A RAINY DAY

It was a rainy day. The children could not go out to

play. So Lucy, Zeny and Perla stayed in the house.

“ Let us cut out paper fruits for our store said,” said Lucy.
So the girls got their paper, scissors and crayons.
Lucy cut out 5 apples. She colored them red. Zeny cut out
6 mangoes. She colored them yellow. Perla cut out 4
guavas. She colored them green. Then they counted their
paper fruits.

“ Now we have many pretty paper fruits for our store,”

said Perla.

1. What kind of a day was it?

2. How many girls are in our story?
3. Where did the girls stay?
4. What did Lucy cut out?
5. What color where the apples?
6. What did Lucy cut out?
7. What color were the mangoes?
8. Who cut out the four guavas?
9. How many paper fruits did they cut in all?
10. Where will they put their paper fruits?
 A GIFT FROM UNCLE
Do you have an uncle living far away? Miriam has.
His name is Max. Miriam calls him Uncle Max. He lives
in New York.
Last Christmas, Uncle Max sent Miriam a gift. It came
in a big heavy box. Father helped open the box.
Then they saw something very pretty. It was a big
doll. It had round blue eyes and a small red mouth. It had
a blue lace dress and curly black hair. Miriam called
it Curly. She loved to play with it. What Miriam liked best
was the way Curly walked. Miriam would hold one of its
hands and they walk together around the living room.
Curly made Miriam happy.

1. Who is Curly?
2. Who gave Curly to Miriam?
3. Where does Uncle Max live?
4. On what occasion was Curly given?
5. Who helped Miriam open the box?
6. What words tell about the box?
7. What word tells about Curly’s mouth?
8. What was Curly’s dress made of?
9. What words tell about her hair?
10. What can Curly do?
 TAKING CARE OF ANIMALS
Victor lives on a farm. He lives with his parents in a
little nipa house. Victor has an elder sister named Nora.
Victor and Nora help their parents. They help take care
of their animals. They have a carabao, a horse, a goat
and some chickens. Father takes care of the horse. Victor
takes care of the carabao. Mother takes care of the
chickens. Nora takes care of the goat. Their animals are
all fat and healthy. Each one takes care of his animals
very well.

1. Where does Victor live?

2. Which word tells about their house? nipa, cement,
wooden
3. Who is Victor’s sister?
4. Who is older, Victor or Nora?
5. How many kinds of animals do they have?
6. Which one do they have? cow, horse, carabao
7. Who takes care of the horse?
8. Who takes care of the carabao?
9. Who takes care of the chickens?
10. Which one does Nora take care of? goat, chickens,
carabao
 LOST AND FOUND
Pedro and Jose came to school early. There were no
other pupils in school yet.
“Look!” said Pedro. “There is a handbag under the
stairs. It is a girl’s handbag.”
Jose got the handbag. He opened it. There was a
red pencil, a pink handkerchief and fifty pesos in it.
“Let us look for the owner of this handbag said Pedro.
Just then the school principal arrived.
“Good morning, Mr. Cruz. We found this bag under
the stairs,” said Jose.
Mr. Cruz smiled and said, “Thank you, boys. I shall
help you find the owner.
1. What time of the day was it?
2. Who are the boys in the story?
3. What did the boys find?
4. Where was the handbag found?
5. What kind of a handbag was it?
6. Which word tells about the pencil? red, pink, blue
7. Which word tells about the handkerchief? red, pink,
white
8. How much money was in the handbag?
9. Who is Mr. Cruz?
10. What kind of boys are Jose and Pedro?
 THE BANANA PEELINGS

Celso was eating bananas one evening. He threw the

peelings out of the window. The next morning, Celso got
ready for school. He did not want to be late for school. He
walked fast.
“Ouch!” Celso cried as he stepped on some banana
peelings. Down he fell. His clothes became dirty. His
books dropped.
“Are you hurt?” Mother asked running to him.
“No, Mother, I am not hurt,” Celso said as he got up. He
looked at the banana peelings.
“Somebody did not use the garbage can,” Mother
said.
“I threw these peelings last night, Mother. Next time, I
will use the garbage can,” said Celso.

1. What did Celso eat?

2. When did he eat the fruit?
3. When did he throw the peeling?
4. Where was Celso going?
5. What sentence tells that Celso did not want to be late?
6. Who stepped on the banana peelings?
7. Who saw Celso fall?
8. Who did not use the garbage can?
9. Was Celso hurt?
10. Which word tells about Celso? polite, kind, truthful
 THE NEWS BOY

At five o’clock in the afternoon, the train arrives in

Naga City. The train carries the newspapers from Manila.
Alfredo, a Grade Four pupil, sells newspapers after class
in the afternoon. He sells for two hours. At seven o’clock,
he goes home. He has time to study his lessons.
Alfredo earns one hundred pesos a day. He wants to
give his money to Mother. But Mother told him to put his
money in his piggy bank. Alfredo’s parents are not poor.
They can give him money he needs, but Alfredo wants to
sell newspapers. He wants to earn his own money.
1. Where does Alfredo live?
2. What time does the train arrive in Naga City?
3. What carries the newspapers to Naga City?
4. Where do the newspapers come from?
5. What does Alfredo do?
6. How long does Alfredo sell newspapers?
7. How much does he earn a day?
8. What does he do with the money?
9. What kind of a boy is Alfredo?
10. Are his parents’ poor?
 A SICK CLASSMATE
One morning, Miss Luna said to her Grade 3 class,
“I got a letter from Teresa’s mother. Teresa cannot come
to school. She is sick. The doctor told her to stay in bed
for a few days. What shall we do for Teresa?”
“Let us visit her this afternoon,” said Linda.
“Yes, let us visit her,” said the other children.
That afternoon, the children went to visit Teresa.
The girls brought her some fruits. The boys brought her
a can of biscuits. Miss Luna brought her some roses.
Teresa was sleeping when they arrived. Soon, she
woke up. She was happy to see her teacher and
classmates.

