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** Grandpa Needs My Help **

1. A funny thing happened the last time I visited Grandpa. He greeted me at the door, but he didn’t even say “hello.” Grandpa always says “hello” and gives me a huge hug. Last time, though, all he said was, “Oh, Todd. Thank goodness you’re here. I need your expert __assistance__!” Then he rushed me through the doorway and into his living room. 2. I tried to figure out what he meant, but I couldn’t. He must have notices the puzzled look on my face. 3. “You have had your computer a long time, right?” he asked. “And you’ve had a cat for a good while, too?” 4. I nodded but wondered what that had to do with what was bothering Grandpa. I was pretty certain that Grandpa didn’t have a computer ―or a cat. To my knowledge, he had never had either one of them before. 5. But then I looked around, and I couldn’t believe what I saw. A shiny new computer was sitting on a desk, and right alongside it on the desk was a fluffy kitten. The kitten was pawing at some loose wires hanging out of a box.

6. Grandpa said that he had just purchased his computer and was eager to use it. He also had just adopted his kitten. I thought that the kitten looked a lot like Grandpa. It had gray hair and whiskers just like his. 7. “I didn’t realize this thing didn’t come assembled,” Grandpa said. “I’ve been going crazy trying to figure out what goes where. Half the words in the instructions make no sense to me.” He pointed to a sentence in the booklet that came with the computer. “Read that, Todd,” he said. 8. I read it aloud. “Plug in the __mouse__. Then turn on your hard drive.” 9. “I can’t do it,” he wailed. “I don’t understand what a mouse has to do with a computer. And every time I move the wires, the cat starts pawing at them. Why won’t that silly cat sit __still__? And I didn’t know you had to drive this machine!”

10. “ Oh, Grandpa!” I said. “You have a lot to learn about computers…, and cats! I’d be glad to help you. But first, let’s get that kitten out of here. Cats always want to play with anything new.”

  How Grandpa was acting strange because he needs Todd’s help   How Grandpa always says “hello”   The way Grandpa and Todd met   What happens every time Todd visits Grandpa
 * 1) Paragraph 1 is mostly about―


 * 1) Study the diagram below.

Which of the following sentences best completes the diagram?   Can’t understand the instructions to put the computer together.   Has cat but does not like it    Wants a new computer but he can’t buy it    Lost some of the parts needed to put the computer together

  Grandpa needs Todd’s help to take care of his new cat and put his new computer together.   Todd knows a lot about cats and computers and his Grandpa does not want to learn from him.   Grandpa’s new cat likes to play with his new computer.   It is not a good idea to buy a new computer and a cat together.
 * 1) What is the main idea of this story?

  The new things Todd sees at his Grandpa’s house   Grandpa’s old computer and noisy cat   Grandpa’s new cat <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  How Todd can’t believe his Grandpa <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  Todd tries to figure out what was bothering with his Grandpa. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  Todd nods and wonders. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  Todd is has a puzzled face. <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  Todd figures out that his Grandpa wants to get his computer and his cat.
 * 1) Paragraph 5 is mostly about―
 * 1) What are paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 mainly about?

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; msobidifontfamily: 'Century Gothic'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Century Gothic'; msolist: Ignore;">6. **// Grandpa Needs my Help //** is ― <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  A fable <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  Realistic Fiction <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  Informational Article <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  A biography <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  help <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  resistance <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  obstacle <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  disfavor <span style="height: 190px; left: -38px; mso-ignore: vglayout; position: relative; top: 14px; width: 728px; z-index: 1;">
 * 1) Which word or group words can be used as a synonym of __assistance__ as it is used in paragraph 1?
 * 1) Look at the diagram shown below.

Which of the following sentences best completes the diagram? <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  Ways in which Todd makes money <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  Ways in which Todd help his Grandpa <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  Things Grandpa do to try to solve his problem <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  Things new computers owners have to do to put the computer together <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  at rest <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  unmoving <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  relaxed <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  restless || ||
 * 1) Which word or group words can be used as an antonym of __still__ as it is used in paragraph 9?
 * 1) Read the meanings below for the word __mouse__.
 * || || ** mouse ** (//maus)//
 * || || ** mouse ** (//maus)//
 * 1) **// n //** . a small rodent with pointed snout, small ears, and slender tail
 * 2) **// n //** . a timid person
 * 3) **// v //** . to hunt for mice
 * 4) **// n //** . a small device that helps control functions on a computer display

Which meaning best fits the way __mouse__ is used in paragraph 8? <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  Meaning 1 <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  Meaning 2 <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  Meaning 3 <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore; text-shadow: auto; textshadow: auto;">  Meaning 4