Developing

Reading 4
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PEPE AND THE GUAVA

Pepe climbed the guava tree near his
house. It had many ripe fruits. He picked as
many as he could and put them in his pockets.
Then he sat on a branch and began eating them.
While he was eating, he felt the branch
break. He did not know it was a dead branch.
Down, down, he fell!
After that, he did not know what
happened. When he woke up, he was in a
hospital bed. His two arms were in cast.
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1. Who climbed the guava tree?
a. Pepe
b. Pepe’s friend
c. Pepe’s brother
2. Where was the guava tree?
a. near Pepe’s house
b. in his neighbor’s yard
c. near his friend’s house
3. What was on the tree?
a. ripe fruits
b. green fruits
c. many birds
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4. Where did Pepe put the fruits he picked?
a. in his hat
b. in a basket
c. in his pocket
5. Where did he sit?
a. on a branch
b. under the tree
c. on top of the tree
6. What did he do next?
a. took a rest
b. called his sister
c. began to eat the fruits
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7. What began to break?
a. the branch
b. a tree nearby
c. the trunk of the tree
8. What happened to him?
a. He fell.
b. He died.
c. He jumped.
9. Did Pepe know what happened to him?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Maybe
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10. When he woke up, where was he?
a. in his house
b. in a hospital bed
c. in his friend’s house

Vocabulary:

pockets branch

cast hospital
 -Exercise 1-
Key to Correction
1. A
2. A
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. A
8. A
9. B
10. B
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HOW DAN LEARNED TO RIDE A HORSE

One day, Lito invited his cousin, Dan, to
his father’s farm in the barrio. Dan lived in the
town.
“Let’s ride on my horse,” Lito said.
“ I don’t know how to ride a horse,” said
Dan.
“It’s easy, I’m going to teach you.”
Lito got his horse and rose easily on its
back. “Come on”! Hold my hand and place one
foot on mine while I pull you up, he said.
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At first, Dan was afraid, but when he
tried, he found it easy. He did not feel afraid
anymore.
Together they rode far across the field. It
was already dark when they reached home.
1. What were Dan and Lito?
a. friends
b. cousins
c. neighbors
2. Where did Dan live?
a. in the city
b. in the town
c. in the barrio
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3. Where did Lito invite Dan?

a. to the school
b. to the forest
c. to his father’s farm
4. Where would they ride?
a. in a car
b. on a horse
c. on a bicycle
5. How did Lito ride on the horse?
a. easily b. badly c. carelessly
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6. Did Dan know how to ride a horse?
a. Yes b. No c. not very well
7. What did Dan learn about riding a horse?
a. It was hard.
b. It was easy.
c. It was not so hard.
8. Did they ride together in the same horse?
. Yes b. No c. Maybe
9. Where did they go riding?
a. to the town
b. to the next barrio
c. to the field
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10. When did they go home?

a. at once
b. when they got tired
c. when it was already dark

Vocabulary:

invited afraid across

 -Exercise 2-
Key To Correction
1. B
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. A
9. C
10. C
 -Exercise 3-
AT THE PUBLIC PLAYGROUND
The public playground was full of
children. They were shouting with joy. The
smaller children were playing in the sandboxes.
They were digging the sand and filling the
pails. The bigger boys and girls were having
fun riding on swings.
Some big boys were chinning the bar.
Others were climbing the big tower and were
sliding down. Some of them were busy playing
on the seesaws, going up and going down.
Some girls in bathing suit were swimming in
the pool.
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1. Where were the children?

a. In school
b. At the Rizal Park
c. At the public playground
2. How did they show they were happy?
a. They shouted with joy.
b. They ran and jumped.
c. They ran here and there.
3. Who played in the sandboxes?
a. small girls
b. small boys
c. smaller children
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4. What did they do?

a. made house of sand
b. filled their pail with sand
c. walked without shoes on the sand
5. How did the bigger boys and girls have fun?
a. rode on bicycles
b. danced together
c. rode on the swings
6. Who chinned the bar?
a. a big boy
b. some big girls
c. some big boys
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7. How did the children go down the tower?

