Sentence 1: Josh wasn't a very good reader, and that made him sad. 
 Sentence 3: Josh's teacher helped him very much, and soon his reading improved 
 Sentence 4:  Josh felt much better about himself, and his grades got better, too 
 Sentence 5:  Josh was very grateful to his teacher for helping him 
 Option 1: He asked his teacher for help, and she said yes. 
 Option 2: He asked for help, and his teacher said no.