes to the bagel store to make the bagels. She gets there at five A.M.
on the weekends.
1. Tyler went to the airport to say good-bye to his uncle yesterday. When his uncle
waved good-bye from the airplane, Tyler cried. He missed his uncle.
2. Robyn went to the toy store to buy a present before her friend ’s birthday party.
When she got to the birthday party, she realized she had left the present at the
toy store. Robyn went back to the toy store to get the present.
3. Joanie wanted to look at the moon through her telescope at midnight. She went
outside on the patio. When she tried to find the moon, a cloud went in front
of it. Joanie looked at some stars instead.
3-4 Sentence Stories: Who, Where, What, When, What Happened, and
How/Why Questions, continued
4. When it began to snow, Ellen went outside to catch snowflakes on her tongue. All of
a sudden, the clouds got dark and it got very windy. Ellen ran inside the house to be
out of the storm.
5. On the first day of school, Bruce wore a new white shirt. In the art room, Bruce
was painting a picture with red paint. When he leaned over to reach his paintbrush,
the bottom of his shirt dipped in the red paint. Bruce took his shirt off at home
and rinsed it in the sink, but the shirt turned pink!
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1. Last Saturday was a hot, sunny day, so the Carlos family decided to go to the beach.
2. Everyone wanted to do something different at the beach. The family packed shovels,
pails, surfboards, books, tubes, towels, snorkels, fins, a picnic basket, and a Frisbee.
3. Then it was time to go, but the car was so packed with equipment, there was no room
for the family to sit.
4. The family decided to unpack the car and start over. By the time they unpacked, it
was too late to go to the beach.
6. They all stayed in their swimsuits. They set up a picnic blanket under a tree in the
backyard and got wet under the sprinkler instead. Everyone had a great time.
Questions
3. What did they pack for their trip? shovels, pails, surfboards,
books, tubes, towels, snorkels, fins, a picnic basket, and a Frisbee + -
4. When did the Carlos family want to go to the beach? last Saturday + -
6. Why didn’t the Carlos family go to the beach after they unpacked their
car? It was too late. + -
3. Darla has a new baby sister. Who has a new baby sister?
5. The Stout family had a yard sale. Who had a yard sale?
6. Rosemary rode the train to the city. Who rode the train to the city?
10. A wave knocked over a surfer. Who did the wave knock over?
11. These girls like the new boy in school. Who do the girls like?
12. The motorcycle was a present for Kyle’s Dad. Who was the motorcycle a
present for?
13. The Popsicle dripped on Jamie. Who did the Popsicle drip on?
14. A letter was delivered to Mrs. Phillips. Who was a letter delivered to?
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6. Roberto is tall. Who is tall? Roberto + -
7. Pete wants to play ball. Who wants to play ball? Pete + -
8. George is a hard worker. Who is a hard worker? George + -
9. Stacey has long fingernails. Who has long fingernails? Stacey + -
1 0. Doug doesn’t like ice cream. Who doesn’t like ice cream? Doug + -
1 1. Gail swims every day. Who swims every day? Gail + -
1 2. Olivia grows flowers. Who grows flowers? Olivia + -
1 3. Carrie has red hair. Who has red hair? Carrie + -
1 4. Arthur smells like coconut. Who smells like coconut? Arthur + -
1 5. Dino has a new puppy. Who has a new puppy? Dino + -
1 6. Seth is a strong boy. Who is a strong boy? Seth + -
1 7. Shelly drives to work. Who drives to work? Shelly + -
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23. Ross likes to ski. Who likes to ski? Ross + -
24. Miss Grecco is a good teacher. Who is a good teacher? Miss Grecco + -
25. Michele laughs a lot. Who laughs a lot? Michele + -
26. Joey sleeps all day. Who sleeps all day? Joey + -
27. Mr. Peterson is a funny man. Who is a funny man? Mr. Peterson + -
28. Rori has a new ball. Who has a new ball? Rori + -
29. Mr. Reedy has no teeth. Who has no teeth? Mr. Reedy + -
30. Matthew is shy. Who is shy? Matthew + -
3 1. Shane knows the alphabet. Who knows the alphabet? Shane + -
32. Paolo has a lot of games. Who has a lot of games? Paolo + -
33. Ryan doesn’t have a computer. Who doesn’t have a computer? Ryan + -
34. Morgan is friendly. Who is friendly? Morgan + -
35. Lorna won’t watch scary movies. Who won’t watch scary movies? Lorna + -
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40. Robert takes the bus. Who takes the bus? Robert + -
4 1. Kara talks all day. Who talks all day? Kara + -
42. Eddie can’t go outside. Who can’t go outside? Eddie + -
43. Harry saves his pennies. Who saves his pennies? Harry + -
44. Mrs. Thomas bakes cookies. Who bakes cookies? Mrs. Thomas + -
45. Drew wears round glasses. Who wears round glasses? Drew + -
46. Miss Jones can’t drive. Who can’t drive? Miss Jones + -
47. Hector is very silly. Who is very silly? Hector + -
48. Darin plants flowers outside. Who plants flowers outside? Darin + -
49. Denise has a jump rope. Who has a jump rope? Denise + -
50. Victor calls every day. Who calls every day? Victor + -
5 1. The ball rolled to Karen. Who did the ball roll to? Karen + -
52. The jacket belongs to Dara. Who does the jacket belong to? Dara + -
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57. The hat belongs to the baby. Who does the hat belong to? the baby + -
58. The present is for Grandma. Who is the present for? Grandma + -
59. A bird landed on Rosa. Who did the bird land on? Rosa + -
60. The telephone call is for Bob. Who is the telephone call for? Bob + -
6 1. The pants fit Tamara. Who do the pants fit? Tamara + -
62. The blocks fell on Spencer. Who did the blocks fall on? Spencer + -
63. A bird flew past Jake. Who did the bird fly past? Jake + -
64. The ice cream is for Janet. Who is the ice cream for? Janet + -
65. The candle burned Dennis. Who did the candle burn? Dennis + -
66. A feather tickled Jessica. Who did the feather tickle? Jessica + -
67. The key was Tim’s. Who did the key belong to? Tim + -
68. A wave splashed Hannah. Who did the wave splash? Hannah + -
69. The crowd cheered for Scott. Who did the crowd cheer for? Scott + -
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74. A soda spilled on Lida. Who did the soda spill on? Lida + -
75. A bee stung David. Who did the bee sting? David + -
76. The sun burned Erin. Who did the sun burn? Erin + -
77. A kite landed on Gary. Who did the kite land on? Gary + -
78. Jen got some gum stuck in her hair. Who got some gum stuck in her hair? Jen + -
79. Connor put ice in his soda. Who put ice in his soda? Connor + -
80. The cat belongs to Eleanor. Who does the cat belong to? Eleanor + -
8 1. The paper is for Al. Who is the paper for? Al + -
82. The books are in Sydney’s backpack. Who has books in his backpack? Sydney + -
83. The message was for Ryan. Who was the message for? Ryan + -
84. The phone is on Haley’s desk. Who has a phone on her desk? Haley + -
85. The earrings are in June’s drawer. Who has earrings in her drawer? June + -
86. An apple is in Hal’s lunchbox. Who has an apple in his lunchbox? Hal + -
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9 1. The scissors are in Greg’s desk. Who has scissors in his desk? Greg + -
92. A dog bone is on Dawn’s bed. Who has a dog bone on her bed? Dawn + -
93. These toys are for the babies. Who are these toys for? the babies + -
94. An apple dropped on Colin. Who did the apple drop on? Colin + -
95. The mail is in Mr. Kop’s mailbox. Who has mail in his mailbox? Mr. Kop + -
96. Flowers are blooming in Kayla’s garden. Who has flowers blooming in her garden? Kayla + -
97. That scream came from Riley. Who did that scream come from? Riley + -
98. These crayons are for Mackenzie. Who are these crayons for? Mackenzie + -
99. Some perfume was given to Jillian. Who was the perfume given to? Jillian + -
100. The surprise was for Grandpa. Who was the surprise for? Grandpa + -
2. Toni Ann is going to her child’s day care. Where is Toni Ann going?
5. From the balcony, the king waved to his public. Where did the king wave from?
6. From the diving board, Ian did a great backflip. Where did Ian do a backflip from?
7. On top of the large bump, the car got stuck. Where did the car get stuck?
8. At the finish line, the runner stopped. Where did the runner stop?
9. On the boat, Mrs. Epps felt a little sick. Where did Mrs. Epps feel sick?
10. The plates in the dishwasher are still dirty. Where are the dirty plates?
11. Long icicles are hanging from the roof. Where are the long icicles?
12. The clothes piled on the chair are wrinkled. Where are the wrinkled clothes?
13. The baskets of plants hanging from the ceiling need water. Where are the baskets
of plants?
14. The lipstick found in the washing machine ruined all of the clothes. Where was the
lipstick found?
