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Step-by-step Solution:
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Question 1: Why was Dennis bored?
* *Locate evidence:* The first paragraph says, "Dennis looked at his grandpa’s bookshelves. All the walls of the room were filled with mismatched bookshelves... There weren’t any video games or toys." It also states he was "sitting on a chair and staring at the ceiling" because there was nothing else to do.
* *Reasoning:* Dennis is bored because he is at his grandpa's house, which is full of books but has no video games or toys for him to play with.
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Question 2: What did Grandpa suggest Dennis do?
* *Locate evidence:* In the fourth paragraph, Grandpa says, “Why don’t you read one? You might find something interesting.” Later, after Dennis complains about responsibility, Grandpa suggests, “You can take it home with you.”
* *Reasoning:* Grandpa suggested that Dennis read one of the books from the shelf. When Dennis hesitated, Grandpa told him he could borrow the book and take it home.
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Question 3: How did Dennis feel about reading at first?
* *Locate evidence:* In the third paragraph, Dennis thinks, “Those old books look like they have been around since the beginning of time!” and “I bet those books are boring.” He also says, “Books are for school. They’re work.”
* *Reasoning:* At first, Dennis felt negative about reading. He thought the books looked old, boring, and felt like homework or work rather than fun.
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Question 4: What did Dennis decide to do in the end?
* *Locate evidence:* In the final paragraph, Dennis asks, “Can I take this one?” referring to the pirate book. The text concludes with, “Well, I guess,” Dennis replied. Then, they went off to get lunch, taking the book with them.
* *Reasoning:* Dennis decided to borrow the pirate adventure book to read it.
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Final Answer:
1. Dennis was bored because he was at his grandpa's house where there were only books and no video games or toys to play with.
2. Grandpa suggested that Dennis pick out a book to read and told him he could take it home with him.
3. At first, Dennis felt that reading was boring and felt like "work" or school stuff. He thought the books looked old and uninteresting.
4. In the end, Dennis decided to borrow a pirate adventure book to read.
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