1. The key to unlocking comprehension
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The key to unlocking comprehension

2. Do you ever awaken right before the alarm clock rings
Do you ever awaken right before the alarm clock rings? Experts know that people have “clocks” inside their bodies. The clock divides time into 24 hours. Jet lag, or feeling tired and grumpy after traveling by plane, is a result of upsetting that inner clock.
What causes jet lag?
Have you ever had jet lag?
How many hours are the clock divided into?
What happens when your clock is upset?

3. Many movies show burglars studying a place before striking
Many movies show burglars studying a place before striking. Movies also show burglars picking locks with great skill. But police departments say that most burglars are very crude. They look for unlocked doors. If they don’t find any, they just break down the door, force the lock, or break the window. Then they work fast.
Do real burglars act the same as burglars in the movies?
What happens when burglars cant’ find an unlocked door?
What does crude mean?
Has your house ever been burglarized?
How do burglars get locks open?
Why do you think burglars work fast?
How does the author feel about burglars?

4. The Baseball Hall of Fame is in Cooperstown, New York
The Baseball Hall of Fame is in Cooperstown, New York. This site was chosen because it is where Abner Doubleday said that he invented the game in But baseball began in England. It started from a game called rounders. The word baseball is mentioned in English books as early as 1798.
Have you ever played baseball?
How do we know that baseball started in England?
Where is the Baseball Hall of Fame?
What was baseball first called?
What does the author suggest that Abner Doubleday did?
Why was the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown?

5. Jim clutched the wheel so tightly that his knuckles stuck out against his skin. The woman next to him turned the key. She said, “Now just start out slowly down the street. To change direction you need to turn the wheel only slightly.” Jim pressed his foot down carefully.
What is Jim going to do?
How does Jim feel about what he is doing?
baseball started in England?
Where is the Baseball Hall of Fame?
What was baseball first called?
Why was the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown?