1st MONTHLY EXAMINATION IN READING 3

I. THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER

Read the following statements carefully. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. One summer day, the Grasshopper was hopping, chirping, and singing in the
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a. pond b. field c. garden
2. The Grasshopper invited the ant to ________________.
a. eat with him b. take a rest c. chat with him
3. The Ant was laying up food for the _________________.
a. summer b. winter c. rainy days
4. The Ant is taking the ear of corn to the __________________.
a. tree b. nest c. pond
5. The story teaches us ______________________.
a. to always relax and not to tire ourselves
b. to always be prepared for days of need
c. to depend on others in times of need
6. It is a story where the characters are animals acting and talking like human beings and teach a
lesson.
a. short story b. fable c. novel
7. It is made of letters attached to the beginning of a word to form a new word.
a. prefix b. suffix c. affix
8. It is made up of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning.
a. prefix b. suffix c. affix
9. Which of the following is an example of a word with prefix?
a. calmness b. disagree c. playful
10. Which of the following words have suffix?
a. repay b. tallest c. unlock

THE FAIRLY INTELLIGENT FLY

1. Who tried to trick the fly?
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2. Where did the fly get trapped?
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3. What did the fly see that caused him to get trapped?
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4. What is the moral lesson of the story?
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THE GOOSE WITH THE GOLDEN EGGS

1. What did the goose lay everyday?
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2. What did the greedy farmer do with the goose?
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3. What is the moral of the story?
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THE MONKEY AND THE TURTLE

1. Who ran a race?
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2. Who couldn’t move fast?
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3. Who won the race?
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4. What did you learn from the story?
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II. FOR MY MOTHER
Answer the following.
1. Who are the main characters in the story?
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2. Where did the story happens?
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3. Why did the restaurant owner want Junjun to be arrested?
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4. Why did Junjun steal the pack of noodles?
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5. Who needs medicine and food?
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6. What did Buboy tell Junjun?
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Based on the story, tell which of them is about the play. Write C if the statement is correct and
W if the statement if wrong.
_________1. Junjun stole a pack of noodles , because he was hungry.
_________2. The boy’s mother told him to steal.
_________3. The lady restaurant owner put Junjun into prison.
_________4. The chief of police wanted to put JUnjun in prison.
_________5. In the end, Junjun didn’t need to bring the pack of noodles to his mother.
_________6. Junjun was a bad boy who always stole whenever he was hungry.
_________7. Junjun wasn’t able to buy food for his mother, because the medicine he bought
was expensive.
_________8. Junjun’s father was already dead, and he had no sister nor brother.
_________9. The lady restaurant owner felt pity for Junjun.
_________10. The chief of police and the police officer also felt pity for Junjun.