1. Leslie went to the bakery. Where did Leslie go? to the bakery + -
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6. Phillip is going to the library. Where is Phillip going? to the library + -
7. Shannon is at the flower shop. Where is Shannon? at the flower shop + -
8. Mr. Brennan is at work. Where is Mr. Brennan? at work + -
9. The Nelsons are at Disneyland. Where are the Nelsons? at Disneyland + -
1 0. Mary Ellen is on the stage. Where is Mary Ellen? on the stage + -
1 1. Elizabeth is at gymnastics. Where is Elizabeth? at gymnastics + -
1 2. Craig is playing in his crib. Where is Craig playing? in his crib + -
1 3. Dylan is at his cousin’s house. Where is Dylan? at his cousin’s house + -
1 4. Mr. Frank went to New York. Where did Mr. Frank go? to New York + -
1 5. The boys are on the merry-go-round. Where are the boys? on the merry-go-round + -
1 6. The Rosens live across the street. Where do the Rosens live? across the street + -
1 7. Jill and Mary are in the office. Where are Jill and Mary? in the office + -
1 8. Vanna and Ralph are next door. Where are Vanna and Ralph? next door + -
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23. The twins are going to the hockey rink. Where are the twins going? to the hockey rink + -
24. The monkeys climbed into the trees. Where did the monkeys climb? into the trees + -
25. The children walked to the playground. Where did the
children walk? to the playground + -
26. At the restaurant, Lori ordered soup. Where did Lori order soup? at the restaurant + -
27. From the window, the couple waved to their friends. Where did the
couple wave from? from the window + -
28. Under the porch, the girl stayed dry. Where did the girl stay dry? under the porch + -
29. Up the tree, the squirrel hid from the dog. Where did the squirrel hide? up the tree + -
30. In the gym, the man did his exercises. Where did the man do
his exercises? in the gym + -
3 1. At the party, the clown shook everyone’s hand. Where did the clown
shake everyone’s hand? at the party + -
32. In the bathtub, the baby splashed. Where did the baby splash? in the bathtub + -
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36. At the amusement park, Rashid met his friends. Where did Rashid
meet his friends? at the amusement park + -
37. In the classroom, the teacher read a story. Where did the
teacher read a story? in the classroom + -
38. At the baseball game, Cameron ate a hot dog. Where did Cameron
eat a hot dog? at the baseball game + -
39. At her grandma’s house, Sophie baked cookies. Where did Sophie
bake cookies? at her grandma’s house + -
40. In the ocean, a dolphin ate a fish. Where did the dolphin eat a fish? in the ocean + -
4 1. Under the rock, a snake slithered. Where did the snake slither? under the rock + -
42. At the concert, the children sang. Where did the children sing? at the concert + -
43. In the office, the secretary worked after school. Where did the
secretary work? in the office + -
44. On the dock, the birds ate the bread. Where did the birds eat the bread? on the dock + -
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48. On the bed, the woman left her wallet. Where did the woman leave
her wallet? on the bed + -
49. In the small tunnel, the train got stuck. Where did the train get stuck? in the small tunnel + -
50. On the top shelf, Tina placed her trophy. Where did Tina place her trophy? on the top shelf + -
5 1. The man on the boat waved. Where was the man? on the boat + -
52. The woman in the car sneezed. Where did the woman sneeze? in the car + -
53. The little boy on the bus dropped his lunch. Where did the little boy
drop his lunch? on the bus + -
54. The birds in the nest cried for their mother. Where did the birds cry? in the nest + -
55. The marchers in the parade played their instruments. Where did the marchers
play their instruments? in the parade + -
56. The children at the playground were running. Where were the
children running? at the playground + -
57. The puppies in the box were whining. Where were the puppies whining? in the box + -
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6 1. The potato chips on the floor were crushed. Where were the
crushed potato chips? on the floor + -
62. The car on the side of the road was stuck. Where was the car stuck? on the side of the road + -
63. A pen in the girl’s pocket leaked ink. Where did the pen leak? in the girl’s pocket + -
64. The clothes in the washing machine are wet. Where are the
wet clothes? in the washing machine + -
65. The computer game Jeremy played at his friend’s house was fun.
Where did Jeremy play a fun computer game? at his friend’s house + -
66. The cat on the fence meowed. Where did the cat meow? on the fence + -
67. The TV in the living room is broken. Where is the broken TV ? in the living room + -
68. The dip at the party was delicious. Where was the delicious dip? at the party + -
69. The gum under the desk was sticky. Where was the sticky gum? under the desk + -
7 1. The ants at the picnic were hungry. Where were the hungry ants? at the picnic + -
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movie star signing autographs? at the theater + -
76. Dana found the keys behind the phone. Where did Dana find the keys? behind the phone + -
77. Between his eyes, Mr. Malone has a scar. Where is Mr. Malone’s scar? between his eyes + -
78. At the gym, Jenny lifted weights. Where did Jenny lift weights? at the gym + -
79. Keira got a belt from her friend’s closet. Where did Keira get a belt? from her friend’s closet + -
80. Abigail danced at the theater. Where did Abigail dance? at the theater + -
8 1. The towel on the floor was all wet. Where was the wet towel? on the floor + -
82. The horse ate an apple behind the barn. Where did the horse eat
an apple? behind the barn + -
83. The boy was asleep under the blanket. Where was the boy asleep? under the blanket + -
84. The kids at the back of the bus were laughing. Where were the
kids laughing? at the back of the bus + -
85. In the mirror, the baby made funny faces. Where did the baby
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90. Between the trees, the hammock swung. Where did the hammock swing? between the trees + -
9 1. The sign under the light said “Caution.” Where was the “Caution” sign? under the light + -
92. Behind the garbage can, the raccoon hid. Where did the raccoon hide? behind the garbage can + -
93. The ice on the front sidewalk is slippery. Where is the ice slippery? on the front sidewalk + -
94. At the restaurant, the family ate pasta. Where did the family eat pasta? at the restaurant + -
95. The plant above the cabinet was droopy. Where was the droopy plant? above the cabinet + -
96. At the movie, the ticket line was very long. Where was the long line? at the movie + -
97. The remote fell between the cushions. Where did the remote fall? between the cushions + -
98. On the porch, Grandma read her book. Where did Grandma read her book? on the porch + -
99. The baby fell asleep in the swing. Where did the baby fall asleep? in the swing + -
100. The flowers at the bottom of the tree bloomed. Where did the flowers bloom? at the bottom
1. Phil washed his face. What did Phil do? washed his face + -
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6. Denise hurt her arm. What did Denise do? hurt her arm + -
7. Candice opened her book. What did Candice do? opened her book + -
8. Barry closed the closet. What did Barry do? closed the closet + -
9. Darla put on her hat. What did Darla do? put on her hat + -
1 0. Landon pushed his brother. What did Landon do? pushed his brother + -
1 1. Luis painted his fence. What did Luis do? painted his fence + -
1 2. Carol dropped her money. What did Carol do? dropped her money + -
1 3. Barney fixed the chair. What did Barney do? fixed the chair + -
1 4. Diego laughed at the joke. What did Diego do? laughed at the joke + -
1 5. Becca cooked some rice. What did Becca do? cooked some rice + -
1 6. Austin turned the page. What did Austin do? turned the page + -
1 7. Molly looked out the window. What did Molly do? looked out the window + -
1 8. Miguel danced at the party. What did Miguel do? danced at the party + -
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23. Rock charged the fence. What did Rock do? charged the fence + -
24. Devon yelled out the window. What did Devon do? yelled out the window + -
25. Gregory clicked the mouse. What did Gregory do? clicked the mouse + -
26. Alison changed her clothes. What did Alison do? changed her clothes + -
27. Sean stapled his papers. What did Sean do? stapled his papers + -
28. Frank vacuumed the rug. What did Frank do? vacuumed the rug + -
29. Bonnie waited in line. What did Bonnie do? waited in line + -
30. Kareem waved to his friend. What did Kareem do? waved to his friend + -
3 1. Jim raised the flag. What did Jim do? raised the flag + -
32. Danielle lifted her shopping bag. What did Danielle do? lifted her shopping bag + -
33. Walter showed us his cut. What did Walter do? showed us his cut + -
34. Peg hugged her grandma. What did Peg do? hugged her grandma + -
35. April rubbed her eyes. What did April do? rubbed her eyes + -
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40. Tony set the table. What did Tony do? set the table + -
4 1. Brianna planted a tree. What did Brianna do? planted a tree + -
42. Jarred fastened his seat belt. What did Jarred do? fastened his seat belt + -
43. Erin coughed in her hand. What did Erin do? coughed in her hand + -
44. Ed finished his homework. What did Ed do? finished his homework + -
45. Mary Lou sprayed the perfume. What did Mary Lou do? sprayed the perfume + -
46. Sam stopped at the store. What did Sam do? stopped at the store + -
47. Bernie cried at the movie. What did Bernie do? cried at the movie + -
48. Orlando watched a TV show. What did Orlando do? watched a TV show + -
49. Matt raced around the block. What did Matt do? raced around the block + -
50. Stephanie tripped over a rock. What did Stephanie do? tripped over a rock + -
5 1. Jeff dug a hole. What did Jeff do? dug a hole + -
52. Rose ate macaroni. What did Rose do? ate macaroni + -
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57. Bethany set the table. What did Bethany do? set the table + -
58. Joseph took a nap. What did Joseph do? took a nap + -
59. Anthony made a snowman. What did Anthony do? made a snowman + -
60. Uncle Ray drove to the bank. What did Uncle Ray do? drove to the bank + -
6 1. Harold rode a horse. What did Harold do? rode a horse + -
62. Henry took a picture. What did Henry do? took a picture + -
63. Ned fed the goldfish. What did Ned do? fed the goldfish + -
64. Julie bought a sweater. What did Julie do? bought a sweater + -
65. Ted taught his class. What did Ted do? taught his class + -
66. Marla sang “Happy Birthday.” What did Marla do? sang “Happy Birthday” + -
67. Jeannie said, “No, thanks.” What did Jeannie do? said, “No, thanks.” + -
68. Micah held his mom’s hand. What did Micah do? held his mom’s hand + -
69. Will went to a restaurant. What did Will do? went to a restaurant + -
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74. Noel hid behind the couch. What did Noel do? hid behind the couch + -
75. Nick felt the soft kitten. What did Nick do? felt the soft kitten + -
76. Jane spoke to her grandpa. What did Jane do? spoke to her grandpa + -
77. Manuel fell off the bench. What did Manuel do? fell off the bench + -
78. Linda heard the news. What did Linda do? heard the news + -
79. Trudy found some marbles. What did Trudy do? found some marbles + -
80. Karis sat on the grass. What did Karis do? sat on the grass + -
8 1. Julia gave a high-five. What did Julia do? gave a high-five + -
82. Valerie told a joke. What did Valerie do? told a joke + -
83. Sonia turned on the light. What did Sonia do? turned on the light + -
84. Kelly saw a rainbow. What did Kelly do? saw a rainbow + -
85. Clarence hung a picture. What did Clarence do? hung a picture + -
86. Marion came to the door. What did Marion do? came to the door + -
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9 1. Dan broke the lamp. What did Dan do? broke the lamp + -
92. Owen stole a base. What did Owen do? stole a base + -
93. Rita wore her coat. What did Rita do? wore her coat + -
94. Nicholas grew some vegetables. What did Nicholas do? grew some vegetables + -
95. Diana slept outside. What did Diana do? slept outside + -
96. Ramona rode her bike. What did Ramona do? rode her bike + -
97. Rex stood on the mound. What did Rex do? stood on the mound + -
98. Pete shot the basketball. What did Pete do? shot the basketball + -
99. Reed built a doghouse. What did Reed do? built a doghouse + -
100. Gilbert threw the football. What did Gilbert do? threw the football + -
1. Terence went to the library Saturday night. When did Terence go to the library?
2. Philip played basketball with his friends after school. When did Philip play basketball
with his friends?
