Grade 4 Reading Text

Read each selection silently. Then read the questions that follow and write the letter
of the correct answer in the answer sheet.
The Best Part of the Day 82 words

Mia was in her bedroom when she heard a rooster crow. Then she heard a man yell,
“Hot pandesal! Buy your hot pandesal!” Mia wanted to sleep some more. But she
knew she might be late for school if she did. Finally, she began to smell fried eggs
and fish. “It’s time to get up,” she said. Mia jumped out of bed and ran down the
steps. Her mother Lisa greeted her with a smile. Mia was happy and hugged her
mother.
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1. At the beginning of the story, where was Mia? (Literal)

a. She was in her bedroom b. She was in the bathroom. c. She was at the kitchen
2. What did she heard?
a. a cat meow b. a rooster crow c. a dog bark
3. What is the man shouting outside their house?
a. hot pandesal b. sweet pandesal c. hot chocolate
4. Mia might be __________ in school? What is the missing word?
a. Early b. Timely c. Late
5. What did she smell while on the bed?
a. fried eggs & fish b. fried rice c. fried chicken
6. What did she said after smelling delicious food? ___________________
7. What did she do next? __________________________________
8. What was her mother’s name? ____________________________
9. What did her mother do as she saw her? ____________________
10. What did Mia felt after seeing her mother? _________________
 Answer key in Grade 4 Reading Text “Best Part of the Day”
1. A
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. It’s time to get up
7. She jumped out of bed and ran down the steps
8. Lisa
9. Greeted her with a smile
10. Happy
 Grade 8 Reading Text
Read each selection silently. Then read the questions that follow and write the letter
of the correct answer in the answer sheet.
Flowers for Mother 110 Words

This is a story about Apolinario Mabini.

One day Pol’s mother was waiting for her 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 sons. “Pols will be a little
late. He said he has something to get for you.”
A little late Pol came. He had some flowering plants with him. “These are for
you, Mother,” Pol said. “I got them for you along the way. I know you love
flowers.” He said happily.
How thoughtful Pol was! Instead of getting angry, his mother felt very happy
and grateful.
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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
4. What did Pol 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 Pol come home?
a. a little later b. late in the evening c. after several hours
6. What did he bring with him? ____________________
7. Where did he get them? ________________________
8. What did Pol know about his mother? ________________________
9. What kind of a boy was Pol?____________________________
10. What did his mother feel when he gave her flowers?_______________
 Answer key in Grade 8 Reading Text “ Flowers for Mother”
1. C
2. B
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. Some flowering plants
7. Along the way
8. She loves flowers
9. Thoughtful
10.Very happy
 Grade 8 Reading Text
Read each selection silently. Then read the questions that follow and write the letter
of the correct answer in the answer sheet.
Feeding a Big Family 110 Words

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 token only a small amount of rice.
Mother brought the scorched rice from the pot. “This is the only rice left,
Pedro,” she said. “Eat it Pedro.”
“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.
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1. What is the name of the mother?

a. Aling Narda b. Aling Nena c. Aling Susan
2. How many children did Aling Narda have?
a. Five b. six c. seven
3. What meal did they eat?
a. Breakfast b. lunch c. supper
4. How did Pedro eat his food?
a. Slowly b. fast c. lazily
5. What were serve on the table?
a. Rice and meat b. rice and fried fish c. bread & butter
6. How much rice did Pedro get? ____________________
7. For how long did they eat the food? __________________
8. What did mother bring for Pedro? ___________________
9. What will happen if Pedro eat the scorched rice? ____________
10.What did Aling Narda realize about feeding a big family? _______________
 Answer key in Grade 8 Reading Text “Feeding a Big Family”
1. A
2. B
3. A
4. A
5. B
6. Little amount
7. In a short time
8. scorched rice
9. Aling Narda will have none to eat
10. Hard to feed a big family