DEVELOPINGwm EXERCISE 1 <4 —RULES TO FOLLOW— The Grade six pupils decided to make their room clean, orderly and beautiful. Here are some of the rules everyone needs to follow; Wipe your shoes on the doormat before entering the room. Put the wastepaper, fruit peelings and candy wrappers in the wastebasket. Keep the walls, desks and tables free from pencil and chalk marks and scratches. Put the cleaning materials in a box. Arrange the furniture properly. Put away your pencils, books, notebooks after using them. Hang umbrellas and raincoats in one corner of the room. Keep books clean and well-covered.> EXERCISE 14 RULES TO FOLLOW 1, What did the pupils decide to do? a. make their room clean. orderly and beautiful b. make their homes clean, orderly. and beautiful c. make their surroundings clean, orderly and beautiful 2. What did they agree upon? a. to form a society b. to follow the rules c. to work on the school ground 3. What will they do with their shoes? a. wipe on the doormat b. leave-on the doormat c. put under the doormat 4. From what will they keep the furniture free? a. books b. cover c. scratches 5. Where should the cleaning materials be kept? a. box b drawer c. bookcase 6. How should the furniture be aranged? a. properly b. carelessly c. artistically 7. Where should one keep his pencils, books and notebooks after using} them? g. in his bag b. on the desk cc. on the teacher's table 8. Where should wastepaper be thrown? a.in the desk b. in the drawer c. in the wastebasket ?. Where should one hang raincoats and umbrellas? a. on the desk b. in the cabinet c.on one corner of the room 10. What should be kept clean and well-covered? a. desks bb. books c. tablesw EXERCISE 2 <4 —_——— DAPHNE ————- Daphne was a beautiful nymph. The sun god, Apollo, fell in love with her but she rejected him. Once, Apollo saw her and pursued her. Daphne sought shelter behind a big tree. She was out of breath from running. Now, as she leaned on the tree, she looked back with frightened eyes. Was Apollo still running after her? She threw herself upon her knees and prayed to be saved from her pursuer. She rose with outstretched arms. Then her fingers fluttered gently. as of blown by a gentle breeze. Little by little she was changed from a beautiful nymph to a laurel tree. Slowly she broke into a smile. Now, she was safe. Apollo could not carry her away anymore.> EXERCISE 2 4 DAPHNE Daphne sought shelter behind a. a big tree b. a laurel tree c. a large house 2. As she leaned on the tree, she looked back with a. round eyes b. smiling eyes c. frightened eyes 3. She was out of breath from a. talking b. running c. laughing 4, She prayed to be saved from her a. father b. pursuer c. husband 5. Slowly she stretched out her a. feet b. arms c. hands 6. She threw herself upon her a. bed b. knees c. pillow 7. She was changed from a beautiful nymph into @. an oak tree b. a narra tree c.a laurel tree 8. Her fingers fluttered ‘a. slowly b. gently c. rapidly ¥. She feltsafe, after she became a a. tree b. nymph c. goddess 10. She could not be carried away anymore by a. Theus. b. Midas c. Apollowm EXERCISE 3 <4 HOW THE ROMANS COOKED THEIR FOOD Long ago the Romans used to cook their food just as the way the hunters today sometimes do. They dug out an oven in the ground, lined it with stones and made a fire in it. When the improvised oven was well heated, they raked out the ashes, put in the food and covered it. We learned about this from excavations in the city” of Pompeii. Pompeii was destroyed and buried during the eruption of a volcano hundreds of years ago. When the city was excavated, ovens with wood and ashes were found among the ruins. It is believed that just as the cooks were about to bake, the fiery volcano rained out ashes and boiling lava and burned down the city.wm EXERCISE 3 @ HOW THE ROMANS COOKED THEIR FOOD - In ancient times. how did the Romans cook their food? 4. just as the cooks do today b. just as the people do today Cc. just as some hunters do today 2. What did they use to line the ground where they built the ovens? a. lime: b. clay c. stones 3. What did