1. The word 'them' in the expression, " The boys polished them with their spoons till they
shone again", refers to.......
a. the shoes of the gentlemen b. the basins c. the spoons d. the boys
2. The assistants were paralyzed because.........
a. the master became pale b. the master clung to the copper
c. Oliver tried to escape
d. Oliver asked for more gruel
....... as they could have devoured the big bowl itself and everything in it.".
This expression suggests that ...................
a. the boys were very hungry b. the boys got enough food to eat
c. the boys were satisfied
d. the boys used to eat bowls
4. The word ' stupefied ' in the expression, " He gazed in supefied astonishment on the
small rebel for some seconds, ....." means
a. shocked
b. surprised
c. worried d. steadied
5. The tall boy warned...........
a. that he would eat the boy who slept next to him
b. that he would take another basin of gruel
c. that he would ask for another basin of gruel
d. that he would beat the cook
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While at a motel in North Dakota, I went to breakfast and sat by a gentleman who was on the phone. I overheard him say that he had “lost time yesterday” because his “passengers got cranky” so he “stopped at a truck stop and hosed them down with cold water.” Then I noticed a school bus in front of the motel that hadn’t been there the day before. When the gentleman ended his call, I asked him if that was his bus. “No,” he replied. “I’m in the back with a semi load of pigs.” —Submitted by David Flemming, Hermantown, Minnesota
Truth in advertising
In front of the grocery store, a bubbly Girl Scout stood beside a table full of cookies. “Please buy some cookies from me!” she begged. “How much are they?” I asked. “They’re $5 a box, except these two kinds over here. They’re $6 a box.” Figuring there must be something special about the two $6 boxes, I asked why that was. “Well, this box is gluten-free,” the little girl replied. “What about the other box?” She beamed, “Oh, those are overpriced!” —Submitted by Kathryn Thayer, Spokane, Washington. Gotta love the honesty! These funny cartoons about money and politics will make you laugh.
A very special finish
My son, Mark, volunteered to help Cherie, a young runner at a local Special Olympics. Cherie was happy and enthusiastic. Mark encouraged her, kept her calm, and helped her know when it was time to line up for her race. When the starting pistol sounded, she took off like a lightning