Mrs. Peters had two children. Sammy was seven years old, and his sister Annie was four. Sammy went to school, but Annie did not. When Sammy was at home, he often played with Annie while their mother was cooking or washing or cleaning, and he was usually very nice to his small sister, and Mrs. Peters was free to do her work quietly.

One Saturday morning, the two children were playing in the garden while their mother was cooking the lunch. They were quite happy until Annie suddenly began to cry and ran into the kitchen to her mother

Mrs. Peters stopped cooking and said, Why are you crying, Annie?

"Sammy's broken my toy horse,' Annie answered, crying more loudly.

*How did he break it?" her mother asked.

Annie stopped crying, but did not answer for a few seconds. Then she said, 'I hit him on the head with it.'

A        Which of these sentences are true (T) and which are false (F)? Write Tor F.

1. Sammy was seven years old.
2. Annie was three years old.
3. Sammy went to school, but Annie did not.
4. Sammy was nice to his sister.
5. Sammy broke Annie's toy horse.
6. Annie hit Sammy with her toy.

B      Answer these questions.

1. What did Sammy do when he was at home?
2. Why was Mrs. Peters usually free to do her work quietly when he was at home?
3. What were the children doing one Saturday morning while she was cooking the lunch?
4. What happened suddenly?
5. What did Mrs. Peters say to Annie?
6. And what did Annie answer?
7. What did Mrs. Peters ask then?
8. And what was Annie's answer?

C      Draw lines from the words on the left to the correct words on the right.

1. Annie                                        a. broke.

2. Annie's toy horse                     b. cooked the lunch.

3. Mrs. Peters                               c. ran into the kitchen crying.

4. Sammy                                    d. was nice to his sister.

5. The children                             e. were quite happy at first.