Stories for Reproduction - Elementary Level - Part 2

Stories for Reproduction - Elementary Level - Part 2

 
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• Helen's eyes glasses
• To Build an electric motor-car
• An artist
• They are angry each other
• The lights were red
• Mrs Williams loved flowers
• I was eighteen years old
• How much does it cost?
• A Lady an a hat shop
• Nasreddin Lost His Ring

Helen's eyes glasses

Helen's eyes were not very good, so she usually wore glasses. But when she was seventeen and she began to go out with a young man, she never wore her glasses when she was with him. When he came to the door to take her out, she took her glasses off, and when she came home again and he left, she put them on. One day her mother said to her, 'But Helen, why do you never wear your glasses when you are with Jim? He takes you to beautiful places in his car, but you don't see anything.' 'Well, Mother,' said Helen, 'I look prettier to Jim when I am not wearing my glasses- and he looks better to me too!'

1. What did Helen usually wear ?
2. Why did she do this ?
3. What did she begin to do when she was seventeen ?
4. What did she do when she was with the young man ?
5. Why did the young man come to the door ?
6. What did Helen do then ?
7. What did she Ho when she came home?
8. What did her mother say to her one day?
9. What did Helen answer ?
   
   
   
   

To Build an electric motor-car

A man was trying to build an electric motor-car. He worked in an office in the town during most of the week, but on Saturdays and Sundays he stayed at home in the country and worked on his electric car. Every Monday he told his friends at the office about his work on the car, but his news about it was never very good. Then at last one Monday morning he came to the office and said to his friends, 'I have done it! I have driven from my home to here by electricity!' His friends were all very glad. 'How much did it cost to get here by electricity?' they asked. 'Three hundred and two pounds,' he answered. 'Two pounds for the electricity, and three hundred pounds for the electric wires from my house to the car.'

1. What was the man in this story trying to do ? 
2. What did he do most of the week ?
3. What did he do on Saturdays and Sundays ? 
4. What did he do every Monday ?
5. What was his news about the car like ?
6. What happened at last one Monday morning ?
7. How did his friends feel ?
8. What did they say ?
9. What did the man answer ?
   
   
   
   

An artist

An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his paints and his brushes and painted from morning to evening, and then when it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed. At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, 'No, I do not want money—but give me one of your pictures. What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but your painting will still be here.' The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his paintings. The farmer smiled and answered, 'It is not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, 1 think.'

1. Where did the artist go for his holiday ? 
2. Where did he stay ?
3. What did he do every day ?
4. What did he do when it got dark ?
5. What did the farmer say when the artist wanted to pay him ?
6. What did the painter thank the farmer for ?
7. Why did the farmer want the artist's painting ?
8. Did the farmer want his son to become an artist ? 

They are angry each other

Mr Jones was very angry with his wife, and she was very angry with her husband. For several days they did not speak to each other at all. One evening Mr Jones was very tired when he came back from work, so he went to bed soon after dinner. Of course, he did not say anything to Mrs Jones before he went upstairs. Mrs Jones washed the dinner things and then did some sewing. When she went up to bed much later than her husband, she found a piece of paper on the small table near her bed. On it were the words, 'Mother.—Wake me up at 7 a.m.—Father.' When Mr Jones woke up the next morning, it was nearly 8 a.m.—and on the small table near his bed he saw another piece of paper. He took it and read these words: 'Father.— Wake up. It is 7 a.m.—Mother.'

1. Why did Mr and Mrs Jones not speak to each other for several days ?
2. Why did Mr Jones go to bed soon after dinner ?
3. Did he speak to his wife before he went upstairs ?
4. What did Mrs Jones do after dinner ?
5. When did she go to bed ?
6. What did she find when she went to bed ?
7. Where did she find it ?
8. What did she read ?
9. At what time did Mr Jones wake up the next morning ?
10. What did he see when he woke up ?
11. What did he read ? 
12. Why did Mr Jones not wake up at 7 a.m. ?
    
    
    

The lights were red

The lights were red, so the old man stopped his car and waited for them to change to green. While he was waiting, a police car came up behind him, hit his car hard in the back and stopped. There were two policemen in the police car, and they were very surprised and glad when the old man got out of his car and walked towards them without any trouble after such an accident. He was over 70 years old. The old man came to the door of the police car, smiled kindly, and said, 'Tell me, young man, how do you stop this car when the lights are red and I am not here ?'

1. Why did the old man stop his car ?
2. What did he wait for ?
3.  What happened while he was waiting ?
4. What people were there in the police car ?
5. What did the old man do ?
6. How did the policemen feel about it ?
7. Why were they surprised ?
8. How old was the man ?
9. What did he do then ?
10. What did he say ?

