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��The Little Blue Engine

�1. Read the story and tick the correct answer�.��

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��	There are a lot of good children who live in a town. They like to play with toys very much.

�� Yes/No��

�� The children from the town are good.�� 

�� They love toys.��

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One day the workers from the toy factory put a lot of toys on a train. They want to make the children in the town very happy.

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�� Yes/No��

���The workers want to do something very good for the children.��

��The workers are on the train.����

��	A strong, shiny engine is going to pull the train to the town. There are cars, clowns, dolls,drums, teddy bears, balls, and many other toys on the train.

�� Yes/No��

�� The workers are going to pull the train.�� 

�� The train is going to go to the seaside.�� 

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The train goes over a hill. The engine pulls and pulls, but nothing happens. It keeps saying "I can't, I can't, I can't. " Finally, the train stops.

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�� Yes/No��

�� �The engine stops.�� 

�� The train can't go over the hill.�� 

��	"This�engine cannot pull any more," says one of the clowns. "It is too tired. Let's ask some other engine to help us get to the town. Here's a big black engine. Let's ask her!"

�� Yes/No��

���� The train needs help.�� 

�� The train can get to the town easily.� �

-"Hello, can you pull our train to the town, please? There are many good children who want to play with these beautiful toys. Please help us!"

-"Me? To pull someone like you? You must be kidding! I am an important engine! I don't pull unimportant things!"

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�� Yes/No�

�� The black engine wants to help.� �

�� Children need toys to play.��

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-"But we are very, very important. The children from the town like us very much! Who can help us?"

-" I think I can," says a little blue engine. "Let's try."

She pulls and pulls and the train slowly moves. The little blue engine is happy�and�she keeps saying- " I think I can, I think I can, I think I can..." on her way to the town.

�� Yes/No�

�� The little blue engine wants to help.�� 

�� The children are going to get their toys.�� 

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Choose the right question word.
�� 1. �lives in a town?.............................�A lot of good children.

�� 2. �do they like?................................ To play with toys.

�� 3. �do the workers put on the train? ........�A lot of toys.

�� 4. �is there on the train? ..................... Cars, clowns, teddy bears and many other toys.

�� 5.��do the children live? ...................... In�the town.

��6. �does the train stop? ...................... Because the engine is very tired.

�� 7. �does the black engine want to help? ...... No, it doesn't.�

�� 8. �wants to help? ............................. A little blue engine.

�� 9. �does she keep saying? ..................... I think I can.

��10.�is going to be very happy? .................The children.