B4

Brad was a student in my after-school tutoring session. He was working less than diligently.

 LITTLE

B5

"Brad," I said, "I talked to your mom, and she wants you to stay for the full hour, so you may as well get something done." "She wants you to keep me every day for an hour?" he complained. "She wants you to learn it's easier to work during regular class hours than to give up after-school time." Brad seemed to agree.

 EASY

B6

"So", I continued, "why not get your work done now so you can bring your marks up and get your mom off your back?" "No!" he replied in horror. "If I get good marks now, she'll think this plan is working, and she'll keep me in here until June!"

 GET

B7

This is the day when people play tricks on each other. April Fool's Day began in France centuries ago. New Year's Day in France used to be on April 1.

 BEGIN

B8

Then the Pope changed the date. Some people did not know/didn't know and kept using the old date.

 NOT KNOW

B9

They were laughed at and got the name "April fools".

 LAUGH

B10

Sometimes, newspapers and TV programmers trick people. For example, we all know that spaghetti is made of flour, eggs and water. But one year a TV programme showed spaghetti growing on threes!

 GROW