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VOCABULARY:
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DAPHNE
Daphne was a beautiful nymph. The son
God, Apollo, fell in love with her but she
rejected him. Once, Apollo saw her and
pursued her. Daphne sought shelter behind
a big tree. She was out of breath from
running. Now, as she leaned on the tree,
she looked back with frightened eyes. Was
Apollo still running after her? She threw
herself upon her knees and prayed to be
saved from her pursuer. She rose with
outstretched arms. Then her fingers
fluttered gently, as if blown by a gentle
breeze. Little by little she was changed
from a beautiful nymph to a laurel tree.
Slowly she broke into a smile. Now, she
was safe. Apollo could not carry her away
anymore.
1. Daphne sought shelter behind ____.
a. a big tree b. a laurel tree c. a large house
2. As she leaned on the tree, she looked back with __.
a. round eyes b. smiling eyes c. frightened eyes
3. She was out of breath from __.
a. talking b. running c. laughing
4. She prayed to be saved from her __.
a. father b. pursuer c. husband
5. Slowly she stretched out her __.
a. feet b. arms c. hands
6. She threw herself upon her __.
a. bed b. knees c. pillow
7. She was changed from a beautiful nymph into __.
a. an oak tree b. a narra tree c. a laurel tree
8. Her fingers fluttered __.
a. slowly b. gently c. rapidly
9. She felt safe, after she became a __.
a. tree b. nymph c. goddess
10. She could not be carried away anymore by__.
a. Theus b. Midas c. Apollo
Vocabulary:
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raked fiery eruption excavation
FIRST NIGHT IN THE CITY
Vocabulary:
clattering roaring stun
THE FACE IN THE POOL
Narcissus was out of breath from
running when he came to a clear pool. He
stopped to drink. Just as he was about to
sip the cool water, he saw a face in the
pool. It was handsome and he was
attracted to it.
“Who are you?” he asked.
“Who are you?” echoed someone.
“Why are you mocking me?” asked
Narcissus.
“Mocking me,” said the voice.
Narcissus was puzzled. He wanted to talk
with the face in the pool but it would not
answer. He tried to catch it but no to
avail. At last, he lost hope and plunged
into the pool hoping to see the owner of
the face.
1. Why was Narcissus out of breath?
a. He was running. b. He was skipbping. B. He was jumping.
2. Which of these sentences is true?
a. Narcissus came to a clear lake. b. Narcissus came to clear pool.
C. Narcissus came to clear path.
3. He stopped to __.
a. drink b. swim c. bathe
4. He saw something which __.
a. attracted him b. frightened her c. drove him away
5. What did he see in the pool?
a. a boat b. a face c. a flower
6. Which is correct?
a. He talked with the face in the pool.
b. He shouted at the face in the pool.
c. He played with the face in the pool.
7. Narcissus heard ___.
a. his own echo b. the singing bird
c. a reply from the man in the pool
8. Narcissus was not able to __.
a. drink b. swim c. talk with the man in the pool
9. He became __.
a. sad b. angry c. hopeless
10. What did he do at last?
a. plunged into the pool b. ran away from the pool
c. ran into the dark woods
Vocabulary:
puzzled echo plunged
CAMPING
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shower drowsed
A WISE BUYER
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puzzled news
HOW TO PREPARE TOMATO CATCHUP
Select some ripe tomatoes. Wash
them thoroughly. Cut them crosswise
into halves. Then separate the pulp
from the seeds. cook the pulp in an
enameled kettle, stirring it
occasionally until the thin peelings
separate and rolled up. Remove the
pulp from the fire. Pass the pulp
through a wire strainer and get the
juice. Mix the juice with the pulp. Add
some vinegar. Put onion juice,
powdered cinnamon, pepper, cloves of
garlic and spices in a small cloth bag
and dip it into the mixture. Cook the
mixture until it is thick. Take out the
bag of spices. Bottle the cooked pulp
and seal.
1. How is the pulp separated from the seeds?
a. by squeezing the tomato
b. by cutting crosswise into halves
c. by cutting the tomato into small pieces
2. When is the pulp removed from the fire?
a. when the pulp has hardened
b. when the pulp is mixed with the peelings
c. when the peelings have been separated and have rolled up
3. What was the first step in preparing catsup?
a. Boil the mixture. c. Remove the mixture from the fire.
b. Wash the tomatoes thoroughly.
