Billy lived on a quiet street in a big city. His mother sometimes took him to the park to play, but when she was busy, he played in the street. One evening Billy's father gave him a beautiful new ball, and the next morning Billy went out into the street to play with it. He played happily for a few minutes, but then a big dog came along. When the dog saw the ball, he wanted to play with it too.

Billy picked the ball up and held it above his head. He did not want the big dog to take it and run away with it, but the dog jumped up and knocked him over.

Billy's mother came out of the house and ran to him at once. "Did he bite you?" she asked.

"No, he didn't bite me," Billy answered, "but he tasted me."

A     Answer these questions:

1. What was Billy doing when the dog came along?
2. What did the dog want to do?
3. What did Billy do then?
4. And what did the dog do?
5. What did Billy's mother ask him?
6. And what did Billy answer?

B    Put one of these words in each blank space:

he      her      him      his      she      their      them      they

Billy's mother and father live in the city. _______ house is on a quiet street. _______ have only one child.

Billy went to _______ mother yesterday, because ________ wanted to play in the street. Billy's mother got a ball and gave it to _______. Then _____ said, "Be careful in the street, Billy." She didn't want _______son to have an accident.

Billy took the ball from _______ and said, "All right. I'll be careful.” When cars come down the street, Billy sees ______ and stops playing.

C     Choose the correct sentence for each picture and write it down.

1. Billy found a beautiful ball.
2. Billy got a beautiful ball.
3. Billy bought a beautiful ball.

1. He went across the street.
2. He went down into the street.
3. He went up into the street.

1. He threw his ball against a wall.
2. He threw his ball under a wall.
3. He threw his ball over a wall.

1. Then a dog came around the corner.
2. Then a dog jumped around the corner
3. Then a dog went around the corner.

1. Billy put his ball above his head.
2. Billy put his ball behind his head.
3. Billy put his ball on his head.

1. The dog knocked Billy down.
2. Billy knocked the dog down.
3. The ball knocked Billy down.