a. Sliding b. Running c. Jumping
8. What went up and down?
b. Slides b. Seesaw c. Swings
9. Who was swimming in the pool?
a. some girls
b. some boys
c. smaller children
10. What were they wearing?
a. shorts b. play suits c. bathing suits
Vocabulary:
invited afraid across
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Key to Correction
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. C
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. C
 -Exercise 4-
AUNT DANDING
Last December, Aunt Danding, a nurse,
came home from America to visit her family.
She stayed for a month in Manila.
Before she left for America last January,
she had a picnic with the family. They went to
Los Banos, Laguna in a big car. They saw all
the interesting places there. They went
swimming in the hot spring. Aunt Danding
enjoyed every minute of it. She enjoyed seeing
the children watch the animals in the little zoo.
They were all happy. When they got hungry,
they ate all the food they bought.
 -Exercise 4-
1. Where does Aunt Danding live now?
a. Japan
b. America
c. Philippines
2. When did she come to Manila?
a. last year
b. last January
c. last December
3. Whom did she visit?
a. her godchildren
b. her friends
c. her family
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4. How long did she stay in Manila?
a. for a week
b. for a year
c. for a month
5. Why do you think that she comes to visit?
a. Her son was sick.
b. She missed her family.
c. She brought home her money.
6. Why is Aunt Danding in America?
a. working as a nurse
b. having a vacation
c. living with her parents
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7. When did she have a picnic with her family?
a. before she left for America
b. one week after she arrived
c. a week before she left America
8. Where did they go for a picnic?
a. Rizal Park b. Balara c. Los Banos
9. Where did they go swimming?
a. in the river b. in the pond c. in hot spring
10. How did Aunt Danding enjoy her visit?
a. She did not like it.
b. She pretended to enjoy it.
c. She enjoyed every minute of it.
Vocabulary:
picnic pool enjoyed
 -Exercise 4-
Key to Correction
1. B
2. C
3. C
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. A
8. C
9. C
10. C
 -Exercise 5-
ANA’S PET
Mother brought two piglets. She had a pigpen
ready for them.
“These pigs should be given good care,” she
told Anna. “Can you help me take care of them?”
“Of course, mother,” answered Anna. “I’ll
help you take care of them.”
So Anna became the caretaker of the piglets.
She cleaned the pen early in the morning and gave
them baths. She fed them swill which she got from
their neighbors.
Soon, the piglets grew big and fat. When they
were ready for sale, Ana felt sad. She knew mother
would get a good price for them but she would lose
her pets.
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1. What does Ana’s mother buy?
a. two piglets
b. three piglets
c. four piglets
2. Where did she keep them?
a. in their yard
b. in a pigpen
c. under the house
3. Whom did she ask to help her take care of
them?
a. Ana
b. her maid
c. her neighbor
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4. Did Ana like to take care of the pigs?
a. yes b. no perhaps
5. What new job did Ana have?
a. nurse of the pigs
b. friend of the pigs
c. caretaker of the pigs
6. At what time of the day did she clean the
pigpen?
a. early in the morning
b. late in the afternoon
c. at noon
7. Who gave baths to the pigs?
a. Ana herself b. Ana’s sister c. Mother
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8. Where did Ana get the swill for the pigs?
a. from the market
b. from a nearby store
c. from their neighbors
9. What happened with the pigs?
a. became sick
b. grew big and fat
c. did not grow at all
10. How did Ana feel when the pigs are ready
for sale?
a. very happy b. angry c. sad
Vocabulary:
caretaker swill for sale
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Key to Correction
1. A
2. B
3. A
4. A
5. C
6. A
7. A
8. C
9. B
10. C
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A Sign of Growth
One morning little Jun could not walk well
with his shoes on.
“What’s wrong with your feet, Jun?” asked
mother. “Do your shoes hurt?”
“Yes, mother,” replied Jun. “My shoes do not
fit me anymore.”
Father made Jun take off his shoes and wear
his old rubber shoes.
“You are growing, Jun” father explained.
“When your shoes get too tight for you, you need
bigger ones. Your feet are growing. It is a sign that
your body is growing, too. Soon you’ll be a big boy.
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1. When did the story happen?
a. one morning
b. one evening
c. one afternoon
2. What could Jun not do well?
a. walk well with his shoes on
b. walk well without his shoes
c. walk well with his socks on
3. What hurt his feet?
a. his tight shoes
b. nails in his feet
c. small stones in his shoes
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4. Who made Jun take off his shoes?
a. mother
b. father
c. uncle
5. What would Jun wear?
a. his new shoes
b. his old leather shoes
c. his old rubber shoes
6. Why did his shoes become tight?
a. Jun was growing
b. The shoes become small.
c. The shoes were dried under the sun.
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7. What did Jun need in place of his tight
shoes?
a. bigger shoes
b. beautiful shoes
c. shoes that do not fit
8. What was happening to Jun?
a. He was growing.
b. He was getting smaller.
c. His feet were growing small.
9. What is the sign of growing feet?
a. One can run fast.
b. Shoes have grown small.
c. The body is growing, too.
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10. What will Jun soon become?
a. a father
b. a big boy
c. a big man

