110. Mowing the Lawn

It was the middle of the day. He looked out his window. He saw his lawn. The grass looked long. He decided to mow the lawn. He stepped into his garage.

His mower was in there. He got his lawn mower. He turned it on. It started moving. The engine made a loud noise. The engine sputtered and stopped. He got off his lawn mower. He inspected the engine. 

It had broken. He took it back inside the garage. He opened his tool box. He repaired his lawn mower. He turned it on again. It was working. He mowed his lawn. It took him half an hour to finish. 

He took his lawn mower back inside. He went back into his house. He looked out the window. The lawn looked nice. He loved his lawn.

Vocabulary Words

                                                           

No.	Word	Definition	Example Sentence
01	middle of the day	the time around noon or the central part of the daytime	It was the middle of the day.
02	out his window	looking through the pane of glass in his house	He looked out his window.
03	his lawn	the area of cultivated grass around his house	He saw his lawn.
04	grass looked long	the turf appeared to need cutting or trimming	The grass looked long.
05	mow the lawn	to cut the grass using a lawn mower	He decided to mow the lawn.
06	stepped into	walked or moved quickly inside	He stepped into his garage.
07	his garage	the building or section of a building used for storing a vehicle and tools	He stepped into his garage.
08	lawn mower	a machine used for cutting grass on a lawn	He got his lawn mower.
09	turned it on	activated the power or started the engine	He turned it on.
10	loud noise	a sound of great intensity or volume	The engine made a loud noise.
11	engine	the machine that converts power into motion, used to run the mower	The engine made a loud noise.
12	sputtered and stopped	made a series of soft, explosive sounds and then ceased operation	The engine sputtered and stopped.
13	inspected	looked at something closely, typically to assess its condition	He inspected the engine.
14	broken	separated into pieces or damaged and no longer working	It had broken.
15	tool box	a container for holding and organizing tools	He opened his tool box.
16	repaired	fixed or restored to a good condition	He repaired his lawn mower.
17	was working	was functioning or operating correctly	It was working.
18	mowed his lawn	successfully cut the grass on his property	He mowed his lawn.
19	half an hour	a period of thirty minutes	It took him half an hour to finish.
20	lawn looked nice	the grass appeared neat, tidy, and pleasing to the eye	The lawn looked nice.

Comprehension Questions

                                                       

No.	Question	Answer
01	What time of day was it when the story began?	The middle of the day.
02	What was the reason he decided to mow the lawn?	The grass looked long.
03	Where did he go to get the lawn mower?	His garage.
04	What did the lawn mower do when he first turned it on?	It started moving and made a loud noise.
05	What happened to the engine?	It sputtered and stopped (it had broken).
06	What did he do right after the mower stopped?	He got off his lawn mower and inspected the engine.
07	Where did he take the broken lawn mower?	Back inside the garage.
08	What did he open to get the necessary items to fix the mower?	His tool box.
09	What did he do after opening the tool box?	He repaired his lawn mower.
10	Did the lawn mower work after he repaired it?	Yes, it was working.
11	How long did it take him to finish mowing the lawn?	Half an hour.
12	Where did he take the lawn mower after he finished?	Back inside the garage.
13	After he was done, where did he go to view his work?	Back into his house (and looked out the window).
14	How did the lawn look after he finished?	The lawn looked nice.
15	What emotion did he feel toward his finished lawn?	He loved his lawn.
16	What word describes the action of checking the engine closely?	Inspected.
17	The phrase "sputtered and stopped" suggests what about the engine?	That it was malfunctioning before it completely broke.
18	What kind of item is a lawn mower?	A machine or a gardening tool.
19	What is the opposite of "loud noise"?	A quiet sound (or silence).
20	What two main tasks did the man have to complete to finish the job?	Repair the lawn mower and mow the lawn.