Every morning my sister and I clean our rooms. When we are finished, we go downstairs and have breakfast with our parents. Next, we help wash and dry the breakfast dishes before we go to school.

We have a dog. His name is Rex. Every morning and every night, my sister and I take Rex for a walk with our mom or dad. We also give him food and water.

On the weekend, we help mom and dad vacuum the house. We like to help keep the house clean.

I. Word List

chores: housework

vacuum: use a machine to clean the floor, stairs, etc.

II. Answer the following questions.

1. What chores do the writer and her sister have?

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2. What is the name of their dog?

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3. Do you have chores? What are they?

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4. What chores do you not like doing? Why?

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5. Why is it important to do chores?

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III. True or False? Write T (true) or F (false) for each sentence.

___ 1. The writer and her sister don't like chores.

___ 2. The writer and her sister vacuum on the weekend.

___ 3. The writer and her sister have a cat.

___ 4. The writer and her sister do chores everyday.

___ 5. The writer and her sister walk with Rex four times a day.

IV. Circle the things the writer and her sister do.

clean their rooms

wash the dog

wash the dishes

go to school

vacuum the house

walk with the dog

make breakfast

clean the bathroom