Exercise 3

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 fat and healthy.
Each one takes care of his animal very well.

1. Where does Victor live?

a. in the city b. on a farm c. near the sea
2. Which word tells about their house?
a. wooden b. cement c. nipa
3. Who is Victor's sister?
a. Nina b. Nora c. Nida
4. Who is older, Victor or Nora?
a. Nora b. Victor c. the story does not tell
5. How many kinds of animals do they have?
a. 5 b. 4 c. 3
6. Which one do they not have?
a. carabao b. horse c. cow
7. Who takes care of the horse?
a. Victor b. Father c. Mother
8. Who takes care of the carabao?
a. Nora b. Victor c. Father
9. Who takes care of the chickens?
a. Mother b. Nora c. Victor
10. Which one does Nora take care of?
a. chickens b. goat c. carabao

Exercise 4
Lost and Found
Pedro and Jose came to school early. There were no other
pupils in the 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 centavos in it.
"Let's 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?

a. morning b. afternoon c. noon
2. Who are the boys in the story?
a. Pedro and Juan
b. Juan and Jose
c. Pedro and Jose
3. What did the boys find?
a. a book b. a handbag c. a box

4. Where was the handbag found?

a. under the building
b. under the tree
c. under the stairs

5. What kind of handbag was it?

a. a girl's handbag
b. a man's handbag
c. a teacher's handbag
6. Which word tells about the pencil?
a. red b. blue c. pink

7. Which word tells about the handkerchief?

a. red b. white c. pink
8. How much money was in the handbag?
a. twenty centavos
b. fifteen centavos
c. fifty centavos

9. Who is Mr. Cruz?

a. the teacher
b. the school principal
c. the clerk

10. What kind of boys are Jose and Pedro?

a. kind b. honest c. polite

Exercise 5
The Banana Peelings
Celso was eating bananas one evening. He threw the
peelings out of the window. In the 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'm 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 this peelings last night, Mother. Next time, I'll
use the garbage can," said Celso.

1. What did Celso eat?

a. mangoes b. bananas c. oranges
2. When did he eat the fruit?
a. one evening b. one morning c. one afternoon
3. Where did he throw the peelings?
a. into the basket b. into the garbage can c. out of the
window
4. Where was Celso going?
a. to church b. to market c. to school
5. Which sentence tells that Celso did not want to be late?
a. He walked fats. b. He walked slowly. c. He played on
the way.
6. Who stepped on the banana peelings?
a. Father b. Mother c. Celso
7. Who saw Celso fall?
a. Father b. Mother c. Sister
8. Who did not use the garbage can?
a. Mother b. Celso c. Sister
9. Was Celso hurt?
a. Yes. b. No. c. The story does not tell.
10. Which word tells about Celso?
a. polite b. kind c. truthful