4. What kind of tomatoes are used?
a. ripe b. green c. cooked
5. What is used in cooking the pulp?
a. a pot b. a pan c. an enameled kettle
6. What kind of strainer is used?
a. wire strainer b. rattan strainer c. plastic strainer
7. What is wrapped in a cloth bag?
a. juice b. spices c. pulp
8. When is the mixture removed from the fire?
a. when it is thick b. when it is watery c. when it is smooth
9. What is added to the juice and pulp?
a. flour and other c. vinegar, onion juice and others
b. waters and others
10.What is the last step in preparing the catsup?
a. boil until thick c. add the vinegar to the mixture
b. bottle and seal
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enameled spices pulp seal
BOOKS
Those who cannot read are pitiful
because they cannot enjoy books. Books
tell us about the wonderful things in
the world. They tell us the interesting
things people do. Books can answer the
“whys” and “hows” of things that
puzzle us. They can take us faraway
places through imagination. They can
show us, too, the things happened a
long time ago as well as those
happening at present. Books tell us
about the children in other lands. They
hold the key to the greatest treasures in
the world. A wise man once said that
he would rather be a poor boy in a
cellar surrounded with books than a
prince who had no chance to read.
1. Those who do not know how to read are the _.
a. most pitiful people c. most wonderful people
b. most happy people
2. What do books do for us?
a. make us rich
b. make us unhappy c. tell us about the things in the world
3. Where can books can take us?
a. nowhere b. just in our room c. to faraway places
4. What questions can books answer?
a. little things not worth knowing
b. the “whys” and “hows” of things
c. things that cannot be remembered
5. What do books hold for their readers?
a. falling leaves c. key to the greatest treasure in the world
b. running water
6. What books tell us?
a. nothing of importance c. things that happened long ago
b. words without meaning
7. Do books tell us about the children in other places?
a. Yes b. No c. Perhaps
8. Who says he would rather be in a cellar with books than in places without
a single book?
a. a prince b. a wise man c. a poor man
9. What do books unfold before us?
a. hidden health b. hidden wealth c. hidden knowledge
10.What is preferable than a prince in a palace without the love for reading?
a. a rich boy in a big house c. a boy in a beautiful house
b. a poor boy in a cellar who loves books
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THE BLIND GIRL
A group of students were chatting and
laughing excitedly near the sidewalk. They
seemed to be talking at the same time
when suddenly they became silent. They
stared spellbound to a blind girl groping
along the wall, and feel her way about.
Though her eyes were open, they could
tell that she could not see. In her right
hand was a bunch of flowers which she
smelled now and then. She continued
walking till the end of the street. When
she was out of sight the students gave a
sigh of relief. Were they not lucky to have
two eyes?
1. What were the students doing?
a. playing and jumping c. chatting and laughing
b. singing and dancing
2. Which of these statements is true?
a. The students stopped talking as they stared at a blind girl.
b. The students stopped talking as they stared at a lame girl.
c. The students stopped talking as they stared at an old beggar.
3. How the girls move along the wall?
a. She ran along. c. She groped along her way.
b. She walk briskly.
4. What did the students notice about the girl’s eyes?
a. They were open. c. They were half opened.
b. They were closed.
5. What were the students sure about the girl?
a. She could see. c. She could see a little.
b. She could not see.
6. What was on the girl’s hand?
a. a cane b. a bunch of keys c. a bunch of flowers
7. Where was the girl going?
a. to a nearby store c. to the house at the street corner
b. to the end of the street
8. What did the students do when they saw the girl?
a. stared b. looked c. smiled
9. How did the students feel when the blind girl was out of sight?
a. sorry b. afraid c. relieved
10. What were the students thankful for?
a. for their feet b. for their legs c. for their good eyes
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excited stared spellbound groping
FEEDING TIME AT THE ZOO
It was time for the zookeeper to
feed the animals. Judging from the
noise, the beasts were hungry. The
lions open their mouths and gave the
people in the zoo a frightful sample
of the howl of the king of beasts. The
little monkey squeaked as they
tumbled over each other to reach the
cage bars. The monkeys shook the
iron bars till they rattled, and parrots
jumped up and down shrieking
excitedly.
