TEACHER’S COPY

LEVEL: GRADE 3 (ENGLISH)

Ask the following questions:

Motivation : What do you do if you picked up late from school?
Motive Question : In the story, let’s find out what Maria did when she
was picked up late.
Let the students read the passage

WAITING FOR HER SISTER

Mara sat by the school gate.

It was the end of the day.
Mara looked at her watch.
“Where is Ate Mila?” she asked.
Mara looked at her watch again.
At last, Mila has come to pick her up.
“Let us go home. Mama said, it is time for dinner,” says Mila.
“I am glad you are here,” says Mara.

Let the learner answers the following questions:

1. What did Mara want to do?

a. go home
b. go to school
c. go on a long trip
2. Why was Mara by the school gate?
a. She could not carry her big school bag.
b. She was waiting for her sister.
c. She wanted to know the time.
3. What part of the day was it?
a. the start of the school day
b. the middle of the school day
c. the end of the school day
4. What does the phrase “pick up” mean?
a. to get from the floor
b. to fetch someone and bring them home
c. to deliver something from one place to the other
5. Which of these is the best thing for Mila to do so that Mara will not
be so worried? Mila should _____________
a. come on time
b. give her a big hug
c. bring a friend along