SCHOOL NEEDS
Samuel has two twenty-peso bills. Mother gave it to him. He will buy a bottle of paste,
and several pieces of manila paper. He will cover his books in school. He will cover his
notebooks too.His teacher said that all books and notebooks should be covered.
“May I buy chocolate if I have some money left, Mother?” Samuel asked.
“ Why not buy a banana or any fruit instead of chocolate?”Mother asked.
“Okay, I will buy banana,”Samuel said.
1. Which of these Samuel buy?
a) Kilo of meat
b) A big notebook
c) A bottle of paste
2. Who said that all books should be covered?
a) Samuel’s friend
b) Samuel’s mother
c) Samuel’s teacher
3. What will Samuel do with the things he will buy?
a) Covered books
b) Covered posters
c) Covered albums
4.How much Mother gave him?
a) fifty pesos
b)forty pesos
c)twenty pesos
5. What food did Mother want Samuel to eat?
a) Fruits
b) Candy
c) Lechon
GOING TO MARKET
One Saturday morning, James went to Agdao Public Market with his mothet. He saw
many kinds of fish, vegetables and fruits. Mother bought potatoes, mangoes pechay and
eggplant.
“Will you not buy meat and fish, Mother?”James asked.
“No, James, meat and fish cost much. I will buy mongo and eggs instead,”Mother said.
1. Where did James go?
a) To school
b) To market
c) To church
2. What time of the day was it?
a) Night
b) Morning
c) Afternoon
3. Which of these did James not see in the market?
a) Fish
b) Chickens
c) Vegetables
4. Which of these did Mother buy?
a) Rice
b) Corn
c) Mongo
5. Which of these did Mother not buy?
a) Meat
b) Pechay
c) Tomatoes
AT THE PEOPLE’S PARK
It is Sunday.There are many people at the People’s Park. The flower bloom.The fish in
the ponds are of many colors.
“Let us sit here,”Mother said. “Let us watch the beautiful fountains.” “I do not want to
sit,Mother.I want to play on the green grass,”Bing said.
“Let us play with my ball” Ernesto said.
1. What day is it?
a) Sunday
b) Monday
c) Tuesday
2. What are in the ponds?
a) Fish
b) Grass
c) Flowers
3. What are in blooms?
a) The fish
b) The flowers
c) The fountains
4. Who wants to play?
a) Bing
b) Father
c) Mother
5. What does Mother say are beautiful?
a) The fish
b) The flowers
c) The fountains
HELPING MOTHER
Do you help at home like Arah does?What do you do?
Arah, a grade four pupil, goes home as soon as her class is over.She helps her mother
sell in their little store.She helps in closing the store at night.
In the morning Arah buys bread from the big bakery. They sell the bread in their store.
Her mother is happy for her help.
1. What grade was Arah in?
a) Grade One
b) Grade Two
c) Grade Four
2. Where does Arah help?
a) At home
b) In school
c) In the church
3. Where does Arah buy bread?
a) From the bakery
b) From the market
c) From the grocery
4. What do they do with the bread?
a) They sell them.
b) They eat all of them.
c) They give them away.
5. What does Arah do to help her Mother?
a) She helps in the store.
b) She clean the house.
c) She washes the clothes.
RECESS TIME
Clang! Clang! It was the bell for recess. The children lined up. Some went out to play.
Others went to the toilet. There were those who went to the school canteen to buy something to
eat.
“I will buy a banana,” Elsa said. “I will buy chocolate,” Norma said. Anita looked at her
money and said, “I will buy a sandwich.”
1. What did the bell signal?
a) Time for recess
b) Time to go home
c) Time to stop playing
2. Did all the children go out to play?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Perhaps
3. What did Elsa buy?
a) A sandwich
b) Chocolate
c) A banana
4. Who bought a sandwich?
a) Elsa
b) Anita
c) Norma
5. Where did the children buy food?
a) From the school clinic
b) From the sari-sari store
c) From the school canteen
TRIP TO BUKIDNON
Nardo and his father were on a bus going to Bukidnon. It was a very cold day so they
had their sweaters on.
“Those mountains are very high. They are green and beautiful,” Nardo said. “Look
down,” said Father. “Whjat do you see?”
“I can see the river. Its water is clear and clean.How nice!” Nardo said.
1. Where was Nardo and his father going?
a) To Tagum
b) To Digos
c) To Bukidnon
2. Which is tru about the mountain?
a) They were blue.
b) They were high.
c) They were small.
3. What did Father ask Nardo to look at?
a) The river
b) The trees
c) The mountains
4. What was said about the water?
a) It was clear.
b) It was white
c) It was clear and white
5. Why did Father and Nardo have their sweaters on?
a) It was a hot day.
b) It was a cold day.
c) It was a windy day.