The Developing Reading

Power - Enriched Combined Edition

series develops interest and love for
reading and most especially
strengthens and instills in mind of
the pupils the four basic reading
comprehension skills namely: noting
details of the story read, getting the
general significance of the story,
making inferences and predicting
outcomes, and following directions.

It contains additional 40
exercises that serve to assess the
pupils' speed and comprehension
complete with charts, tables, and
record forms to give both the teacher
and pupil a complete and ready-to-
use data for evaluation.
Going to a Doctor Independence Day
Nestor felt very sick. His fever was very high .
His mother took him to a doctor .You’l have to e Tomorrow is June 12. It is our Independence Day.
injected to get well, the doctor said. You won’t be We shall not have classes, mother, Norma told her
hurt at all. Come on Nestor . Be a good boy , mother happily. What do you want to do tomorrow
mother said. Nestor smiled at the doctor. Then then?, Mother asked . Please mother let’s go to the
he looked away as the doctor injected hi. See , Rizal Park. There will be a parade. Many of my
did it hurt? asked the doctor . Nestor said , Not friends will be there, Norma said. All right. Tell
at all . Thank you. Nelly and Bella to get ready for tomorrow. We shall
1. Who was sick? all go and see the parade, mother said.
a. Nestor
b. Mother 1. What is June 12?
c. The nurse A . Christmas Day
2. Who took him to the hospital? b. All Soul’s day
a. Mother c. Independence Day
b. Father 2. Who will have no classes?
c. The nurse a. Norma
3. Who injected Nesstor? b. Mother
a. Mother c. father
b. The doctor 3. Where did Norma want to go?
c. The nurse a. To Escolta
4. Why should Nestor be injected? b. to Nayong Pilipino
a. To get well c. To Rizal Park
b. To get a prize 4. Who else will go to the Rizal Park?
c. To please her mother a. Uncle Ben
5. Was Nestor hurt by the injection? b. Brother Jun
a. Yes . c. Nelly and Bella
b. No. 5. What will they see?
c. Perhaps. a. a parade
b. a show
c. a dance
Keywords: fever injection
hurt Keywords: parade tomorrow
A GOOD HELPER
Many children are good helpers at home. One Early Morning
such good helper is Josefa. Gina woke up early. She looked out of the window.
Josefa is a grade two like you. Before she The sun was shining brightly. The sky was clear
goes to school in the morning she does many things and blue. It’s bright day. Gina said as she jumped
to help her mother. She fixes her bed. She buys out of ed. She combed her hair then went to the
read at the store. She sets the table for breakfast. garden where father was working.
After coming from school, she takes care of her I’ll help you father, Gina said. No Gina,
baby brother. She waters the plants in the garden. come here. Take care of your baby sister
Then she studies her lessons. while I go to the market, mother said.
1. What is Josefa?
a. A good cook 1. What kind of day was it?
b. A good helper a. Rainy day
c. A good washer b. Windy day
2. What grade is she in?
c. Bright day
a. Grade two
b. Grade three 2. What was clear and blue?
c. Grade four a. The day
3. What does she buy from the store ? b. The sun
a. Bed c. The sky
b. Plants 3. Who was in the garden?
c. Bread a. Father
4. What does she prepare? b. Mother
a. The bed for sleeping c. Baby
b. The table for breakfast 4. What Gina want to do ?
c. The garden a. Help mother
5. When does she study?
b. Help father
a. In the morning
b. In the afternoon c. Play in the garden
c. At night 5. Where was mother going?
d. Keywords: fixes a. To school
prepares breakfast b. To the market
c. To the garden
Keywords: early
shinning bright
 BOOKS Keywords: world long
pages
Books are good friends. They make us
happy. Some tell ice stories and poems.
Others teach beautiful songs. Still others
teach us about many things in the world.
Books live along if we take good care of
them. We should cover them. We should
not tear their pages. We should not write
on their pages, too.

1. What are good friends?

a. Books
b. Stories
c. Poems
2. What do books do for us?
a. make us cry
b. make us happy
c. make us sick
3. What are found in books?
a. Stories
b. Cars
c. Airplanes
4. What would make books live long ?
a. Good care
b. Decorating them
c. Coloring them
5. Which is not good for books?
a. Covering them
b. Tearing them
c. Reading them
 To be a Pianist

You play the piano well Myrna, Miss de Leon

said.
Myrna is eight years old She’s inn grade two. She
loves to play the piano. What do you like to be
when you are big? Miss de Leon asked.
I would like to be a good pianist like my mother,
Myrna said. I would like to play at the Cultural
Center.

