1. A RAINY DAY Last Christmas, Uncle Max sent Miriam a gift.

It came in a
big heavy box. Father helped open the box.
It was a rainy day. The children could not go out to play.
So Lucy, Zeny and Perla stayed in the house. Then they saw something very pretty. It was a big doll. It had
round blue eyes and a small red mouth. It has a blue lace dress
“Let us cut out paper fruits for our store,” said Lucy.
and curly black hair. Miriam called it Curly. She loved to play
So the girls got their paper, scissors, and crayons. Lucy cut with it. What Miriam liked best was the way Curly walked.
out 5 apples. She colored them red. Zeny cut out 6 mangoes. She Miriam would hold one of its hands and they would walk
colored them yellow. Perla cut out 4 guavas. She colored them together around the living room. Curly made Miriam happy.
green. Then they counted their paper fruits.
1. Who is Curly?
“Now we have many pretty paper fruits for our store,” said 2. Who gave Curly to Miriam?
Perla. 3. Where does Uncle Max live?
4. On what occasion was Curly given?
1. What kind of a day was it?
5. Who helped Miriam open the box?
2. How many girls are in our story?
3. Where did the girls stay?
4. What did Lucy cut out?
3. TAKING CARE OF ANIMALS
5. What color were the apples?
Victor lives on a farm. He lives with his parents in a little
nipa house. Victor has an elder sister named Nora. Victor and
2. A GIFT FROM UNCLE Nora help their parents. They help take care of their animals.
They have a carabao, a horse, a goat and some chickens.
Do you have an uncle living far away? Miriam has. His
Father takes care of the horse. Victor takes care of the
name is Max. Miriam calls him Uncle Max. He lives in New
carabao. Mother takes care of the chickens. Nora takes care of
York.

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 the goat. Their animals are all fat and healthy. Each one takes Mr. Cruz smiled and said, “Thank you, boys. I shall help you
care of his animal very well. find the owner.”
1. Where does Victor live? 1. What time of the day was it?
2. Which word tells about their house? 2. Who are the boys in the story?
3. Who is Victor’s sister? 3. What did the boys find?
4. Who is older, Victor or Nora? 4. Where was the handbag found?
5. How many kinds of animals do they have? 5. What kind of handbag was it?

4. LOST AND FOUND

Pedro and Jose came to school early. There were no other
pupils in school yet.
“Look!” said Pedro. “There is a handbag under the stairs. It is
a girl’s handbag.”
Jose got the handbag. He opened it. There was a red pencil, a
pink handkerchief and fifty pesos in it.
“Let us look for the owner of this handbag,” said Pedro.
Just then the school principal arrived.
“Good morning, Mr. Cruz. We found this under the stairs,”
said Jose.