3. Kendra forgot to feed her fish yesterday. When did Kendra forget to feed
her fish?
4. Aunt Grace sat on the porch and had a cup of tea this afternoon. When did Aunt
Grace have a cup of tea on her porch?
5. Tomorrow Mr. Denton is going to build a birdhouse for his backyard. When will Mr.
Denton build a birdhouse?
6. Last summer, Cole’s cousin from Ireland came to visit. When did Cole’s cousin come
to visit?
7. Before going to sleep, Mrs. King reads a chapter in her book. When does Mrs. King
read her book?
8. Whitney had fun on Sunday afternoon when she went for a bike ride in the park.
When did Whitney go for a bike ride?
9. Jade took all day Friday to clean her garage. When did Jade clean her garage?
10. When the rain stopped, the children went outside to play in the puddles. When did
the children go outside to play?
11. The teacher handed out the homework for the class to do over the weekend. When
should the class do their homework?
12. Since the fire drill happened in the middle of the children’s recital, the children
started over and sang again. When did the fire drill happen?
13. The turtles crawled out of the water just before it became dark and hid between
some rocks on the beach. When did the turtles crawl out of the water?
14. The baby fell asleep in the car on the way home from his grandma’s house. When
did the baby fall asleep in the car?
1. Today Carl called his friend. When did Carl call his friend? today + -
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6. This afternoon, Marlin has karate class. When does Marlin have
karate class? this afternoon + -
7. Last night, Grace had a hard time going to sleep. When did Grace
have a hard time going to sleep? last night + -
8. After school, Natalie took a nap. When did Natalie take a nap? after school + -
9. Before dinner, Leila did her homework. When did Leila do
her homework? before dinner + -
1 0. In the middle of the night, Andy ate a bowl of cereal. When did
Andy eat a bowl of cereal? in the middle of the night + -
1 1. When it is dark, Greg goes to bed. When does Greg go to bed? when it is dark + -
1 2. When the sun comes up, Debra takes her dog for a walk.
When does Debra take her dog for a walk? when the sun comes up + -
13. When the movie started, Mrs. Becker stopped talking. When did Mrs.
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16. Last month, Hillary had a birthday. When did Hillary have a birthday? last month + -
17. In the summer, Mark is going to camp. When is Mark going to camp? in the summer + -
18. Every winter, Chuck goes ice skating. When does Chuck go ice skating? every winter + -
19. When it gets really hot, Mrs. Flynn turns on the air conditioner.
When does Mrs. Flynn turn on the air conditioner? when it gets really hot + -
20. Next spring, Selena is getting married. When is Selena
getting married? next spring + -
21. In the fall, DeShawn is going to college. When is DeShawn going
to college? in the fall + -
22. When the music comes on, the party will start. When will the
party start? when the music comes on + -
23. When the concert is over, the crowd will cheer. When will the
crowd cheer? when the concert is over + -
24. After lunch, Mr. Hedgecock has a meeting. When does Mr. Hedgecock
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27. Mr. Clark washed his car last weekend. When did Mr. Clark wash
his car? last weekend + -
28. Meredith took a shower after her soccer game. When did Meredith
take a shower? after her soccer game + -
29. Corey took a walk after lunch. When did Corey take a walk? after lunch + -
30. Trista had a doctor’s appointment at one o’clock. When did Trista
have a doctor’s appointment? at one o’clock + -
31. Johnny called his grandma on her birthday. When did Johnny call
his grandma? on her birthday + -
32. Tim went to get pizza during his lunch hour. When did Tim go to
get pizza? during his lunch hour + -
33. Dr. Stevens played golf on his day off. When did Dr. Stevens play golf? on his day off + -
34. George rode the bus home late last night. When did George ride
the bus home? late last night + -
35. Teri went down the slide after her brother. When did Teri go down
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38. The bell rang at five o’clock and the workers went home. When did
the workers go home? at five o’clock + -
39. The potato chips ran out at the beginning of the party, so Bill bought
more. When did the potato chips run out? at the beginning of the party + -
40. Mr. Moroney delivered the mail later than usual because there was so
much mail. When did Mr. Moroney deliver the mail? later than usual + -
41. The class arrived at the museum at 11:30, so they ate lunch there.
When did the class arrive at the museum? at 11.30 + -
42. Liz planted tulips in the fall so they would bloom in the spring.
When did Liz plant the tulips? in the fall + -
43. Shenequa finished her homework before dinner, so she went outside
to play. When did Shenequa finish her homework? before dinner + -
44. Mrs. Deere’s phone battery ran out in the middle of her phone call, so
she called back later. When did Mrs. Deere’s phone battery run out? in the middle of her phone call + -
45. José washed his car after work because he rode through a big puddle
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48. Timothy went to the hospital after he fell off his skateboard.
When did Timothy go to the hospital? after he fell off his skateboard + -
49. A.J. called his friend when he heard she was sick. When did A.J.
call his friend? when he heard she was sick + -
50. Clarissa got a haircut on Thursday after school. When did Clarissa
get a haircut? on Thursday after school + -
1. A teacher opened her briefcase and realized she had forgotten to bring the test to
school. What happened when the teacher opened her briefcase?
2. Arturo broke his grandma’s lamp when he was playing ball in the house with his
brother. What happened when Arturo was playing ball in the house with his brother?
3. Sally accidentally scratched her favorite CD when she pulled it out of the CD player.
What happened when Sally pulled her favorite CD out of the CD player?
4. Mrs. Kelly opened up a shoe box in her attic and found some old letters inside. What
happened when Mrs. Kelly opened up a shoe box in her attic?
5. Jackie found a hole in her new skirt the first time she put it on. What happened the
first time Jackie put her new skirt on?
6. When a pickup truck pulled away from the curb, all of the tools fell out of the back
of the truck onto the street. What happened when the pickup truck pulled away
from the curb?
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7. A tired woman tried to finish her paperwork in bed, but she fell asleep with the
computer in her lap. What happened when the woman tried to finish her paperwork
in bed?
8. The whole class giggled in gym class when the wind blew the teacher’s hat off his
head. What happened when the wind blew the teacher’s hat off his head?
9. When Julie brought her new drum to school, someone accidentally stepped on it and
broke it. What happened when Julie brought her drum to school?
10. The windshield of the car broke when someone hit a baseball into the parking lot.
What happened to the car?
11. When Jennifer opened the door and walked into her house, everyone yelled
“Surprise” and sang “Happy Birthday.” What happened when Jennifer walked
into her house?
12. Anwar had bad dreams after he watched a scary movie. What happened after
Anwar watched a scary movie?
13. Billie Joe left his crayons out in the hot sun and they melted. What happened when
Billie Joe left his crayons out in the hot sun?
14. John went outside to the get the newspaper and he locked himself out of his
apartment. What happened when John went outside to get the newspaper?
1. Kendra stepped in a puddle and her shoes got all wet. What
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4. The geese flew away when the child started chasing them. What
happened when the child started chasing the geese? The geese flew away. + -
5. Mrs. Hatcher waited on the porch when she locked herself out of
the house. What happened when Mrs. Hatcher locked herself out
of the house? She waited on the porch. + -
6. Donald’s plant died when he forgot to water it. What happened
when Donald forgot to water his plant? His plant died. + -
7. Brody’s dog got out when he left the gate open. What happened
when Brody left the gate open? His dog got out. + -
8. The dog ate Lena’s snack when she wasn’t looking. What happened
when Lena wasn’t looking? The dog ate her snack. + -
9. A glass bowl broke when the boys were playing ball in the house.
What happened when the boys were playing ball in the house? A glass bowl broke. + -
1 0. The baby fell asleep while the music was playing. What happened
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13. Mrs. Chester’s bush died when her dog dug it up. What happened when
Mrs. Chester’s dog dug up her bush? The bush died. + -
14. Melissa was punished after she hit her sister. What happened after
Melissa hit her sister? Melissa was punished. + -
15. The worms came out of the ground after it rained. What happened The worms came
after it rained? out of the ground. + -
16. The mom got out the vacuum after the children dropped their cereal
on the rug. What happened after the children dropped their cereal The mom got out
on the rug? the vacuum. + -
17. The Higgins moved their outdoor party into the house after it started They moved the party
to rain. What happened after it started to rain? into the house. + -
18. After the children ran through the pile of leaves, they had to help
rake them up. What happened after the children ran through the pile They had to help
of leaves? rake up the leaves. + -
19. After Margaret wiggled her tooth, it came out. What happened after
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22 After Maura sold all of her lemonade, she counted her money. What
happened after Maura sold all of her lemonade? She counted her money. + -
23. After Mr. Carter cleaned out his attic, he rested on his couch. What
happened after Mr. Carter cleaned out his attic? He rested on his couch. + -
24. When Jared came back from the beach, he had a sunburn.
What happened when Jared came back from the beach? He had a sunburn. + -
25. After Alyssa graduated from high school, she went to beauty school.
What happened after Alyssa graduated from high school? She went to beauty school. + -
