REMEDIAL ACTIVITY 1

GRADE 7
“Peace”
Two great painters known all over the world were asked to portray “peace” in a painting contest. They
occupied one room each in a big house and there were selected onlookers to watch how the painters worked.
The first painter drew a beautiful sunset view over a bay with the reflection of the setting sun. A fisherman
in a small boat was smoothly sailing on the bay. A group of birds was seen flying through the sun’s rays. The
half-hidden sun with its golden rays seemed to say goodbye as the world welcomed the coming of the night
The second painter drew a picture of a raging storm. Trees here and there were uprooted. Several rooftops
were blown off. The few trees left standing were with broken branches. On one of the branches of a standing
tree was a nest. In the nest was a mother bird awake while her little ones were sleeping soundly. Her back was
against the wind and her wings were tightly wrapped around her little ones. As the wind blew, the nest swayed
with the branch of the tree but the little birds continued to sleep peacefully and soundly.
When the time for the contest was up, the paintings were put side by side. All the judges selected the
picture of the raging storm with the little birds as the winner. One of them said, “Peace is so beautifully
portrayed by these birds sleeping soundly in the raging storm.”

1. The subject of the painting contest was __________.

a. happiness b. calmness c. peace
2. The _________ painter drew birds sleeping soundly in the raging storm.
a. third b. second c. first
3. __________’s back was against the wind and the wings were tightly wrapped around the little ones.
a. Bird b. Painter c. Fisherman
4. The _______ painter drew a half-hidden sun with its golden rays.
a. first b. second c. third
5. All the following statements are true, except ________.
a. The first painter’s entry won the contest.
b. The first painting has a group of birds flying through the
sun’s rays.
c. The second painter portrayed a stormy weather.

6. The ________________ won the contest.

a. onlookers b. second painter c. first painter

7. The judges were the __________________.

a. onlookers b. children c. two painters

8. The wind in the painting represents _______________.

a. coldness in someone’s heart
b. natural movement of the air
c. problems and struggles in life

9. The antonym of the word “raging” in the story is ____.

a. light b. violent c. calm

10. Based from the story, peace means ____________________.

a. to say goodbye as the world welcomed the coming of
the night.
b. to be calm even in the midst of trouble.
c. to sleep peacefully and soundly.