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.

First day in School

It was the first day of classes. The grade two children were happy. They were telling
stories about themselves.
 “I’m eight years old. My father is a teacher,” Edna said.
“I live in Tondo. I’m eight years old,” Lucita said.
“my mother is a vendor. Y father is a fisherman. I’m nine years old,” Rolando said.

1. What grade are the children in?

a. Grade one
b. Grade two
c. Grade three
2. Whose father is fisherman?
a. Edna’s father
b. Lucita’s father
c. Rolando’s father
3. Who lives in tondo?
a. Edna
b. Lucita
c. Rolando
4. Who is not eight years old?
a. Edna
b. Lucita
c. Rolando
5. What is Edna’s father?
a. A doctor
b. a teacher
c. a fisherman
Keywords: first vendor fisherman

Dario’s pet

Dario was alone in his room. He was drawing his pet dog. His dog was quiet while he was
drawing it.
Dario colored the picture brown and white. He wrote a story under it. It is like this:
This is my pet. It is Spotty. It is my playmate. I love Spotty.
 1. What was Dario doing?
a. Playing
b. Sleeping
c. Drawing
2. What was Dario’s pet?
a. A dog
b. A pig
c. A cat
3. What did Dario call his pet?
a. Doggie
b. Brownie
c. Spotty
4. What did Dario write under his drawing?
a. A poem
b. A story
c. A paragraph
5. Who is Dario’s playmate?
a. His sister
b. His brother
c. His dog

Keywords: alone quite playmate

Going to Market

One Saturday morning Josie went to the market with her mother. She saw many kinds of
fish, vegetables and fruits.
Mother bought tomatoes, mangoes, pechay and eggplant.
“Will you not buy meat and fish, mother?” Josie asked.
“No, Josie, meat and fish are dear. I’ll buy mongo and eggs instead,” Mother said.

1. Where did Josie go?

a. To school
 b. To the market
c. Afternoon
2. What time of the day was it?
a. Morning
b. Night
c. Afternoon
3. Which of these did Josie not see in the market?
a. Chickens
b. Fish
c. Vegetables
4. Which of these did Mother buy?
a. Rice
b. Corn
c. Mongo
5. Which of these did Mother not buy?
a. Tomatoes
b. Meat
c. Pechay

Keywords: kinds instead dear

At The Rizal Park

It is Sunday. There are many people at the Rizal park. The flowers are in bloom. The fish
in the ponds are of many colors.
“Let’s sit here,” Mother said. ‘Let’s watch the beautiful fountains.”
“I don’t want to sit, Mother. I want to play on the green grass,” Bing said.
“Let’s play with my ball,” Ernesto said.

1. What day is it?

a. Sunday
b. Monday
c. Tuesday
2. What are in the ponds?
a. Flowers
b. Fish
c. Grass
3. What are in bloom?
a. The flowers
b. The fish
c. The fountains
4. Who wants to play?
a. Father
b. Mother
c. Bing
5. What does Mother say to be beautiful?
 a. The flowers
b. The fish
c. The fountains

Keywords: bloom ponds fountain

Helping Mother

Do you help at home like Merla? What do you do?

Merla, a grade two pupil, goes home as soon as her class is over. She helps her mother
sell in their little store. She helps in closing the store at night.
In the morning Merla buys bread from a big bakery. They sell the bread in their store.
Her mother is happy for her help.

1. What grade is Merlita in?

a. Grade two
b. Grade three
c. Grade one
2. Where does Merla help?
a. In school
b. In church
c. At home
3. Where does Merla buy bread?
a. From the market
b. From the grocery
c. From the bakery
4. What do they do with the bread?
a. They eat all of them.
b. They sell them.
c. They give them away.
5. What does Merla do to help her mother?
a. She cleans the house
b. She washes the clothes
c. She helps in the store

Keywords: bakery store

Recess Time

Clang! Clang! It was the bell for recess. The children lined up. Some went went out to
play. Others went to the toilet. There were those who went to the school canteen to buy
something to eat.
“I’ll buy a banana,” Elsa said.
 “I’ll buy a chocolate candy,” Nora said.
Anita looked at her money and said, I’ll buy a sandwich.

1. What was the bell for?

a. Recess
b. Going home
c. Playing
2. Did all the children go out to play?
a. Yes.
b. Perhaps.
c. No.
3. What did Elsa buy?
a. A sandwich
b. Some candy
c. A banana
4. Who bought a sandwich?
a. Anita
b. Norma
c. Elsa
5. Where did the children buy food?
a. At the sari-sari store
b. At the school canteen
c. At the school clinic

Keywords: Canteen sandwich

A Trip To Baguio

Nardo and his father were on a bus going to Baguio. It was a very cold day so
they had their sweaters on.
“Those mountains are very high. They are green and beautiful,” Nardo said.
“Look down,” said Father. “What do you see?”
“I can see the river. Its water is clear and white. How nice! ” Nardo said.

1. Where were Nardo and his father going?

a. To Manila
b. To Baguio
c. To Quezon City
2. Which is true about the mountains?
a. They are high
b. They are small
c. They are blue
3. What did Father ask Nardo to see?
a. The river
 b. The trees
c. The mountains
4. What is said about the water?
a. It is clear
b. It is white
c. It is clear and white.
5. Why did Father and Nardo have their sweaters on?
a. It was a hot day
b. It was a windy day
c. It was a cold day

Keywords: sweater mountains river

Edgard’s Bicycle

Edna and Edgar were playing together one morning. May I try bicycle? Edna asked. It’s blue
and new. I like it. Father gave me this bicycle only yesterday. It was my birthday gift from him,
Edgar said. Edgar helped Edna get on the bicycle. Edna rode around the house. How happy she
was!

1. What time of the day was it?

a. Evening
b. Afternoon
c. Morning
2 . Who had a new bicycle?
a. Edna
b. Edgar
c. Father
3 . What is the color of the bicycle?
a. White
b. Red
c. Blue
4. Who went riding around the house?
a. Father
b. Edna
c. Edgar
5. Who gave the bicycle to Edgar ?
a. his father
b. his mother
c. Edna

Keywords: yesterday together around

 Helping Happily

Lucita saw a beggar. She was a thin and old. Lucita wanted to help but she had only 1
peso. It was just enough for jeep fare in going home. I’ll just walk home. This 1 peso will help
the beggar. Lucita said to herself. Then she placed the coin into the beggar’s hand. Lucita was
very happy as she walked home. Can you tell why?

1. Wahat did Lucita see?

A. a jeepney
B. a beggar
C. some money
2. Who was old?
a. Lucita
b. The beggar
c. The jeepney driver
3. How much did Lucita give the beggar?
a. Twenty-five centavos
b. Fifty centavos
c. 1 peso
4. How did Lucita go home?
a. She rode in a jeep.
b. She walked.
c. She rode in a calesa.
5. How did Lucita feel after helping the beggar?
A. happy
B. tired
c. sorry

Keywords: fare enough thin