ANSWERS

Read the eight paragraphs below then answer the questions:

1.

How many shells did Ted want to sell?
FIVE

Who lost the ring?
BLIND MAN

Where was Nell?
ON THE SWING

How was Ted going to get the ring off the string?
UNWIND IT

What happened to Nell?
SHE FELL


2.

What flew by the classroom?
HENS

What time of day did the bug come out?
LATE


3.

What did the man want to eat?
RICE

What made a mess in the rice?
MICE AND DICE

Who had lice?
MAN

4.

Who sat on the tire?
SQUIRE AND UMPIRE

Is the squire a man or a woman?
MAN

Is the umpire a man or a woman?
MAN

How many people sat on the tire?
TWO

What did they see on the hill?
FIRE

What did the men find from the fire?
WIRE


5.

What did he want to buy?
GOLDEN URN FULL OF MICE

How did he get the chance to buy it?
HE FOUGHT FOR IT

Where was the dog from?
POUND


6.

What was in the glass?
MILK

What is a lass?
GIRL

Who had to clean up the mess?
KEVIN BOSS


7.

What did the bride lose?
TOOTH

What did the groom have in his boot?
BRIDE'S TOOTH

What was wrong with the food?
MOLD

Who was on the roof?
SNOOP


8.

Who was the crook looking for?
COOK

Where did the crook stand?
BY THE FIREWOOD

Where was the cook?
BY THE BROOK

What was the cook doing?
READING THE COOKBOOK