102. Late to Class

He stood in the hall. He looked around him. There were many doors. He did not know which door was the right door to enter. He was lost at school. It was going to be twelve. He was going to be late. It was his first day of college. His class was in Room 190. 

He looked at all the doors. They each had a number, but there were no rooms numbered 190. He did not know what to do. He asked a stranger: "Where is Room 190?" The stranger did not know. He asked another stranger. She also did not know. 

No one knew where Room 190 was. He checked his notebook, where He wrote down his classroom number. It was not Room 190. It was Room 140. Room 190 did not exist. He ran to Room 140. He was one minute late.

Vocabulary

1. Stand – to be on your feet.
   Example: He stood in the hall.

2. Hall – a long area inside a building, usually with doors to rooms.
   Example: He stood in the hall and looked around.

3. Look around – to turn your head to see things in all directions.
   Example: He looked around him.

4. Door – a movable part of a wall that lets people enter or exit a room.
   Example: There were many doors.

5. Enter – to go into.
   Example: He didn’t know which door to enter.

6. Lost – not knowing where you are.
   Example: He was lost at school.

7. Late – arriving after the correct time.
   Example: He was going to be late.

8. College – a school for higher education.
   Example: It was his first day of college.

9. Room – a space enclosed by walls in a building.
   Example: His class was in Room 190.

10. Number – a symbol or word that shows a quantity or order.
    Example: The doors each had a number.

11. Know – to have knowledge about something.
    Example: He did not know what to do.

12. Ask – to say something in the form of a question.
    Example: He asked a stranger.

13. Stranger – a person you do not know.
    Example: The stranger did not know.

14. Another – one more or different.
    Example: He asked another stranger.

15. Check – to look at something carefully.
    Example: He checked his notebook.

16. Notebook – a book for writing notes.
    Example: He checked his notebook for the classroom number.

17. Write down – to put words on paper.
    Example: He had written down the classroom number.

18. Exist – to be real or present.
    Example: Room 190 did not exist.

19. Run – to move quickly on foot.
    Example: He ran to Room 140.

20. Minute – a unit of time; 60 seconds.
    Example: He was one minute late.