Question

A man stopped at a flower shop to order some flowers to be wired to his mother who lived two hundred miles away. As he got out of his car, he noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing. He asked her what was wrong and she replied, “I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother but I only have seventy-five cents, and a rose costs two dollars.” The man smiled and said, “ Come in with me. I’ll buy you a rose.” He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother’s flowers. As they were leaving, he offered the girl a ride home. She said, “Yes, please! You can take me to my mother.” She directed him to a cemetery, where she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave. The man returned to the flower shop, canceled the wire order, picked up a bouquet and drove the two hundred miles to his mother’s house. 1. How did the man order the flower? A. By telephone.​B. By e-mail.​ C. By letter.​D. By wire. 2. Why was the girl crying? A. She did not have enough money to buy a rose.​​B. She missed her mother C. She lost her money.​​​​​D. She wanted to change another rose. 3. How was the girl’s mother? A. She was living in the cemetery.​​​​B. She was dead. C. She looked after the cemetery.​​​​D. She was visiting the cemetery. 4. Why did the man change his mind? Because…………. A. the flower shop could not deliver the flowers on time​B. he was moved by the girl’s love for her mother C. his mother’s home was near there​​​​D. the flower shop ran out of flowers 5. The best title for this story is………… . A. Flowers for mothers.​B. A man and a little girl.​C. The flower shop.​D. A dead mother

Answer 1

 1. How did the man order the flower?

A. By telephone.​B. By e-mail.​ C. By letter.​D. By wire.

2. Why was the girl crying?

A. She did not have enough money to buy a rose.

​​B. She missed her mother

C. She lost her money.​​​​​

D. She wanted to change another rose.

3. How was the girl’s mother?

A. She was living in the cemetery.​​​​

B. She was dead.

C. She looked after the cemetery.​​​​

D. She was visiting the cemetery.

4. Why did the man change his mind? Because………….

A. the flower shop could not deliver the flowers on time

​B. he was moved by the girl’s love for her mother

C. his mother’s home was near there​​​​

D. the flower shop ran out of flowers

5. The best title for this story is………… .

A. Flowers for mothers.​

B. A man and a little girl

.​C. The flower shop.​

D. A dead mother