Vocabulary:
wrong tight remove
sign
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Key to Correction
1. A
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. A
7. A
8. A
9. B
10. B
 -Exercise 7-

How are forefathers kept themselves

clean
Our forefathers are clean and neat. They kept
themselves clean by bathing often and wearing clean
clothes.
To keep their black hair clean, they used the
suds of gugo bark boiled in water for their soap.
Their hair smelled sweet with their perfume oil. To
keep their teeth even, they filled them with iron or
stones while they were young. Their teeth looked red
because of the betelnut they chewed to preserve
them.
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1. What is the story about?
a. how we should clean ourselves
b. how our forefathers taught us to be
clean
c. how our forefathers kept themselves
clean
2. What words describe our forefathers?
a. hardworking
b. clean and neat
c. kind and helpful
3. How did they keep themselves clean?
a. dressed well
b. used perfume
c. bathed themselves often
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4. What was the color of their hair?
a. gray
b. black
c. brown
5. What did they use as soap to keep their hair
clean?
a. coconut oil
b. boiled water
c. suds of gugo bark
6. Did they use soap in those days?
a. yes
b. no
c. the story does not tell
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7. What made their hair smell sweet?
a. perfumed oil
b. boiled water
c. orange juice
8. What did they do with the gugo bark?
a. threw them away
b. wet water
c. boiled them in water
9. How were their teeth kept even?
a. by cutting with a knife
b. by filing with sandpaper
c. by filing with stones or iron
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10. What made their teeth look ugly?
a. the red color
b. their uneven shapes
c. the way they were filed

Vocabulary:
forefathers gugo bark
perfume filed
preserve
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Key to Correction
1. C
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. C
9. C
10. A
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The first caimito harvest
Doming’s father planted a caimito tree some
years ago. Last October, it began to bear with its first
flowers. The fruit were very slow in growing.
Doming could hardly wait to see them ripen.
One day, Doming saw a big, dark violet fruit.
“Father, Father! He shouted. “There is a dark
caimito now.”
Doming looked up at the other branches. “Oh!
There are some more. They are hidden behind the
leaves. Come, father. “Let’s get them all.”
There were about twenty fruits which
Doming’s father picked from the tree. They were the
first harvest. They were all sweet and delicious.
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1. Who planted a caimito tree?
a. Doming’s uncle
b. Doming’s grandfather
c. Doming’s father
2. When did he plant it?
a. some years ago
b. ten years ago
c. few years ago
3. When did it bear its first flower?
a. last year
b. last month
c. last October
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4. How fast did the fruit grow?
a. very fast
b. very slowly
c. not so fast
5. What did Doming see one day?
a. a big green fuit
b. a big dark violet fruit
c. a bird eating a ripe fruit
6. Whom did he call?
a. his father b. his brother
c. his mother
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7. What did he see on the other branches?
a. some more birds
b. some more ripe fruits
c. some more green fruits
8. Where were they hidden?
a. behind the trunk
b. behind the leaves
c. behind the branches
9. How many fruits did Doming father pick?
a. about fifty
b. about sixty
c. about twenty
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10. How did they taste?
a. sour
b. not delicious
c. sweet and delicious

