SHINE Antonio was the eldest child. They were six children in the family. His family was poor. His father was sick. His mother worked hard to earn money. She washed clothes for other people. But mother sent Antonio to school. He was in Grade Four. Antonio helped Mother earn money. He worked after classes in the afternoon. When he arrived from school, he usually carried his box and shouted “ Shine! Shine!” He earned P80.00 or more on school days. On Saturdays and Sundays, he earned three times as much. Would you like a boy like Antonio for a friend? 1. Which word tells about Antonio’s family? rich, poor, wealthy 2. What happened to his father? 3. How many children were in the family? 4. Which word tells about Antonio? youngest, second, eldest 5. Who worked hard to earn money? 6. What did Mother do to earn money? 7. In what grade was Antonio? 8. What did he do to help mother? 9. About how much did he earn on school days? 10. How much did he earn on Saturdays and Sundays? FOWLS Fowls are animals. They are animals with two feet and two wings. Their bodies are covered with feathers. They give us eggs. Their meat is good to eat. Chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese are fowls. They eat grains such as palay and corn. Chickens like worms. Ducks and geese like to swim. They like to stay in the water They are water birds so they have webbed feet. Turkeys have beautiful feathers. The male turkey spreads its tail like a fan. Geese are good watchers. They make loud noise when people come near. Fowls are good to raise. Many people get rich because of poultry raising. 1. What are fowls? 2. How many feet do fowls have? 3. What cover their bodies? 4. What make them fly? 5. Which is not a grain? 6. Which does not have webbed feet? 7. Which one do fowls not give us? milk, eggs, meat 8. Where do ducks and geese like to stay? 9. Why do chickens scratch in the ground? 10. Which are good watchers? A NOTICE June 11, 2004 Attention: Girl Scouts All Girl Scouts must join in the Independence Day parade tomorrow afternoon. Come in full Girl Scout uniform. The parade will start at 2:00 in the afternoon from our school and end at the Luneta. Let us all meet at I:00 in front of our school. Please come on time. Miss Tan Girl Scout Leader 1. For whom was the notice written? 2. When was the notice written? 3. When is Independence Day? 4. What were the Girl Scouts told to do so? 5. What will the girls wear? 6. When will the parade be held? 7. At what time will the parade start? 8. Where will the parade end? 9. Who wrote the notice? 10. What reminders were given to the Girl Scouts? THE FIRST MONKEY Long time ago, there was a farmer who had a wide corn field. He grew big and sweet corn. One day he saw some of his corn gone. Many corn plants had no more fruits. He wanted to catch whoever stole his corn. The next day he hid behind a big mango tree. He carried a stick. He watched and watched until he saw a man coming. The man passed through a broken part of the fence. The man began to pick some corn. The farmer went from behind the mango tree and walked towards the man. The farmer ran after him but he could not watch with him. Then he threw the stick at the man. The stick hit the man’s back and became a tail. The man went up the tree. He became smaller and smaller until he became a monkey. 1. When did the story happen? 2. What did the farmer have? 3. What words tell about his corn? 4. What happened to his corn? 5. Where did the farmer hide one day? 6. What did he carry? 7. Who did he see come into the corn field? 8. What did the farmer do to the man? 9. What happened with the stick? 10. What happened to the man? THE BEES The bees live in a big family. There are many bees in the family. We cannot count them. The bee family is called a swarm. The swarm lives in the hive. The hive hangs on the tree. Each swarm has a mother bee. She is called the queen bee. She is the mother of all the bees in the swarm. There are two kinds of bees. The busy bees are called workers. The lazy bees are called drones. The workers do not like the drones. They sting the lazy drones. The workers gather nectar from flowers. They put the nectar in the hive. The bees make the nectar into honey. Honey is sweet. It is the food of the young bees. 1. Which word tells about the bee family? big happy little 2. How many bees are in the family? 3. What is a bee family called? 4. What is the house of the bees called? 5. Who is the mother of all bees? 6. What are the busy bees called? 7. What are the lazy bees called? 8. What do the workers gather? 9. Where do they gather nectar? 10. What do they do with the nectar? NO CARNIVAL FOR BEN It was Saturday. Andrea, Anita, and Ben were at home. “ Father and I are going to the city, “ Mother said. “ We shall come home this afternoon. What will you do in the house? “ I shall clean the living room,” said Anita. “ I shall clean the yard,” said Andres. Ben was quiet. He wanted to swim in the river. “ Ben will clean the garden,” Father said. “I will take you all to the carnival tonight. But you must help in the house today.” Andres and Anita finished their work. Ben swam in the river. He forgot his work in the garden. In the evening, Father took Andres and Anita to the carnival. “Ben will not go to the carnival. He was not helpful today,“ said Father. 1. Why were the children at home? 2. Where were Father and Mother going? 3. When were they coming back? 4. What did Anita do? 5. What did Andres clean? 6. What did Ben do? 7. What did Father tell Ben to clean? 8. Who finished their work? 9. Who was not helpful? 10. Who went with Father to the carnival? A LITTLE FOR LINA Magat Salamat Elementary School Tondo, Manila June 10, 2004 Dear Lina, Five days from now is my birthday. I will be ten years old. My parents are preparing a birthday party for me. My mother will bake a big cake and put candles on it. My father will buy ice cream and fruits. Please come to my party. Our friends Gina and Noni are sure to come. We shall have games and dances, too. Do not fail to come. I’ll be waiting for you. Remember the day. Count five days from today. Your friend, Isabel 1. Who wrote the letter? 2. Where did she write the letter? 3. When is Isabel’s birthday? 4. How old will Isabel be? 5. Who planned a party for Isabel? 6. What will Mother do? 7. Who will buy ice cream? 8. Who will come to the party? 9. What will they have in the party? 10. What will Father buy? OCTOPUS Octopuses are related to snails. But unlike snails, an octopus doesn’t have shell to protect it. Instead, this animal which has eight arms squeezes its soft body into small cracks or holes in rocks. Once it is safely hidden, it is very hard for conger eels, sharks, seals and people to find and eat the octopus. If an octopus is frightened, it does not crawl away. It jets off! It does this by forcing water out through its siphon to make shoot through the sea. 1. To what is an octopus related? 2. How is an octopus different from snails? 3. What are shells of sea animals used for? 4. How many arms has an octopus? 5. Where does an octopus hide itself? 6. From what does an octopus hide? 7. When an octopus is frightened, does it swim away? 8. What does it do when it is frightened? 9. What does an octopus use to force itself out of the water? 10. What kind of body does an octopus have?
