As a high school athletics coach, I gave a speech about football to students and parents, aiming at getting new team members :I talked about how"everyone can benefit from football. This year, a worried-looking couple approached me. Their son, who had a sickly childhood, really wanted to play football. They'd tried to talk him out of it, but he had his heart set on joining the team. 

When they told me his name , my heart sank. Michael was short and thin. He was a lonely kid and the constant target of other kids' jokes. I knew Michael would never make it. But so close to my "football is for everyone" speech, I told them we could give it a try. 

On the opening day of practice, Michael was the first player on the field. We started a one-mile jog around the track. Repeatedly he fell, each time picking himself up. The same thing happened for weeks. But Michael put his whole heart into the training. Cradually, Michael gained strength both socially and physically. He began to laugh and most of the teammates became friendly. By the last week of practice Michael could run the mile without falling. He asked me to add a few more exercises he could work on his own. Soon , Michael ran the opening mile faster than anyone. 

One day after practice, the team captain, Steve, came up to me. He was talented but lazy.He was popular with students even though he could be heartless. Steve pointed to the field where Michael was jogging all alone and asked me why he was still out there. I told Steve to ask him. The next night, I was surprised to see Steve exercising right next to Michael. 

Finally our big game came-at first we were losing by twelve points. I could see that some kids had already lost heart. But Michael was playing as hard as he could , begging the team to keep trying. Finally we won the game by one point in the final ten seconds. 

At our celebration dinner, we always gave a big award to the most productive player. Steve had scored the most points that season, and everyone cheered as he received his award. " There's someone who deserves it more than I do," Steve said, " Everything I accomplished, and everything the team accomplished this season, is thanks to one person-Michael. " The entire team cheered as Steve turned the prize over to the player who had inspired them all. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who was the subject of the story?
2. Who was at the center of the story?
3. What boy's life does the story describe?
Q2:
1. What was the skinny boy's name?
2. What boy was quite thin?
3. Who was prety scrawny?
Q3:
1. Was Michael the team captain?
2. Did Michael serve as team captain?
3. Was Michael's position to be captain of the footbal team?
Q4:
1. Who was the football team captain?
2. What was the name of the captain of the football team?
3. Who served as captain of the football team?
Q5:
1. Did Steve have a big heart?
2. Was Steve a very generous person?
3. Was Steve's heart full?
Q6:
1. Was Steve lazy?
2. Did Steve like to slack off?
3. Was Steve someone who didn't work very hard?
Q7:
1. Which player ran the quickest mile on the team?
2. Who ran the mile faster than anyone else on the team?
3. Who beat all of their teammates at running the mile?
Q8:
1. Did the team win their game?
2. Did the team come out on top?
3. Did the team best their opponents?
Q9:
1. By how many points did the team win?
2. What was the winning margin for the team?
3. How many points was the margin of the team's victory?
Q10:
1. Who won the award for most productive player?
2. Which player was named most productive player?
3. Which player was given the trophy for most productive player?
Q11:
1. Who did Steve give his trophy to?
2. Who did Steve hand his most productive player award to?
3. Who did Steve let have his award for most productive player?
Q12:
1. Why did Steve give Michael his most productive player award?
2. Why did Steve let Michael have his award for most productive player?
3. What was Steve's reason for passing off his most productive player trophy to Steve?
Q13:
1. Who coached the football team?
2. What was the name of the football team's coach?
3. 
Q14:
1. Who threw in the towel during the big game?
2. Who felt as though things were hopeless during the big game?
3. Who didn't see the point in trying anymore during the important match?
