Reading Comprehension
ROSSETA STONE 5. What does the lone sentence in the third paragraph
In the year 1799, an officer of the French Army
was stationed in a small fortress on the Rosetta River, a
mouth of the Nile, near Alexander, Egypt. He was
interested in the ruins of the ancient Egyptian civilization,
and had seen the sphinx and the pyramids, those
mysterious structures that were erected by men of
another era.
One day, as a trench was being dug, he found a
piece of black slate on which letters had been carved. He
had studied Greek in school, and knew this was an
inscription written in that language. There were two more
lines carved into the stone: one on the Egyptian
characters he had seen on the ruins , the other in
completely unfamiliar characters.
The officer realized the importance of such a
find, and relinquished it to scholars who had been
puzzling over Egyptian inscriptions.
In 1802, a French professor by the name of
Champollion began studying the stone in an attempt to
decipher the two unknown sets of characters using the
Greek letters as a key. He worked with the stone for over
twenty years, and in 1823, announced that he had
discovered the meaning of the fourteen signs, and in
doing so, had unlocked the secret of ancient Egyptian
writing.
Some 5000 years after an unknown person had
made those three inscriptions, the Rosetta Stone
became a key, unlocking the written records of Egypt
and sharing the history of that civilization with the rest of
the world.
QUESTIONS:
1. What is the main idea of the selection?
a. French scholars worked hard in studying ancient
history.
b. Ancient Egyptians wrote and preserved their
history in stones.
c. The discovery of the Rosetta Stone led to a better
understanding of the history of Egypt.
d. A French Army officer studied the Rosetta Stone
and the inscriptions carved into it.
2. In which country was the Rosetta Stone
found?
a. Egypt c. France
b. Greece d. Alexandra
3. What word would best describe ancient Egyptians
based on the selection?
a. dedicated c. wise
b. resourceful d. gifted
4. What might have happened if the Rosetta Stone were
not found?
a. Egyptian civilization would have flourished
b. Ancient Egypt would have not reached the peak
of its glory.
c. Ancient Egyptians would have not known of their
cultural heritage.
d. Egyptian civilization would have not been fully
understood by the modern world.
mean?
a. The owner of the Rosetta Stone tried to sell it to
scholars.
b. The Egyptians scholars were puzzled by the
inscriptions found in the Rosetta Stone.
c. The founder of the Rosetta Stone knew of its
value and turned it over to the proper authorities.
d. The officer did not think the Rosetta Stone had
much value and therefore gave it away.
6. What literary technique was used by the writer in
developing the passage?
a. Detailed analysis
b. Comparison and contrast of ideas
c. Narrative chronological order of events
d. Repetition of important points for emphasis
7. What conclusion may be drawn from the passage?
a. Egypt has a rich civilization dating back to the
earliest times.
b. Egypt has a mysterious culture which remained
unknown.
c. Egypt was an ancient country with no significant
history.
d. Egypt’s civilization benefited only those in
ancient times.
POVERTY
Studies have consistently pointed to at least
three major immediate factors that push children to stay
or live on the streets. These are the poverty of the family,
family relationship factors (physical or sexual abuse) the
peer influence. Poverty and peer influence when
compounded with problems and stresses in the family life
such as family break-up, child abuses and neglect,
domestic violence by step parents, underemployed
parents, etc. altogether create under pressure on the
child to leave home and find solace, protection, and
support from peers on the street, eventually becoming
susceptible to their influence and lifestyle.
In Metro Manila, population growth,
urbanization, and migration have increased through this
year. Children are often forced try circumstances to help
their family eke out of living or tend themselves on the
street. Most of them are children of poor parents who
migrated from rural areas in the hope of finding better job
opportunities in the city, but whose lack of education
rendered them ill-equipped to struggle for survival in the
urban jungle and are thus curtained to a life of object
poverty
For the street children, life on the street is a
constant struggle the overcome the various negative
comment that threaten to overtake them and destroy
their hopes for survival. They work under the heat of the
sun or in the dark of the night from six to 10 hours, seven
days a week, often in a …. Of occupation” each……a
legitimate ….way to survive.
QUESTIONS:
1. “Eke of living” means ____?
a. to earn income
b. To live with others
c. To stay in the street
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 created to have dominion over every living creature on
2. Based on the selection, what values seems to be earth should one day be overpowered by an environment
missing in the families of street children? he has helped to pollute. The catastrophe can hopefully
still be averted.
a. loyalty
b. honesty
QUESTIONS:
c. kindness
1. What does the selection generally urge man to
d. solidarity
realize?
8. What is the most important factor that will equip rural
a. The threat of environmental pollution to each
people to survive in the city?
country
a. money
b. The necessity of taking immediate steps to solve
b. education the pollution problem
c. food c. The scope of the problem of environmental
d. home pollution
9. The selection is simply about_____. d. The steps to take in checking the impending
a. providing hoes for the poor. pollution disaster
b. helping street children get an education 2. The phrase “mushrooming of factories” are used in the
fourth paragraph of the selection refers to factories which
c. factors why children live in the streets.
are
d. how to lessen pressure on the family
a. built c. maintained
10.Based on the text, we can conclude that street
b. destroyed d. abandoned
children are________.