1. What time was it in the zoo?
a. playing time b. feeding time c. sleeping time
2. How did the animals show that they were hungry?
a. They played. b. They quarreled. c. They made noise
3. Who howled?
a. the lions b. the gorillas c. the monkeys
4. What did the lions do?
a. roared b. beat the bars c. opened the mouths
5. What was the zoo keeper going to do?
a. beat the animals b. feed the animals c. bathe the animals
6. How did the little monkeys manage to reach the cage bars?
a. by jumping over each other c. by climbing over each other
b. by tumbling over each other
7. What did the little monkeys do?
a. snitched b. squeaked c. screeched
8. What did the monkeys do with the iron bar?
a. broke b. rattled c. loosened
9. Who jumped up and down?
a. dancers b. parrots c. birds
10. How did the parrots welcome the zookeeper?
a. They shouted. b. They shrieked. c. They squeaked.
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sample shrieking squeaked
AN AIRPLANE RIDE
The strangest thing about my airplane
ride was that I seemed not to be moving
at all since the plane assumed a certain
attitude. As I looked down, the earth
below seemed like a wonderful map in
lovely colors. Everything was a
miniature. The houses, the trees, the
buildings appeared like playthings. The
vast rice fields were restful to the eyes to
look at. The ocean was but a shallow
stream of clear, blue water.
Indeed, anybody‟s first plane ride is a
pleasant experience.
1. On what kind of transportation was the author riding?
a. a car b. a ship c. an airplane
2. How did the earth below appear to the narrator?
a. a vast rice field b. a wonderful map c. an undeveloped place
3. How did the objects appear to the author?
a. shadows b. reflections c. miniatures
4. What made the rice fields restful to the eyes?
a. their size b. their color c. the location
5. How did the author consider his first airplane ride?
a. a horrible experience c. a nauseating experience
b. a pleasant experience
6. What did the author say the ocean looked like?
a. long river b. shallow stream c. swimming pool
7. What was the strangest thing about the author’s first airplane ride?
a. The plane flew so fast. c. The plane could not go above the clouds.
b. The plane seemed not to be moving.
8. How many times has the author ridden on an airplane?
a. twice b. once c. many
9. Which appeared like playthings to the author?
a. buildings, trees, houses c. houses, buildings, people
b. houses, people, animals
10. How did he describe the rice fields?
a. restful to the eyes b. like a dense forest c. like a shallow stream
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assumed attitude miniature
PLANT PESTS
In addition to different kinds of plants
diseases, there are great numbers of plant
pests that can destroy or stop the growth
of plants. Insects carry fungi and
bacterial diseases from plant to plant. The
potato beetle carries the potato rot. Some
insects even eat plants. Certain
grasshoppers and biting insects strip a
plant of its leaves, thus killing the plant.
The most destructive kinds of insects are
the scale insects, mealy bugs, plant lice
and leaf hoppers. They consume the sap of
plant tissues thus causing the withering of
the plant itself.
1. What can destroy or stop the growth of plants?
a. plant food b. plant pests c. plant fertilizers
2. What else besides pests injure plants?
a. fertilizers b. insecticides c. different kinds of plant diseases
3. Which carry diseases from one plant to another?
a. flowers b. insects c. people
4. What causes potato rot?
a. potato fungi b. potato beetle c. bacteria
5. What happen to plants where insects live and feed on?
a. They grow fast b. The plants are injured
b. c. The plants grow healthy
6. What another name for the grasshopper?
a. flying insect b. the biting insect c. sucking insect
7. How do the grasshoppers harm the plants?
a. They cut the plants.
b. They strip the plants of its leaves.
c. They suck the juice from the plants.
8. What happen to the plants when harmed by theses insects?
a. plants grow rapidly c. plants stop growing and die afterwards
b. plants become healthy
9. Which of the following insects are the most destructive?
a. ants b. mites c. scale insects
10. Are all insects harmful?
a. Yes b. No c. Maybe
Vocabulary:
pests rot withering destructive strip
THE ATOMIC ENERGY
With the establishment of a Nuclear
Center, we will engage in the
production of radio isotopes for use in
agriculture, industry and medicine.
This is a landmark in our scientific
progress as it opens up for our youth
the field of nuclear science and
ultimately harness the mightiest
industrial power known to man. It will
greatly help fight poverty. With the use
of the atomic energy, we will have the
power to run more industries.
