1. The mother gave her baby a red apple. The baby tried to eat the apple.

His mouth was too

small. And he didn't have any teeth. His brother took the apple. His brother ate the apple.
The baby cried. His brother gave the baby a blue ball to play with. The baby smiled. His
brother took the ball from the baby. He rolled the ball on the floor. The brown and white dog
picked up the ball. The dog chewed on the ball. The baby cried again. His brother picked up
the cat. He put the cat on the bed with the baby. The baby pulled the cat's tail. The cat
jumped off the bed. The dog chased the cat. The baby cried again. His brother let the baby
hold a sock. The baby played with the sock. The baby was happy. 0.9

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2. 2. The baby was lying on her back. A blue bird flew in through the window. The blue bird had
blue eyes. It sat on the baby's crib. The bird had a bell around its neck. The bell rang. The
baby smiled. The baby reached for the bell. The bird shook its head. The bell fell off the
bird's neck. It fell next to the baby. The baby picked up the bell. The baby rang the bell.
Another blue bird flew in through the window. This blue bird also had blue eyes. The baby
had brown eyes. The birds looked at the baby. The baby looked at the birds. The baby rang
the bell again. Both birds flew away. The baby started to cry. His mama came into the room.
The baby smiled. Mama saw the bell. She asked the baby where the bell came from. The
baby pointed at the window. 0.9

3. The black cat jumped up onto the chair. It looked down at the white dog. The dog was
chewing on a bone. The cat jumped onto the dog. The dog kept chewing the bone. The cat
played with the dog's tail. The dog kept chewing the bone. The cat jumped back onto the
chair. It started licking its paws. The dog stood up. It looked at the cat. It licked the cat’s fur.
The cat licked the dog’s nose. The dog went back to its bone. A boy ran through the room.
He was wearing a yellow shirt. He almost ran into the chair. The cat jumped off the chair.
The cat jumped onto the sofa. The chair fell onto the floor next to the dog. The dog stopped
chewing the bone. The dog chased the boy. The boy ran out to the street. He threw a stick.
The dog chased the stick. The dog lay down. It chewed on the stick. 0.0

9. Mama was in the garden. "What are you doing?" Johnny asked. She said she was planting roses.
Roses are flowers. They are very pretty. They are usually red. Roses have thorns. His mama said,
"Thorns will stick you. Be careful around thorns." Johnny went to the front yard. His dog Rex was
waiting for him. Johnny picked up a stick and threw it. Rex chased the stick. He brought the stick
back. Johnny ran around the house. Rex chased him. Johnny ran through the garden. Rex ran
through the garden. Mom yelled at Johnny and Rex. She told them to play somewhere else. She told
them to stay out of the garden. Johnny apologized to his mom. He went to the garage and got his
bike. He went for a bike ride. Rex ran next to the bike. 1.1

11. The two brothers loved each other. But sometimes they argued with each other. Sometimes they
yelled at each other. Sometimes they pushed each other. Sometimes they hit each other.
Sometimes they got into a fight with each other. Bobby was the older brother. Billy was the younger
brother. Bobby was older than Billy. Billy was younger than Bobby. Bobby climbed into a tree. His
kite was in the tree. He could not reach his kite. He fell out of the tree. Billy laughed. He laughed
when he saw Bobby fall to the ground. Bobby was not hurt. But he was angry. "Why are you
laughing?" he asked Billy. "That was funny!" Billy said. Bobby said it wasn't funny. Billy said it was
funny. Bobby pushed Billy. Billy pushed Bobby. Bobby punched Billy in the stomach. Billy punched
Bobby in the stomach. They put their arms around each other. They wrestled on the ground. They
rolled around and around. Their mom came outside. "What are you two doing?" she asked. She
separated them. She said, "You shouldn't hit each other. That's not nice. Wait till your father gets
home." She sent them to their rooms. 2.2

12. The children were hungry. They looked out the window. Where was their mother? She walked
into the house. The children ran over to her. "Mama, we're so hungry," they both said. She said
lunch was coming. She walked into the kitchen. She opened a can of chicken soup. She poured the
soup into a pot. She added water. She put the pot on the stove. She made two peanut butter and
jelly sandwiches. She sliced an apple. The soup was hot. She poured it into two bowls. She put the
sandwiches on two plates. She put apple slices on each plate. She put the bowls and plates on the
table. The children ran to the table. "Thank you, Mommy!" they said. Then they started eating. The
cat and the dog watched them eat. 1.4

19. The husband and wife wanted to have a baby. They prayed for a baby. God answered
their prayers. The doctor said they were going to have a baby. The wife asked, "How many?"
The doctor said he didn't know yet. The husband and wife were very happy. Now they would
have a baby. They both wanted to have a baby. They visited the doctor a month later. He
examined the wife. He used a special machine. He saw the baby. He saw more than one
baby. He saw two babies. He saw more than two babies. He counted the babies. He told the
wife, "You will have more than one baby. You will have eight babies!" The wife couldn't
believe it. Her husband couldn't believe it. Eight babies! "We will have a big family," said the
husband. "We will have a very big family," said the wife. "But how can we pay for all these
babies?" asked the husband. "We can pay for one baby. But eight babies cost a lot of
 money. How can we pay for eight babies?" The wife said, "We will find a way. God will help
us find a way." They both smiled. They would have a big, happy family. 1.7