Vocabulary:
bear hardly
harvest
delicious
 -Exercise 5-

Key to Correction
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. B
6. A
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. C
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A FAMILY OF MUSIC LOVERS
The Santos family are fond of music. All of
them have good singing voices and all can play the
piano. Mr. Santos is their teacher and Mrs. Santos is
their pianist.
People enjoy listening to them when they are
practicing, more so when they sing Filipino songs.
The songs make the listeners happy.
Lita, Raul, Emil, Nila, and Anita sing with
feeling. While singing, they watch Mr. Santos’s
hand, so they know when to sing louder of softer.
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1. How many children are in the family?
a. five
b. six
c. seven
2. What kind of family are the Santoses?
a. poetic
b. dramatic
c. music lovers
3. What do all of them have?
a. good singing voices
b. weak singing voices
c. good speaking voices
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4. What instrument can they play?
a. guitar
b. violin
c. piano
5. Who is their teacher?
a. their father
b. their mother
c. their brother
6. Who is their pianist?
a. their father
b. their brother
c. their mother
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7. How do people feel while they are listening
to the Santoses?
a. sad
b. angry
c. happy
8. How do the children sing?
a. noisily
b. with feeling
c. loud and clear
9. What kinds of songs make the listeners feel
happier?
a. English songs
b. Filipino songs
c. American songs
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10. What is the children’s sign in singing louder
and softer?
a. Mr. Santos’s eyes
b. Mr. Santos’s hands
c. Mr. Santos’s body movement
Vocabulary:
 pianist
 fond
 louder
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Key to Correction
1. A
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. C
8. B
9. B
10. B
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FLOWERS FOR MOTHER
This is a story about Apolinario Mabini. One day,
Pule’s mother was waiting for the children to come home
from school. After a while, she heard some voices from
the yard. She was glad her sons were already home.
“Mother!, Mother!” called one of her son. “Pule will
be a little late, He said he has something to get for you.”
A little later Pule came. He had some flowering plants
with him.
“These are for you mother,” Pule said. I got him for
you along the way. I know you love flowers.”
How thoughtful Pule was! Instead of getting angry,
his mother felt very happy.
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1. About whom is the story?
a. Antonio Luna
b. Andres Bonifacio
c. Apolinario Mabini
2. Who was waiting for the children?
a. their father
b. their mother
c. their grandmother
3. Where did the boys come from?
a. house
b. school c. town
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4. What did Pule tell his brothers?
a. He would go back to school
b. He would go to a friend’s house
c. He would get something for their mother
5. When did Pule come home?
a. a little later
b. late in the evening
c. after several hours
6. What did he bring with him?
a. some food
b. some flowering plants
c. some books
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7. Where did he get them?
a. along the way
b. from a friend’s house
c. from the school garden
8. What did Pule know about her mother?
a. She loves books.
b. She loves flowers.
c. She loves good food.
9. What kind of boy was Pule?
a. thoughtful
b. helpful
c. kind
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10. How did his mother feel when he gave her
the flowers?
a. very angry
b. very happy
c. very unhappy
Vocabulary:
 picked
 thoughtful
 instead
 -Exercise 10-

Key to Correction
1. C
2. B
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. B
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THE ARTESIAN WELL
Nonoy lived in a little barrio far from the
town. He had to wake up early morning to fetch
water from a well. He had to make several trips
before he could fill a big jar.
One day, men came to the barrio to drill an
artesian well. In ten days the artesian well was
ready. It was like there was a fiesta. Barrio people
lined up to get water. When Nonoy’s turn came, he
took a long drink. How cool and satisfying the
water tasted!
 -Exercise 11-
1. Where did Nonoy live?
a. in a barrio
b. in the town
c. in a city
2. What did he do every morning?
a. fetched water from a well
b. fetched his sister from school
c. bought bread from the store
3. How long did it take him to get water?
a. two trips
b. several trips
c. several hours
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4. Where did he put the water?
a. in a big jar
b. in a big can
c. in a big bottle
5. What did the men do in the barrio?
a. drilled an artesian well
b. fetched water for the people
c. dug a deep well in the ground
6. How did the barrio people feel about it?
a. angry
b. happy
c. ashamed
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7. What would the well give them?
a. unsafe water
b. clean, safe water
c. water for the fields
8. How long did the men finish the work?
a. ten days
b. four days
c. one week
9. What did the barrio people do when it was
ready?
a. lined up to get water
b. took baths near the well
c. danced along the street
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10. How did the water taste to Nonoy?
a. He did not like it.
b. It was not so good.
c. It tasted cool and satisfying.