1. What was established in our country?
a. a nuclear center b. a telephone center c. a telegraphic center
2. What can we engage in with the establishment of this center
a. production of radio c. production of short waves
b. production of radio isotopes
3. Of what use will this be?
a. in business and exporting c. in sports and competitions
b. in agriculture and competitions
4. What will the establishment of the Nuclear Center mean to us?
a. industrial progress b. scientific progress c. agricultural progress
5. For whom is the vast field of nuclear science open?
a. for the youth c. for the coming generation
b. for the old people
6. What will the nuclear science harness?
a. mightiest power c. mightiest submarine power
b. mightiest industrial power
7. What can atomic energy offer?
a. work in the land b. illness in our land c. poverty in our land
8. Of what use is atomic energy?
a. in planting rice c. in running industries
b. in teaching children
9. In what branch of science is the mightiest industrial power known to
man?
a. nuclear science b. historical science c. elementary science
10. With what area is Nuclear Center concerned?
a. science b. agriculture c. entertainment
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landmark radio isotope progress nuclear
THE DUTCH
The Dutch are the people from Holland.
They are considered serious and
hardworking. They are the cleanest people
in the world. The Dutch are fond of eating,
drinking and attending parties. Have you
seen a picture of a Dutch girl? She wears
big wooden shoes called klompers. Men
wear baggy trousers while women wear
flowing skirts, white apron and starched
cloth caps. Dutch children are healthy for
they drink plenty of milk and take big
amounts of butter. Boys are trained to steer
the boat and take charge of the windmill.
Water sports are popular with the Dutch
children.
1. The Dutch are considered __.
a. the cleanest people in the world
b. the most religious people in the world
c. the most industrious people in the world
2. A Dutch girl usually wears__.
a. big huts b. big shirts c. big wooden shoes
3. What is the native footwear of the Dutch called?
a. skirts b. windmills c. klompers
4. What do men wear?
a. long trousers b. short trousers c. baggy trousers
5. Who wear the following skirts, white apron and starched caps?
a. the nurses b. the women c. the children
6. The Cutch are ____.
a. lazy b. not serious c. hardworking
7. Children take plenty of __.
a. rice and fish b. milk and butter c. wheat and pork
8. Boys are trained to __.
a. run races b. steer boats c. become soldiers
9. What is Holland known for?
a. boats b. sports d. windmills
10. What is the country of the Dutch
a. Holland b. England d. Switzerland
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trellises dumping launched
THE RAT
The rat belongs to the mouse family
although it is larger than a mouse. It has
also more scales on its tail than a mouse.
There are rats of different sizes and colors.
The brown Norway rat is the most destructive
and powerful. Black rat can still be found
and in cities with warm climate.
Rats travel aboard ships and eat almost
anything. If they are hungry they attach
animals, even men. Rats breed rapidly,
producing 20 to 50 offsprings a year. A rat
can start breeding at six months old. Wild
rats are special problem to man because they
spread bubonic plague, rat fever and they
destroy crops.
1. To what family does the rat belong?
a. cat b. dog c. mouse
2. Which is the largest among the following animals?
a. rat b. lizard c. house lizard
3. What part of the rat has more scales?
a. its tail b. its legs c. its body
4. Which is the most powerful among the following?
a. white rat b. black rat c. brown Norway rat
5. Where can black rats be found?
a. near the costs b. near the woods c. near the ground
6. What do rats eat?
a. roots c. grass c. almost anything
7. Why are there plenty of rats?
a. They eat anything.
b. They breed very rapidly.
c. They are found in homes.
8. What do rats destroy most?
a. tress b. crops c. houses
9. At what age does a rat start breeding?
a. a year old b. sic months old c. three months old
10. Why are rats a problem?
a. They play around.
b. They breed rapidly.
c. They carry diseases.
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light patronize realize peddlers
JOSE RIZAL‟S MOTHER
God‟s best gift to Jose Rizal was his mother, Dona
Teodora Alonzo. Teodora was brought up by her
mother in a home full of love and understanding. She
was educated at Santa Rosa College. Her excellent
education, her goodness of heart and her other
virtues prepared her to be the mother of our national
hero. To Jose Rizal, next to God, a mother means
every- thing to a man. Dona Teodora was a devout
Catholic. It was her teaching that made her son, Jose,
love the Christian way of life. He was still a baby
when his mother began teaching him the alphabet
and the simple prayers as was the custom of the
Filipino Family.
Dona Teodora was fond of telling a stories of her
little son, Jose. The word “story” meant something
new and wonderful to Jose. He would sit down to
listen, full of interest and wonder, when his mother
called him for the regular story time.
He loved the stories his mother told him. He
remembered the moral lesson each story conveyed and
made it a part of his education and training.