3. In what part of the passage can you read of the ways
a. independent we can prevent pollution?
b. malnourished
a. First paragraph
c. helpless person
b. Fourth paragraph
d. victims of poverty
c. Fifth paragraph
d. Last paragraph
POLLUTION 4. Who is referred to in the phrase “a messy animal” in
the second paragraph of the passage?
The complacent Filipino majority may not have a. Fishes and whales
been awakened yet to the reality of a ravaged
b. Flora and fauna
environment; nonetheless, the evidence must be
overemphasized. Automotive vehicles for one, c. Scientist
reportedly contribute 94.6 million tons of waste released d. Man
into the air each year, a commuter can only imagine how 5. What is implied in the last paragraph of the passage?
polluted the air that gets into his respiratory system is.
a. Man failed to realize the seriousness of the
Pollution experts are inclined to single out man pollution problem.
as the culprit of his own destruction. Man, rightly referred
b. Pollution, if unchecked, can bring about the
to as a “messy animal,” has helped being about untold
destruction of man.
environmental decay.
c. Man does not deserve to be the master of
Imperilled by the pollution of air, water and land His creation.
are not only human lives. The marine species as well as
c. There is no need to be alarmed of the pollution
the flora and fauna are just adversely affected. Mass
problem.
suicides of fishes and whales have been witnessed along
Australian and American shorelines. 6. What would be the likely outcome if we continue
polluting our environment?
The mushrooming of factories and plants along
river banks have been largely responsible for the a. Man will be destroyed by an environment he had
pollution of the different bodies of water, indiscriminate polluted.
disposal of industrial waste makes festering sinks of the b. Less births and less gadgetry will save the world
rivers. Too much dumping of industrial waste renders to from catastrophe.
water stagnant. Many of the rivers that used to flow along c. Technology can help check the problem on
industrial banks can use some dredging. And yet what environmental pollution.
good will dredging of a river do if in no time at all it will
d. Man’s wasteful ways will contribute more to the
serve again as dumping basin? The initiative has to
pollution of the environment.
come from the factory owners.
7. Which of the following statements show a cause and
A great number of scientists like or think that new
effect relationship?
technology can be called upon to check the impending
pollution disaster, others are of the opinion that fewer a. Man’s wasteful ways are a perennial
births and less gadgetry may yet provide the answer to problem.
the devastating dilemma. It cannot be denied, however, b. Man’s brutality toward his destruction.
that man’s wasteful ways call for some measure of
c. The marine species and the flora and fauna are
discipline.
adversely affected.
Man’s brutality toward his environment will only lead to
his unmarking. It is ironical, indeed, that he who was
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 d. Mass suicide of fishes and whales have been
seen along coastlines.
LACK OF CONFIDENCE
One reason that so many people fail is that
they lack confidence in themselves. If you think of
yourself as being unworthy of great achievement, you
will never achieve greatness. If, on the other hand,
you know yourself and understand what your abilities
are, and if then you are determined to accomplish and
gain confidence in yourself.
One of the surest ways to accomplish this is for
you to associate with persons who have really
achieved greatness. It is impossible, however, for
most people to come frequently into the actual
presence of the great. The next best thing, perhaps,
is for you to spend part of your time in reading about
great achievers. Biography is a powerful stimulant to
action.
But these processes will not work unless you rid
yourself of a sense of inferiority and determined to do
the best that you possibly can. One of the great
philosophers expressed the idea in a single sentence
when he said that each individual should hitch his
wagon to a star.
QUESTIONS:
1. What is the main idea of the selection?
a. Self-confidence is hard to achieve
b. Many people suffer from an inferiority complex
c. Knowing oneself leads to great achievement in
life
d. Self-confidence is the key factor in
achieving success in life
2. Which paragraph/s gives/give specific suggestions on
how to develop confidence in oneself?
a. Paragraph 1
b. Paragraph 2
c. Paragraph 1 and 3
d. Paragraph 2 and 3
3. What word is synonymous or closest in meaning to the
word “hitch” as used in the last sentence of the selection?
a. drive b. fastens
c. detaches d. remove
4. Successful people are different from those who are not
because they
a. Work hard at having faith in their abilities.
b. Persevere to achieve greatness.
c. Hesitate to take risk by themselves.
d. Disregard the opinions of others.
5. What does the saying “Each individual should hitch his
wagon to a star” mean?
a. One should try to fulfil all his ambitions in life.
b. A person should emulate his ideal person.
c. A person should aim as high as he could reach.
d. One should wish upon a star to make his dreams
come true.
6. What literary technique was used by the writer in
presenting his ideas?
a. Narration
b. Detailed analysis
c. Comparing ideas
d. Giving suggestions
7. According to the author, what is one of the surest ways
to achieve self-confidence?
a. Read lots of informative books
b. Deal with people who have achieved greatness
c. Be-friend people who are self-sufficient
d. Develop a strong and independent personality
8. Based on the selection, what conclusion may be
drawn?
a. Confidence in oneself is crucial in achieving
success
b. Associating with well-known individuals is
enough to propel one to succeed
c. Reading the biographies of great people is
essential for one to become successful
d. Confidence in the ability of others is needed to
boost one’s chances of succeeding
WORK
Let me do my work from day to day,
In field or forest, at the desk or loom,
In roaring market-place or tranquil room;
Let me find it in my heart to say,
When vagrant wishes beckon me astray,
This is my work, my blessing, not my doom
“Of all who live, I am the one by whom
“This work can best be done in the right way.”