Vocabulary:
 fetch
 artesian well
 fiesta
 satisfying
 -Exercise 12-
Key to Correction
1. A
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. A
9. A
10. C
 -Exercise 12-
FEEDING A BIG FAMILY
Aling Narda called her six children for breakfast.
She served them all the fried fish and rice she cooked.
When the children sat at the table and began to eat, the
food was finished in a short time.
“Mother, is there some more rice?” asked Pedro.
He had eaten slowly and had taken only a small amount
of rice.
Mother bought the scorched rice from the pot.
“This is the only rice left, Pedro,” she said. “Eat it.”
“But mother, you will have none to eat,” Pedro
said.
Mother could not speak. There was little food to
cook and she had six children. It was hard to feed a big
family.
 -Exercise 12-
1. How many children did Aling Narda have?
a. five
b. six
c. seven
2. What meal did they eat?
a. breakfast
b. lunch
c. dinner
3. How did Pedro eat his food?
a. slowly
b. fast
c. lazily
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4. What did mother bring for Pedro?
a. fried rice
b. scorched rice
c. newly cooked rice
5. What was served on the table?
a. rice and meat
b. rice and fried fish
c. bread and butter
6. How much rice did Pedro get?
a. none at all
b. a big amount
c. little amount
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7. For how long did they eat the food?
a. in an hour
b. in twenty minutes
c. in a short time
8. Why did the children finished their food at
once?
a. The food was tasty.
b. They were in a hurry.
c. There was little to eat.
9. What did Aling Narda find about feeding a
big family?
a. hard to feed
b. easy to feed
c. slow to feed
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10. Why did Pedro ask for more rice?
a. He was very hungry.
b. He wanted some for her sister.
c. He had eaten only a small amount.

Vocabulary:
 amount
 scorched
 hungry
 -Exercise 12-
Key to Correction
1. B
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. C
7. C
8. C
9. A
10. C
 -Exercise 13-
A BIG FIRE
A big fire hit Tondo area near the sea.
Hundreds of houses were burned and many
families were left homeless. After the fire, the
place became a big, open space. Only burned
woods, stones, and twisted galvanized iron sheets
were left.
Many of the families who had no place to go
were sadly grouped together. Their few belongings
were piled near them.
Not long after, the Red Cross people arrived
to help the fire victim. They brought canvas tents,
clothing, mats, foods, and medicines.
 -Exercise 13-
1. What hit Tondo area?
a. a big flood
b. a big fire
c. a strong earthquake
2. What did the families who had no place to
go do?
a. went away
b. did not ask for help
c. grouped themselves together
3. What did the burned areas become?
a. a relief center
b. a market place
c. a big open space
 -Exercise 13-
4. How did the galvanized iron sheets looks
like?
a. twisted
b. rolled
c. covered with many holes
5. Had all of the families no place to go?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Maybe
6. How many houses were burned?
a. few
b. many
c. hundreds
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7. Who arrived to help the victim?
a. firemen
b. policemen
c. Red Cross people
8. What happened to many of the families?
a. They became sick.
b. They were left homeless.
c. They were sent to their home provinces.
9. Where did the fire in Tondo occur?
a. near the sea
b. near the market
c. near the church
 -Exercise 13-
10. What were given to the victims?
a. houses
b. money
c. canvas tents

