Betty and I are best friends. Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year we had a costume party instead. While we were writing the invitations, my mom came in and asked, "Nancy, what about inviting John?" John had been in our class for only a few months, but he was already getting better grades in math than anyone else in our class. "Mom, he wears the same pants to school every day. How could he even afford a costume?" Mom said nothing. The next day, mom gave me an envelope with a shopping card in it. "I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John." Mom said. But how? We didn't want to make John embarrassed. We discussed it for a long time. Finally, Betty and I had a good idea. On the day of our party, John arrived, in an old sheet ,but still in the same brown pants as usual. Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in a loud voice, "Now it's time for the great prize game." It was a math game. None of us were surprised when John gave the right answer first and walked off with the envelope. Everything went well as we planned. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week. He felt happy. So did we.
Who did my mom want me to invite?
Who has the same birthday as me?
Do we have a party together?
How long did we know John?
Was he the worst student in math?
Was he poor?
What did he wear every day?
Did he come to the party?
Who wanted to help John?
By giving him what?
How would he feel about that?
What was the big prize game about?
Who won?
What did he get?
What did he wear to the party?
When did he wear his new clothes?
Was everyone happy?
What was in the envelope?
Was John winning planned?
What kind of party was it?
John
"Nancy, what about inviting John?" 
Betty and I.
Betty and I are best friends. 
every year.
so every year we have a birthday party together
A few months
John had been in our class for only a few months
No.
he was already getting better grades in math than anyone else in our class.
Yes.
"Mom, he wears the same pants to school every day. How could he even afford a costume?" 
The same pants.
"Mom, he wears the same pants to school every day.
Yes he did.
 On the day of our party, John arrived, in an old sheet ,but still in the same brown pants as usual.
Mom did.
Mom said nothing. The next day, mom gave me an envelope with a shopping card in it. "I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John." 
A shopping card.
The next day, mom gave me an envelope with a shopping card in it. "
He might be emberassed.
We didn't want to make John embarrassed.
Math.
"Now it's time for the great prize game." It was a math game.
John did.
 None of us were surprised when John gave the right answer first and walked off with the envelope. 
New pants and shirt.
John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week.
J an old sheet and the same pants.
John arrived, in an old sheet ,but still in the same brown pants as usual.
The next week.
John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week.
yes they were.
He felt happy. So did we.
A shopping card.
The next day, mom gave me an envelope with a shopping card in it.
Yes.
 Everything went well as we planned.
A costume birthday party.
Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year we had a costume party instead. 