Then shall I not see it not too great, nor small,
To suit my spirit and to prove my powers,
Then shall I cheerful greet the laboring hours,
And cheerful turn, when the long shadows fall
At eventide, to play and love and rest
Because I know for me my work is best
QUESTIONS:
1. What is the main idea in the selection?
b. whatever task we set to do, we must do it the best
we can.
2.LOOM means ______?
d. machine for weaving
3. concluded that action emphasis?
b. pride in hard work
4. passage developing using ___.
d. poetry
5. Work is something we can be -proud of
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 KNEE AND JOINTS
The knee is the largest joint in the body and one
of the most complicated. At the same time, the knee joint
swing like a hinge and lifts like a liver. It flexes to absorbs
shock as we walk or run to protect our other bones from
jarring or grinding. Without the knee, humans could not
stand up, walk climb or kick.
Every day, every knee receives a routine
workout. But the runners and other athletes in high-
impact sports, the knee receives a serious pounding.
Overdue can lead to serious injury. In fact, one out of
every four sports injuries involves the knee. “Runner’s
Knee” is the most common injury from overuse. People
with runner’s knee complain of dull, aching, pain under
or around their kneecaps. The pain seems to worsen
when they descend stairs or run down hills. To protect
their knees, athletes should look at their shoes. Exercise
shoes must fit and wear well in order to minimize risk to
the knee.
If an athlete wishes to increase the time or
intensity of his workout, this must be done slowly in a
step-by-step fashion. Athletes should work to strengthen
their quadriceps, the large muscles group on the front of
the thigh, in many runners the quadriceps are not as
strong as the hamstring. This uneven strengthen the
quadriceps muscles. Many serious runners which off
between cycling and running as they train.
Questions:
1. The selection emphasizes the value of ___.
a. Healthy habits
b. Mental Sharpness
c. Physical Fitness
d. Spiritual growth
2. According to the selection, the knee joint lifts like a
liver and swing like a ______.
a. Bats
b. Runner
c. Hinge
d. Cycle
3. The word jarring bones means ______.
a. aching bones
b. bending bones
c. attack on the bones
d. strong shaking of the bones
4. The selection communication the theme of ___.
a. The importance of the knee
b. The function of the human bones
c. How to protect leg muscles
d. Sports Injuries during workout
5.What type of text of this selection?
a. Literary
b. Journalistic
c. Scientific
d. Academic
NEW GENERATION OF YOUTH
Asia’s new generation of kids has more than
just youth in common. Whether in Manila, Hongkong,
Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta or Tokyo, whether
rich or poor, urban or rural, delinquent or not Asia’s
youngsters share many things. They go to schools,
sing along bars, fast food outlets, rock concert and
rallies. They are dressed in wild costumes of screaming
colours or black, leather jackets, outsize t-shirts and
candy-coloured sneakers.
In Manila, they are particularly called “begets”.
Their pursuits, though seemingly inane are innocent –
singing-along with the gang at the malls, sharing
cheeseburgers and sodas or cruising the commercial
center of the Cubao and Makati.
In Bangkok, they will wander about the Siam
Shopping Center, In Singapore, in the shopping
complexes of the Orchard Road. They are kids of
Asia’s great cities, avant-garde, rebellious,
modernized. They are exposed to imported television
that usher in international values.
In Hongkong, the kids have been described as
precocious, world-wise, and materialistic, governed
less by teachers and parents than by the omnipresent
television. Peer group influence is great. Their
trademarks are smoking, foul language, bizarre and
attention-getting appearance, ang rude mannerisms.
In Japan, they look different race to the old
generation. There is rising drug abuse, sexual freedom,
crime and homosexuality among the youth. There’s
less respect given to parents and the aged.
Questions:
1. The passage is about Asia’s _______.
a. last generation
b. delinquent youth
c. urbanized society
d. new generation of youth
2. It can be inferred from the passage that Asia’s youth
a. have senseless pursuits
b. shares many common goals.
c. have been influenced by western culture
d. have varied dreams and ambitions.
3. What is worth observing and good about the youth
beneath the modern image and westernized lifestyle?
a. the youth are still the easy-go-lucky type
b. Many of them still believe in traditional
values
c. they share a common character as influenced by
the media
d. the values of the new generation
e. have been modified by modernization
4. when the author said that Asian youth are event-grace,
it means that they
a. are behind the times
b. have old-fashioned thoughts
c. are promiscuous and stubborn
d. practice new and experiment ideas
5. What conclusion can be drawn out of the selection?
a. Peers, are just companions, they don’t influence
others.
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 b. Print and broadcast media have a great influence
on the youth.
c. discipline at home has nothing to do with the
character of the youth today
d. character is hereditary; the environment has
nothing to do with what was become of the youth
today
6. If the youth are exposed to too much western
television they will likely
a. developed foreign values and forget traditional
ones.
b. Become complacent and indifferent
c. Become aggressive and violent
d. Develop an independent mind.
