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 Words

                                                           

No.	Word	Definition	Example Sentence
01	stood in the hall	was upright in a passage or corridor in a building	He stood in the hall.
02	looked around him	moved his eyes to see what was surrounding him	He looked around him.
03	many doors	a large number of entrances to rooms	There were many doors.
04	right door	the correct or proper entrance	He did not know which door was the right door to enter.
05	was lost at school	did not know his way or location within the building	He was lost at school.
06	going to be late	about to arrive after the scheduled time	He was going to be late.
07	first day of college	the initial day of studies at a higher education institution	It was his first day of college.
08	looked at	observed or focused his gaze upon	He looked at all the doors.
09	had a number	displayed a sequence of digits for identification	They each had a number.
10	did not know what to do	was uncertain of the correct course of action	He did not know what to do.
11	asked a stranger	put a question to an unknown person	He asked a stranger.
12	did not know	was unaware of the answer or information	The stranger did not know.
13	checked his notebook	looked carefully at his book of paper for reviewing information	He checked his notebook.
14	wrote down	recorded (information) on paper	...where He wrote down his classroom number.
15	did not exist	was not real or present; was not there	Room 190 did not exist.
16	ran to	moved quickly on foot toward (a destination)	He ran to Room 140.
17	was late	arrived after the scheduled time	He was one minute late.
18	classroom	a room where a class of students is taught	He wrote down his classroom number.
19	twelve	the time 12:00	It was going to be twelve.
20	Room	a particular space within a building (often identified by a number)	His class was in Room 190.

❓ Comprehension Questions & Answers

                                             

No.	Question	Answer
01	Where was the man standing at the beginning of the story?	He stood in the **hall**.
02	What two things was the man worried about?	He was **lost** and was going to be **late**.
03	What important day was it for the man?	It was his **first day of college**.
04	What room number did he *think* his class was in?	**Room 190**.
05	Why couldn't he find his classroom based on the number he had?	There were **no rooms numbered 190**.
06	What was his question to the strangers?	"**Where is Room 190?**"
07	How many people did he ask for help?	He asked **two strangers** (one male, one female).
08	Where did he look to finally confirm the room number?	He checked **his notebook**.
09	What was his actual classroom number?	**Room 140**.
10	What did he do to get to the correct room?	He **ran** to Room 140.
11	How late was he for his class in the end?	He was **one minute late**.
12	What was the cause of his confusion?	He had **written down the wrong room number** (190 instead of 140).
13	What word describes the feeling of trying to find the correct room?	**Frustrating** (or anxious/stressful).
14	What time was his class scheduled to start?	**Twelve o'clock** (12:00).
15	What lesson did the student learn that day?	To **double-check** the information he wrote down.