1. Who plays the piano well?

a. Myrna
b. Miss de Leon
c. Myrna’s sister
2. How old is Myrna?
a. Seven
b. Eight
c. Ten
3. What would Myrna want to be?
a. A good teacher
b. A good doctor
c. A good pianist
4. What is Myrna’s mother?
a. A pianist
b. A teacher
c. nurse
5. What grade is Myrna in?
a. Grade one
b. Grade two
c. Grade three

Keyword: pianist
 Saving Money Keywords: thrift saving
bank
Miss Sanchez and her upils were takig about
saving money. It was Thrift Week . Who
among you are saving money?, Miss Sanchez
asked. Many of her children raised their
hands. Where do you keep the money that
you save?, Miss Sanchez asked. In a piggy
bank, Ma’am, Elsie said. In a milk can, Lucio
said . I keep my money in a bamboo shell,
Lito said.

1. What was the lesson of Miss Sanchez’ pupils?

a. Saving money
b. Piggy bank
c. Spending money
2. What week was it?
a. Christmas Season
b. Animal Week
c. Thrift Week
3. Who keeps his money in a can?
a. Lito
b. L ucio
c. Elsie
4. Where does Elsie keep her money?
a. Milk can
b. bamboo shell
c. Piggy bank
5. Who keeps money in a bamboo shell?
a. Lucio
b. Elsie
c. Lito
 TALKING ABOUT PETS Keywords: pet pen
small
Let’s talk about what we do for our pets, Miss
Perez said to her grade two children. I give y pet dog
clean water to drink, Jose said. Scot is my dog’s
name. I give him fish, Lita said. My cat is white.
She‘s big and fat because I let her drink milk, Zeny
said. I clean the pen of our pig very well. It doesn’t
smell bad, David said. I don’t have any pet but if
I’ll have one I will love it, Ben said.

1. What was the class talking about ?

a. About flowers
b. About books
c. About pets
2. What is Jose’s pet?
a. A dog
b. A cat
c. A pig
3. Who gives milk to his pet?
a. Zeny
b. David
c. Lita
4. Who doesn’t have any pet?
a. Lita
b. Jose
c. Ben
5.Who has a pig?
a. David
b. Ben
c. Zeny
 School Materials
Keywords: tomorrow
Tomorrow we should go out to buy your full materials
school materials. You must all wake up early,
mother said. The next morning, Pina, Mario and
Lorna were up early. They went to the town with
their mother. This store is very big. It’s full of
school materials, Mario said. Pina bought
notebooks, paper and ball pen. Mario ought a box
of crayon, bottle of paste and pencil. Lorna bought
notebooks and a ball pen.

1. What would the children buy?

a. Uniforms
b. Shoes
c. School materials
2. Where did they buy them?
a. In the town
b. In the market
c. In the city
3. What were in the store?
a. Fruits and vegetables
b. School materials
c. Eggs and canned goods
4. Who bought pencil and crayons?
a. Pina
b. Mario
c. Lorna
5. Who went with children?
a. Father
b. Mother
c. Sister
 On Food 4. Which food does Nita not eat that
others do?
Miss Benigno asked her children to a. Eggs
write the food that they eat nearly every b. Rice
day. These are some of what the children c. Vegetables
wrote. 5. Which is true about the children?
Nita- rice , ice cream, a. They don’t eat.
eggs, bananas b. They eat good food.
Luz - rice, meat, c. They eat poor kind of food.
eggs, milk, vegetables
Bert - rice , fish , Keywords: nearly
vegetables, eggs wrote
Fred - rice , fish,
vegetables
Ana- rice, eggs,
bananas, vegetables, fish

1. Which food do al children eat?

a. Vegetables
b. Rice
c. Fish
2. Who is Miss Benigno?
a. Nita’s mother
b. Fred’s sister
c. The children’s teacher
3. What did Miss Benigno asked the
children to do?
a. That they eat food they like
b. That they list down the food they eat
often
c. That they buy the food they like to
eat
 Meat and Milk a. Yes.
b. No.
Meat is a good food. It builds the body. c. Always.
But meat is very expensive now. What
food can take place of eat?, Miss Domingo Keywords: expensive builds
asked. Mongo, fish and beans, Helen said. healthy
Very good. So you see children, there a lot
of food that we can eat in place of meat,
Miss Domingo explained. Coffee is good for
us too, Melba said. No coffee is not good
for you. Milk is the best drink for children.
Milk makes you healthy and strong, Miss
Domingo said.

1. Which one of these can take place of

meat?
a. Candy
b. Mongo
c. Bananas
2. Which of these drinks is good for
children?
a. Milk
b. Coffee
c. Tea
3. What helps build the body?
a. Soft drinks
b. Chocolate
c. Meat
4. What food is very expensive?
a. Beans
b. Meat
c. Mongo
5. Is coffee good for children?