Cheaper By The Dozen Reading Comprehension Worksheet - Lassis: Unit 1 Middle School Page 8
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14Vocabulary: sick, doctor, operation, measles, tonsils
Chapter 10
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Dad did not want his children to get sick. He thought that the best way to handle
sickness was to pretend not to be sick. He thought being sick was a waste of time.
Dad did not like sickness.
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One time, all of us except our sister, Martha, had the measles. Mother put all of the
boys in one bedroom. She put all of the girls in another bedroom. Dad did not like the
quiet in the house. He pretended to have the measles to make us laugh. The doctor told
dad that it made the town look bad when so many children were sick in one day!
Dad did not like sickness.
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The doctor said that we must get our tonsils out. Dad decided to have the doctor
operate in the house. Dad wanted to make a film about our operations. He wanted to
study how doctors work. The doctor said that dad should have his tonsils out, too. Dad
agreed to have his tonsils out. He wanted to make the film about the operation.
Dad did not like sickness.
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Dad had his tonsils out after our operations. He was sick for 2 weeks. Then, the
cameraman wrote him a letter. The letter said that the films of the operations did not
work. He made a mistake with the camera. He said that he quit dad's business. Dad
was mad. The only reason he had his tonsils out was to make the films!
Dad did not like sickness.
LASSIS: Unit 1 Middle School Adapted Text, July 2014
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