Grade 3

A
RAI
It was a rainy day. The children could not go out to play.
NY
So Lucy, Zeny and Perla stayed in the house.
DAY
“Let us cut out paper fruits for our store, “said Lucy.
So the girls got their papers, scissors and crayons.
Lucy cut out 5 apples. She colored them red.
Zeny cut out six mangoes. She colored them yellow. Perla cut out 4 guavas.
She colored them green. Then they counted their paper fruits.
“Now we have many paper fruits for our store,” said Perla.
Questions:
1. What kind of a day was it?
a. rainy b. sunny c. bright
2. How many girls are in our story?
a. two b. three c. four
3. Where did the girls stay?
a. in school b. in the yard c. in the house
4. What did Lucy cut out?
a. 4 guavas b. 5 apples c. 6 mangoes
5. What color were the apples?
a. red b. green c. yellow
6. What did Zeny cut out?
a. 4 guavas b. 5 apples c. 6 mangoes
7. What color were the mangoes?
a. red b. green c. yellow
8. Who cut the four guavas?
a. Lucy b. Zeny c. Perla
9. How many paper fruits did they cut in all?
a. 10 b. 12 c. 15
10. Where will they put the paper fruits?
a. in their store b. in their house c. in their school
 Grade 4

ANA
’S
Mother bought two piglets. She had a pigpen ready for them.
PET
“These pigs should be given a good care,” she told Ana.
“Can you help me take care of them?’
“Of course, Mother,” answered Ana. “I’ll help you take care of them.”
So Ana became the caretaker of the piglets. She cleaned the pen early in the morning and
gave them baths. She fed them swill which she got from their neighbors.
Soon the piglets grew big and fat. When they were ready for sale, Ana felt sad. She knew
Mother would get a good price for them but she would lose her pets.

Questions:
1. What di Ana’s mother buy?
a. two piglets b. three piglets c. four piglets
2. Where did she keep them?
a. in their yard b. in a pigpen c. under the house
3. Whom did she ask to help her take care of them?
a. Ana b. her maid c. her neighbor
4. Did Ana like to take care of pigs?
a. Yes b. No c. Perhaps
5. What new job did Ana have?
a. nurse of the pigs b. friend of the pigs c. caretaker of the pigs
6. At what time of the day did she clean the pigpen?
a. early in the morning b. late in the afternoon c. at noon
7. Who gave baths to the pigs?
a. Ana herself b. Ana’s sister c. Ana’s mother
8. Where did Ana get the swill for the pigs?
a. from the market b. from a nearby store c. from their neighbors
9. What happened with the pigs?
a. became sick b. grew big and fat c. did not grow at all
10. How did Ana feel when the pigs were ready for sale?
a. very happy b. angry c. sad
 Grade 6

BOO
KSthey cannot enjoy books. Books tell us about the
Those who cannot read are pitiful because
wonderful things in the world. They tell us the interesting things people do. Books can
answer “whys” and “hows” of things that puzzle us. They can take us to faraway places
through imagination. They can us show us, too, the things that happened a long time ago as
well as those happening at present. Books tell us about the children in other lands. They hold
the key to the greatest treasures in the world. A wise man once said that he would rather be a
poor boy in a cellar surrounded with books than a prince who had no chance to read.
Questions:
1. Those who do not know how to read are the
a. most pitiful people b. most happy people c. most wonderful people
2. What do books do for us?
a. make us rich b. make us unhappy c. tell us about the things in the world
3. Where can books take us?
a. nowhere b. just in our room c. to faraway places
4. What questions can books answer?
a. little things not worth knowing c. things that cannot be remembered
b. the “whys” and “hows” of things
5. What do books hold for their readers?
a. falling leaves b. running water c. key to the greatest treasures in the world
6. What do books tell us?
a. nothing of importance b. words without meaning c. things that happened a long time ago
7. Do books tell us about the children in other places?
a. Yes b. No c. Perhaps
8. Who says he would rather be in a cellar with books that in a palace without a single book?
a. a prince b. a wise man c. a poor man
9. What do books unfold before us?
a. hidden health b. hidden wealth c. hidden knowledge
10. What is preferable than a prince in a palace without the love for reading?
a. a rich boy in a big house b. a poor boy in a cellar who loves books
b. a boy in a beautiful house