199. A Brush with God?

He dropped his toothbrush. It fell on the floor. He picked up his toothbrush. He rinsed it off. He brushed his teeth. He rinsed his mouth. He walked out of the bathroom.

He sat on his bed. He felt something. It was under the sheet. He took the sheet off the bed. Something was in his mattress. It was a brand new mattress. He had bought it yesterday. What is in the mattress, he wondered. 

He went to the kitchen. He took a knife from the kitchen drawer. He cut open the mattress. What could it be, he wondered. It was small. It was black. It was a book. It was the New Testament. Is God trying to tell me something, he wondered.

✅ Vocabulary Words (15)

                                                 

No.	Word	Definition	Example Sentence
01	dropped his toothbrush	let the small brush used for cleaning teeth fall from his hand	He **dropped his toothbrush**.
02	fell on the floor	hit the ground or bottom surface of the room	It **fell on the floor**.
03	rinsed it off	washed the toothbrush quickly with water to clean it	He **rinsed it off**.
04	brushed his teeth	used the toothbrush to clean his teeth	He **brushed his teeth**.
05	rinsed his mouth	washed the inside of his mouth with water to remove toothpaste	He **rinsed his mouth**.
06	felt something	sensed an object with his body (perhaps when sitting)	He **felt something**.
07	under the sheet	located beneath the thin fabric covering the bed	It was **under the sheet**.
08	brand new mattress	a freshly manufactured, unused cushioned pad for sleeping	It was a **brand new mattress**.
09	bought it yesterday	purchased the mattress the day before the events in the story	He had **bought it yesterday**.
10	went to the kitchen	walked to the room where food is prepared	He **went to the kitchen**.
11	took a knife	retrieved a cutting utensil	He **took a knife** from the kitchen drawer.
12	cut open the mattress	sliced a hole in the bed padding to see inside	He **cut open the mattress**.
13	It was small	The object was little in size	**It was small**.
14	The New Testament	the second, Christian section of the Bible	It was **the New Testament**.
15	trying to tell me something	sending a sign or message through this strange event	Is God **trying to tell me something**, he wondered.

❓ Comprehension Questions & Answers (15)

                                             

No.	Question	Answer
01	What object did the man drop?	His **toothbrush**.
02	After picking it up, what did he do to the toothbrush?	He **rinsed it off**.
03	What did he do right before leaving the bathroom?	He **rinsed his mouth**.
04	Where did he sit after leaving the bathroom?	On his **bed**.
05	What did he feel that made him curious?	He **felt something** under the sheet.
06	Where did he realize the object was located?	In his **mattress**.
07	When did he purchase the mattress?	He had bought it **yesterday**.
08	What did he go to the kitchen to retrieve?	A **knife**.
09	What did he use the knife for?	He **cut open the mattress**.
10	Name one characteristic (size or color) of the object he found.	It was **small** and **black**.
11	What kind of object was the thing he found?	It was a **book**.
12	What was the name of the book?	It was the **New Testament**.
13	What part of the story shows the man was wondering about the meaning of the event?	He wondered, "Is God **trying to tell me something**?"
14	What item did he remove from the bed first?	The **sheet**.
15	What was the item he used to cut the mattress?	A **knife**.