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Louis saw a bee hive hanging from the top of a tree. He got a ladder and set it up against the tree. He climbed the ladder and looked at the hive. When Louis got too close to the hive, the bees stung him.
a. How did he get to the top of the tree?
b. Why did the bees sting him?
a. He used a ladder
b. Louis was too close
Alex couldn’t write because the tip of his pencil broke. He walked over to the pencil sharpener to sharpen it.
a. Why wasn't Alex able to write?
b. How did Alex fix the problem?
a. He couldn’t write because his pencil broke.
b. He took it to the pencil sharper and sharpened it.
Ayden was on his way home when it began to rain. He opened his umbrella but a strong wind blew it inside out. He was drenched when he got home.
a. Why did Ayden open his umbrella?
b. How did his umbrella break?
a. He opened it because it started to rain.
b. When he opened the umbrella, a strong wind blew it inside out.
Mrs. Smith bought a video game for her son’s birthday. She hid it in a box in her closet so he would not see it.
a. Why did Mrs. Smith buy a video game?
b. Where did she hide it?
a. She got it for her son’s birthday
b. She put it in a box in her closet
Mrs. Leary went out to the garden to work. The ground was wet and muddy so she slipped boots on over her feet so they would stay clean.
a. How did she keep her feet clean?
b. Why did she put boots on?
a. She put boots on her feet.
b. She put boots on because she didn’t want to get her feet muddy in the garden.
Last night there was strong wind that blew branches off the tree. One of the branches hit an electrical wire and knocked it down. Our lights went out.
a. Why did the lights go out?
b. How did the wire get knocked down?
a. The electrical wire was knocked down in the storm because a branch hit it.
b. A strong wind blew a branch off the tree and it hit the electrical wire.
Tymire ran over a nail with his bike and it went into the tire. The tire went flat. His mom put a patch on it and pumped air back into the tire.
a. Why was the tire on the bike flat?
b. Who fixed it?
a. Tymire ran over a nail
b. Mom
A dog saw a cat and started to chase it. The cat ran quickly and climbed a tree. The cat was out of reach of the dog.
a. Why did the cat run?
b. How did the cat get away from the dog?
a. The cat ran because a dog was chasing it.
b. The cat ran quickly and climbed a tree.
After Keyshawn was done playing baseball, he left his jacket on the bench. When he found it the next morning it was wet because it rained at night.
a. Why was his jacket at the park?
b. Why was it wet?
a. Keyshawn's jacket was at the park because he left it on the bench after the baseball game.
b. It got wet when it rained.
Mrs. Yeager was cold so she decided to make something hot to drink. She put a tea bag in a mug. She heated hot water and poured it into the mug. She added 2 spoonfuls of sugar and a slice of lemon.
a. Why did Mrs. Yeager want something hot to drink?
b. How many spoonfuls of sugar did she add?
a. She was cold.
b. She added two spoonfuls of
Tymire was not able to reach the cookies on the shelf. He pushed a chair across the floor, climbed on top, and reached for them. He took four cookies from the jar.
a. How did Tymire reach the cookies?
b. How many cookies did he take?
a. He pushed a chair over to the shelf and climbed on top.
b. He took four.
David pushed the buttons on the remote but it didn’t turn on. He opened the back and took the batteries out. He put new batteries in. He pushed the buttons and the TV turned on.
a. Why didn’t the remote work?
b. How did David fix it?
a. The remote didn’t work because the batteries were dead.
b. David opened the back of the remote and put new batteries in.
Addyson walked quietly into the bedroom so she wouldn’t disturb the sleeping baby.
a. Why did she walk quietly?
b. Who was sleeping?
a. She walked quietly because the baby was sleeping.
b. Baby
Vernon left the window open in his house. A bird saw bread on the table and flew in to eat it. Vernon used a net to catch the bird and released him outside.
a. Why did the bird come into the house?
b. How did the bird get back outside?
a. The bird flew through the window to get bread.
b. Vernon caught him with a net and released him outside.
Louis went to the grocery store to get ingredients for cookies. He got milk, eggs, flour and sugar. He couldn’t carry all the items in his arms so he got a grocery cart.
a. Why did Louis go to the grocery store?
b. How did he carry the items?
a. Louis went to the grocery store because he needed ingredients for cookies.
b. Louis carried the items in a grocery cart.
The birthday present given to Addyson had a beautiful ribbon. Addyson struggled to open the present because the ribbon had a knot making it difficult to untie. Addyson used scissors to cut the ribbon.
a. Why couldn’t Addyson open the present?
b. How did she get the present opened?
a. Addyson couldn't open the present because the ribbon had a knot.
b. Addyson was able to cut the ribbon so she could open the present.
The dog was barking because he was hungry. Louis opened the dog food bag, poured some in the bowl and gave it to the dog.
a. Why did the dog bark?
b. How did Louis feed the dog?
a. The dog barked because he was hungry.
b. Louis opened a bag of dog food, poured it into the dog bowl, and gave it to him.
Keyshawn put ten candles on the cake for his brother’s birthday. He lit them carefully with a match.
a. How did Keyshawn light the candles?
b. Why did he put candles on the cake?
a. Keyshawn lit them carefully with a match.
b. He put candles on because it was his Brother's birthday.
Vernon didn’t understand a question in his homework because he didn’t know the meaning of a word. He looked it up in a dictionary and then knew the answer.
a. Why couldn’t he answer the question?
b. How did he solve the problem?
a. Vernon didn’t know the meaning of a word.
b. He looked the word up in the dictionary.
Alex was really hot and thirsty after playing basketball at the gym. He decided to get water from the vending machine.
a. Why was Alex hot and thirsty?
b. How did he get water to drink?
a. Alex just finished playing basketball at the gym.
b. He went to a vending machine.
The baby was crying because he was hungry. He cried until his mother gave him a bottle.
a. Why was the baby crying?
b. How did the mother get the baby to stop crying?
a. The baby was crying because he was hungry.
b. His mother gave him a bottle.
Danny didn’t have his shoe laces tied in the school yard. He tripped over them and fell. He injured his knee and went to the nurses office for a bandaid.
a. How did Danny fall?
b. Why did he go to the school nurs
a. He tripped over his shoelaces and fell.
b. He hurt his knee and needed a bandaid.
Malak won a ribbon for the best poster for the safety poster contest. She walked slowly across the stage to accept the ribbon.
a. Why did Malak win a ribbon?
b. How did she walk across the stage?
a. She won a ribbon because her poster was voted the best for the safety poster contest.
b. She walked across the stage slowly.
James could not get the jelly jar open because the lid was stuck on tight. She ran hot water over the lid and tried to open it again. This time it opened.
a. Why wouldn’t the jelly jar open?
b. How did James get it to open?
a. The lid was too tight.
b. She ran the lid under hot water and loosened it up.
Denis needs money to pay for a new PS4. After a large snowstorm, Denis shoveled snow on his block and earned half the money.
a. Why did Denis need money?
b. How did he earn the money?
a. He needs money for a PS4.
b. He earned the money by shoveling snow.