Slide 1 : A Special Christmas Present
Slide 2 : David wants to buy a Christmas present for a very special person, his mother. David's father gives him $5.00 a week pocket money and David puts $2.00 a week into his bank account. After three months David takes $20.00 out of his bank account and goes to the shopping mall. He looks and looks for a perfect gift.Suddenly he sees a beautiful brooch in the shape of his favourite pet. He says to himself, "My mother loves jewelry, and the brooch costs only $17.00." He buys the brooch and takes it home. He wraps the present in Christmas paper and places it under the tree. He is very excited and he is looking forward to Christmas morning to see the joy on his mother's face.But when his mother opens the present she screams with fright because she sees a spider.
Slide 3 : What does David want to buy his Mother?
a special birthday present
a Christmas present
a spider ring
Slide 4 : Who does David get his money from?
his pet
his mother
his father
Slide 5 : How much money does David take to the mall?
$20.00
$5.00
$17.00
Slide 6 : What does David buy his mother?
a ring
a brooch
a spider
Slide 7 : What does David do with the present when he takes it home?
he gives it to his mother
he wraps it in Christmas paper
he is very excited
Slide 8 : Why does David's mother scream?
because the present is beautiful
because she doesn't like Christmas presents
because she thinks she sees a real spider
Slide 9 : Why does David buy a spider brooch?
spiders are his favourite pet
he loves Christmas
to scare his mother
Slide 10 : Where does David put the present on Christmas Eve?
under his pillow
under a spider
under the Christmas tree
Slide 11 : This story is from :
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/StudyZone/200/reading/
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