26. When Simon woke up late, he got to work late. What
happened when Simon woke up late? He got to work late. + -
27. When Kip dove into the pool, his goggles came off. What happened
when Kip dove into the pool? His goggles came off. + -
28. After the doctor checked Gary’s ears, she gave him some medicine.
What happened after the doctor checked Gary’s ears? She gave him some medicine. + -
29. After Will fell asleep, his dad carried him up to bed. What happened
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32 The rain came down hard and soaked the soccer field, so the game
was canceled. What happened when rain soaked the soccer field? The game was canceled. + -
33. Quinn started crying in the movie theater, so he and his family had to Quinn and his family had to leave
leave. What happened when Quinn cried in the movie theater? the movie theater. + -
34. A pen leaked in Nicole’s purse, so everything in it was ruined. A pen leaked in Nicole’s purse
What happened? and ruined everything in it. + -
35. George had a bad cold, so he couldn’t go to the party. What happened? George couldn’t go to the party
because he had a bad cold. + -
36. Pat forgot to put on sunscreen, so she got a sunburn. What happened? Pat got a sunburn because she
forgot to put on sunscreen. + -
37. Megan loved her doll, so she took it on vacation with her. Megan took her doll with her on
What happened? vacation because she loved it. + -
38. Lindsey didn’t want to sleep on the ground, so she didn’t go camping. Lindsey didn’t go camping
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What happened? because the sun got in his eyes. + -
41. Betty ate too much candy, so she got a cavity. What happened? Betty got a cavity because she
ate too much candy. + -
42. The boys would not stop talking in class, so the teacher sent them to The teacher sent the boys to the
the principal. What happened? principal because they wouldn’t
stop talking in class. + -
43. There was a car accident on the highway, so the road was closed. The road was closed because there
What happened? was a car accident on the highway. + -
44. Tony lost his wallet, so he borrowed money from his friend. Tony borrowed money from his
What happened? friend because he lost his wallet. + -
45. The team won the championship, so they went out to celebrate at the The team celebrated winning
ice-cream shop. What happened? the championship by going to
the ice-cream shop. + -
46. Annette didn’t like her new haircut, so she put on a hat. Annette put on a hat because she
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49. When Rocky dropped his notebook, his papers blew all over the Rocky dropped his notebook and
parking lot. What happened? his papers blew all over the
parking lot. + -
50. Alicia broke the heel on her shoe at the dance, so she danced in her Alicia danced in her bare feet
bare feet. What happened? because she broke the heel
on her shoe at the dance. + -
1. Christopher found some money when he reached into the pocket of an old pair of
pants. How did Christopher find some money?
2. Bradley’s stove wasn’t working, so he cooked his dinner on the barbecue outside.
How did Bradley cook his dinner?
3. Paul opened his car with a hanger after he locked his keys in his car. How did Paul
open his car?
4. Gloria drove her baby around in her car until the baby fell asleep. How did Gloria put
her baby to sleep?
5. Joan was really hot, so she ran through the sprinkler outside of her house. How did
Joan cool off?
6. Alec was afraid to fly, so he took the train to visit his aunt in Florida. How did Alec
get to his aunt’s house?
7. Hailey’s little brother was sad, so she sang a song to him to make him stop crying.
How did Hailey help her little brother stop crying?
8. Sheri stayed home from school because she had the flu. Why did Sheri stay home
from school?
9. Kimora wasn’t playing nicely with the other children, so her teacher took her off
the playground. Why did Kimora have to leave the playground?
10. Rosalyn ripped her wedding dress as she stepped out of the car, so she used a
safety pin to hold it together. Why did Rosalyn have to pin her wedding dress?
11. Greg wasn’t wearing his seat belt when he was driving his car, so a police officer
gave him a ticket. Why did the police officer give Greg a ticket?
12. Juanita and her sister started to giggle at a wedding, so their mother made
them move away from each other. Why did Juanita’s mother move her away
from her sister?
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13. Larissa was crawling around on the floor of the movie theater looking for her
earring. Why was Larissa crawling around the floor of the movie theater?
14. Camela got to leave first because her dad was waiting for her. Why did Camela
leave first?
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4. Paul crouched down behind a chair when his brother came in
so he wouldn’t see him. How did Paul hide from his brother? He crouched down behind a chair. + -
5. David couldn’t reach the cereal in the cabinet, so he climbed
up onto the counter. How did David reach the cereal? He climbed up onto the counter. + -
6. Brian cooked his dinner over a fire when he went camping.
How did Brian cook his dinner? He cooked it over a campfire. + -
7. Adrian bought a new fishing pole over the Internet for his
brother. How did Adrian buy a fishing pole? He bought it over the Internet. + -
8. Linda popped the balloon when she sat on it. How did Linda
break the balloon? She sat on it. + -
9. Philip won a new car when he entered a contest. How did
Philip get a new car? He entered a contest and won it. + -
1 0. Jim got a ride to his baseball game from his friend’s dad.
How did Jim get to his baseball game? He got a ride from his friend’s dad. + -
11. Blake rode to school on his skateboard. How did Blake get to school? He rode on his skateboard. + -
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Toni Ann’s mom make her scratch feel better? She kissed the scratch. + -
15. Rex dug under the gate and got out in the front yard. How did Rex get
out in the front yard? He dug under the gate. + -
16. Eve couldn’t find the scissors, so she opened the package with a knife.
How did Eve open the package? She used a knife. + -
17. Melissa wrote her phone number for the boy in lipstick when she couldn’t
find a pen. How did Melissa write her phone number? She wrote with lipstick. + -
18. Archie ate his applesauce with a straw after he dropped his spoon on
the ground. How did Archie eat his applesauce? He used a straw. + -
19. Carlos played the national anthem on his trombone before the baseball
game. How did Carlos play the national anthem? He played it on his trombone. + -
20. Tarik climbed a ladder to get the ball off the roof. How did Tarik get
the ball off the roof? He climbed a ladder. + -
21. Penny won the card game when she got four aces. How did Penny win
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John wish his grandpa a happy birthday? He mailed him a letter. + -
25. Dina tipped Colin’s canoe, so Colin fell into the water and got all wet. He fell into the water when
How did Colin get wet? his canoe tipped. + -
26. Janet wore gloves in the garden so her hands wouldn’t get all dirty. She wore gloves to keep her
Why did Janet wear gloves in the garden? hands from getting dirty. + -
27. Tom cried because his sister knocked down his tower. Why did Tom cry? His sister knocked down his tower. + -
28. Victor returned his toy car to the store because the wheels broke off.
Why did Victor return his toy car to the store? The wheels broke off. + -
29. Judith turned on the air conditioner after it got above 90 degrees.
Why did Judith turn on her air conditioner? It was above 90 degrees. + -
30. Christopher had a headache, so he took an aspirin. Why did
Christopher take an aspirin? He had a headache. + -
31. Leroy got a haircut because his hair was covering his eyes. Why did
Leroy get a haircut? His hair covered his eyes. + -
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35. Hugh and Greg had a silly fight, so they don’t talk to each other
anymore. Why don’t Hugh and Greg talk to each other anymore? They had a silly fight. + -
36. Luke wasn’t tired, so he didn’t take a nap. Why didn’t Luke take a nap? He wasn’t tired. + -
37. The children behaved well at the store, so their dad bought them some
ice cream. Why did the children’s dad buy them some ice cream? They behaved well at the store. + -
38. The chain on Craig’s bike fell off, so he had to walk his bike home.
Why did Craig walk his bike home? The chain fell off. + -
39. Victoria had worked really hard this year, so she took a long vacation.
Why did Victoria take a long vacation? She had worked really hard. + -
40. It was too cold outside, so Tess gave her dog a bath in the house.
Why didn’t Tess give her dog a bath outside? It was too cold outside. + -
41. Julie wanted to make the tennis team, so she practiced hitting the
ball against her garage door. Why did Julie hit the ball against her She wanted to make the
garage door? tennis team. + -
42. It is not dark enough during the day to see the stars, so Franklin uses It’s not dark enough
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45. Because he had a dental appointment, Jim left work early. Why did
Jim leave work early? He had a dental appointment. + -
46. Yolanda did well on her math project, so her mom gave her a big hug. Yolanda did well
Why did Yolanda’s mom give her a big hug? on her math project. + -
47. Jeremy had a bad cold, so he didn’t go to his cousin’s birthday party.
Why didn’t Jeremy go to his cousin’s birthday party? He had a bad cold. + -
48. Because the weather was bad, the wedding was held indoors. Why was
the wedding held indoors? The weather was bad. + -
49. Because Janis lost her gloves, she wore mittens instead. Why did
Janis wear mittens? She lost her gloves. + -
50. Rob had to get up early to catch a plane, so he went to bed early. He had to get up early
Why did Rob go to bed early? to catch a plane. + -
1. John went to the bank on Friday. He took ten dollars out of his account and put
it in his wallet.
2. Josie went to the park on Saturday. She gave a mother duck and three baby ducks
some bread.
3. Ben went to the pet shop on Monday. He bought a toy for his dog.
4. Luke went to his cousin’s house on Wednesday. They played on the swings and ate
pizza for dinner.
5. Mark went to a birthday party on Sunday. He played games and ate cake.
6. Veronica went to a farm on Tuesday. She fed the pigs some corn.
7. Alex went to the mall last night. He bought a new gray jacket.
8. Brandon went to school this morning. He made a picture with finger paint.
9. Beth went to her grandma’s house last week. She raked all of the leaves in her
grandma’s backyard.
10. Ethan went to the doctor’s office yesterday. He got a shot and a lollipop from
the doctor.
11. Maya went to the movies last night. She ate popcorn and watched a scary movie.
12. Rachel went to a soccer game on the weekend. She watched and cheered for her
sister’s team.
13. Mandy went to the grocery store in the afternoon. She bought some vegetables to
make a salad.
14. Brady went to the dentist last week. He had his teeth cleaned with a special
toothbrush.
15. Melanie went to a restaurant on Saturday. She ate a lot of yummy pasta and
meatballs.
16. Griffin went to the library this weekend. He took out a book about bugs.
17. Trevor went to a video store last night. He rented a funny video.
18. Bridget went to the pool Saturday morning. She practiced diving off the
diving board.
19. Evan went to the park yesterday afternoon. He rode his bike on the bike trail.
20. Susan went to a hair stylist the other day. She got a shampoo and haircut.
21. Meg went to the jewelry store last week. She bought a shiny bracelet for
her mom.
22. Judith went to the bakery at six o’clock this morning. She bought three fresh
onion rolls.
23. Ramon went to the hardware store at three o’clock this afternoon. He got a new
flashlight.
24. Mary went to a craft fair Saturday afternoon. She bought a flower wreath for
her aunt.
25. Charlotte went to the gym Tuesday night. She played two games of tennis.
26. Marcie went to her new job this week. She learned how to bag groceries.
27. Zach went to the city last Wednesday night. He saw a concert with his friends.
28. Mary Jane went to the beach at ten o’clock in the morning. She read a book under
her umbrella.