Vocabulary:
 homeless
 sheets
 twisted
 canvas
 galvanized
 -Exercise 13-
Key to Correction
1. B
2. C
3. C
4. A
5. A
6. C
7. C
8. B
9. A
10. C
 -Exercise 14-
A WAY TO HELP MOTHER
Ludy was playing with her friends in their
front yard when she saw her mother coming from
the market. She excused herself politely from her
playmates and ran to meet her mother. She took the
basket and carried it to the house.
“Thank you, Ludy,” her mother said when
they reached the house. “You can go back to your
friends and play again.”
“No, mother,” Ludy answered. “I have
already told them, I am going to help you prepare
food.”
 -Exercise 14-
1. With whom was Ludy playing?
a. her classmates
b. her friends
c. her sisters
2. Where were they playing?
a. in their front yard
b. on the street
c. in the school playground
3. Whom did Ludy see coming?
a. her aunt
b. her mother
c. her godmother
 -Exercise 14-
4. What did Ludy do when she saw her
coming?
a. ran away to hide
b. continued playing with her friends
c. excused herself from her friends and ran
to meet her
5. What did Ludy do upon meeting her?
a. kissed her hand
b. asked where she came from
c. took the basket and carried it
6. What did Ludy’s mother do when they reached
home?
a. scolded Ludy
b. thanked Ludy
c. told Ludy to tell her playmates to go home.
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7. Did her mother want her to continue
playing?
a. yes
b. no
c. maybe
8.Why did Ludy not go back to play again?
a. Her playmates got angry with her.
b. She was already very tired.
c. She helped her mother prepare their food.
9.Where did mother come from?
a. from the church
b. from the market
c. from a neighbor's house
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10. What kind of child is Ludy?
a. helpful
b. disrespectful
c. fond of telling lies

Vocabulary:
 excused
 politely
 -Exercise 15-
A WET AFTERNOON
It was cloudy that afternoon. It looked like it
would rain. Tonio and Lucio were walking home.
They had visited their grandmother who lived on
the other side of the rice field.
“Let’s walk fast, Tonio”, Lucio told his
brother. “We might be caught in the rain”. Mother
would be waiting for us.
“It’s beginning to rain!” Tonio said as he ran
under a tree to take shelter. Lucio followed him.
Soon, the rain stopped and they went on
walking. They were already home when it rained
again.
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1. What were Tonio and Lucio?
a. brothers
b. cousins
c. friends
2. Why did it look like it would rain?
a. The day was clear.
b. It was very cold.
c. It was cloudy.
3. Where did Tonio and Lucio come from?
a. across the street
b. across the rice field
c. across the river
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4. What did they do there?
a. visited a cousin
b. visited an aunt
c. visited their grandmother
5. What might happen to the boys?
a. They might be late.
b. They might be caught in the rain.
c. Their mother might be angry with them.
6. What did they do?
a. They walked fast.
b. They gathered flowers.
c. They played along the way.
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7. Where did they run when it rained?
a. among the grasses
b. inside a nipa hut
c. under a tree
8. Who would be waiting for them at home?
a. their father
b. their mother
c. their brother and sister
9. What did they do when the rain stopped?
a. played
b. wen on walking
c. went back to their grandmother’s house
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10. What happened when they reached home?
a. It rained again.
b. It did not rain anymore.
c. They were scolded by their mother.

Vocabulary:
 cloudy
 beginning
 scolded
 shelter
 -Exercise 16-
FREE CANDIES
Vic and Jicky were walking to the school. Near a
store, they saw a man giving free candies to children.
“Hurry, Jicky, let’s ask for some candies,” shouted
Vic as he ran towards the man. “There may not be any
candy left for us.”
“No, Vic, Stop!” called Jicky. “Those candies
might be drugged”.
Vic stopped at once. He remembered what Ms.
Reyes told them not to accept candies or anything to eat
or drink from strangers. They might be drugged.
“Quick, Jicky”, Vic said in a frightened voice.
“Those children might eat those candies. Let’s report
them to the principal.
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1. Where were the two boys going?
a. to the market
b. to the school
c. to the ball game
2. Where did they see the man and the children?
a. near a store
b. in the school
c. near their homes
3. What was the man doing?
a. buying candies
b. asking for free candies
c. giving away free candies
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4. Why did Vic run towards the man?
a. He wanted to join the fun.
b. He wanted to ask for candies.
c. He wanted to watch the children.
5. What did Jick think about the candies?
a. They were sweet.
b. They were good to eat.
c. They might be drugged.
6. Why did Vic stop running?
a. He was too tired.
b. He wanted to talk to Jicky.
c. He remembered what Ms. Reyes told
them.
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7. From whom should children not accept
anything to eat or drink?
a. friends
b. strangers
c. playmates
8. How did Vic feel?
a. frightened
b. angry
c. tired
9. To whom did Vic want to report?
a. to the nurse
b. to the doctor
c. to the principal
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10. What must the children do?
a. eat candies
b. run away from the man
c. tell the man to go away

