The Blue Book Box

Questions

1. How does the book swap work?

   1. You buy a book for a few dollars.
   2. You put in a book you have read and take a different one.
   3. You borrow a book for one week.
   4. You send books to your friends by mail.

2. Why did Ella start the book swap?

   1. Her teacher asked her to do it.
   2. She wanted to sell her old books.
   3. She had many books she had read, and she wanted new ones.
   4. The library in her town closed.

3. Copy the word from Ella's second answer that means "to give and use things together with other people".

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4. What is the book box?

   1. An old kitchen cupboard.
   2. A new shelf from a shop.
   3. A box in the school library.
   4. A big plastic bag.

5. Why did Ella and her dad put a roof on the book box?

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6. How many books were in the box at first?

   1. A hundred.
   2. Fifty.
   3. Two hundred.
   4. Twenty.

7. In the sentence "Kids, parents and even grandparents use it", what does "it" refer to?

   1. The roof.
   2. The building.
   3. The book box.
   4. The winter.

8. What is Ella's advice for other kids?

   1. You need a lot of money to start.
   2. Start small — you only need books and a few good neighbors.
   3. Only adults can start a book swap.
   4. Buy new books every week.