29. Juan went to the eye doctor a little while ago. He had his eyes examined by
the doctor.
30. Sal went to the flower shop on Mother’s Day. He bought some roses for his
mother.
31. Arnold went to the marina on the Fourth of July. He watched the fireworks from
his boat.
32. Ling went to her room after school. She did her homework on her computer.
33. Moses went to the airport on New Year’s Day. He waved goodbye to his friend on
the plane.
34. Uncle Harris went to the fire station at 11 o’clock last night. He turned on the
siren to call the other firefighters.
35. Loretta went to the hospital at 9:30 yesterday morning. She brought her friend
some magazines to read.
36. Taylor went to the roof of his house at midnight. He looked at the stars through
his telescope.
37. Paul went to the ice-cream shop on Valentine’s Day. He got ice-cream cones for his
girlfriend and himself.
38. Rich went to the museum on Saturday afternoon. He saw a dinosaur exhibit.
39. Rocco went to the fair last weekend. He rode the Ferris wheel and ate cotton
candy.
40. Gordon went to a baseball game this summer. He saw his favorite team win a game.
41. Curtis went to a farm stand in the fall. He picked some red, juicy apples.
42. Heather went to the paint store the other day. She picked out a paint color for
her room.
43. Mrs. Liddy went to the hardware store a couple of days ago. She bought a new
toolbox.
44. The Murphy family went to Florida last winter. They swam in the ocean.
45. Mr. Peterson went to the track early today. He jogged around the track five times.
46. Last weekend, the Wong family went to the shoe store. They bought some new
sneakers.
47. Every Friday, Aunt Dee and Uncle Max go to a restaurant. They order the
fish special.
48. On Saturday, the Brennans are moving. They are moving to Los Angeles.
49. Next year, Allyssa will go to college. She will learn to be a teacher.
50. In the summer, Toby and his family will go to California. They will see the ocean.
51. Next year, Jonathan will go to a different school. He will meet new friends there.
52. Every day at six o’clock in the morning, Christina and her dog go to the track. She
gives her dog some exercise.
53. Once a week, Mrs. Stone and her students go to the library. They take out
books to read.
54. Every year, Holly has a holiday party at her house. She gives presents to all the
children.
55. When it rains, Mrs. Richards goes out on her porch. She sits in her rocking chair
and listens to the rain on the roof.
56. Every winter, the Epstein children go to the photography studio. They have their
picture taken for their grandparents.
57. When it is really hot outside, Wayne goes to the movies. He sits in the air
conditioning and watches the movie.
58. On her tenth birthday, Lila will go to the animal shelter. She will pick out a kitten
to take home.
59. When it snows, Jorge and his brothers go to the town park. They bring their sleds
and go sledding down a big hill.
60. After they were married, James and Judy went to Florida. They sailed on a
sailboat.
61. Next month, Mike and Cindy will go to New York City. They will watch a play.
62. Next weekend, Jack and Gina will go to the mountains. They will go skiing.
63. After work today, Betty will go to the car wash. She will have her car washed.
64. Next Wednesday, Lynn and her class will go on a field trip to a candy factory.
They will see how candy is made.
65. Before school, Omar will go to the ice-skating rink. He will have his skating lesson.
66. During lunch, Rita is going to the post office. She needs to mail a box to her
friend.
67. When his brother is sick, Charlie goes into the closet. He gets out his brother’s
electric blanket.
68. When Fido is bored, he goes out into the backyard. He digs up a bone to chew on.
69. When Kendra hears the baby cry, she goes to the baby’s room. She picks up the
baby and rocks him in the rocking chair.
70. When it gets dark, Damian goes up to his tree house. He looks through his
telescope at the stars.
71. Before the sun rises, Mrs. Flint goes to the barn. She milks the cows and feeds
the chickens.
72. When the ocean waves are big, Skeeter goes to the beach. He brings his surfboard
and goes surfing.
73. In the middle of the night, Mr. Rosenwald goes to the baby’s room. He makes sure
the baby is sleeping.
74. Right before the wedding, the groom ran to the car. He had to get the
wedding rings.
75. At the end of the show, the dancer ran onto the stage. She received some flowers
and took a bow.
76. At the beginning of the party, the birthday boy came into the party room. He
jumped when everyone yelled, “Surprise!”
77. When everyone was hungry, Mrs. Anderson went to the kitchen. She made a phone
call and ordered some Chinese food.
78. When the mail carrier came, Mrs. Campbell ran to meet him. She took the mail
from him and opened a special letter she had been waiting for.
79. On the first day of spring, Mr. Hamilton went to his garden. He watered the
flowers that were beginning to bloom.
80. On the last day of school, Jerome went to the principal’s office. He shook the
principal’s hand and said, “Have a nice summer.”
81. The day before Thanksgiving, Rhoda went to the fruit and vegetable market. She
got turnips, carrots, and potatoes to cook for her guests.
82. When the leaves fall off the trees, Mrs. Connelly goes to her neighbor’s house.
She asks her neighbor’s son to rake her leaves for $20.
83. Greta plays volleyball on Thursday nights in the summer. She plays in the sand at
Jones Beach.
84. Martin and his friends go to the pier on the lake on Saturday mornings in the
spring. They try to catch fish for dinner.
85. Grandma and her sister go to the beauty shop every other week. They get their
nails and hair done.
86. Aiden and his team go to Lawrence High School at the end of every month.
They have a wrestling match there.
87. Uncle Nunzio goes to Cancun on vacation at the start of every year. He goes
scuba diving.
88. Kelsey and Paige play soccer on Wednesdays after school. They play at all the
soccer fields in town.
89. Joann and Don go to a block party every Memorial Day. They visit with their
neighbors and have a barbecue.
90. Manny has a piano lesson every Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Jones gives him lessons at
her house.
91. Latrell goes upstate to Camp Lockhern after the Fourth of July. He works as a
counselor for the campers.
92. When the nurse calls, the doctor comes into the delivery room. He helps the
mothers have their babies.
93. On the last day of the month, Nelson gets paid for working. He goes to the bank
to cash his check.
94. Mr. McSweeney went into his office and called the electric company. He called
when the lights went out.
95. The Dobbs will go to Hawaii on their anniversary. They will see volcanoes on a
helicopter ride.
96. The president will have his picture taken in a few minutes. He will go into the
Rose Garden.
97. Cheryl’s aunt will go to the car dealer in a few hours. She will pick up her new car.
98. My cousin will have her cast taken off next Saturday. She will have it done at
the hospital.
99. This morning in the parking lot, Maggie was carrying her briefcase. She dropped it
and her papers flew all over.
100. When he feels better, my brother will go back to school. He has to finish his
schoolwork.
101. Mrs. DiPaola invited her neighbors over to her boathouse for a barbecue last
weekend. When it rained, she decided to cancel the party.
102. Paula helped her little sister, Nancy, climb up the tree into their tree house
yesterday. When their mother saw them, she scolded Paula because Nancy
was too little to climb trees.
103. Lorna helped her father with yard work yesterday morning. It was so hot when
they were done, he took her to the beach to cool off.
104. Coach Peterson and his soccer team rode the bus to the soccer field early Sunday
morning. There were geese all over the field, so the coach got his dog and chased
the geese away.
a. Who went to the soccer field? Coach Peterson and his soccer team
b. What did the coach and his team do early Sunday morning?
They rode the bus to the soccer field.
c. Where did the coach and his soccer team go? to the soccer field
d. When did they go to the soccer field? early Sunday morning
e. What happened when they got to the soccer field?
There were geese all over the field.
f. How did the coach’s dog make the geese fly away? The coach’s dog chased them.
105. Before the race today, Gene stretched at the starting line. When he bent over to
stretch his back, he pulled a muscle and had to sit out of the race.
106. Jodi and Shari went to USA Skates for a roller-skating party and skated all
Saturday afternoon. When they got home, they were so tired that they fell
asleep and didn’t wake up to eat dinner.
107. Juliann brought her folding chair and got to the concert early last evening to get
a good spot by the stage. When she got there, she saw that all of the good spots
were taken already, so she sat behind the stage instead.
108. Marisa went to the supermarket the other day. When Marisa saw a mother having
trouble carrying her children and her packages out to the car, Marisa got out of
the checkout line and helped the woman carry her packages.
109. Mary Jo and her friends were playing jump rope in the street this afternoon when
they saw a car speeding right toward them. The children moved onto the sidewalk
before the car came near them.
a. Who was playing jump rope in the street? Mary Jo and her friends
b. What were Mary Jo and her friends doing in the street? playing jump rope
c. Where were Mary Jo and her friends playing? in the street
d. When were Mary Jo and her friends playing jump rope? this afternoon
e. What happened when Mary Jo and her friends were playing in the street?
A car came speeding toward them.
f. How did Mary Jo and her friends avoid the car coming near them?
They moved onto the sidewalk.
110. Nathan asked his father if he could go to his friend’s house for dinner and a video
last night. Since Nathan had played video games instead of finishing his homework
after school, his father said no.
111. Last week, Dan taught his son to ride a bike in the parking lot at his son’s school.
After his son could ride the bike by himself, Dan let his son ride his bike home
while he walked next to him.
112. Mrs. Wong invited her neighbors over to her apartment for a traditional Chinese
dinner one night last year. Her neighbors kept dropping their food when they used
chopsticks, so she gave them knives and forks instead.
113. Brad got a remote-control car from Uncle John for his birthday in September.
Brad tried to play with the car in his driveway without reading the instructions,
so the car crashed into a wall.
a. Who gave Brad a remote-control car for his birthday? Uncle John
b. What did Brad get for his birthday? a remote-control car
c. Where did Brad play with his remote-control car? in his driveway
d. When did Brad get a remote-control car? for his birthday in September
e. What happened when Brad tried to play with his remote-control car without
reading the instructions? The car crashed into a wall.
f. Why did Brad’s car lose control and crash? Brad didn’t read the instructions.
114. Ari and Jamie played tennis at the park every Saturday morning to practice so
they could make the high school tennis team. When tryouts for the team came,
Ari and Jamie both made the tennis team.
115. Last weekend, Nigel’s parents took him and his brother to a furniture store to buy
new beds. When they got to the furniture store, Nigel asked if he could get a
bunk bed and share a room with his brother.
