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Look at the sky! There is a big, orange sun in the sky this evening. My sister and I are at the beach. We are with an old friend, Tom. Tom has got a dog. The dog is very friendly. It runs to the water and back again. There is an apple in Tom's bag, and he gives it to me. It is sweet and red. We walk to a small shop near the beach. The shop is small, but it has a lot of things. I buy an ice cream, and my sister buys a hat. The hat is blue with a yellow star on it. After the shop, we sit under a big tree. The tree has a lot of green leaves. We can see the moon now. It is not dark yet, but the moon is in the sky next to the sun. It is a beautiful evening at the beach.

✏️ Questions

I have got ___ dog. Its name is Max.
She is ___ engineer at a big company.
- a) a
- b) an
- c) the
- d) no article
Look at ___ sky! It is so blue today.
There is ___ apple on the table. Can I have it?
- a) a
- b) an
- c) the
- d) no article
My brother plays ___ guitar every evening.
We have got two cats. ___ cats are very friendly.
- a) A
- b) An
- c) The
- d) No article
Where are the writer and their sister in the evening?
- a) At a small shop
- b) At the beach
- c) Under a big tree
- d) At Tom's house
What does Tom give the writer?
- a) A hat
- b) An ice cream
- c) A dog
- d) An apple
Why does the passage say 'an apple' and not 'a apple'?
- a) Because apple is a plural word
- b) Because apple starts with a vowel sound
- c) Because apple is a special word
- d) Because apple starts with a consonant
What color is the sister's hat?
- a) Yellow with a blue star
- b) Red and green
- c) Blue with a yellow star
- d) Orange like the sun
In the last paragraph, why does the writer say 'the moon' and not 'a moon'?
- a) Because there is only one moon and everyone knows which one
- b) Because moon starts with a consonant sound
- c) Because moon is a plural noun
- d) Because moon is a new word in the story
What can we infer about the time of day at the end of the story?
- a) It is early morning
- b) It is late at night and very dark
- c) It is evening, and both the sun and moon are visible
- d) It is midday with no sun

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