1. Who is Miss Luna?

2. What did she get one morning?
3. Who sent a letter?
4. Why was Teresa absent?
5. Did a doctor treat her?
6. What did the children do?
7. What did the girls bring?
8. What did the boys bring?
9. Who brought some roses?
10. When did they visit Teresa?
 THE KITTEN
One rainy afternoon, Juan did not go straight home
from school. He had his raincoat on, so he did not get
wet. Then he saw a kitten trembling in the grass.
He stopped and looked at it. It began to mew very softly.
Juan was sorry for the kitten. He picked it up and put
it under his raincoat. He brought it home. He put it near
the stove with fire. The kitten looked at Juan and said, “
Mew, mew.” It wanted to say, “Thank you.” From that time
on, the kitten became his pet. He loved his pet very
much.

1. What time of the day was it?

2. What kind of afternoon was it?
3. Where was Juan going?
4. What was Juan wearing?
5. What did Juan see on the way?
6. How did the kitten feel?
7. What did Juan feel for the kitten?
8. Where did he bring it?
9. Where did he put the kitten?
10. Did the kitten like to stay near the fire?
 THE COCONUT

The coconut is a tall palm tree. It has no branches.

The trunk is strong. It makes a good post. We get oil from
from the ripe coconut milk. The young coconut meat is
good to eat. It is good for making candies and salad.
Doormats are made out of the coconut husk. The long
coconut leaves are woven into baskets. Brooms are
made from the midribs of the long leaves. Coconut shells
are made into buttons, coconut shell banks, ash trays
and many others. The stalk of the leaves is good for fuel.
How useful the coconut is! Every part of it can be used.

1. What word tells about the coconut tree?

2. Does the coconut tree have branches?
3. What part of the coconut tree is good for a post?
4. From where can we get oil?
5. Which is good to eat?
6. What part is made into doormats?
7. What can be made from the midribs?
8. What part is woven into baskets?
9. Which part can be made into buttons?
10. What is the use of the stalk of the leaves?
 GROWING VEGETABLES
Lino went with mother to market. They bought some
vegetables. Mother said, “I was able to buy only some
with my money. Vegetables cost much now.”
Lino was sorry for Mother. They did not have much
money. So, he said, “Let’s plant vegetables in our
backyard. Then we will not have to buy them in the
market.”
So Lino planted three plots of tomatoes, two plots
of eggplants and a plot of pechay. He had some
amargoso climbing on the bamboo fence. Lino worked
in his garden after class every afternoon. He grew more
vegetables than they could eat. Mother sold some of
them in the market.
1. Where did Mother and Lino go?
2. What did they buy?
3. Which word tells about the vegetables?
4. Where did Lino plant vegetables?
5. How many plots of tomatoes did he plant?
6. How many plots were planted to eggplants?
7. How many plots were planted to pechay?
8. How many plots did he have in all?
9. What vegetables were climbing on the fence?
10. Why did mother sell some vegetables?
 A MOONLIGHT NIGHT

The moon was big and bright. The children played in

the moonlight. They played Hide and Seek. Mario hid
behind the acacia tree. Andres hid behind some bushes.
Isabel hid behind a pile of hollow blocks. Rita is behind
some banana plants. Edmund looked around but saw no
one. Just then someone moved behind the bushes.
Edmund ran to see who it was and found Andres. “One,
two, three!” he said. “Now you are ‘it’, Andres.” The
children played and played. How happy they were!

1. What part of the day was it?

2. Where did the children play?
3. What game did the children play?
4. Who was the first it?
5. Who hid behind the acacia tree?
6. Who hid behind some bushes?
7. Who hid behind some hollow blocks?
8. Who hid behind some banana plants?
9. Who was the next it?
10. How did the children feel?
 RAMON’S CAKE

It was recess time. Pedro and Ramon went to buy

cakes. Then they sat near the gate. They began to eat
their cakes. Just then Oscar ran against Ramon. Ramon’s
cake fell to the ground.
“Look what did you do with my cake,” Ramon said.
“I am sorry, Ramon. I did not mean to knock your
cake down,” said Oscar.
“Why did you not look where you are going? asked
Ramon?.
“Tony ran after me and I did not look where I was
going, “said Oscar.
Ramon was angry. He was about to box Oscar.
“Never mind,” said Pedro. “Oscar did not mean to
knock your cake down, Ramon. I still have my cake.
Let us divide it.
1. What time was it?
2. What did Ramon and Pedro buy?
3. Where did they sit?
4. Who ran against Ramon?
5. What happened to Ramon’s cake?
6. Who ran after Oscar?
7. Who was angry?
8. What was Ramon about to do?
9. What did Pedro do?
10.Which boy would you like for a friend? Pedro, Oscar,
Ramon
 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 covers 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 do 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?