116. Isabelle drove to the beach with her friend in the morning. When they got there,
they got into a silly fight, so Isabelle took the bus home.
117. Eva and her friend went to New York City last winter to see a show. There were
so many people, Eva lost her friend in the crowd and couldn’t find her for an hour.
118. During recess at school, Augie found a calculator someone had dropped on the
playground. He took it to the school office in case anyone came back to look
for it.
119. Jerilyn took her big dog for a walk around the block yesterday afternoon. When
her dog saw a squirrel, it pulled so hard that the leash broke and Jerilyn had to
carry her big dog home.
1. Diane went to her aunt’s house for dinner on Sunday. Diane ate three slices of pizza.
Soon she had a stomachache, so she went to lie down.
2. Rae Lynn saw Santa Claus at the mall before Christmas. She sat on his lap. Santa
Claus gave Rae Lynn a present, and she was so happy.
3. This afternoon, Bill was playing basketball in his driveway. He jumped up to shoot
the ball and fell on his ankle. He cried because his ankle hurt.
4. Toni went to the toy store today. She bought a toy. When she opened the toy at
home, it was broken. She was disappointed.
5. Christopher went outside on his porch this morning. When it started to rain, he
put on his raincoat. He reached in the pocket and found ten dollars. He was very
surprised!
6. Ellie went to her friend’s house after school. They played dress-up. When Ellie’s
friend turned around, she had on a silly hat. Ellie laughed.
7. Adam had a doctor’s appointment today. He didn’t want to go, so he hid under his
bed. When Adam’s mom looked for him, she couldn’t find him. She was mad.
8. After the circus on Saturday, Dale got a balloon. Suddenly he heard a loud noise and
let go of the balloon. It floated away. Dale was sad.
9. This morning, Vicky was in her kitchen. She was getting ready for work. When she
went to pet the dog goodbye, he took her car keys and ran. She thought that was
funny, so she laughed.
10. Yesterday afternoon, Evan went to the store with his brother. They bought some
books. When Evan wasn’t looking, his brother bought a special book for him. Evan
gave his brother a big hug.
11. Fred went to an amusement park last week. He waited in line all day to ride the
roller coaster. When he got to the front of the line, the roller coaster was closed.
Fred said, “No way!”
12. Ricky was going to the shed this afternoon1 to get his bat to play baseball with his
friends. His little brother was in his way, so Ricky pushed him. His mother said,
“Ricky, you can’t play baseball.” Ricky said, “I’m sorry.”
13. Karl and Joe were playing catch in Joe’s backyard before their baseball game.
Karl bent down to tie his shoe, and Joe threw the ball right at Karl’s head. Karl
fell back on the ground.
14. Christine and Libby were walking very slowly home after school, singing as they
walked. All of a sudden, they heard a loud boom and it started to rain. The girls
screamed and ran home.
15. Sharon went to the kitchen in the middle of the night. She began to make herself a
snack. She climbed up on a chair to reach for the peanut butter and fell off. The
noise woke up her parents.
16. Rex the dog went behind the tree after dinner. He dug a hole to hide his bone.
When he was finished, he fell into the hole, too. He got all dirty.
17. Leila and her brother went to the TV room to watch TV on Saturday morning.
Leila’s brother wanted to watch a Thomas the Train tape, but Leila didn’t want
to watch it. When Leila ’s brother wasn’t looking, she hid the Thomas the Train
tape under the couch.
18. On Tuesday in art class, Riley made a painting for his big sister. When Riley turned
around, he spilled black paint all over the picture. Then Riley made another painting.
19. Laureen went to gymnastics class. She tried on her new leotard before class.
It was too small, so Laureen had to wear her swimsuit to gymnastics.
20. Lois went to the beach. She lay in the sun to get a suntan and fell asleep. After a
few hours, she woke up. She had a terrible sunburn.
21. Kevin went into the garage to put his bicycle together. He didn’t read the
instructions. He finished putting it together and decided to take a ride.
When he sat on his bike, it fell apart!
22. Ava went to her neighbor’s house to babysit little Steven. Ava put little Steven to
bed. All of a sudden, a noise outside made the dog bark and the baby woke up! The
baby cried.
23. Muhammed went to a petting zoo last week and bought some food to feed the
animals. He fed the goats and chickens. Suddenly a goat knocked him over
and he spilled the rest of the food. He bought more food to feed the animals.
24. Emmit went into the living room to watch his favorite TV show before lunch. His
mom said, “Eat your lunch first.” When he finished his lunch, he turned on the TV
but his show was over. Emmit turned off the TV.
25. Lucy went to the pond with her grandmother on a beautiful April afternoon. They
fed the ducks. When Lucy threw the bread to the ducks, she dropped her doll into
the pond. Lucy’s grandmother bought her a new doll.
26. Morty and Vanessa played tennis at the hotel’s tennis courts when they went on
vacation. When Vanessa served the ball, it hit Morty in the head. He fell back
on his bottom. His head hurt so much that he had to take a nap.
27. Mr. and Mrs. Higgins went skiing on their anniversary. They got to the mountain to
ski, but there was no snow. Mr. and Mrs. Higgins went shopping instead.
28. Christa and Brad went to a restaurant and ordered some delicious pasta. When the
server brought their food, Christa bumped into him. The pasta spilled all over Brad.
Brad went to the restroom to wash off his shirt.
29. When the mail carrier came to the house, Mr. Foster’s dog ran to the door. The
dog barked and the mail carrier jumped. The mail carrier dropped the mail all over
the lawn. Mr. Foster apologized for his dog barking and helped the mail carrier pick
up the mail.
30. It started to rain, so Mrs. Baldwin went outside to bring in the dog. When she
went outside, she couldn’t find him. She called his name but he didn’t come.
Mrs. Baldwin held out a dog treat and the dog came running inside.
31. On the day of the big snowstorm, Mr. Sanchez was supposed to go to the barber-
shop to get a shave and a haircut. When it was time to go, he went outside to start
his car. He couldn’t see his car because it was buried in the snow. Mr. Sanchez
called to cancel his appointment with the barber.
32. Aunt Vivian and Brooke were making cookies in Aunt Vivian’s kitchen. When Vivian
wasn’t looking, Brooke put olives in the cookie mix. When the cookies were done,
Vivian took a bite of a cookie and made a funny face. Brooke laughed.
33. This morning, Jason wanted to watch a DVD movie in his living room. When he put
the disk in the player, it wouldn’t play. He took the disk out and saw he had put the
DVD in upside down. Jason said, “Silly me!”
34. Paula wanted to go to the park to fly her new kite. When her mom looked out the
window and saw how windy it was outside, she told Paula not to go. Paula flew her
kite anyway and the strong wind blew the kite into a tree and broke it. Paula said,
“I should have listened to my mom.”
35. On her brother’s birthday, Wendy wanted to play with her brother’s new race car
set. She had races with the cars in his room. When her brother came home, he
said, “I’m glad you like my new race cars. Want to have a race together?”
36. Donovan and Reese made paper airplanes in school during recess. When they flew
them down the stairs, a teacher walked by. One airplane hit her in the neck. The
boys got into trouble.
37. Nina made a delicious fish dinner for her sister on her sister’s birthday. She put
it on the table and left to get some salad. While she was gone, the cat jumped
onto the table and ate the fish dinner! Nina and her sister went out to eat instead.
38. Mr. Ellis took a nap in a hammock between two trees one Saturday afternoon. He
forgot he was in the hammock and rolled over. Mr. Ellis fell out of the hammock,
but he didn’t wake up! When he woke up later, he had grass in his mouth.
39. A few weeks ago, Randy and Simon went canoeing at Miller’s Lake. When they
stopped for lunch, the paddles slipped into the water and floated away. Randy
and Simon had to paddle back with their hands.
40. Derry stayed up late watching TV, so he was very tired in the morning. He stood at
the kitchen counter to fix his cereal. He was so tired, he poured juice on his cereal
instead of milk.
41. Maureen met her friends at the ice-skating rink last Saturday. She couldn’t wait
to take her first ice-skating lesson with her friends. When she opened her bag to
get her ice skates, she found she had put her in-line skates in the bag by mistake.
Maureen called her dad and asked him to bring her ice skates to the rink.
42. Quinn went to her friend Tammy’s house for a sleep-over last night. They made
popcorn and played games before going to sleep. In the middle of the night, Quinn
woke up and wanted to go home. Tammy’s mom called Quinn’s mom to come pick
her up.
43. William and his family went to the zoo when they took their trip to Washington,
D.C. William was wearing his favorite yellow hat. When they went to the monkey
cage, a monkey took William’s yellow hat right off of his head. The monkey thought
the hat was a banana!
44. Tonya went to the beach to try surfing in the ocean at sunrise. She tried and tried
to stand up on her surfboard, but she kept falling off. Finally, Tonya decided to
ride the waves lying down on her surfboard instead.
45. Archie loved to play with his trains every day in his playroom. His father said if
Archie did a good job in school this year, he could get some new train cars. Archie
worked hard and got good marks in school, so Archie’s dad bought him five new
train cars.
46. Mrs. Brock’s class went to an assembly in the auditorium on Wednesday morning.
They were supposed to watch a ballet dancer. Halfway through the performance,
the dancer fell and hurt her ankle. The assembly ended early.
47. Missy went to the hair salon to get a haircut. The stylist let Missy sit in a special
chair that spun around and around. When the stylist wasn’t looking, Missy spun
around so fast that she got dizzy. Missy fell out of the chair, so the stylist cut
her hair on the floor.
48. Janis and Myra’s aunt was taking them to the movies yesterday afternoon. Janis
and Myra were teasing each other in the back of the car. Their aunt said if they
didn’t stop teasing, she would turn around and go home. The girls did not stop, so
their aunt took them home instead of to the movies.
49. Lily entered her picture in an art contest at the community center. On Monday,
the manager of the community center announced the winners of the contest. When
he announced that Lily’s picture won first prize, Lily jumped out of her chair and
yelled, “Yes!” Everyone turned and looked at Lily.
50. Dante wore a special suit to school on picture day. While he was in school, it
started to rain. Dante did not bring his raincoat to school and he didn’t want
to ruin his special suit when he walked home. When Dante walked home, he
stayed dry by wearing a big plastic bag over his suit.