7. what literary technique was used by the author in
writing the selection
a. Comparing
b. Describing
c. Making a profile
d. Narrating events
HAPPINESS
We strive for happiness, generally in self-
centered ways. We expect others to favour us with their
attention, for example, or we wait for invitations or gifts.
We have probably tried to buy happiness with purchase
of a new dress or shoes. Fleeting moments of happiness
are grained, that’s all. And soon we are discontented
once again. And the search begins anew.
But things may have changed for some of us.
We are learning, maybe slowly, how to find more
permanent happiness. And we know that happiness that
comes from “getting” is elusive. Giving to others, giving
attention, sharing hope, sharing our stories with others,
listening to theirs, is the key to finding the happiness for
which we have searched so long. We must get outside
of ourselves and focus on other’s joys or sorrow. Only
then do we get a clear perspective on who we are and
the necessary role we play in the lives of others who
need our attention and who have a message we also
need to hear.
QUESTIONS:
1.The underlined word in the selection connotes ______.
a. hard to possess.
b. easy to achieve
c. difficult to lose
d. easy to understand
2. From the ideas presented in the selection we can infer
that happiness
a. can never be truly attained
b. is temporary and fleeting
c. which comes from giving is more lasting and
permanent.
d. is achieved when we get something from others.
3. It can be concluded that the value being iven emphasis
in the selection is ______.
a. being true to oneself
b. being true to others
c. receiving from others
d. giving to others
.4. What is meant by the line “We must get outside and
focus on others joy or sorrow”.
a. showing interest in others will get them interested
in us
b. we must share with others our secret longings
and dreams
c. we must try to involve ourselves in a personal life
of others
d. showing concern for others makes us forget our
pre occupation with ourselves
5. The idea of the author about happiness conveyed
through______?
a. comparing a thought with others experiences
b. sharing other’s experiences on the construct
c. narrating a story and quoting a verse.
d. explaining and citing examples
IN THE LIGHT OF SOCIAL CHANGES
In the light of social changes, we come to the question:
what qualifies should distinguish the educated Filipino
today? I venture to suggest that the educated Filipino
should first be distinguish by the power to do.
The oriental excels in reflective thinking he is a
philosopher. The occidental is a doer; he manages
things, men and affairs. The Filipino of today needs more
of this power to translate reflection into action. I believe
that we are coming more to this power to translate
reflection into action.
We are coming more likely to the conviction that
no Filipino has the right to be considered educated
unless he is prepared to take an active and useful part in
the work, life, and progress of our country as well as in
the progress of the world.
QUESTIONS:
1. What is the best paraphrase of the last paragraph in
the passage?
a. participation in the work and progress of our
country is sought by every Filipino
b. the country’s progress and advancement depend
primarily on educated Filipino
c. A truly educated Filipino participates actively in
the work and progress of the country and the
world as a whole.
d. To be considered educated, one has to be
globally competitive and willing to take risks.
2. As used in the selection, what does word “conviction”
mean?
a. intellectual guess
b. strong belief
c. verdict
d. allegiance
3. What trait Is found in most Orientals but needs to be
deepened in Filipino?
a. Action oriented
b. Patience
c. Goal in managing
d. Reflective thinker
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4. What is meant by this line “the oriental are the
philosopher”
a. Oriental people are contemplative
b. Oriental people have the blood of great
philosophers
c. They have a tendency to become philosophers
d. They think like Great Solomon
5. What value is implied in the same passage above?
a. justice
b. courage
c. hyperactivity
d. active involvement
WORLD OF PASTA
A World without pasta seems inconceivable.
Macaroni and cheese loving children across the US
would howl in protest, Italy might suffer a heart attack;
social unrest could explode in china where noodles are
the main staple.
But if humans want to keep eating pasta, we will
have to take much more aggressive actions against
global warming. Pasta is made from wheat, and a large
growing body of scientific studies and real world
observations suggest what wheat will be hit especially
hard as temperatures rise and storms and drought
intensify in the years ahead.
Three grains-wheat, corn and rice account for
most of the food that humans consume. All these are
already suffering from climate change, but wheat stands
to fare the worst in the years ahead, for it the grain most
vulnerable to high temperatures. That spells trouble not
only for pasta but also for bread, the most basic food of
all.
International agriculture research canters and the private
sector have woken up to the fact higher temperatures are
almost inevitable and they have very little in their genetic
toolbox to deal with them.
QUESTIONS:
1. the meaning of inconceivable in the first sentence of
the passage must be_____?
a. not imaginable
b. cannot happen
c. Unable to conceive
d. No possibility
2. The passage emphasizes an alarming future scenario
because _______?
a. Humans will take more aggressive actions
against global warming
b. China, where noodles are the main staple, could
have social unrest
c. Macaroni and cheese loving children across the
US would protest
d. Three significant grains, especially wheat may
be lost to humans
3. This passage entitled pasta crisis points out with the
urgency that____.
a. Higher temperature is almost inevitable
b. Three grains ae already suffering from climate
change
c. More aggressive action against global warming is
needed
d. Drought will intensify in the coming years
4. Another way of expressing the idea in the sentence “it
is the grain most vulnerable to high temperatures”
_____?
a. Most affected under intense heat
b. Likely to flourish when it gets warm
c. Strongly at risk in temperate areas
d. Inclined to wither if it gets very hot
40. The idea in the passage is develop using ___?
a. Narration
b. Exposition
c. Description
d. Illustration
VERB
The verb is the business end of a sentence, the
sentence’s reason for being. That’s where the action is.
