Beginning Short Stories with Quetsions An Adventure

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Beginning Short Stories – “An Adventure”


Directions:

First read the basic version of the story below. Next, read the advanced

version of the same story. Then, try to answer the questions about the story.

Basic Version


Jamie has a dog named Gogo.

Jamie and Gogo are bored. They want to do something new. They want to do something
fun. They want to do something exciting.

Jamie and Gogo walk out of the house. They walk across the yard. They walk across the
field. They jump over the fence.

Jaime sees a mountain. The mountain is very tall. The top of the mountain is in the
clouds. Jaime looks at the mountain.

“We are going to the top of that mountain,” Jaime says.

Gogo looks scared.

“Do not be scared,” Jamie says.

Gogo runs after Jaime. They walk toward the mountain. Jaime stops. He looks back at
their home.

“I am a little tired,” Jaime says to Gogo. Gogo puts his tongue across Jaime’s face. Jaime
turns around and starts walking home.

“Come on Gogo. We will climb the mountain tomorrow,” Jaime says.

Advanced Version

Jamie has a dog named Gogo.

Jamie and Gogo are bored. They want go on an adventure.

Jamie and Gogo walk out of the house. They walk across the yard. They walk across the
field. They jump over the fence.

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Jaime sees a mountain. The mountain is very tall. The top of the mountain is in the
clouds. Jaime looks at the mountain.

“We’re going to the top of that mountain,” Jaime says.

Gogo looks scared.

“Don’t be scared,” Jamie says.

Gogo follows Jaime. They walk toward the mountain. Jaime stops. He looks back at their
home.

“I am kind of tired,” Jaime says to Gogo. Gogo licks Jaime’s face. Jaime turns around
and starts walking home.

“C’mon Gogo. We’ll climb the mountain tomorrow,” Jaime says.

Questions:

1.

Where does Jaime want to go?

2.

Where does Jaime go?


Vocabulary:

To find word definitions: First, find the word in the advanced version of the story. Then,
compare this part of the advanced version of the story to the same part of the basic
version of the story. This will give you a general definition of the word.

1.

What does adventure mean? ( line 2)


2.

What does follow mean? ( paragraph 8)


3.

What does kind of mean? ( paragraph 9)


4.

What does lick mean? (paragraph 9)


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