Reading comprehension and sentence structure

1. Was Alan's shop open or shut on Sunday morning?

2. Alan Smith's father bought him a small shop, and Alan sold milk, butter, cheese, eggs and other tilings in it. His shop was in a small town, and it was open on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and on Sunday morning, but it was shut on Sunday afternoon and on Monday. Alan went to some farms on Monday and bought their best butter and cheese and eggs from the farmers, but he bought his milk in the town. At ruck brought it to his shop in the morning. Alan and his wife worked in the shop, and they sold a lot of their food, because it was good and clean. A fat woman came in to the shop on Saturday. She bought some eggs and some butter, and then she said to Alan's wife, "Your eggs and your butter are dear today. Why are Saturday and Sunday dearer than Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday?"
Was Alan's shop open on Monday?

3. How do you think a cat cleans its fur?

4. Do you ever wish on the first star at night? Do you sleep under the stars when you go camping? Can you name any stars? A star is made up of a glowing ball of gas. It is born when a cloud of gas becomes very hot. Some stars are billions of years old. Small stars live longer than big stars. Our sun is a star. It is the closest star to Earth. It is a medium-sized star. Most stars occur in groups of two. Big groups of stars are called clusters. A cluster can hold 1,000 stars. That is a lot of wishes!
Stars are made up of _____

5. A tree is a tall, woody plant. Some trees can grow to 350 feet. Trees can live for thousands of years.Trees have a few parts. They have a trunk. They have branches. They also have roots. Some trees have needles. These trees are called evergreens. Some of these are pine, fir, spruce, and cedar. Other trees have leaves. Some of these are elm, maple, ash, and apple. These leaves turn red and yellow in the fall. We need trees. They give us air. They also give us shade. Some trees give us fruit. So plant a tree today!
In this story, the word trunk means _____