Without a verb, even if it’s only suggested, there’s
nothing going on, just a lot of nouns standing around with
their hands in their pockets. A verb is easy to spot. Just
look for the moving target, the center of activity, the part
that tells you what’s going on. No wonder the verb is the
most interesting word in the sentence. It is also the most
complicated. Because the verb expresses action, it has
something that other word lack-time. It has to tell you
whether something happened in the past, the present,
the future or some combination of times: sneeze,
sneezed, will sneeze, would have sneezed and so on.
The verb has another aspect, too. It varies
according to who or what is performing the action:
sneeze, he sneezes, they sneeze, and so on.
There are plenty of reason a verb can go astray. The
most common is that doesn’t match the subject: one is
singular and the other plural. For example, Pocholo and
I was sneezing. The next most common reason is that
the verb’s timing-its tense-is off.
(Yesterday she sneezes). This makes verb
sound daunting, but they’re really not so bad. Taken one
at a time (which is how you encounter them, after all)
problems with web can be made to disappear.
QUESTIONS:
1. The most important value of verbs is stated in the
passage that says:
a. Spotting verbs in a sentences is very easy
b. Verbs are the necessary key in making
sentences
c. Where verbs are, action is always presents
d. Without a verb, a sentence is uninteresting
2. According to the passage, one reason verbs are not
easy to use is because _______?
a. Unlike other words, they are bound to time
b. They always indicate an on-going action
c. Unlike other words, their spelling changes
d. They cause complication in a sentence.
3. Based on the passage, a verb can be defined as a
word in a sentence that _______?
a. Can most likely go astray
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 b. Is the most complicated
c. Can easily be spotted
d. Expresses action
4. “taken one at a time” problems with verbs can be made
to disappear” is the same as saying that ________?
a. using verbs carries no necessary problem
b. difficulty with verbs can be overcome gradually
c. problems with verbs are that important
d. Although difficult, verb problems are easily
solved.
5. The passage is an example of ____of an idea.
a. An explanation
b. narration
c. description
d. an analysis
FAITH AND MUSIC
The Filipino is sustained by his faith and his
music. This was the observation made many years ago
by a noted Jesuit. This I saw, felt and believed when I
took a summer vacation in my father’s hometown.
For example, Tata Kandong would work like a
horse the whole day as he shuttles endlessly between
his vegetable farm and his modest piggery. In the
evenings he would play his banduria and tell a lots of
stories between his pieces. Then he would sound solemn
and picus in saying, “God will send us rain for our rice
field soon”.
My father’s youngest sister, Tita Cora, was a fine
example of wife and mother would put her young to sleep
with her sweet lullabies. Going back to her work as a
seamstress, she would hum lovely kundiman. On one
occasion, she paused and with a lint on her eyes, she
hoped her two children would be successful
professionals.
My cousin, Josuel, just graduated from high
school. He had to walk five kilometres every day to
school as there were no available means of
transportation. Some evenings we would share some
praise songs. “I hope”. He wishfully said once.” I can be
a lawyer, so I can help the victims of exploitation in our
town.”
Tata Kandong, Tita Cora and Josuel typify the
strong and resolute Filipinos. While life is difficult, hope
springs eternal from their hearts, by the power of their
faith and music.
QUESTIONS:
1. We can infer from the selection that people can
overcome life’s difficulties thru___.
a. sense of humor
b. faith in others
c. Love songs and dances
d. Love of God and Music
2. As used in the selection, the word “GLINT” means
______?
a. Doubt c. Sparkle
b. Pain d. Sadness
3. The theme of this selection is that Filipino ______.
a. Overcome difficulties by his faith and music
b. Can always turn to others in order to survive
c. depends on others to survive
d. Look at life as a burden
4. The phrase “hope springs eternal” means ____.
a. To ask for hope
b. to rely on hope
c. There is no hope
d. There is always hope
5. The Filipino value most exemplified selection in his
_______.
a. Faith in others
b. Love of Family
c. Respect for elders
d. Love of people
CHOPSTICK
Chopstick were invented in China over thousand
years ago, probably evolving from twigs used to spear
food from a cooking pot. Knives took over this function in
the West, but Confucius, who considered knives
instrument of aggression, encouraged the use of
chopsticks as part of his teaching of non-violence. The
name in Chinese is kuaizi, which means “quick little
fellows” came from pidgin English for kuai.
Chopsticks spread throughout the orient those
belonging to the rich made of gold, silver, ivory, or jade.
Most however, were-and are made of bamboo, which
was plentiful and cheap, with no taste or smell that could
affect the food. The Japanese made them from a variety
of woods and lacquered them for durability. It was not the
late 19th century that disposable bamboo variety became
popular.
Traditionally, Chinese and Japanese chopsticks
differ in length and shape. The Chinese are ten inches
long, square, and blunt at the tip, while the Japanese are
rounded, come to a point, and are a couple of inches
shorter. They are efficient enough to pick up a single
grain of rice, but the accepted way to eat rice is to use
the chopsticks almost like scoop, moving the grains from
a small bowl held close to the mouth.
