Episode 2

I. True or false

1. Roger has been waiting for two hours.

2. The dentist is busy.

3. Roger's leg feels better.

4. The nurse looks at Roger's leg.

5. One woman has brought her daughter.

6. The old men are holding babies.

7. Roger can't concentrate very well on reading.

8. Roger yells.

9. Roger gets impatient.

10. The doctor comes into the room.

11. Roger has difficulty walking.

II. QUICK REVIEW: Circle the words that best complete the sentence.

1. In the doctor's office Roger was waiting his (turn, time, call).

2. He had been there (45, 25, 35) minutes.

3. His leg (hobbled, hold, hurt).

4. It was hard to (see, concentrate, hurt) because the pain was (intense, long, waiting).

5. The other patients were two old men, a small (boy, dog, girl) and her (father, mother, sister) and three young (men, students, mothers).

6. Roger tried to read a (book, newspaper, magazine) but he stopped because his leg (began, tried, waited) to ache.

7. The (nurse, doctor, women) called his name.

8. Roger hobbled out of the (waiting, nurse's, doctor's) room and into the (doctor's, dentist's, nurse's) office.

III. CLOSE ATTENTION: Write the word that immediately precedes or follows the words below to fill in the blanks.

1. ____________________ in the doctor's office

2. to get ____________________

3. ____________________ to think about

4. ____________________ patients for a while

5. ____________________ babies

6. ____________________ to yell

7. ____________________ see you

IV. RECALL: Answer the following questions based on what you remember.

1. Who are holding babies?

2. Why was it hard to concentrate?

3. Besides Roger, how many people were in the doctor's office?

4. What did Roger try to read?

5. Who called Roger's name?

Episode 3

I. True or false

1. Carl's wife needs some food items.

2. Carl forgot his car keys.

3. Carl's wife brings money to the car.

4. Carl got to the store without any money.

5. Carl got ten dollars from his wife.

6. There was a sign at the store.

7. The store was closed for a holiday.

8. Carl decided to look for another store.

II. QUICK REVIEW: Write the words that best complete the sentence.

1. Carl's wife said that they needed some ____________________ and ____________________.

2. Carl got into his ____________________ and started down the ____________________.

3. He ____________________ ____________________ his billfold at home.

4. He didn't have any ____________________.

5. His ____________________ met him at the ____________________.

6. She handed him his ____________________.

7. Carl got out of the car and ____________________ the door of the store.

8. It was ____________________.

9. The sign said: Closed temporarily due to ____________________ in the family.

10. Carl went to ____________________ a store that was open.

III. CLOSE ATTENTION: Write the word that immediately precedes or follows the words below to fill in the blanks.

1. ____________________ you go

2. on my ____________________

3. ____________________ remembered that he

4. ____________________ money

5. turned ____________________

6. ____________________ handed him

7. had seen ____________________

8. ____________________ to the store

9. ____________________ annoyed

10. saw the ____________________

IV. RECALL: Answer the following questions.

1. Who wanted Carl to go to the store?

2. What had Carl left at home?

3. Where had he left his billfold?

4. Why was Carl a little annoyed?

5. Why has the store closed?