1. How did Jose Rizal consider his mother?
a. his playmate b. God’s best gift c. a good story teller
2. Which word best described Doña Teodora?
a. gay b. lovely c. virtuous
3. Which of the following prepared her to be the mother of our national hero?
a. her book b. her goodness of heart c. her pleasant position
4. What did a mother mean to Rizal?
a. Everyone’s mother is his friend.
b. Next to God, a mother meant everything to a man.
c. A mother is one who should teach her children how to read and pray.
5. What was Doña Teodora’s religion?
a. Catholic b. Protestant c. Presbyterian
6. What made Jose love Christian way of life?
a. his father’s teachings c. his teacher’s teaching
b. his mother’s teaching
7. What did his mother teach him as was the custom of the Filipino family?
a. reading simple stories c. the alphabet and simple prayers
b. telling children’s stories
8. Did Jose believe his mother’s stories?
a. Yes b. No c. Maybe
9. What did the word “story” mean to Jose?
a. something nice c. something new and wonderful
b. something good
10.How did Jose listen to his mother’s story?
a. carelessly b. attentively c. half-hearted
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Beauty is in yourself
Good deeds, happy thoughts reflected
In your dreams
In your work,
During peaceful rest.
1. Does beauty depend upon the observer
a. Yes b. No c. Maybe
2. Is there beauty anywhere?
a. Yes b. No c. Maybe
3. Where lies the beauty in people?
a. in themselves b. in their wealth c. in their appearance
4. Is there beauty in the falling rain?
a. Yes b. No c. Maybe
5. When is a person peaceful?
a. when he is rich
b. when he has performed good deeds
c. when he is intelligent
6. According to the poem, where can we find beauty?
a. in flowers b. in yourself c. in the house
7. Can we hear beauty?
a. Yes b. No c. Maybe
8. Who are praying for the good harvest?
a. rice growers b. corn growers c. coconut growers
9. Where are good deeds and happy thoughts reflected?
a. at home b. in your dreams c. in other people
10.When do the happy thoughts occur?
a. when praying
b. during peaceful rest
c. when you are with other people
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famous glowing concerts performances
BEING ON TIME
Arturo was the president of the Grade Six class
organization. They agreed to celebrate Arbor Day
with a program and mass planting of fruit trees.
“At what time will the program start?” asked
Miss Diaz, their teacher.
“It will start at 7:00 o‟clock in the morning,
Miss Diaz.” answered Arturo.
“That‟s good,” observed Miss Diaz. “It will not
be too hot for planting of trees. I only hope it will
begin on schedule.”
“That‟s sure, Miss Diaz,” Arturo said. “It will be
a new Filipino time concept.”
“I admire you, Arturo, for saying „Filipino
time‟, which means on time,” Said Miss Diaz
laughing.
“It is really time for us to observed
punctuality,” explained Arturo. “So instead of
saying being on time is „American time‟, we shall
call it „Filipino time‟”
11.What position did Arturo have in the class organization?
a. secretary b. treasurer c. president
12.What did the class organization decide to celebrate?
a. Arbor Fiesta b. Town Fiesta c. Parents Day
13.Aside from the program, what other activity was scheduled?
a. planting of shrubs c. planting of flowering trees
b. planting of fruit trees
14.At what time was the program supposed to start?
a. 8:00 o’clock in the morning
b. 7:00 o’clock in the morning
c. 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon
15.Who was in doubt whether it would start on time?
a. Arturo’s mother b. Arturo’s teacher c. Arturo’s classmates
16.What do we usually say when punctuality is observed in any activity?
a. Filipino time b. Spanish time c. American time
17.How did Arturo call punctuality?
a. Filipino time b. Spanish time c. American time
18.What did Arturo’s class agree on?
a. starting late
b. adopting American time
c. changing the concept of Filipino time
19.Did Arturo’s class agree with it?
a. Yes b. No c. Maybe
20. Who admired Arturo’s leadership?
a. the teacher b. the parents c. the principal
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consciousness bloomed invaded garlands
FOOD AND DRINKS OF THE ANCIENT FILIPINOS
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howls pleaded mending
belief excited warn
TELL THE TRUTH
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enchanted tiniest overnight famous
DAY OF FREEDOM
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governed territory
AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN
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ABELENS, A NEW MOUNTAIN TRIBE
The Abelens are small people, almost of
pygmy size. The average height of a grown
up girls is four feet and a young man about
four feet and eight inches. They are entirely
different from the Negritoes among whom
they have lived for thousands of years.