Chopstick etiquette says you should not gesture
with them as you talk, nor should you use them to pass
food. And you’re inviting misfortune if you drop them or
place them crossed on your plate, unless you do it in a
restaurant to show the waiter you’re finished and ready
for the checked.
QUESTIONS:
1. Another way of expressing the idea “chopstick spread
throughout the orient” is _____?
a. Chopsticks are swiftly accepted in the orient
b. Chopsticks were mostly found in the orient
c. Chopsticks were discovered
d. Chopsticks were only found in the orient
2. In the phrase “and lacquered them for durability” the
most likely meaning of lacquered?
a. Mixed c. Coated
b. Dipped d. Sprayed
3. In the passage, Chinese and Japanese chopstick were
described to _______.
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 a. Show that the Chinese and Japanese use several weeks. Birds don’t stretch their physical limits,
chopsticks unless they have to, such as when flying over a large
b. Point out differences between the two body of water.
c. Give an idea of Where chopstick came from If they are tied, birds stop and go to sleep, while their
human counterpart often have difficulties getting some
d. points out the similarities of the two.
shut-eye on a plane. As a rule, migration doesn’t upset
4. Using a term means “quick little felloes” to refer a pair birds natural sleeping patterns. They sleep when it is
of chopstick is an example of a ____? dark and awaken when it is light.
a. Simile c. Hyperbole
b. metaphor d. Personification QUESTIONS:
5. Chopsticks show a cultural associated with people’s 1. What would be the best title for the Article?
___?
a. birds with jet lag
a. Eating practice
b. Humans on a plane
b. Food preparation
c. The difference between birds and human on
c. Rice-eating habits travel
d. cooking traditions d. the migration of birds through time zones.
2. As used in the selection, the word “inedible” most likely
MRI means____?
A funny thing happened when researchers at a. appetizing
McLean hospital in Massachusetts were studying the b. mouth watering
brain chemistry of a bipolar people, using an MRI c. fit to be eaten
machine with a Unique electromagnetic pulse d. unfits to be eaten
sequences, the patient’s moods lifted lasting for hours or
even days. Sceptical the doctors put another 30 bipolar 3. Based on the selection, it can be concluded
adults through the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) that_______.
and 77 percent had significant mood boosts. They are a. birds migrate faster than humans
not sure why it works but there is a possible link: b. the migration of birds and that of humans are
Nerves>>>>>>> very different.
c. birds like humans, also experience jet lags.
QUESTIONS: d. humans unlike birds, migrate from north to
1. Main idea of the article? south.
a. diff. ways to lift depression of bipolar adults
SUN
b. Using MRI to lift dep. of bipolar adults
c. Efforts of doctors at McLean Hosp. to help bipolar QUESTIONS:
d. Reaction to electrical pulses to magnetic fields 1. What is the main idea of the selection?
2. In the article, the line “funny thing happened” a. Solar energy
means____? 2. What does the phrase “the Sun is our life source”
a. a hilarious thing took place mean?
b. an absurd thing happened c. The life of all living things come from the sun
c. an unusual thing occurred 3. Foe mankind, the sun is the source of ___
d. A mysterious thing cause about. a. carbon compounds
3. According to the article, depression among bipolar b. atmosphere
adults can be remedied by: c. electricity
a. changing their brain chemistry d. all heat
b. putting them through an MRI machine 4. The largest part of radiant energy directed towards the
c. Boosting the patient’s mood Earth is?
d. Making the patient laugh a. Turned into fuel
b. harnessed for electric power
BIRDS c. stored by the current season plant
d. absorbed by earth’s atmosphere
Birds don’t seem to suffer from jet lag. But then
again, they don’t suffer from airport delay, crowded 5. All useful energy on surface comes from ______?
seating, inedible airline food or lost luggage either. a. suns directly
Human jet lag seems to be bound inevitably to passing b. suns activity
rapidly through different time zones. Birds usually c. radiation of the sun
migrate from north to south often not encountering any
d. energy stored by the sun
time change in their journey.
6. The author presented the selection about the sun by?
A Veterinarian speculates that if you put a bird
on a place going east to west, it may feel jet lag, but birds a. enumerating details
unlike humans, don’t try to fly that way and cross several b. giving examples
time zones in one day. Some migrations can take up to c. describing
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 d. narrating
7. “Lets us get to the bottom” in the first paragraph means
a. search for reasons
b. Discover the basic facts or cause
c. Define the meaning
d. Move under the ground
THANKSGIVING
We have so much in life to be thankful for. We
walk, talk, see, hear, think, and breath-usually without
effort. Why do we have to spend so much time dwelling
on what we can’t, don’t have and what is going wrong?
We can instantly recall the negative experiences people
and circumstances without recognizing we have the
ability to walk away or make a change. Perhaps we have
too many options from which to choose. Or it could be
we simply want to complain. Maybe if we spent just a little
time saying “thank you” for what we do have, we won’t
have so much time to dwell on what we lack.
Gratitude, practice and thanksgiving activate the
divine laws of abundance. When the universe can see
we are conscious of and grateful for what we have. It is
act activated to shower us with more. Even when it
seems that the well is drying up. We can affirm, “I can
hardly wait to see the good that will come out of this”.