101. He took the sheet off the mattress. He took the pillowcase off the pillow. He took the towel off
the towel bar. He put the sheet, pillowcase, and towel into the plastic laundry basket. He put his
socks into the basket. He put his pants and shirts into the basket. He put his underwear and
pajamas into the basket. He put the container of laundry soap into the basket. He put some quarters
into his pocket. He opened his apartment door and walked downstairs. He went into the laundry
room. He poured some laundry soap into the bottom of the washer. He put his clothes into the
washer. He closed the lid of the washer. He moved one dial on the washer to "Big Load." He moved
another dial to "Hot." He put six quarters into the coin slot. He pushed the coin slot in. The machine
started filling with hot water. He went back upstairs. He watched TV for 35 minutes. 3.

30. A robin is a pretty bird. It has a red breast. It has black wings. It sings a pretty song. A crow is
pretty, too. It is completely black. It is shiny black. A crow is a big bird. It is a smart bird. It is a lazy
bird. It watches people. People have food. They throw food into a garbage can. The crow flies down
to the garbage can. It walks around the edge of the can. It looks for something tasty. It hops into the
can. It picks out a potato chip. It flies into a tree. It eats the potato chip. Then it flies back to the
garbage can. The robin sees the crow. The robin is hungry. It flies down to the garbage can. The
crow yells at the robin. It says, "Get out of here. This can is my can." The robin flies back into the
tree. The crow is a greedy bird. It doesn't like to share with others. 0.7

34. "We are running out of money," Dad said. "I must find another job." Mom was a teacher. Dad
was a teacher. They had four children. The baby had a rare disease. She was always sick. They had
to take her to the doctor often. The doctor was expensive. But he took good care of the baby. He
said she would be healthy in a few years. But Dad owed the doctor a lot of money. He looked in the
paper for another job. He asked his friends about another job. Finally he found another job. He
became a taxi driver. After he taught school, he ate dinner. Then he went to the taxi company. He
drove the taxi to the airport. He picked up people at the airport. He dropped off people at the airport.
Some people gave him big tips. Some people gave him small tips. Some people gave him no tips.
He drove the taxi for eight hours. Then he went home. He was tired. He went straight to sleep. Every
night he had a dream. Every night it was the same dream. Every night he dreamed about money.
Every night the money was on fire. 2.1
44. We have a nice house. It has three bedrooms. It has three bathrooms. It is a one‐story house. It
doesn't have any stairs. It doesn't have a second floor. It doesn't have a basement. It does have an
attic. It has a chimney and a fireplace. It has a kitchen. It has a dining room. It has a living room. The
living room has a big sofa and a big TV. Our living room is our family room. We watch TV together.
We play games together. We play games like Scrabble and Monopoly. We enjoy those games. They
are fun to play. We have a small front yard. We have a big back yard. We don't have a swimming
pool. We don't have a garden. We have a two‐car garage. My mom has a blue Cadillac. My dad has
a red Honda. I have a bicycle and a skateboard. My sister does, too. She's a good skateboarder—for
a girl. We live on a quiet street. We never hear police sirens or fire sirens. I go to a nice school.
Someday I will get married. I will own a nice house on a quiet street. And I will have a swimming pool
in the back yard. 1.4

52. Los Angeles is a big city. There are millions of people here. But thousands of people have no
home. They are homeless people. They live on the sidewalks. They sleep on the sidewalks. They
are called street people. They don't have cars. They have shopping carts. They fill the carts with
their belongings. They put their extra clothes into the carts. They put their blankets into the carts.
Many homeless people live downtown. They live near the newspaper building. They live near the
courthouse. They live near fancy condos. They have no money. They sit on the sidewalk all day.
People walk by them. They ask people for money. People say they don't have any money. There are
missions downtown. These missions feed homeless people. They give them free lunches. They feed
them every day. Some missions have beds. Homeless people sleep in these beds. But there are
more homeless people than beds. There are not enough beds for the homeless people. So most
homeless people sleep on the sidewalk. They sleep next to their shopping carts. 3.0

47. There was a bus accident. The bus accident was near a dam. The bus ran off the road. The bus
tipped over. Two people died. Eight people were hurt. The bus driver was going too fast. The road is
a two‐lane road. It is a narrow road. It isn't a wide road. The road is not straight. It bends a lot. It
curves a lot. The road looks like a snake. The speed limit is 25 mph. The bus was going 50 mph.
The passengers were afraid. The bus ran into a guard rail. Then the bus tipped over. Passengers
yelled. Passengers screamed. Passengers fell down. Passengers fell on other passengers. Luggage
flew through the air. Luggage hit people. Luggage hit people in the face. Luggage hit people in the
head. The windows broke. The windshield broke. Glass was everywhere. Bodies were everywhere.
Luggage was everywhere. The ambulances came. They took people to the hospital. The police
came. They took the driver to jail. 2.0