Mrs Williams loved flowers

Mrs Williams loved flowers and had a small but beautiful garden. In the summer, her roses were always the best in her street. One summer afternoon her bell rang, and when she went to the front door, she saw a small boy outside. He was about seven years old, and was holding a big bunch of beautiful roses in his hand. 'I am selling roses,' he said. 'Do you want any? They are quite cheap. Five pence for a big bunch. They are fresh. I picked them this afternoon.' 'My boy,' Mrs Williams answered, 'I pick roses whenever I want, and don't pay anything for them, because I have lots in my garden.' 'Oh, no, you haven't,' said the small boy. 'There aren't any roses in your garden—because they are here in my hand!'

1. What did Mrs Williams love ? 
2. What did she have ? 
3. What were her roses like in the summer ? 
4. What happened one summer afternoon ? 
5. What did Mrs Williams do then ? 
6. What did she see ?
7. Where did she see this boy ?
8. How old was he ?
9. What was he holding ? 
10. What did he say to Mrs Williams ? 
11. What did Mrs Williams answer ?
12.  What did the small boy say then ?
13. Why weren't there any roses in Mrs Williams's garden ?
    
    
    

I was eighteen years old

A woman was having some trouble with her heart, so she went to see the doctor. He was a new doctor, and did not know her, so he first asked some questions, and one of them was, 'How old are you?' 'Well,' she answered, 'I don't remember, doctor, but I will try to think.' She thought for a minute and then said, 'Yes, I remember now, doctor! When I married, I was eighteen years old, and my husband was thirty. Now my husband is sixty, I know; and that is twice thirty. So I am twice eighteen. That is thirty-six, isn't it?'

1. Where did the woman in this story go ?
2. Why did she go there ?
3. Why did the doctor not know her ?
4.  What did he do first ? 
5. What was one of his questions ? 
6. What did the woman answer ?
7.  What did she do then ?
8.  What did she say after that ?
9.  How old was the woman really ?
   
   
   
   

How much does it cost?

One day Mrs Jones went shopping. When her husband came home in the evening, she began to tell him about a beautiful cotton dress. 'I saw it in a shop this morning,' she said, 'and . . . ' 'And you want to buy it,' said her husband. 'How much does it cost?' 'Fifteen pounds.' 'Fifteen pounds for a cotton dress? That is too much!' But every evening, when Mr Jones came back from work, his wife continued to speak only about the dress, and at last, after a week, he said, 'Oh, buy the dress! Here is the money!' She was very happy. But the next evening, when Mr Jones came home and asked, 'Have you got the famous dress?' she said, 'No.' 'Why not?' he said. 'Well, it was still in the window of the shop after a week so I thought, "Nobody else wants this dress, so I don't want it either".'

1. What did Mrs Jones do one day ? 
2. When did her husband come home ?
3. What did Mrs Jones do when he came home ?
4. What did she say to him ?
5. What did he answer ?
6. What did she say ?
7.  What did Mr Jones say then ?
8. What happened every evening after that ?
9. What happened after a week ?
10. What did Mr Jones ask the next evening ?
11. What did Mrs Jones answer ?
12. What did her husband say then ?
13. What was her answer ?
    
    
    
    

A Lady an a hat shop

One day a lady walked into a hat shop. The shopkeeper smiled and said, 'Good afternoon, madam.' 'Good afternoon,' the lady answered. 'There is a green hat with red flowers and blue leaves on it in your window. Will you please take it out of there.' 'Yes, madam,' the shopkeeper said. 'I will be very pleased to do that for you.' Usually ladies looked at a lot of hats before they chose one, and the shopkeeper got very tired. 'Good', he thought, 'I will sell this hat very quickly—and it has been in my window for a very long time.' 'Do you want it in a box, madam,' he asked, 'or will you wear it?' 'Oh, I don't want it,' she answered. 'I only wanted you to take it out of your window. I pass your shop every day,and I hate to see the ugly thing there!'

1. What happened one day ?
2. What did the shopkeeper do ?
3. What did he say ?
4. What did the lady answer ?
5. What did the shopkeeper say then ?
6. What usually happened in the shop ?
7. What did the shopkeeper think ?
8. What did he say to the l
   
   
   
   

Nasreddin Lost His Ring

Nasreddin had a shed behind his house. It had no lights in it. One night he went out to the shed to get his ladder, and lost his ring there. He left the ladder, went out into the street and began to look around. One of his friends saw him in the street outside his house, and said to him, 'Hullo, Nasreddin. What are you looking for?' 'My ring,' answered Nasreddin. 'It fell off my finger. It is a silver ring with a red stone in it.' 'Oh, yes,' said his friend. 'I remember it. I will help you to look for it. Where did you lose it?' 'In my shed.' 'But why don't you look for it there?' 'Don't be stupid! It is quite dark in my shed, so how will I find my ring there? Here there is light from the lamps inthe street.'

1. What did Nasreddin have behind his house ? 
2. What was his shed like ?
3. What did he do one night ?
4. Why did he do this ?
5. What happened ?
6. What did Nasreddin do then ?
7. Who saw him in the street ?
8. What did this person say ?
9. What was Nasreddin's answer ?
10. What did his friend say then ?
11. What did Nasreddin answer ?
12. What did his friend say now ?
13.  What did Nasreddin say to him ?