PEPE AND THE GUAVAS Pepe climbed the guava tree near his house. It had many ripe fruits. He picked as many as he could and put them in his pocket. Then he sat on a branch and began eating them. While he was eating, he felt the branch break. He did not know it was a dead branch. Down, down he fell! After that, he did not know what happened. When he woke up, he was in a hospital bed. His two arms were in cast.PEPE AND THE GUAVAS Answer the questions: 1. Who climbed the guava tree? 2. Where was the guava tree? 3. What were on the tree? 4. Where did Pepe put the fruits he picked? 5. Where did he sit? 6. What did he do next? ‘7. What began to break? 8. What happened to him? 9. Did Pepe know what happened to him? 10. When he woke up, where was he?HOW DAN LEARNED TO RIDE A HORSE One day, Lito invited his cousin, Dan, to his father’s farm in the barrio. Dan lived in the town. “Let’s ride on my horse,” Lito said. 7 “I don’t know how to ride a horse,” said jan. “It’s easy! I’m going to teach you.” Lito got his horse and rode easily on its back. “Come on! Hold my hand and place one: foot on mine while I pull you up,” he said. At first Dan was afraid, but when he tried, he found it easy. He did not feel afraid anymore. Together they rode far across the field. It was already dark when they reached home.HOW DAN LEARNED TO RIDE A HORSE Questions: How were Dan and Lito related? 2. Where did Dan live? 3. Where did Lito invite Dan 4. Where would they ride? 5. How did Lito ride on the horse? 6. Did Dan learn about riding a horse? ‘7. What did Dan learn about riding a horse? 8. Did they ride together in the same horse? 9. Where did they go riding? 10. When did they go home?AT THE PUBLIC PLAYGROUND The public playground was full of children. They were shouting with joy. The smaller children were playing in the sand boxes. They were digging the sand and filling their pails. The bigger boys and girls were having fun riding on swings. Some big boys were chinning the bar. Others were climbing the big tower and were sliding down. Some of them were busy playing on the seesaws, going up and going down. Some girls in bathing suits were swimming in the pool.AT THE PUBLIC PLAYGROUND Questions: 1.Where were the children? 2. How did they show they were happy? 3. Who played in the sand boxes? 4. What did they do? 5. How did the bigger boys and girls have fun? 6. Who chinned the bar? ‘7. How did the children go down the tower? 8. What went up and down? 9. Who were swimming in the pool? 10. What were they wearing?AUNT DANDING Last December, Aunt Danding, a nurse, came home from America to visit her family. She stayed for a month in Manila. Before she left for America last January, she had a picnic with the family. They went to Los Baiios, Laguna in a big car. They saw all the interesting places there. They went Swimming in the hot springs. Aunt Danding enjoyed every minute of it. She enjoyed seeing the children watch the animals in the little zoo. They were all happy. ‘When they got hungry, they ate all the food they brought.AUNT DANDING Answer the questions: 1. Where does Aunt Danding Live now? 2. When did she come to Manila? 3. Whom did she visit? 4. How long did she stay in Manila? 5. Why do you think did she come to visit? 6. Why is Aunt Danding in America? ‘7. When did she have a picnic with her family? 8. Where did they go for a picnic? 9. Where did they go swimming? 10. How did Aunt Danding enjoy her visit?ANA’S PET Mother bought two piglets. She had a pigpen ready for them. “These pigs should be given a good care,” she told Ana. “Can you help me take care of them?” “OF course, Mother,” answered Ana. “I'll help you take care of them.” So Ana became the caretaker of the piglets. She cleaned the pen early in the morning and gave them baths. She fed them swill which she got from their neighbors. Soon the piglets grew big and fat. When they were ready for sale, Ana felt sad. She knew mother would get a good price for them but she would lose her pets.ANA’S PET Answer the questions: 1.What dis Ana’s mother buy? 2. Where did she keep them? 3. Whom did she ask to help her take care of them? 4. Did Ana like to take care of the pigs? 5. What new job did Ana have? 6. At what time of the day did Ana clean the pigpen? ‘J. Who gave baths to the pigs? 8. Where did Ana get the swill for the pigs? 9g. What happened with the pigs? 10. How did Ana felt when the pigs were sold?A SIGN OF GROWTH One morning little Jun could not walk well with his shoes on. “What’s wrong with your feet, Jun?’ asked Mother. “Do your shoes hurt?” “Yes, Mother,” replied Jun. “My shoes do not fit me anymore.” Father made Jun take off his shoes and wear his old rubber shoes. “You are growing, Jun,” Father explained. “When your shoes get too tight for you, you need bigger ones. Your feet are growing. It’s a sign that your body is growing, too. Soon you'll be a big boy.A SIGN OF GROWTH Answer the questions: 1. When did the story happen? 