The Queue

by Jean Paul V. Banay

It was 9:30 in the morning at Labuin Elementary School. It was already break time for Grade V-
Coral. Children line up in a queue to go the canteen to have their recess.
At the canteen, the children lined up in a queue waiting for their turn to buy their food. Luke, a
Grade 3 pupil rushed in front of the queue and shouted at the canteen manager for food.
Calmly, the canteen manager said to Luke Luke, it is not nice to shout at people, especially
when youre at the canteen. And we should observe the rules inside the canteen. Look at these
children, they line up in a queue and wait for their turn. You should do the same. said the canteen
manager.
After that day, Luke lined up in the queue and asked politely for food.

Identify the element of the literary text from the story you just read. Choose your answer from
the boxes below.

Character setting conflict

Plot theme

1. It was 9:30 in the morning at Labuin Elementary

School.
3. Luke, a Grade 3 pupil
4. Luke rushed in front of the queue
5. The canteen manager told Luke about the rules
inside the canteen.
7. Following rules inside the canteen is the right thing
to do.

Read the following sentences. Identify and underline the compound word. On the line before each number,
classify the compound word if it is open, closed, or hyphenated compound word.

1. I dropped my mail at the post office.

2. The milkman delivers milk to the hospital.
3. I ate too many pancakes this morning.
4. Jordan is chasing dragonflies on the field.
5. Mary was surprised when she opened the jack-in-the-box.

Read the following sentences. Have the pupils identify what is the aspect of the verb used in the sentence.
Write SPR for simple present, SPS for simple past, PRP for present progressive, PSP for past perfect, PPF for
present perfect, and PPP for past perfect progressive.

1. Romina studied her lesson for the test.

2. Father rides the bus to go to work.
3. I have been cleaning my room.
4. Finn and Jake are watching his favourite TV show.
5. Jerry talks to Tom over the phone.

Try to identify which form or convention of film is being described. Choose from the words inside the box.

lights blocking direction Acting

dialogue characterization setting or set-up.

1. The actors are positioned in front of the house.

2. The director is telling the actors what he wants in the
scene.
4. They use natural sunlight.
5. The actress made us cry at that scene.