Vocabulary:
 free
 drugged
 remembered
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Key to Correction
1. B
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. C
7. B
8. A
9. C
10. B
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WHEN FRUITS ARE IN SEASON
Many of our native fruits are very delicious.
Mangoes, caimitos, chicos, oranges, and lanzones are
a few of them. Some of them can be bought at any
time of the year. However, most fruits are plentiful
when in season.
Mangoes are mostly in season in May,
caimitos in March and lanzones in October. Bananas
grow the whole year round.
Fruit trees that grow in different place bear
more fruits at different seasons. That is why in
December we can buy lanzones from Mindanao even
when the lanzones season in Laguna is over.
 -Exercise 17-
1. Which of these fruits are native to our
country?
a. lanzones
b. apple
c. grapes
2. How does this fruit taste?
a. sour
b. acrid
c. delicious
3. When can we buy fruits?
a. once a year
b. when they are ripe
c. at anytime of the year
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4. When are fruits plentiful?
a. once a year
b. when in season
c. during summer
5. When are mangoes in season?
a. December
b. May
c. February
6. When are caimitos in season?
a. March
b. January
c. October
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7. When are lanzones in season?
a. April
b. October
c. September
8. Are all fruits in season at the same time?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Usually
9. Where can we buy lanzones during the
month of December?
a. Baguio
b. Laguna
c. Mindanao
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10. Why can’t we buy Lanzones in Laguna?
a. The price is higher
b. All of the harvest are exported
c. They are no longer in season there.

Vocabulary:
 native
 delicious
 plentiful
 -Exercise 18-
FLORA’S GODMOTHER
One Sunday, Flora went to her godmother’s house.
She did not see her Ninang Marta but someone was there who
looked like her. When she was about to leave, the woman
laughed.
“Why, Flora,” she asked, don’t you remember your
own godmother?
Flora was surprised. The woman was her godmother
but she looked different. She wore a black wig that made her
looked younger and prettier.
“I did not recognized you at once, Ninang, Flora said.
“You looked different with a wig.”
“Is that so?” Aling Marta asked. “A friend sold me her
long hair and I had it made into a wig. A hairdresser made ito
for me.”
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1. When did Flora go to her godmother’s
house?
a. one bright day
b. on her birthday
c. one Sunday
2. Whom did she see in the house?
a. an unknown man
b. her godmother’s sister
c. a woman who looked like her godmother
3. Did she know the woman?
a. yes
b. no
c. she was not sure
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4. What did the woman do when she was about
to leave?
a. she laughed
b. she sent her away
c. she called her
5. How did Flora feel?
a. sorry
b. surprised
c. ashamed
6. Who was the woman?
a. Flora’s aunt
b. Flora’s godmother
c. the sister of Flora’s godmother
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7. What made her look different?
a. her black wig
b. her new dress
c. her new make up
8. How did it make her look different?
a. She looked older.
b. She looked funny.
c. She looked younger and prettier.
9. Was the wig given to her godmother?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Not sure
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10. Who made the wig?
a. a friend
b. a hairdresser
c. Flora’s godmother

