| " E X T R A-C R E D I T EXERCISE. ESOL-2 DUE DATE: MAY 7, 2007
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Easter Hunt
By Beth Beutler
1.The clouds were bright and puffy against an eggshell blue sky and a bed
of tulips stretched to the sky. Streaks of sunshine interrupted the living
room floor. What a beautiful Easter morning!
2. Easter was almost as much fun as Christmas at the Browning household. In
fact, it was sometimes more fun. Mr. & Mrs. Browning made sure there was a
great air of celebration, with games, baskets, and treats.
3. It was the first day the girls could wear their new spring dresses. They
would even wear hats. Normally, they wore basic dresses or school clothes to
go to church. But they were treated to a new dress every Easter. Molly's was
pink with lace trim. She had a white straw hat and white leather shoes to
match. Her sister Meg wore a flower-print dress with a long skirt. Mrs.
Browning always dressed up, too. She curled her hair and wore a little make
up. The girls loved to see how Mr. Browning looked at her with love,
especially when she was all dressed up.
4. "Ready, girls?" Mr. Browning asked. It seemed he enjoyed being the only
man in the house!
5. They got into the car, which had been rigorously cleaned on Saturday. Dad
had even waxed it.
6. When they arrived at church, the family greeted their many friends, and
the kids went off to children's church to be taught about values like hope,
love, and faith.
7. After the service, the children gathered in the church yard for an egg
hunt. The adults had hidden over 100 plastic eggs. The woman in charge blew
a whistle, and the kids were off. Meg and Molly took their egg hunting very
seriously.
8. They got so serious, that when they found a purple plastic egg at the
base of the tree, they both grabbed it at once.
9. "It's mine!" Molly shouted.
10."I saw it first!" Meg retorted.
11. They pulled at the egg and each other until they both fell backward into
the dirt.
12."Girls!" Mother said sternly. "What is going on here!?"
13."It's mine!" Molly shouted again.
14."No, it's mine!" Meg retorted again.
15."Girls, calm down now. Do you realize that there are at least 20 other
eggs laying around beneath your noses while you fight over this one? How
does your behavior reflect on lessons you were taught today?"
16. Both girls looked down at the ground. They were ashamed. They had been
taught about loving others and sacrificing for someone else. Yet they
couldn't let go of an egg.
17. Meg was the first to apologize. "You can have the egg, Molly. I'm sorry."
18. "No," Molly answered. "Let's give it to Georgie. He doesn't have many
eggs."
19. They both went together and dropped the egg into Georgie's basket. He
smiled with surprise. "Thanks!"
20. Molly and Meg scampered off in their dirtied dresses, but their Mom
didn't mind. She trusted they had learned a valuable lesson today.
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE READING SELECTION.
1. Name one special thing about Easter with the Browning family.
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2. How many children are in the Browning family?
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3. The Easter egg hunt took place at:
A. A local park
B. The Browning's church
C. The Browning's grandparents' house
D. The Browning's house
4. What was one of the important lessons the Browning girls learned?
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5. There were forty-six families in the church, but only half of them
helped hide eggs. If each family hid four eggs, how many total eggs were
there to find?
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