The Ant and the Grasshopper

In a field one summer's day a

Grasshopper was hopping and
singing. An Ant passed by, bearing
along with great toil an ear of corn.
"Why not come and chat with me,"
said the Grasshopper. "I am helping
to lay up food for the winter," said
the Ant. "Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper. But
the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter
came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of
hunger while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain
from the stores they had collected in the summer. Then the
Grasshopper knew: It is best to prepare for days of need.

Answer each question.

1. What was the Grasshopper doing?

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2. “Why not come and chat with me.” Who said that?
a. Cat b. Dog c. Grasshopper

3. What did the Ant reply to the Grasshopper?

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4. What did happen when the winter came?

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5. How did the Ant spend the winter?

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 Cobweb
By Morion Rego

In our garage, a spider makes a

cobweb. It goes in and out, around
and around. Every morning, the
cobweb is there. In the morning, we
run to the car. “Come on, Mum!” We
say. “We are late!” Mum comes out
and runs into the web. “Oh! Not again!” She says. “The cobweb
is there every morning,” we say. “Now the spider has to make
another one.” “That spider has to learn to make a cobweb in
another place,” says Mum. In the morning, Mum runs into the
new cobweb. “That spider has to learn,” she says. “She’s done
it again!” We say. “Mum has to learn, too!”

1. Where does the spider make a cobweb?

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2. What does happen with Mum?

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3. “The cobweb is there every _______________.”

a. morning b. afternoon c. evening

4. What do they say about the Mum?

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 Pushing and Pulling
By Keith Pigdon

We move things by pushing them or by pulling them. Heavy

things are hard to move. Sometimes when we want to move
things we push them. When we push things, we move them
away from us. Wheels make it easier to push heavy thing.
Engines help to push big and heavy things. Sometimes when we
want to move things we pull them. When we pull things, we
move them towards us. Wheels made it easier to pull heavy
things. A cart has wheels. The wheels make it easier to pull the
cart. Engines help to pull big and heavy things. Trucks have
engines and wheels.

1. How do we move things?

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2. When we push things, we move them away from us.

a. True b. False

3. What make it easier to push heavy things?

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4. What does happen when we pull things?

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5. ____________ helps to pull big and heavy things.

a. Computer b. Engine c. Television