Vocabulary:
 surprised
 hairdresser
 wig
 different
 -Exercise 19-
CARLITO’S HOBBY
Carlito has a hobby. He loves birds, so he
collects them. His father bought him different kinds
of birds which he keeps in clean cages. He takes
good care of them. He has lovebirds, mayas, doves,
and a parrot. He gives them food and drinking water
everyday.
Once he was able to catch some mayas. How?
He kept the door of a big cage open with a string that
he held from a distance. He put some rice inside the
cage to attract the birds. Soon, some birds flew down
and entered the cage. Carlito let go of the string and
the door shut. The mayas were caught inside the
cage. These birds soon became pets, too.
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1. What is Carlito’s hobby?
a. hunting birds
b. playing with birds
c. taking care of birds
2. Who gave him different kinds of birds?
a. his friend
b. his aunt
c. his father
3. Where does he keep his birds?
a. in his room
b. in clean cages
c. she was not sure
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4. How often does he give food and drinks to
pets?
a. everyday
b. twice a day
c. three times a day
5. Does Carlito take good care of his pets?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Sometimes
6. What birds was he able to catch once?
a. doves
b. mayas
c. lovebirds
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7. What did he use for catching them?
a. slingshot
b. a big cage
c. bow and arrow
8. What did he use to attract the birds?
a. rice
b. corn
c. beans
9. How many birds?
a. many
b. some
c. none
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10. What did Carlito do with the birds he
caught?
a. sold them
b. cooked them
c. made them his pet
Vocabulary:
 hobby
 attract
 shut
 cage
 -Exercise 20-
IN BED WITH INFLUENZA
Lola Luchi was in bed with a cold. She sneezed and
coughed. In the evening she had a fever.
When a doctor called, he gave her some medicines to
take.
“Lola, you have influenza,” Dr. Paras said. Drink
plenty of fruit juice and stay in bed. “Take this medicine and
you will get well.” Then he told Aunt Celia to follow all
directions in giving Lola Luchi her medicines.
Lola Luchi was very careful. She used his own spoon,
cup and plate. She did not allow the children to go near her.
She covered her mouth with a handkerchief when she sneezed
or coughed.
In a few days, Lola was well again.
 -Exercise 20-
1. What kept Lola Luchi in bed?
a. headache
b. cold
c. painful legs
2. What did she have in the evening?
a. fever
b. backache
c. headache
3. Who said she had influenza?
a. Dr. Paras
b. Aunt Celia
c. a neighbor
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4. Who gave her some medicine to take?
a. Aunt Celia
b. mother
c. Dr. Paras
5. What should she drink?
a. plenty of milk
b. plenty of water
c. plenty of fruit juice
6. What did the doctor told Aunt Celia to do?
a. Let Lola Luchi taker her own medicine.
b. Let Lola Luchi get up anytime she wants.
c. Follow all the directions in giving
medicines to Lola Luchi.
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7. Whose things did Lola use?
a. her own things
b. mother’s things
c. Aunt Celia’s things
8. Where did she sneeze and cough?
a. anywhere
b. on her friends
c. on her handkerchief
9. Who were not allowed to go near her?
a. the children
b. the neighbors
c. family members except Aunt Celia
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10. How soon did Lola Luchi get well?
a. in a week
b. in three days
c. in a few days Vocabulary:
 sneezed
 coughed
 influenza
 directions
 fruit juice
 -Exercise 21-
MARITES LOVES DAISIES
Marites is fond of daisies. One day, she bought five
plants with flowers from a plant vendor. They were planted in
small plastic bags. The flowers were of different colors – red,
orange, pink, white, and yellow.
Marites was very happy when she reached home. She
watered the plants and put them in the shade.
After two days she saw that their leaves were turning
yellow. The flowers were wilting, too. She thought that she
had been cheated. She pulled out a plant and saw that it has
no roots. The leaves were tied together to make them appear
like a plant.
Marites was very angry. She learned a lesson and said
she would not be cheated again.
 -Exercise 21-
1. Who is fond of daisies?
a. Marites’s sister
b. Marites’s friend
c. Marites herself
2. From whom did she buy the daisies?
a. from a friend
b. from a neighbor
c. from a plant vendor
3. Where were they planted?
a. in pots
b. in small cans
c. in plastic bags
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4. How many daisy plant did she buy?
a. three
b. five
c. seven
5. How did Marites feel when she reached home?
a. very tired
b. very sad
c. very happy
6. Where did she put the plants?
a. in her room
b. in the shade
c. near the stairs
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7. What did she see after two days?
a. The plants were stolen.
b. The plants were growing well.
c. The leaves were turning yellow.
8. What did she think was done to her?
a. She was cheated.
b. She was treated well.
c. She was treated honestly.
9. What did she find out when she pulled out a
plant?
a. The plants had roots.
b. The plants had no roots.
c. Worms were eating the roots.
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10. What did she say?
a. She would buy daisies again.
b. She would no longer buy daisies.
c. She would not be cheated again.

Vocabulary:
 daisies
 wilting
 vendor
 cheated