Reading Comprehension
• Theme: World of Animals
• Topic: The Ant and the Cricket
(English Year 5, pg 60-61)
• Class: 5 Cerdik (Average pupils)
• Time: 60 minutes
Pre-reading
Activity A (3.3.1)
Label the insects using the phrases given.
Pre-Reading
Activity B (3.2.2)
Match the pictures to the correct seasons.
summer
autumn
spring
winter
While Reading
Activity A (3.8)
Read the story and as you read , find the answers to the questions at
the side of the text.
1. What did the ant do
during summer?
2. Why did the leaves
turn brown and fall to
the ground?
3. Why did Cricket go
to Ant’s house?
While Reading
Activity B (3.6)
Read the story again. Complete the table to describe the characters of
the ant and the cricket. Use the words given to help you.
playful
hardworking
lazy
diligent
irresponsible
kind
energetic
idle
Post Reading
Activity A (3.6.2)
Find the words in the passage that are similar to the following words.
1
happy
Line 1
2
keep
Line 5
3
began
Line 13
4
hungry
Line 17
5
gather
Line 21
Post Reading
Activity B (3.9.6 & 3.9)
Group discussion.
1.
The cricket did not store food for himself during winter. He was
starving.
What does the incident teach you as pupils?
2.
What do you think will happen if the ant did
not store enough food for winter?
Prepared by:
Nor Aziah Binti Jamaluddin
Mahani Binti Hamzah
Hazidah Binti Abd Aziz
Salbiah Binti Tunggal
Rizana Binti Jahidin