Abelens have long straight hair, not curly
like that of the Negritoes. Their complexion
is light brown much lighter than the dark
distinct red tint on their hair. Their eyes are
brown. Their features are fine. They are quite
a savage people. They used to make drinking
cups from skulls of their enemies. Although
they know the Negrito language, the Abelens
have a language of their own.
1. What is this selection about?
a. small islanders c. small mountain group
b. small minority groups
2. What is the new tribe described in the selection called?
a. Ifugaos b. Abelens c. Negritoes
3. How tall is an average Abelen girl?
a. 4 feet b. 3 feet c. 4 feet and 8 inches
4. How tall is an Abelen man?
a. 5 feet b. 4 feet c. 4 feet and 8 inches
5. From whom is the Abelen tribe distinctly different?
a. Ifugaos b. Ibanags c. Negritoes
6. How does their hair look?
a. curly b. wavy c. straight
7. What is the color of their complexion?
a. black b. light brown c. dark brown
8. How are the Abelens described?
a. gentle b. savage c. intelligent
9. What do they use as drinking cups?
a. big leaves b. bamboo joints c. skulls of their enemies
10. What is their language?
a. Ifugao dialect
b. a language of their own
c. a borrowed language from some mountain tribe
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pygmy distinct features savage
THE HOMING PIGEONS
During the first World War, both the army and
the navy felt a great need for some way to send
messages back to their headquarters. Sometimes a
tornadoed ship needed to send wireless message to
land. Men in a sinking ship were lost unless a
passing ship chanced upon them. Batallions sent
out on scouting trips were sometimes gunned down
by enemies. A soldier sent with a message for help
was oftentimes caught. Even messengers in
airplanes were not safe. The enemy usually shot
the planes and kept the messengers as prisoners.
So, pigeons were trained as messengers. They have
strong love for their homes. Most of the birds
move from one home to another but the pigeons
have one home to which they always return.
Pigeons even when taken away far from home,
always fly swiftly back to their habitations.
1. Who have a strong love for their homes?
a. mayas b. pigeons c. love birds
2. What do they do even when taken away from home?
a. They are usually lost. c. they fly swiftly back home.
b. They never came back.
3. Pigeons were trained as_.
a. nurses b. soldiers c. messengers
4. What often happened to men sent as messengers in airplanes?
a. They were often lost in their way.
b. They were often shot down by enemy guns.
c. They carried messages safely to the headquarters.
5. Who felt a great need for a way to send messages to the headquarters?
a. the police b. the constabulary c. the army and the navy
6. During the First World War, how did the distressed ships ask for help?
a. through the radio c. through underground channels
b. through the messenger-pigeons
7. Who were sometimes lost and kept as prisoners by enemies?
a. battalions b. messenger on planes c. messenger in ships
8. When is the safe delivery of messages very important?
a. during travel b. during World War c. during field trips
9. What is the common characteristic of most birds?
a. They build homes.
b. They stay in one home. c. They move from one home to another.
10.Why do pigeons make good messengers?
a. They always fly steadily back home.
b. They change their homes very often.
c. They move from one place to another.
VOCABULARY:
torpedoed habitation distress steadily homing constabulary
THE LOBSTER AND THE CRAB
VOCABLARY:
crust sockets
A LETTER OF INVITATION
Your friend,
Gina
1. Where did Wally’s Grandma live?
a. in the city b. in the province c. in city suburb
2. Why did Wally fail to see the beautiful scenery?
a. He slept almost throughout the way
b. He was wearing dark glasses
c. He was not interested to look at the sceneries
3. Where did Wally ride?
a. on a bus b. on a train c. in a jeepney
4. Who was with Wally when he visited Grandma?
a. his father b. his mother c. nobody
5. How did Wally try to freshen himself?
a. He jumped
b. He ran and ran
c. He stretched out his arms
6. According to Grandma, what did Wally miss by sleeping all the way?
a. Grandma’s house
b. the place where they were going
c. the beautiful scenery on the countryside
7. Why did Wally not enjoy his first visit to Grandma?
a. The journey was long
b. The road were potmarked
c. The roads were smooth and nice
8. What did Grandma call Wally for sleeping all the way?
a. lazy b. cheerful c. curious
9. Why were the roads easy to travel on now?
a. They were cleaned by the government
b. They were damaged by the government
c. They had been repaired by the government
10. How was life after the flood?
a .It returned to normal
b. It was never the same again
c. It was much better than before
VOCABULARY
yawn potmarked damage