10. The mailman put the mail in the mailbox. Dad went outside. He said hello to the mailman. The
mailman said hello. Dad opened the mailbox and took out a magazine and two letters. One letter
was from his sister. The other letter was from his brother. The magazine was for his wife. It was a
garden magazine. His wife liked to work in the garden. She grew flowers and vegetables in the
garden. Dad went back into the house. He opened both letters. His sister invited him to a birthday
party. His brother invited him to a wedding. Dad enjoyed reading the letters. He enjoyed getting the
invitations. He picked up the phone. He left a message for his sister. He would come to the birthday
party. He also called his brother. He said he would come to the wedding. 3.3

14. She is young. Her shoes are old. She wears them to work. She goes to work five days a week.
She loves her work. She is a waitress. She works at a restaurant. The restaurant is near her home.
She walks to the restaurant. She stands up all day long. She is young and strong. But her shoes are
not. They are old. She saw an ad in the paper. All shoes were on sale at the shoe store. She walked
into the store. She looked around. She saw some black shoes. They looked good. She tried them
on. They were very comfortable. They felt good. They were only $25. She paid cash. She wore them
home. She felt good. She was ready for work the next day. 0.0

15. I am lonely. I am always by myself. I meet people every day. I smile at them. I say hello. I am
nice to them. I want to have a friend. But I have no friends. What is wrong with me? I am polite. I am
friendly. I am nice. I am kind. Why don't people like me? All I want is one friend. Everyone has one
friend. I always see people with their friends. They laugh with each other. They have fun with each
other. They do things with each other. What about me? I am by myself. I watch TV by myself. I go to
movies by myself. I go to restaurants by myself. I go to the park by myself. I told my mother that I am
lonely. She said it is my fault. "Why?" I asked. She said, "Because you never ask anyone to be with
you." My mom is right. I never ask people to be with me. I am afraid they will say no. 0.6

20. He was late. He was always late. Why did time always go so fast? Time always went too fast. He
looked at his watch. He looked at the clock on the wall. They both said 6:10. He had to leave in 10
minutes. But first he had to shave. Then he had to brush his teeth. Then he had to get dressed.
Shaving took time. Brushing his teeth took time. Getting dressed took time. But he had only 10
minutes. So he turned off the TV. He turned off the radio, too. He turned off the table lamp. He went
into the bathroom. He shaved. He brushed his teeth. He went into his bedroom. He got dressed. He
looked at his watch. He looked at the clock on the wall. They both said 6:25. He had to hurry. He
went out to his car. He drove fast. He slowed down at a stop sign. A cop saw him. The cop wrote
him a ticket. "Why didn't you stop at the stop sign?" the cop asked. "But officer, I was in a hurry!" he
said. The cop gave him the ticket. The cop said, "Leave home earlier next time." 0.4

17. She was angry. She was angry at her husband. He lied to her. He lied many times. She was
tired of his lies. She said enough was enough. She took off her ring. She dropped it into the toilet.
She flushed the toilet. She got into her car. She got on the freeway. She drove the car fast. She was
crying. She was very sad. She drove the car faster. She passed many cars. The speed limit was 60
mph. She was going 80 mph. A cop saw her. The cop chased her. The cop turned on his red light.
He turned on his siren. She heard the cop car. She saw the flashing light. She drove faster. Now she
was going 90 mph. The cop drove faster. It started to rain. She didn't slow down. She lost control.
The car rolled over. It rolled over and over. She died before it came to a stop. 0.3

25. He looked at his watch. It was time for the bus. Where was the bus? He was at the bus stop. He
stood up. He looked down the street. No bus. He looked up the street. No bus. Where in the world
was the bus? It was time for the bus to arrive. He sat down on the bench. It was getting cold. The
wind was blowing. He didn't have a jacket. He was wearing shorts. He was wearing flip‐flops. His
head was cold. His arms were cold. His legs were cold. His feet were cold. His toes were cold. His
toes were turning blue. Where was the bus? He stood up again. He looked down the street. He saw
the bus! It was coming. In a minute he would be on the warm bus. In a minute his nose would be
warm. His hands would be warm. His whole body would be warm. How nice! The bus arrived. But it
didn't stop. It kept going. It was the wrong bus. He looked at his watch again. Where was the bus?
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21. He had a blue car. He loved his blue car. It was dark blue. It had four doors. It was not a new
car. It was an old car. But it had new tires. It had new black tires. All four tires were new. He felt safe
with his new tires. They would not blow out. He could drive everywhere with his new tires. His car
was dirty. He needed to wash it. The windows were dirty. The doors were dirty. The hood was dirty.
The trunk was dirty. The bumpers were dirty. The tires weren't dirty. They were new tires. They were
black and shiny. They looked good. He did not have to wash his tires. But he did have to wash his
car. He put water into a bucket. He put a sponge into the bucket. He washed his car with the
sponge. He dried his car with a towel. His car was shiny blue now. It looked like new. Now his old
car was as shiny as his new tires. 0.0