they do with the oven before putting in their food? a. They cooled it. b, They heated it. c. They poured waterin it. 4. Where did they dig their ovens? a. in the ground b.in the cement c.in the tree trunks 5. What did they rake out the oven before putting in their food? a. sand b. ashes c. wood 6. Whe cooked their food in underground ovens? @. the Jews b. the Italians cc. the Romans 7. Who had ovens with wood ashes in them? a. the British b. the Romans c. the people of Pompeii 8. What destroyed Pompei? @. a great fire b. a temible flood c. a volcanic eruption 9. What were the cooks about to do when the valcano erupted? a. eat b, bake ¢. wash dishes 10. What was done with the buried city? a. rebuilt b. forgotten c. excavatedwm EXERCISE 4 FIRST NIGHT IN THE CITY It was Lynn's first night in the city. She woke up with a stun and then she remembered where she was. She had never spent the night n a city before. She lay still and listened. Cars and jeepneys seemed to race like ants heading straight towards her. Anew house was being built next to her aunt's house and the cement mixer was roaring angrily. Downstairs, in the kitchen, she heard the clattering of pans. Then, she heard the chime of the big clock. She turned over and fell asleep again.wm EXERCISE 4 «4 FIRST NIGHT IN THE CITY 1. What did Lynn remember when she woke up? a. She wasin the city. b. She wasin her house. c. She wasin her country. 2. Has Lynn everspent a night before in the city? a. No b. Yes c. Maybe 3. Where dic Lynn imagine the cars and jeeps going? a. heading to the city b. heading towards her c. heading towards the house 4. Where did the roaring sound come from? a. a bulldozer b. a. cement mixer c. a street sweeper 5. How did she know the time? a. from the radio b. from the big clock cc. from the position of the sun 6. Why di Lynn wake up with a stun? a. She was afraid. b. She had a dream. c. She felt she wasin a strange place. 7. What did she do when she woke up? a. She ran out to play. b. She washed her face. Cc. She lay still and listened 8. What did Lynn hear passing in front of the house? @. buses and trains b. cars and jeepneys c. streetcars and carts 9. Where did she hear the clattering of the pans? a. from the streets b. from the kitchen cc. from the living room 10. Did Lynn fall asleep again? a. Yes b. No ¢. Maybe> EXERCISE 5 <4 THE FACE IN THE POOL Narcissus was out of breath from running when he came to a clear pool. He stopped to drink. Just as he was abut to sip the cool water, he saw a face in the pool. It was handsome and he was attracted to it. “Who are you” he asked. “Who are you@" echoed someone. “Why are you mocking me?” asked Narcissus. “Mocking me," said the voice. Narcissus was puzzled. He wanted to talk with the face in the pool but it would not answer. He tried to catch it but to no avail. At last, he lost hope and plunged into the pool hoping to see the owner of the face.> EXERCISE 5 4 THE FACE IN THE POOL 1. Why was Narcissus out of breath? a. He was running. b. He was jumping. c. He was skipping. 2. Which of these sentences is true? @. Narcissus came to a clear lake. bb. Narcissus came to a clear pool. cc. Nareissus came to a clear path 3. He stopped to a a. drink b. swim, c. bathe 4. He saw something which @. attracted him b. frightened him c. drove him away 5. What did he see in the pool? a. a boat b.a face c.a flower 6. Which is correct? @. He talked with the face in the pool. bb. He shouted at the face in the pool. c. He played with the face in the pool. 7. Narcissus heard : a. his own echo b. the singing bird ¢. a reply from the 8. Narcissus was not able to 2. drink b. swim ¢. talk with the man in the poot 9. He became ‘ a. sad b, angry c. hopeless 10. What did he do at last a. plunged into the pool b. ran into the dark woods ¢. ran away from the pool> EXERCISE 6 4 CAMPING Rene was tired from the day's tramp. He rolled himself in his scout blanket and laid still. It was very quiet in the woods. Then he heard some queer noises. There was a flapping of wings. A night owl was on its way to hunt. Tiny raindrops started to fall on the leaves. The shower was over though, in a moment. The cicadas and other insects started their night songs which ended into a __ forest symphony. “Those queer night sounds in the forest is a good lullaby,” Rene thought as he drowsed off to a sound sleep.