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Directions: Read each short stories carefully and
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4. Whose birthday is it?
answer the given questions. Encircle the letter of a. Dan
the correct answer.
b. Mina

c. Benny
SUMMER FUN
5. Which word tells what Dan feels?
“Let’s have some fun this summer,” says Leo. a. sad

“Let’s swim in the river,” says Lina. b. afraid

“Let’s get some star apples from the tree,” says c. excited
Leo.

“Let’s pick flowers,” says Lina.

“That is so much fun!” says Mama.

“But can you help me dust the shelves too?”

“Yes, we can Mama,” they say.

“Helping can be fun too!”

Questions: Questions:

1. Who asked Mina to go to a happy place? 1. Who were talking to each other?

a. Mom a. Lita and Lito

b. Dan b. Lina and Lino

c. Dad c. Lina and Leo

2. What word says something about the happy 2. What were they talking about?
place?
a. what to do during the summer
a. quiet
b. what to have during the summer
b. noisy
c. what to wear during the summer
c. far

3. The children in the story could be _______

3. What will the children do in the happy place?
a. brother and sister
a. They will sing, skip and hop.
b. neighbors
b. They will read, write and count.
c. cousins
c. They will dance, run and play.
4. Which of these will they do if they are 5. What did the boys feel when they saw the
hungry? kittens?

a. pick flowers a. sad

b. pick guavas b. mad

c. go swimming c. happy

A HAPPY PLACE
5. Doing something "fun" means “Come with me,” says Dan.
______________.
“Where will we go?” Mina asks.
a. doing something in the summer
“We will go to a happy place
b. doing something in the house
that has lots of balloons.”
c. doing something that we like

“We will play, dance, and run.

We will have so much fun.

We will eat orange cake

that our mom and dad baked.”

“And then we will sing,

Happy birthday, dear Benny!”

b. They will play with their caps. WAITING FOR HER SISTER
c. They will give the caps to the kittens.

Mara sat by the school gate.

2. What did Mama want them to look at? It was the end of the day.
a. the bag Mara looked at her watch.
b. the bed “Where is Ate Mila?” she asked.
c. the kittens Mara looked at her watch again.

At last, Mila has come to pick her up.

3. Who is Mik-mik? “Let’s go home. Mama said it’s time for dinner,” says
a. the pet cat Mila.

b. the fat kitten “I am glad you are here,” says Mara.

c. the big dog

Questions:

4. What did the kittens use the caps for? 1. What did Mara want to do?

a. for playing a. go home

b. for sleeping on b. go to school

c. for keeping them free from the hot sun c. go on a long trip
2. Why was Mara by the school gate? b. She was worried that it was getting late.

a. She could not carry her big school bag. c. She wanted to know the time that Mila left.

b. She was waiting for her sister.

c. She wanted to know the time. THE CAPS AND THE KITTENS

3. What part of the day was it? Dan and Pepe will play.
a. the start of the school day “But the sun is hot,” says Pepe.
b. the middle of the school day “Let us get our caps,” says Dan.
c. the end of the school day “My cap is not on my bed,” says Pepe.

“My cap is not in my bag,” says Dan.

4. What does the phrase "pick up" mean? “Look boys! Our cat has kittens,” says Mama.
a. to get from the floor “ Mik-mik has four kittens!” says Dan.
b. to fetch someone and bring them home “Yay! The kittens nap in our caps!”
c. to deliver something from one place to another

Questions:
5. Why did Mara keep looking at her watch? 1. Why did Dan and Pepe need their caps?
a. She wanted to check for the time. a. The sun is hot