One day Tom was playing with his younger brother Paul beside the well near their home. Suddenly Tom fell down the well. Paul was frightened. Their parents were not at home. Their father was working in the factory and their mother was helping a neighbor. Tom called his younger brother, Paul. Paul looked at the bottom of the well and saw his brother standing in the water of the well. Tom was five feet tall and the water was only three feet deep. Paul was glad to see his brother safe in the well. Then he ran home and brought a long rope. He was only six and not very strong, so he could not pull Tom out. He was thinking hard and finally had a good idea. He tied one end of the rope to a tree and threw the other end to his brother in the well. Then Tom climbed up the rope and got out of the well. He thanked his brother first and went home to exchange his wet clothes.

Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:

1. Who was Tom playing with?
2. Where were they playing?
3. Where was the well?
4. What happened to Tom?
5. How did Paul feel about it?
6. Where was Tom's Dad?
7. Were Tom and Paul related?
8. How so?
9. Was Tom drowning?
10. What did Paul do?
11. why?
12. What did he do with one end of the rope?
13. And the other end?
14. How old was Paul?
15. How deep was the water?
16. How tall was Tom?
17. Did Tom get out?
18. What was the first thing he did?
19. Then what?
20. to do what?

Numbered answers:
1. Paul
2. beside the well
3. near their home
4. fell down the well
5. frightened
6. working in the factory
7. yes
8. brothers
9. no
10. ran home
11. brought a long rope
12. tied it to a tree
13. threw to his brother
14. six
15. three feet
16. five feet tall
17. yes
18. thanked his brother
19. went home
20. exchange his wet clothes