51. Payton had a birthday party at the animal farm when he was five years old. All the
children got to feed the animals. Payton’s sister put some animal feed into his back
pocket when he wasn’t looking. He thought the deer were trying to bite him when
they tried to nibble the food in his back pocket.
52. One rainy day, Brett was playing Hide-and-Seek with his best friend, Albie. Albie
found a really good hiding spot under a desk and waited for Brett to find him.
Brett started to look, but then saw his favorite TV show was on and stopped to
watch. Albie waited so long, he fell asleep waiting for Brett to find him.
53. Kellie brought her dog to the dog groomer to get a haircut. When Kellie came to
pick up her dog at the end of the day, her dog wasn’t there. Someone had taken
home Kellie’s dog by mistake! The dog groomer called and got the dog back right
away and gave Kellie her money back.
54. Timothy asked his mom for one more glass of water in his room before he went
to bed last night. When she went to hand it to him, it spilled all over the bed.
Timothy’s mom let him sleep on the floor in his sleeping bag.
55. Arlene wanted to wear her favorite gold shoes with her new black dress to a party
tonight. When she went to get her shoes under her bed, a strap had broken and
couldn’t be fixed. Arlene didn’t have another pair of shoes to go with the black
dress, so she changed and wore a red dress and shoes instead.
56. Gene heard that his friend Hope was sick when he went to school today. After
school, Gene brought Hope her homework and some flowers he picked outside.
Hope was happy to get her homework, but told Gene the flowers he had picked
were from her dad’s prize garden in their yard. Gene said he was sorry.
57. Rafael was playing hockey with his friend Kyle at the ice rink. Kyle hit the puck
hard into Rafael’s leg. That afternoon, Rafael went to the hospital and found out
his shin bone was broken. Next time, Rafael said he’d wear shin guards.
58. Byron went fishing with his grandpa at the pond down the road from their house.
They went at five A.M. so they could get a good spot. When they got to the pond,
Byron said he was hungry, so they went to get something quick to eat. By the time
they got back, all the good spots were taken at the pond, so they went home.
59. David studied all night for his big test the next day at school. He was very nervous
about the test and could barely sleep. The next morning, David was so tired that he
fell asleep at the breakfast table and missed his test at school.
60. It was sunny out yesterday morning, and Samantha let her cat play out in the yard.
The cat saw a butterfly and started to chase it. When the butterfly flew over the
fence, the cat jumped over the fence, too. The next time, Samantha brought her
cat out on the leash.
1. Reuben mowed the lawn this morning. The grass had gotten too long.
2. Reuben looked down at his shoe. He saw his shoelace was untied.
3. Reuben bent down to tie his shoe. He let go of the lawn mower.
4. When he looked up, the lawn mower had run away from him. It ran over his
neighbor’s flowers.
Questions
c. Why did Reuben mow the lawn? The grass was too long.
e. What happened when he bent down to tie his shoe? He let go of the lawn mower.
Story 2
1. Wanda went to her friend’s house to play. She liked to play dolls with her.
3. Wanda went to the bathroom. She left her doll in the room.
4. When she came back, she couldn’t find her doll. It wasn’t where she had left it.
5. Wanda and her friend looked all over. They still couldn’t find Wanda’s doll.
6. Suddenly they looked over at the dog. The dog was chewing on the doll like
a bone.
Questions
b. What did Wanda bring to her friend’s house? her favorite doll
d. Why did Wanda and her friend look all over the house? to find the missing doll
Story 3
3. Later, when Liza wasn’t looking, a boy put a plastic spider on her desk.
4. When Liza turned around, she saw the plastic spider. She screamed!
Questions
d. What happened when Liza wasn’t looking? A boy put a plastic spider on her desk.
e. What happened when Liza saw the plastic spider? She screamed.
Story 4
1. After school, Elisa took her cat out on the porch to play. Her cat loved to
play outside.
3. The dog scared Elisa’s cat. The cat went up the tree.
5. Elisa climbed up in the tree. She wanted to get the cat down.
6. Elisa got stuck in the tree, too. Someone had to come and help them get down.
Questions
d. What happened when a dog came by? The dog barked and her cat went up a tree.
e. What happened when Elisa tried to get the cat out of the tree?
Elisa got stuck in the tree, too.
f. How did Elisa and the cat get down from the tree?
Someone came to help them get down.
Story 5
1. Every night, Tom gives his dog Casey an egg. Casey loves to eat eggs.
2. One night, Tom looked in the refrigerator. There were no more eggs.
Questions
c. What happened when Tom looked in the refrigerator? There were no more eggs.
e. What did Tom do when he saw that he had no eggs? He gave Casey a dog cookie.
Story 6
1. Kim wears glasses every day. One afternoon, Kim couldn’t find her glasses.
6. All of a sudden, Kim heard a crunch. She had sat on her glasses!
Questions
d. What happened when Kim sat down in the chair? She heard a crunch.
e. Where did Kim find her glasses? She was sitting on them.
Story 7
1. Shari went to the park with Grandpa. Shari wore her favorite baseball cap.
3. When Shari bent over to feed the ducks, her cap fell into the pond.
4. Shari tried to reach her cap, but it floated away. She couldn’t reach it.
5. Grandpa ran around to the other side of the pond. He reached into the pond.
6. Grandpa got the cap out of the pond. Shari was very happy.
Questions
b. Where did Shari and her grandpa go? to the pond in the park
d. What happened when Shari bent over to feed the ducks? Her cap fell into the pond.
e. How did Shari get her cap back? Grandpa got it out of the pond.
Story 8
1. Merri wanted to watch a movie this morning, so she went to the TV room.
2. She found her favorite DVD and put it into the player.
3. When Merri pushed play, the player hummed but the TV screen was blank.
4. Merri felt confused. She didn’t know why the DVD wasn’t playing.
5. Merri had an idea. She looked for the power cord for the TV.
6. Merri saw that the TV was unplugged. Now she knew how to make the DVD play.
Questions
Story 9
1. Last summer, Fran went to visit her Aunt Helen in California. Fran flew there
on an airplane.
2. When she got to the airport, she went to get her luggage. She looked and looked,
but she couldn’t find her luggage.
3. She asked someone at the airport where her luggage was. The workers at the
airport went to look for it.
4. Finally Fran found out that her luggage accidentally went on the wrong plane!
The worker said that he couldn’t get her luggage back for a few days.
5. Fran talked with her Aunt Helen. Fran was worried that she wouldn’t have anything
to wear.
6. Aunt Helen took Fran to the store and bought her some new clothes. Fran felt
much better.
Questions
e. What happened when Fran went to get her luggage? It wasn’t there.
Story 10
1. One weekend, Jean and Marty wanted to go sailing. They had a small sailboat
in the marina.
2. They got all their things together. They made snacks and put on swimsuits.
6. Jean and Marty sat on the dock and ate their snacks in the marina. They decided
to try again the next day.
Questions
d. What happened when they were ready to sail? There was no wind.
Story 11
1. Georgia was going to a party. She wanted to wear her blue dress.
2. Georgia went to her closet, but her blue dress wasn’t there.
3. Georgia asked her mom where her dress was. Her mom told her it was in the wash
and she couldn’t wear it.
5. Georgia’s mom told her that she couldn’t wear the blue dress anyway. It was a
costume party and she had to wear a costume.
6. Georgia wore her witch costume to the party. She had a great time!
Questions
c. What happened when Georgia looked in her closet? The dress wasn’t there.
Story 12
1. Lee went to see his favorite hockey team, the Eagles, play at the stadium.
5. Lee was leaving the stadium. All of a sudden, his favorite player walked by.
Questions
d. Why was Lee sad for a while? The Eagles lost the game.
e. What happened to make Lee happy again? He got his favorite player’s autograph.
13. J.D. and Paul went out into the backyard after dark. They took some glass jars
with holes in the lids of the jars. J.D. and Paul ran around the yard and caught
fireflies in the jars. At the end of the night, the jars were lit up like lamps. Then
the boys felt bad for the bugs, so they let them go.
14. Before the party, Denise asked her son Rich to go to the store to get some more
soda for the party. Rich bought the soda, but he dropped it on his way home. He
didn’t want to get in trouble, so he didn’t tell his mother that he had dropped the
soda. When Denise opened the soda at the party, it sprayed all over her and her
guests.
15. When Willis went to the ice-cream shop one hot day last week, he couldn’t wait
to have his ice cream. Willis got a large chocolate cup and was just about to eat
it when he saw his neighbor. His neighbor started talking and talking and talking.
When his neighbor finally went on his way, Willis’s ice cream was melted. Willis
still wanted his ice cream, so he got a straw and drank it instead.
16. At the start of every spring, Mr. Denton plants tomatoes in his garden. One year,
a rabbit got into his garden and ate all of his tomato plants. Mr. Denton was very
mad and set a trap for the rabbit by putting a carrot into a box. After he caught
the rabbit, Mr. Denton thought it was cute, so he kept the rabbit as a pet.
17. Ronan was not doing well in school last year. His parents thought he was not paying
attention in school, but Ronan’s teacher told his parents to have his eyes checked
by an eye doctor. When Ronan went to the eye doctor, he found out he needed
glasses. After he got his glasses, Ronan did well in school.
18. Greg and his daughters were playing in their basement. The girls asked Greg if he
would play beauty shop with them this afternoon. Greg said he would, but he fell
asleep on the couch waiting for them. When Greg woke up, he had make-up all over
his face. His daughters were giggling because he didn’t realize he had make-up on.
19. Josh went to his grandma’s apartment early in the morning on Mother’s Day. He
planted some beautiful flowers in the dirt outside of her window. When Grandma
woke up, she opened the window and saw the beautiful flowers. Josh wrote, “Happy
Mother’s Day, Grandma. Love, Josh” in the dirt next to the flowers. Josh’s
grandma was so happy, she started to cry.
20. Georgette had a special date with her boyfriend last night. She went to the beauty
shop yesterday afternoon to get a special hair style for her date. Georgette’s
boyfriend picked her up in his convertible with the top open. As soon as they
started driving, Georgette’s hair got whipped around in the wind and was a mess.
Georgette wore a hat for the rest of the night.
