DEVELOPING

READING
POWER

Ghavin Klyde M. Arances

Grade II - Bravery

ELIPECELIA C. MICABALO
Compiled by
 READING IS A BRIDGE
OF KNOWLEDGE

SKILL A:
NOTING DETAILS
 Exercise 1

FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL

It was first day of classes. The
Grade Two children were
happy. They were telling stories
about themselves.
“I am eight years old. My father
is a teacher,” Edna said.
“I live in Tondo. I am also eight years old,”
Lucita said.
“My mother is a vendor. My father is a driver.
I am nine years old,” Rolando said.
-Teacher Ecil-
1. What grade were the children in?
A. Grade One B. Grade Two C. Grade Four

2. Whose father was a driver?

A. Edna’s father B. Lucita’s Father C. Rolando’s father

3. Who lived in Tondo?

A. Edna B. Lucita C. Rolando

4. Who was not eight years old?

A. Edna B. Lucita C. Rolando

5. What was Edna’s fathers?

A. A driver B. A doctor C. A teacher

Vocabulary: vendor driver

Exercise 2
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. His name is Spotty.
He is my playmate. I love Spotty.

-Teacher Ecil-

1. What was Dario doing?

A. Playing B. Sleeping C. Drawing

2. What was Dario’s pet?

A. A cat B. A pig C. A dog

3. What did Dario call his pet?

A. Spotty B. Brownie C. Doggie

4. What did Dario write under his drawing?

A. A story B. A poem C. A paragraph

5. Who was Dario’s playmate?

A. His dog B. His sister C. His brother

Vocabulary: alone playmate quiet

Exercise 3

GOING TO MARKET
One Saturday morning, Josie
went to 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 cost much. I will buy monggo
and eggs instead,” Mother said.

-Teacher Ecil-
1. Where did Josie go?
A. To school B. To market C. To church

2. What time of the day was it?

A. Night B. Morning C. Afternoon

3. Which of these did Josie not see in the market?

A. Fish B. Chickens C. Vegetables

4. Which of these did Mother buy?

A. Rice B. Corn C. Mongo

5. Which of these did Mother not buy?

A. Meat B. Pechay C. Tomatoes
Vocabulary: kinds instead
Exercise 4

AT THE RIZAL PARK

it is Sunday. There are many
people at the Rizal Parl. The
flowers are in bloom. The fish in
the ponds are of many colors.
“Let us sit here,” Mother said.
“Let us watch the beautiful
fountains.”
“I do not want to sit, Mother. I want to play on the
green grass,” Bing said.
“Let us play with my ball,” Ernesto said.
-Teacher Ecil-
1. What day is it?
A. Sunday B. Monday C. Tuesday

2. What are in the ponds?

A. Fish B. Grass C. Flowers

3. What are in bloom?

A. The fish B. The flowers C. The fountains

4. Who wants to play?

A. Bing B. Father C. Mother

5. What does Mother say are beautiful?

A. The fish B. The flowers C. The fountains
Vocabulary: bloom ponds fountain
Exercise 5

HELPING MOTHER
Do you help at home like Merla
does? 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 was Merla in? -Teacher Ecil-

A. Grade One B. Grade Two C. Grade Three

2. Where does Merla help?

A. At home B. In school C. In the church

3. Where does Merla buy bread?

A. From the bakery C. From the grocery
B. From the market

4. What do they do with the bread?

A. They sell them. C. They give them away.
B. They eat all of them

5. What does Merla do to help her mother?

A. She helps in the store. C. She washes the clothes.
B. She cleans the house.
Vocabulary: bloom ponds fountain
Exercise 6

RECESS TIME
Clang! Clang! It was the bell for
recess. The children lined up.
Some went out to play. Others
went to the toilet. There were
those who went to the school
canteen to buy something to eat.
“I will buy a banana,” Elsa said.
“I will buy chocolate,” Norma said.
Anita looked at her money and said, “I will buy a
sandwich.”
1. What did the bell signal? -Teacher Ecil-

A. Time for recess C. Time to stop playing

B. Time to go home
2. Did all the children go out to play?
A. Yes B. No C. Perhaps
3. What did Elsa buy?
A. A sandwich B. Chocolate C. A banana

4. Who bought a sandwich?

A. Elsa B. Anita C. Norma

5. Where did the children buy food?

A. From the school clinic C. From the school canteen
B. From the sari-sari store
Vocabulary: bloom ponds fountain
Exercise 7

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 clean. How
nice!”
1. What did the bell signal? -Teacher Ecil-

A. Time for recess C. Time to stop playing

B. Time to go home
2. Did all the children go out to play?
A. Yes B. No C. Perhaps
3. What did Elsa buy?
A. A sandwich B. Chocolate C. A banana

4. Who bought a sandwich?

A. Elsa B. Anita C. Norma

5. Where did the children buy food?

A. From the school clinic C. From the school canteen
B. From the sari-sari store
Vocabulary: bloom ponds fountain
 Exercise 8

EDGAR’S BICYCLE
Edgar and Edna were playing
together one morning.
“May I try your bicycle?” Edna
asked. “It is 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? -Teacher Ecil-

A. Evening B. Morning C. Afternoon

2. Who had a new bicycle?

A. Edna B. Edgar C. Father
3. What was 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. Edna B. His Father C. His Mother

Vocabulary: yesterday around together gift

 Exercise 9

INDEPENDENCE DAY
“Tomorrow is June 12. We will
celebrate our Independence Day.
We don’t have classes, Mother,”
Norma told her mother happily.
“What do you want to do tomorrow
then?” Mother asked.
“Please, Mother, let us go to the Rizal Park. There will be a
parade. Many of my friends will be there,” Norma said.
“All right. Tell Nelly and Bella to get ready for tomorrow.
We shall all go and see the parade,” Mother said.

1. What is celebrated on June 12? -Teacher Ecil-

A. All Soul’s Day C. Independence Day

B. Christmas Day
2. Who will have no classes?
A. Mother B. Norma C. Father
3. Where does Norma want to go?
A. To the mall C. To Nayong Pilipino
B. To the Rizal Park
4. Who else will go to the Rizal Park?
A. Uncle Ben B. Brother Jun C. Nelly and Bella

5. What will they see?

A. A show B. A dance C. A parade

Vocabulary: parade tomorrow celebrate mall

Exercise 10
A GOOD HELPER
Many children are good helpers at
home. One such good helper is
Josefa.
Josefa is in Grade Two like you.
Before she goes to school in the
morning, she does many things to
help her mother.
She fixes her bed. She buys bread from the store.
She sets the table for breakfast.
After coming from school, she takes care of her baby
brother. She waters the plants in the garden. Then she
studies her lessons.

1. What is Josefa? -Teacher Ecil-

A. A good cook C. A good washer
B. A good helper
2. What grade is she in?
A. Mother B. Norma C. Father
3. What does she buy from the store?
A. Bed B. Plants C. Bread

4. What does she prepare?

A. The garden C. The table for breakfast
B. The bed for sleeping
5. When does she study?
A. At night C. In the afternoon
B. In the morning
Vocabulary: fixes breakfast prepares