Author: Ritchelle Blanco Dejolde

Layout: Ritchelle Blanco Dejolde

Voice Talents for Digital Version:
Anthony P. Dejolde
Ritchelle B. Dejolde
Video Editor: Ritchelle B. Dejolde
Photo credits:
Ritchelle B. Dejolde (cover page)
Apolonio Domingo, Jr. (for pages 5-6)
Cartoon illustrations:
Gerry Ruiz, Google.com, Pinterest.ph

Approved and certified by Department of Education Regional Office 1 in 2017

 GUIDE QUESTIONS
GRADE 7
A. Read the following words:
1. neighed 6. maneuver
2. halted 7. colliding
3. stooped 8. curiosity
4. vehicles 9. alight
5. mount 10. chef
B. Answer the following items:
1.The narrator of the story is a __________.
A. Teacher
B. Student
C. Rig Driver
2. What is the Ilocano translation for “rig”?
3. What did the rig driver pick up in the middle of the
traffic? Why?
4. In what Grade was Apolonio and at what school?
5. What sentence inspires you the most at the end of
the story?
 GUIDE QUESTIONS
GRADE 8
1. What is the Ilocano translation of “rig”?
2. Who were the passengers of the rig driver?
3. Give the meaning of the underlined words or phrases:
A. We were inside the kalesa chattering about what happened.
A.1 whispering slowly
A.2 talking rapidly
A.3 shouting continuously
B. The horse halted.
B.1 ran
B.2 kicked
B.3 stopped
4. Why did the rig driver pick up the ballpen?
8. Read the paragraph that proves Apolonio became a successful
person at the end of the story.
READ the following words from the story:
 GUIDE QUESTIONS
GRADE 9
1. What are the two significant words in the title?
2. Is the story fiction or non-fiction?
3. What did the driver see that prompted him to pick up the
ballpen?
4. Give the meaning of the underlined words or phrases:
A. I scribbled a poem.
A.1 wrote
A.2 published
A.3 recited
B. We were inside the kalesa chattering about what happened.
A.1 whispering slowly
A.2 talking rapidly
A.3 shouting continuously
B. The horse halted.
B.1 ran
B.2 kicked
B.3 stopped
5. What do you understand by “Apolonio’s fate changed its course”?
6. What paragraph best inspires you about the rig driver as a father? Why?
 GUIDE QUESTIONS
GRADE 10
1. Translate “rig driver” in your local language.
2. State the point of view used in the story:
A. first person point of view
B. second person point of view
C. third person point of view
3. Match the given words with their corresponding meanings:
3.1. halted A. destiny
3.2 scribbled B. stopped
3.3 fate C. talked rapidly
3.4 chattered D. composed
3.5 mount E. to ride
5. What do you understand by “Poverty is not a hindrance” ?
6. Do you think Apolonio’s father is still a rig driver until now?
What makes you think so?
7. Give two adjectives that best describe the rig driver as a father.

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