> EXERCISE 6 4 CAMPING 1. Rene wenton a, a field trip b.an excursion C. a Boy Scout camping 2. twas very quiet in the a. city b. house c. woods 3. He rolled himself in his a. mat b. raincoat ¢. scout blanket 4. He began to hear @. soft music b. hooting grass c. queer noises 5. He hear a soft flapping of a. skirts b. wings c. leaves 6. An owl was onits way to a. hunt b. roost c. layegas 7. Tiny raindrops fellon the a. roof b. leaves c. treetops 8. The shower lasted for a a, few hours b. long time cc. short time 9. Rene heard the singing of the a. owls b. cicadas ¢. campers 10. To Rene. the sound of the insects was a a. lullaby b. serenade c. symphonywm EXERCISE 7 <4 A WISE BUYER “| have good news today, Mother,” said Norma as she put down the big basket she was carrying . “What's your news, Norma?" asked Mother. “Look at my basket,” said Norma excitedly. “I bought many things today: meat, sugar, fish, vegetables and fruits. See, | still have a little change left.” “But why2” asked Mother, puzzled.> EXERCISE 7 <4 CAMPING 1. Where did Norma come from? a. playing b. the school c. the market 2. What was she carrying? @. a big bag b. a big basket c. aschool bag 3. What was Norma's news? a. bad b. good ¢. neither good nor bad 4. How did Norma feel after coming from the market® a. tired b. angry cc. excited 5. What did she show to her Mother? @. things in her study table bb. things in her schoo! bag c. things she bought in the market 6. Why was Norma happy? @. She bought a pretty dress. b. She bought things she would use in school. c. She was able to buy many thigs and still had some change. 7. Which of these did Norma buy? a. dress b. meat ¢. ribbon 8. How did Mother fee! after listening to Norma? a. sad b. happy cc. puzzled 9. Why was Norma's news good? a. She was able to save an amount from marketing. b, She found a wallet with money in the market. ¢. She did not pay for the goods she got from the market. 10. Why do you think was Mother puzzled? a. She could not believe what Norma said. b. She knew that prices of goods were high. cc. Norma had told the truth for the first time.wm EXERCISE 8 4 HOW TO PREPARE TOMATO CATSUP Select some ripe tomatoes. Wash them thoroughly. Cut them crosswise into halves. Then separate the pulp from the seeds. Cook the pulp in an enameled kettle, stirring it occasionally until the thin peelings separate and roll up. Remove the pulp from the fire. Pass the pulp through a wire strainer and get the juice. Mix the juice with the pulp. Add some vinegar. Put onion juice, powdered cinnamon, pepper, cloves of garlic and spices in a small cloth bag and dip it into the mixture. Cook the mixture until it is thick. Take out the bag of spices. Botlle the cooked pulp and seal.> EXERCISE 8 4 HOW TO PREPARE TOMATO CATSUP 1. Howis the pulp separated from the seeds? a. by squeezing the tomato b, by cutting crosswise into halves c. by Cutting the tomato into small pieces 2. When is the pulpremoved from the fire? @. when the pulp has hardened b. when the pulpis mixed with the peelings ¢. when the peelings have been separated and have rolled up 3. What is the first step in preparing catsup? @. Boil the mixture. b. Wash the tomatoes thoroughly. c. Remove the mixture from the fire. 4. What kind of tomatoes are used? a. ripe b. green c. cooked 5. What is used in cooking the pulp? a. a pot b.a pan c. an enameled kettle 6. What kind of strainer is used? Q. wire strainer b. rattan strainer cc. plastic strainer 7. What is wrapped in a cloth bag? a. juice b. spices c. pulp 8. When is the mixture removed from the fire? a. whenit is thick b. whenit is watery c. whenit is smooth ¥. What is added to the juice and pulpe a. flour and others b. water and others ¢. vinegar. onion juice and others 10. What is the laststep in preparing the catsup? a. boil until thick b. bottle and seal c. add the vinegar