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Pls correct my answers or write a better one .

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Joey watched some children having a race .He wanted to join them, but he could not. Joey could not run. He could not walk. Joey had been on a wheelchair his whole life.
The children saw Joey. They asked if he would help them. They needed someone to decide who the winner of the race would be. They made Joey the referee. He was pleased. Everyone had a good time.

Q.1 A good title for this story would be:
A. The Race B. How Joey helped C. A wheelchair
Ans.- B. How Joey helped

Q.2 What did Joey want to do?
Ans. Joey wanted to race with the children.

Q.3 Why couldn’t Joey be in the race?
Ans. Joey was handicapped. He could not walk. He had been on a wheelchair for his whole life.

Q.4 How did the children get Joey to play?
Ans. The children made Joey a referee.
Which is correct – a referee or the referee in the above answer

Q.5 How do you think Joey felt at beginning of the story?
Ans. Joey felt sad and helpless.


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Q.1 A good title for this story would be:
A. The Race B. How Joey helped C. A wheelchair
Ans.- B. How Joey helped

Q.2 What did Joey want to do?
Ans. Joey wanted to race /play with the children.

Q.3 Why couldn’t Joey be in the race?
Ans. Joey was handicapped. He could not walk. He had been on a wheelchair for his whole life.

Q.4 How did the children get Joey to play?
Ans. The children made Joey the referee.
Which is correct – a referee or the referee in the above answer

Q.5 How do you think Joey felt at beginning of the story?
Ans. Joey felt sad and helpless.


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Pls correct my answers or write a better one .

COMPREHENSION

Joey watched some children having a race .He wanted to join them, but he could not. Joey could not run. He could not walk. Joey had been on a wheelchair his whole life.
The children saw Joey. They asked if he would help them. They needed someone to decide who the winner of the race would be. They made Joey the referee. He was pleased. Everyone had a good time.

Q.1 A good title for this story would be:
A. The Race B. How Joey helped C. A wheelchair
Ans.- B. How Joey helped

Q.2 What did Joey want to do?
Ans. Joey wanted to race with the children.

Q.3 Why couldn’t Joey be in the race?
Ans. Joey was handicapped. He could not walk. He had been on a wheelchair for his whole life.

Q.4 How did the children get Joey to play?
Ans. The children made Joey a referee.
Which is correct – a referee or the referee in the above answer

Q.5 How do you think Joey felt at beginning of the story?
Ans. Joey felt sad and helpless.


Thanks in advance.
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Thanks a lot Heidita and Anglika.
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