108. Too Old For Children

Mrs. Jones was a kindergarten teacher. She was not happy with her life. She used to love children, but now she couldn't stand them. Mrs. Jones thought they were too loud.

"All they can do is shout or cry," she complained. "I'm too old for this now." It was time to retire. Mrs. Jones bought a house by a lake. She was going to live the quiet life she wanted. But Mrs. Jones still wasn't happy. 

Her new house was too quiet. She missed the children. Mrs. Jones decided to buy a rope. She hung it on a tree by the lake. Every weekend, the children went to her house. They swung into the lake. She always joined them.

Vocabulary Words

                                                           

No.	Word	Definition	Example Sentence
01	kindergarten teacher	a teacher of children, usually five or six years old, in the first year of school	Mrs. Jones was a kindergarten teacher.
02	not happy	feeling or showing displeasure; discontent	She was not happy with her life.
03	used to love	in the past, had a great affection or deep pleasure in something	She used to love children.
04	stand them	tolerate or endure them	But now she couldn't stand them.
05	too loud	making too much noise or excessive sound	Mrs. Jones thought they were too loud.
06	shout	to utter a loud call or cry	"All they can do is shout or cry."
07	cry	to shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow	"All they can do is shout or cry."
08	complained	expressed dissatisfaction or annoyance about something	"I'm too old for this now," she complained.
09	retire	to leave one's job and cease to work, typically upon reaching a certain age	It was time to retire.
10	bought a house	purchased a home or residence	Mrs. Jones bought a house by a lake.
11	by a lake	located next to or near a large body of water surrounded by land	She bought a house by a lake.
12	quiet life	a peaceful and tranquil existence, often away from crowds	She was going to live the quiet life she wanted.
13	too quiet	excessively silent or lacking sound	Her new house was too quiet.
14	missed	felt the absence of a person or thing with a sense of loss	She missed the children.
15	every weekend	each Saturday and Sunday	Every weekend, the children went to her house.
16	went to her house	visited her home	The children went to her house.
17	swung into	moved with a sweeping motion towards or into something	They swung into the lake.
18	the lake	the large body of water near her home	They swung into the lake.
19	always joined them	regularly participated in the activity with the children	She always joined them.
20	children	young people below the age of full legal maturity	She missed the children.

Comprehension Questions

                                                       

No.	Question	Answer
01	What was Mrs. Jones's job?	She was a kindergarten teacher.
02	How did Mrs. Jones feel about her life at the beginning of the story?	She was not happy.
03	Did Mrs. Jones always dislike children?	No, she used to love children.
04	What was one of Mrs. Jones's main complaints about the children?	They were too loud (or they shout or cry).
05	What reason did Mrs. Jones give for feeling she could no longer do her job?	She thought she was too old for it.
06	What big change did Mrs. Jones make?	She decided to retire.
07	Where did Mrs. Jones buy a house?	By a lake.
08	What kind of life did she hope to live in her new house?	The quiet life.
09	Did the new quiet life make Mrs. Jones happy?	No, she still wasn't happy.
10	What was the problem with her new house?	It was too quiet.
11	What did Mrs. Jones realize she missed?	The children.
12	What did Mrs. Jones decide to buy?	A rope.
13	Where did she hang the rope?	On a tree by the lake.
14	How often did the children come to her house?	Every weekend.
15	What activity did the children do when they visited?	They swung into the lake.
16	Did Mrs. Jones participate in the children's activity?	Yes, she always joined them.
17	What word describes her emotion before she decided to retire?	Unhappy or discontent.
18	What change in her life made her realize what she truly missed?	Her house being too quiet.
19	What contrast is shown in the story about her feelings for children?	She went from not being able to stand them to missing them and joining their games.
20	What did Mrs. Jones do to create a fun, interactive environment for the children at her new house?	She hung a rope on a tree by the lake for swinging.