109. A New Phone

Carl Wilson wanted the latest phone. It cost $400. He begged his parents for it. "Sorry," they said. "It's too expensive." Still Carl kept bugging them. He would not give it up. He cried to them like a baby.

His parents felt bad. They wanted to make their son happy. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson saved some money. They bought the phone for Carl's birthday. "Just be careful with it," they told him. "Of course I will be!" he replied. 

Carl was so happy. He put the phone in his pocket. He ran to show it off to his friends. The phone slipped out of his pocket. It landed in a sewer.

Vocabulary Words

                                                           

No.	Word	Definition	Example Sentence
01	latest phone	the newest model of a mobile phone	Carl Wilson wanted the latest phone.
02	cost	required an amount of money to buy	It cost $400.
03	begged	asked someone earnestly or humbly for something	He begged his parents for it.
04	expensive	costing a lot of money	"It's too expensive," they said.
05	kept bugging	continued to annoy or pester persistently	Still Carl kept bugging them.
06	give it up	to stop trying to achieve something; to surrender	He would not give it up.
07	cried to them	wept or complained loudly to them	He cried to them like a baby.
08	felt bad	experienced sympathy or regret for another person	His parents felt bad.
09	happy	feeling or showing pleasure or contentment	They wanted to make their son happy.
10	saved some money	reserved or set aside earnings for future use	Mr. and Mrs. Wilson saved some money.
11	bought the phone	purchased the mobile phone	They bought the phone for Carl's birthday.
12	birthday	the anniversary of the day on which a person was born	They bought the phone for Carl's birthday.
13	be careful	avoid potential danger, mishap, or damage	"Just be careful with it," they told him.
14	replied	answered or responded to a question or statement	"Of course I will be!" he replied.
15	put the phone	placed the mobile phone in a specific location	He put the phone in his pocket.
16	ran	moved fast by using the feet	He ran to show it off to his friends.
17	show it off	to proudly display something one possesses	He ran to show it off to his friends.
18	slipped out	accidentally slid or fell from a grasp or container	The phone slipped out of his pocket.
19	landed	came down and rested on a surface after falling or flying	It landed in a sewer.
20	sewer	an underground conduit for carrying off drainage water and waste matter	It landed in a sewer.

Comprehension Questions

                                                       

No.	Question	Answer
01	What was the name of the boy who wanted the phone?	Carl Wilson.
02	What item did Carl want?	The latest phone.
03	How much did the phone cost?	$400.
04	What was his parents' initial reason for refusing the phone?	It was too expensive.
05	How did Carl try to convince his parents?	He kept bugging them and cried like a baby.
06	How did the parents feel as a result of Carl's begging?	They felt bad.
07	What motivated Mr. and Mrs. Wilson to eventually buy the phone?	They wanted to make their son happy.
08	How did the parents obtain the money to buy the phone?	They saved some money.
09	What special occasion was the phone bought for?	Carl's birthday.
10	What one condition did his parents give him?	To be careful with it.
11	What was Carl's response to his parents' condition?	He replied, "Of course I will be!"
12	How did Carl feel after receiving the phone?	He was so happy.
13	Where did Carl put the phone after getting it?	In his pocket.
14	What did Carl immediately do after putting the phone away?	He ran to show it off to his friends.
15	What unfortunate event happened to the phone?	It slipped out of his pocket.
16	Where did the phone finally land?	In a sewer.
17	What word is used to describe Carl's continuous asking?	Bugging.
18	What activity directly led to the phone slipping out of his pocket?	Running.
19	What does the ending of the story suggest about Carl?	He was not careful with the phone as his parents requested.
20	The parents buying the phone can be described as a form of what?	A reward or a gift (for his birthday).