1. Laws of Abundance- giving thanks
2. Which expresses cause and effects- when universe
can see grateful
3. why do we thankful to life- being thankful attracts more
blessing
4. main idea- there is good in being thankful
RICHARD CORY
Whenever Richard Cory went down town
We people on the pavement, look at him
He was gentlemen from sole to crown
Clean favoured, and imperially slim
And he was quietly arrayed
And he was always human when he talked
But still he fluttered pulses when he said
“Good morning” and he glittered when he walked
And he was rich- yes richer than a king
And admirably schooled in every grace
In fine, we thought that he was everything
To make us wish that we were in his place
So on we worked and waited for the light
And went without meat, and cursed the bread
And Richard Cory, one calm summer night
Went home and put a bullet through his head
Questions:
1. What lesson in life can be best derived from the poem?
a. happiness is always a choice
b. life offers us many opportunities
c. Death is always a thief that comes in most
unexpected ways
d. One can be wealthy but still feel unfulfilled with
his/her life
2. What is the mood of the selection?
a. ironic
b. inspiring
c. surprising
d. confusing
3. what do you think was the main reason of Richard
Cory for shooting himself?
a. His girlfriend broke up with him
b. he got tired of living at solitude
c. he grieved a death of a love one
d. he was rejected by the people
4. What is the sensory image of the following texts in the
poem?
He was a gentleman from sole to crown
Clean flavoured and imperially slim
a. sight
b. smell
c. hearing
d. touch
OBEDIENT
What is obedience? It consists putting our own
will of another. It is a habit of the following a law or
command. It is a virtue necessary for everyone,
especially children and young people. It is the basis of
order. Without obedience life will be a great disorder. It
has been said that he who rightly obeys will live right; he
will sweetly, free from cares and troubles. He cannot
grow or progress if he does not learn to obey. He is not
safe and happy if does not obey orders.
But obedience appears unattractive to the eyes
of young people. They want to enjoy their liberty.
Admittedly, this is the trend now or what seems to be.
Therefore, it is most necessary that they be wisely
advised.
Always be obedient. You will find it very difficult
at times, when pride or bad temper wants to dominate.
You should learn to bow, that is to obey while you are still
young and you will have done a great deal to promote
the happiness of your future life. Obedience is something
not to be ashamed of. You cannot live without it. Even
the president of the country is not exempted from
obedience. He/ She has to obey the laws h/she have
helped to make.
So obey God, your parents, teachers, superiors,
people in authority, laws of government and customs of
society. Obedience must be our law. And what a happy
in world this be if everyone is obedient.
1. What is the main idea of the selection?
a. Obedience is just a trend.
b. Obedience is freedom from law
c. Obedience is the key to a happy and prosperous
world.
d. Obedience is true to both young and old.
2. Which specific paragraph gives suggestions on the
gains of being obedient?
a. Paragraph 1 and 2
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 b. Paragraph 1 and 4 What’s this about an infield fly?
c. Paragraph 2 and 3 Sit down, clean up, keep off the grass,
Raise your hand to take in class,
d. Paragraph 2 and 4
Raise your hand to talk in class,
3. What does the word trend mean? Rules tell me what to do and say,
a. cure They cramp my style, control my day,
b. value But without the rules, without the din,
c. manner I couldn’t play, I couldn’t win,
Life would be a dreary plight,
d. tendency Without a wrong there’d be no right.
4. Being obedient is different from those who are
disobedient because
QUESTIONS:
a. obedience is a virtue for everyone to aspire for.
1. from the line “I can hardly breathe or lie in bed “Without
b. obedience seemed like a phenomenon. their chores in my head” we can infer that the
c. obedience is a tradition of our society. writer________?
d. obedience makes you feel proud yourself a. often thinks about rules
5. What do these word mean “putting our own will do the b. wants to disobey rules
will another”? c. get sick with rules
d. likes having rules
a. being obedient
b. being naughty 2. The line “But without rules…I couldn’t play, I couldn’t
c. being hard-headed win” is an example of ____?
d. being disrespectful a. Irony
6. What literary technique was used by the writer in b. simile
presenting his ideas? c. metaphor
d. hyperbole
a. narration
b. comparing ideas 3. The word “dreary” means _____?
c. detailed analysis a. valuable
d. giving suggestions b. invisible
7. Being obedient is a sign of_____. c. boring
d. entertaining
a. discipline
b. superiority 4. The author includes examples of rules to signify the
c. weakness value of ______?
d. childishness a. respect
8. Based on the solution, what conclusion can be drawn? b. obedient
a. If every Filipino citizen would be obedient, our c. loyalty
country will prosper and progress. d. entertaining
b. If every Filipino citizen would be obedient, our
country will never develop.
c. If every Filipino citizen would be obedient, we CAT
will all be a childish and childlike. QUESTIONS:
d. If every Filipino citizen would be obedient, we will 1. The word quarry means______?
be contacted.
b. Target
9. This poem is mainly about ___________? 2. Cats have a cute hearing except the white cats with
a. how to obey rules blue eyes which do not _______?
b. how to ignore rules a.
c. the harshness of rules 3. “Cat is a precision instrument” is a ________.
d. the importance of rules.
a. hyperbole
b. metaphor
c. simile
RULES d. irony
Posted here, recited here
4. The selection is mainly about _____?
It seems that rules are everywhere
Rules at home and rules at school a. how the cats differ from the dog
They’re at the park, they’re at the pool b. how the cat is like a mammal
I can hardly breathe or lie in bed c. cat is a hunting machine
Without their chores in my head
d. the cat is a house pet
Close your mouth to chew your food 5. We can conclude form the selection that the cat is an
Don’t cross your eyes and don’t be rude animal which can _____?
