Jimmy was seven years old. He got an allowance from his parents every week, but he wasted a lot of it on things which he saw in the stores and suddenly wanted to buy, although he didn't need them. One day his mother gave him a notebook and said, “Now, Jimmy, whenever you buy anything, I want you to write it down in this book, and write down the price, too. Then you can look at it again when your money's all gone, and you won't waste so much money next time."

After a week, Jimmy said to his mother, "Do you know, Mommy, before I spend any money now, I really stop and think?"

His mother was very pleased and thought, "Well, he's learned the value of money now." But she wasn't so happy when he added, "Yes, before I buy anything, I always ask myself, 'Am I going to be able to spell that in my notebook?'"

A.   Answer these questions:

1. What happened to Jimmy's allowance every week?
2. What did his mother give him then?
3. Why did she give it to him?
4. What did Jimmy say to his mother after a week?
5. What did she think?
6. What did Jimmy say then?

B.    Which of these sentences are true? Write down the correct ones.

1. Jimmy's parents gave him money regularly.
2. Jimmy's parents wasted his allowance every week.
3. Before he got his notebook, Jimmy often wanted to buy things because he needed them.
4. Before he got his notebook, Jimmy often bought things he didn't need.
5. Jimmy's mother bought him the notebook to prevent him from saving money.
6. Jimmy's mother bought him the notebook to prevent him from wasting money.
7. After getting his notebook, Jimmy no longer spent money without thinking first.
8. After getting his notebook, Jimmy began to spend money without thinking first.
9. Jimmy's words did not really show that he had learned the value of money.
10. Jimmy's words showed that he really had learned the value of money.

C.   Write the number of the correct sentence under each picture:

1-He bought a toy trumpet.

2-He took it to a sports shop.

3-He tried to spell "racket" in his notebook.

4-He wanted to buy a tennis racket.

5-He went into a toy store.

6-He went out of the shop without buying it, because he couldn't spell it.