21. Keenan was practicing his saxophone in the living room after school the other day.
His sister asked him to go somewhere else because she had to study for a big test
and she couldn’t study with all that noise. Keenan got up to go to the bathroom.
When he came back, his saxophone sounded funny. His sister had stuffed socks
in his saxophone.
d. When was Keenan practicing his saxophone? after school the other day
e. Why did Keenan’s sister ask him to move? so she could study without any noise
f. What happened when Keenan came back from the bathroom?
His saxophone sounded funny because it had socks in it.
22. Cole played on the side of the house in the dirt with his favorite trucks yesterday
afternoon. His mother told him to bring them in the house when he was finished.
Cole didn’t feel like cleaning up, so he left them outside. Overnight there was a
snowstorm. The next morning, Cole couldn’t play with his trucks because they were
covered in snow. He put on his snowsuit and dug around in the snow until he found
his trucks.
23. The day before Valentine’s Day, Charlotte made her mom some paper flowers out
of coffee filters. She colored them with red markers because her mom’s favorite
color was red. She put them in a vase on a table so her mom would see it when she
got up. Charlotte’s little sister saw the flowers and wanted to water them. The
water made the color run and the flowers were ruined. Charlotte was upset until
her mom told her they were still the prettiest flowers she had ever seen.
2-Sentence Stories, cont. c. He had his teeth cleaned c. She bought a flower
with a special toothbrush. wreath for her aunt.
5. a. Mark d. last week d. Saturday afternoon
b. to a birthday party 15 . a. Melanie 25. a. Charlotte
c. He played games and b. to a restaurant b. to the gym
ate cake. c. She ate a lot of yummy c. She played two games
d. on Sunday pasta and meatballs. of tennis.
6. a. Veronica d. on Saturday d. Tuesday night
b. to a farm 16 . a. Griffin 26. a. Marcie
c. She fed the pigs some b. to the library b. to her new job
corn. c. He took out a book c. She learned how to bag
d. on Tuesday about bugs. groceries.
7. a. Alex d. this weekend d. this week
b. to the mall 17 . a. Trevor 27. a. Zach
c. He bought a new gray b. to a video store b. to the city
jacket. c. He rented a funny video. c. He saw a concert with his
d. last night d. last night friends.
8. a. Brandon 18 . a. Bridget d. last Wednesday night
b. to school b. to the pool 28. a. Mary Jane
c. He made a picture with c. She practiced diving off b. to the beach
finger paint. the diving board. c. She read a book under
d. this morning d. Saturday morning her umbrella.
9. a. Beth 19 . a. Evan d. at ten o’clock in the
b. to her grandma’s house b. to the park morning
c. She raked all of the c. He rode his bike on the 29. a. Juan
leaves in her grandma’s bike trail. b. to the eye doctor
backyard. d. yesterday afternoon c. He had his eyes examined
d. last week 20. a. Susan by the doctor.
10. a. Ethan b. to a hair stylist d. a little while ago
b. to the doctor’s office c. She got a shampoo and 30. a. Sal
c. He got a shot and a a haircut. b. to the flower shop
lollipop from the doctor. d. the other day c. He bought some roses
d. yesterday 2 1. a. Meg for his mother.
1 1. a. Maya b. to the jewelry store d. on Mother’s Day
b. to the movies c. She bought a shiny 31. a. Arnold
c. She ate popcorn and bracelet for her mom. b. to the marina
watched a scary movie. d. last week c. He watched the fireworks
d. last night 22. a. Judith from his boat.
12. a. Rachel b. to the bakery d. on the Fourth of July
b. to a soccer game c. She bought three fresh 32. a. Ling
c. She watched and cheered onion rolls. b. to her room
for her sister’s team. d. at six o’clock this morning c. She did her homework on
d. on the weekend 23. a. Ramon her computer.
13. a. Mandy b. to the hardware store d. after school
b. to the grocery store c. He got a new flashlight. 33. a. Moses
c. She bought some d. at three o’clock this b. to the airport
vegetables to make afternoon c. He waved goodbye to his
a salad. 24. a. Mary friend on the plane.
d. in the afternoon b. to a craft fair d. on New Year’s Day
14. a. Brady
b. to the dentist
2-Sentence Stories, cont. c. She will have her c. played dress-up with her
cast taken off. friend
89. a. Joann and Don d. next Saturday d. after school
b. to a block party 99. a. Maggie e. She had on a silly hat.
c. They visit with their b. in the parking lot f. The hat looked silly on
neighbors and have a c. She dropped her brief- her friend.
barbecue. case and her papers flew 7. a. Adam
d. every Memorial Day all over. b. under his bed
90. a. Manny d. this morning c. hid from his mom
b. to Mrs. Jones’s house 100. a. my brother d. today
c. He has a piano lesson. b. back to school e. She couldn’t find him.
d. every Tuesday afternoon c. He has to finish his f. mad
91 . a . Latrell schoolwork. 8. a. Dale
b. upstate to Camp Lockhern d. when he feels better b. to the circus
c. He works as a counselor c. got a balloon
for the campers. 3-4-Sentence Stories d. after the circus on
d. after the Fourth of July Saturday
92. a. the doctor 1. a. Diane e. He let go of his balloon.
b. into the delivery room b. to her aunt’s house f. His balloon floated away.
c. He helps the mothers c. ate pizza 9. a. Vicky
have their babies. d. for dinner on Sunday b. in her kitchen
d. when the nurse calls e. She went to lie down. c. getting ready for work
93. a. Nelson f. She ate too much pizza. d. this morning
b. to the bank 2. a. Rae Lynn e. He took her car keys and
c. He cashes his check. b. at the mall ran.
d. on the last day of the c. sat on Santa’s lap f. She thought that was
month d. before Christmas funny.
94. a. Mr. McSweeney e. He gave her a present. 10. a. Evan and his brother
b. in his office f. happy b. to the store
c. He called the electric 3. a. Bill c. bought some books
company. b. in his driveway d. yesterday afternoon
d. when the lights went out c. played basketball e. a special book
95. a. the Dobbs d. this afternoon f. He gave him a big hug.
b. to Hawaii e. He fell on his ankle. 11. a. Fred
c. They will see volcanoes f. His ankle hurt. b. to an amusement park
on a helicopter ride. 4. a. Toni c. waited in line to ride the
d. on their anniversary b. to the toy store roller coaster
96. a. the president c. bought a toy d. last week
b. into the Rose Garden d. today e. The roller coaster was
c. He will have his picture e. It was broken. closed.
taken. f. disappointed f. He was angry and
d. in a few minutes 5. a. Christopher disappointed.
97. a. Cheryl’s aunt b. outside on his porch 12. a. Ricky
b. to the car dealer c. put on his raincoat b. to the shed
c. She will pick up her d. this morning c. get his baseball bat
new car. e. He found ten dollars. d. this afternoon
d. in a few hours f. He didn’t know there was e. Ricky pushed him.
98. a. my cousin money in his pocket. f. He said, “I’m sorry.”
b. to the hospital 6. a . Ellie 13. a. Karl and Joe
b. to her friend’s house b. in Joe’s backyard
c. playing catch
3-4-Sentence Stories, cont. d. one Saturday afternoon e. She kept falling off.
e. He fell out of the f. She lay down on the
e. She made a funny face. hammock. surfboard.
f. She thought it was funny f. He slept on the grass. 45. a. Archie
to play a trick on her aunt. 39. a. Randy and Simon b. in his playroom
33. a. Jason b. at Miller’s Lake c. play with his trains
b. to his living room c. went canoeing d. every day
c. watch a DVD movie d. a few weeks ago e. His dad bought him five
d. when it wouldn’t play e. Their paddles slipped into new train cars.
e. He saw he had put it in the water and floated f. Archie did well in school.
upside down. away. 46. a. Mrs. Brock’s class
f. He made a silly mistake. f. They paddled with their b. to the auditorium
34. a. Paula hands. c. watch a ballet dancer
b. to the park 40. a. Derry d. on Wednesday morning
c. fly her new kite b. at the kitchen counter e. The dancer fell and hurt
d. when she saw how windy c. fixed his cereal her ankle.
it was d. in the morning after he f. She had injured her ankle.
e. It blew into a tree and stayed up late 47. a. Missy
broke. e. He poured juice on his b. to the hair salon
f. It got all tangled in the cereal instead of milk. c. She spun around and
tree. f. He was too tired to around.
35. a. Wendy think right. d. when the stylist wasn’t
b. in her brother’s room 41. a. Maureen and her friends looking
c. had races with the cars b. to the ice-skating rink e. She fell out of the chair.
d. on his birthday c. take a skating lesson f. She cut Missy’s hair while
e. He asked her to race cars d. last Saturday Missy sat on the floor.
with him. e. She found in-line skates 48. a. their aunt
f. He was glad she liked instead of ice skates. b. to the movies
the race cars, too. He f. to ask him to bring the ice c. teasing each other
wanted someone to race skates d. yesterday afternoon
cars with him. 42. a. Quinn e. Their aunt took them
36. a. Donovan and Reese b. to Tammy’s house home instead of to the
b. in school down the stairs c. made popcorn and played movies.
c. made paper airplanes games f. The girls wouldn’t stop
d. during recess d. in the middle of the night teasing each other.
e. One hit a teacher in e. She wanted to go home. 49. a. Lily
the neck. f. Her mom picked her up. b. at the community center
f. They hit a teacher with 43. a. William and his family c. entered her picture in an
an airplane. b. to the zoo in Washington, art contest
37. a. her sister D.C. d. on Monday
b. on the table c. went to the zoo e. Lily jumped out of her
c. fish and salad d. when they went to chair and yelled, “Yes!”
d. on her sister’s birthday Washington, D.C. f. She stood up and shouted.
e. The cat jumped onto the e. A monkey took William’s 50. a. Dante
table and ate the fish. hat off his head. b. to school
f. The cat ate their dinner. f. The monkey thought it c. a special suit
38. a. Mr. Ellis was a banana. d. while Dante was in school
b. in a hammock between two 44. a. Tonya e. It rained but he kept dry.
trees b. to the beach f. He wore a big plastic bag
c. He rolled over. c. went surfing over his suit.
d. at sunrise
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