Wipe your feet, take smaller bites a. do a lot of tricks
Don’t cut in line, do shut the gate b. be domesticated
Lick and stick the stamp on straight
c. be very dangerous
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 THE PRINCE AND THE RAT
The rat said his life is boring. He hunts chickens, men
hunts him. All chicken and all men are alike. And in
consequence, he is a little bored. But the prince will take
him, it will be as if the sun came to shine on his life. The
rat shall know the sound of a step that will be different
form all the others. Other’s steps send him hurrying back
under the ground. But when the prince calls him, it is like
a music that calls him out of a hole. He ask the prince to
gaze at the rice field down yonder. He does not eat bread.
Rice is no use to him. The rice field has nothing to say to
him. And that is sad. But the prince has hair and the color
is gold. Think how wonderful that would be when the
prince has tamed the rat!
QUESTIONS:
1. Which among the following is the theme of the
selection?
a. The Prince and the Rat
b. The Life of the Rat
c. The Rat
d. The Prince
2. what does “But if the Prince will take him, it will be as
if the sun came to shine on his life” means _____.
a. The rat will experience security in life
b. The rat will experience freedom
c. The rat will feel satisfaction
d. The rat will be closer to the Prince
3. Based on the text, the life of a rat is boring
because______?
a. His life is like music.
b. Men keep on hunting him
c. he is stuck in the field
d. Rice and breads is of no use to him
1. The unprecedented and increasing volume of
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW’s) migration from the
Philippines has unquestionably helped ease
unemployment and generate foreign exchange earning.
2. General findings of students made about our OFW’s
have yielded the following: OFW’s are mostly in their
thirties, educated beyond high school, most are married.
Workers who are single are more likely to be female,
relatively younger and better educated than their married
counterpart. In addition, both male and female OFW’s
are for the most part, better educated than their parents
who hardly reached the secondary level of education.
3. Many of the OFWs who have established residence in
Metro Manila are “migrants from far flung province.” For
example, a large percentage of seamen were born in the
Visayas. At the same time, a number of hose born in
nearby regions such as Central Luzon and Southern
Tagalog have retained their provincial residence. It is
probable that because of proximity of these regions to
the metropolitan area, such workers opted to stay in their
place origin.
4. The land-based workers profile is dominated by Saudi
Arabia as a country of employment. Other Middle East
destinations include Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Libya,
Kuwait and Bahrain. In the case of seamen, some 50%
of ships are registered in either Liberia or Panama. Such
country employment focus should not prevent
recognition of the very wide geographical dispersion of
Filipino workers in countries all over the word.
5. Given the low level of Philippine monthly earnings and
a household size of about 5 persons to support, the
average workers view contact employment as a
temporary means to secure a higher income. In addition
to the generally increased level of living standards,
overseas workers’ target include acquisition of a house
and lot, setting up one’s own business, education of
children and family security.
6. By and large, OFW’s are skilled and experienced
workers. Overseas jobs entail either similar or additional
responsibilities relative to their previous jobs in the
Philippines. In most cases, employment skill are fully
utilized overseas but, for a minority, there is little or no
use of skills previously learned in the Philippines
7. OFW’s holding positions overseas are generally very
satisfied with their jobs and working conditions. A factor
to consider in job satisfaction, however, is the country of
employment. It appears that workers in Saudi Arabia and
the Middle East countries are relatively less satisfied
than workers employed in Europe, America, and Asia.
QUESTIONS:
1. What is the selection is all about?
A. Solutions to problems of overseas Filipino workers
B. A profile of overseas Filipino workers
C. A study made by overseas Filipino workers
D. Problems faced by overseas Filipino workers
2. Most OFW’s are in their thirties because they
A. are more prepared to take risks and are more ambitious.
B. Are more mature and confident than those who are
younger.
C. Have a family to support and thus need a higher income.
D. Have tried working locally but were unsuccessful.
3. To whom does “their” in the last sentence of the second
paragraph refer to?
A. Parents of male and female OFW’s
B. Male and female OFW’s
C. female OFW’s
D. male OFW’s
4. Which of the following statements is true, based on the
selection?
A. OFW’s in the Middle East and those in Europe, America,
and Asia are not satisfied with their work.
B. OFW’s in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East are generally
mosre satisfied than OFW’s in Europe, America, and Asia.
C. OFW’s in the Middle East countries and those in America,
Europe, and Asia are generally well satisfied with their work.
D. OFW’s in Europe, America, and Asia are generally more
satisfied than those who work in Saudi Arabia and the
Middle East countries.
5. Which paragraph mentions the countries wherein most
overseas Filipino workers are employed?
A. Fourth Paragraph
B. Third Paragraph
C. Fifth paragraph
D. Last Paragraph
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