ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

PROJECT REAL
(Remediate to Enrich Active Learning)

NAME:____________________________________ DATE:
GRADE 8 APITONG

GENERAL DIRECTIONS : Read the selection and choose the correct answer of the question that follows. Encircle the letter that corresponds
to your answer.

Sneeze
Sneezing happens when our body is trying to remove an irritation found inside the nose. A special name for this process is sternutation.
How does a sneeze happen? When your nose is tickled, the sneeze Center in our brain receives a message. Soon, the other parts of the body
that work together to create a sneeze such as the abdominal muscles, chest muscles, the diaphragm, the muscles of the vocal chords, the back
of the throat, and the eyelids receive this message. An explosion as fast as 161 kilo meters per hour sends the irritant speeding out of your
nose.
Examples of irritants in the air are dust, pepper, or allergens such as pollen. Some experience having a photic reflex and sneeze as
soon as they are under the bright sun. Now, if it ever happens that a sneeze of yours gets stuck, look towards a bright light to unstick your
stuck sneeze.
Reference: http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/sneeze.html

1. What is sternutation?
a. the voluntary process of expelling dirt and dust from inside our nose
b. the involuntary process of removing an irritation inside the nose
c. a person’s natural reaction to bright light
d. an explosion of allergens
2. Sneezing happens ______________________ .
a. to release energy b. to expel an irritant c. to remove nose hair d. in response to a cough
3. Which of the following is NOT an example of an allergic reaction?
a. sneezing in a dusty room c. photic reflex from sun exposure
b. pepper-induced sternutation d. Sneezing when exposed to pollen
4. Which of the following does NOT help to create a sneeze?
a. abdominal muscles b. chest muscles c. nasal passages d. voice box
5. Which is the best advice to follow to unstick a sneeze?
a. look towards a bright light b. tickle our nostrils c. blow one’s nose d. cough out loud

ROCKS FROM OUTER SPACE

The pieces of rocks that come from outer space have three names: meteor, meteorite, and meteoroid. A meteoroid is a piece of
matter moving in space. It moves as fast as 40 miles a second. It may be large or small. Most meteoroids are smaller than a grain of sand. As a
meteoroid comes into the air near the earth, it catches fire. Most meteoroids burn up before they hit the earth.
The flash of light from the burning meteoroid is called a meteor. If a piece of meteoroid falls to the ground, it is called a meteorite.
People have studied these rocks for many years. They wanted to research ways to keep meteoroids from making holes in spacecraft’s. Thick
walls may help. Or perhaps spacecraft’s can be covered with a metal skin that will seal itself.

Reference: Philippine Informal Reading Inventory Manual

First Edition, 2018

1. Where do the meteoroids originate?

a. from the outer layer of the earth
b. from the other planets
2. A meteoroid catches fire when
a. it hits the earth.
b. it falls to the ground.
3. When is a meteoroid dangerous?
a. when it falls to earth and burns down houses
b. when it makes holes in a spacecraft
4. The rocks from outer space are studied to find out ________________.
a. the time that they fall on earth.
b. how these rocks could be used
5. What is true of meteoroids, meteorites, and meteors?
a. They are all small.
b. They are all rocks.
c. from the outer space
d. from the moon
c. it collides with a spacecraft.
d. it comes into the air near the earth.
c. when it hits the airplanes
d. when it catches fire
c. how to avoid their fall on earth
d. how to keep them from making holes in spacecraft
c. They all fall to the earth.
d. They all turn into balls of fire.