2. What could Jun not do well? 3. What hurt his feet? 4. Who made Jun take off his shoes? 5. What would Jun wear? 6. Why did his shoes be come tight? 7. What did Jun need in place of his tight shoes? 8. What was happening to Jun? 9. What is the sign of growing feet? 10. What will Jun soon be come?THE FIRST CAIMITO HARVEST Doming’s father planted a caimito tree some years ago. Last October it began to bear its first flowers. The fruits were very slow in growing. Doming could hardly wait to see them ripen. One day Doming saw a big, dark violet fruit. “Father, Father!” he shouted. “There is a ripe caimito now.” Doming looked up at the other branches. “Qh! There are some more. They are hidden behind the leaves. Come, Father, let’s get them all.” There were about twenty fruits which Doming’s father picked from the tee. They were the first harvest. They were all sweet and delicious.THE FIRST CAIMITO HARVEST Answer the questions: 1. Who planted a c: 2. When did he plant 3. When did it bear its first flower? 4. How fast did the fruits grow? 5. What did Doming see one day? 6. Whom did he call? ‘7. What did he see on the other branches? 8. Where were they hidden? 9. How many fruits did Doming’s father pick? 10. How did they taste? ito tree?A FAMILY OF MUSIC LOVERS The Santos family are fond of music. All of them have good singing voices and all can play the piano. Mr. Santos is their teacher and Mrs. Santos is their pianist. People enjoy listening to them when they are practicing, more so when they Sing Filipino songs. The songs make the listeners happy. Lita, Raul, Emil, Nila and Anita sing with feeling. While singing they wach Mr. Santos’s hand, so they know when to sing louder or softer.A FAMILY OF MUSIC LOVERS Answer the questions: 1. How many children are in the family? 2. What do all of them have? 3. What kind of family are the Santoses? 4.What instrument can they play?5. Who is their teacher? 6. Who is their pianist? ‘7. How do people feel while they are listening to the Santoses? 8. How do the children sing? 9. What kind of songs make the listeners feel happier? 10.What is the children’s sign in singing louderFLOWERS FOR MOTHER This is a story about Apolinario Mabini. One day Pule’ mother was waiting for her children to come home from school. After a while she heard some voices from the yard. She was glad her sons were already home. “Mother! Mother?” called one of her son. “Pule will be a little late. He said he has something to get for you.” A little later Pule came. He had some flowering plants with him. “These are for you, Mother,” Pule said. I got them for you along the way. I know you love flowers.” How thoughtful Pule was! Instead of getting angry, his mother felt very happy.FLOWERS FOR MOTHER Answer the questions: 1. About whom is the story? 2. Who was waiting for the children? 3. Where did the boys come from? 4. What did Pule tell his brothers? 5. When did Pule come home? 6. What did he bring with him? ‘7. Where did he get them? 8. What did Pule know about his mother? 9. What kind of a boy was Pule? 10. How did his mother feel when he gave her the flowers?THE ARTESIAN WELL Nonoy lived in a little barrio far from the town. He had to wake up early every morning to fetch water from a well. He had to make several trips before he could fill a big jar. One day, men came to the barrio to drill an artesian well. In ten days the artesian well was ready. It was like there was a fiesta. Barrio people lined up to get water. When Nonoy turn came, he took a long drink. How cool and satisfying the water tasted.THE ARTESIAN WELL Answer the questions: 1. Where did Nonoy live? 2. What did he do every morning? 3. How long did it take him to get water? 4. Where did he put the water? 5. What did the men do in the barrio? 6. How did the barrio people feel about it? ‘7. What would the well give them? 8. How long did the men finish the work? 9. What did the barrio people do when it ‘was ready? 10. How did the water taste to Nonoy?