- The name of the boy celebrating his birthday was?
Shane
- Why do you think the boy’s mother placed a cloth over the cakes?
Because in the beginning of the story it tells us that there were flies hovering around the kitchen
- This story took place at about (9, 11, 1, 4, 7) o’clock?
7 o’clock
- How many surprise guests were at the party?
6 because there were 6 cups
- Why did Mrs Stevens open the oven carefully?
Because the heat waves in the oven might burn it
- How old was the boy turning on his birthday?
Because there were 10 candles on the cake
- It was raining heavily on the boy’s birthday. True OR False?
False because the story mentions that it began to drip down slowly
- Mrs Stevens was late for the bus True OR False?
Yes he was two minutes late
- Write the words in the story which tell you the answer to question 8.
Two minutes later
- What did Mrs Stevens use to cool the cakes?
The window
- Why did she have to cool the cakes?
The open window
- How many seconds did it take to drive home from the bus stop?
120 seconds