A WET AFTERNOON “Quick, Jicky,” Vic said in a frightened voice.

“Those children
might eat those candies. Let’s report them to the principal.”
It was cloudy that afternoon. It looked like it would rain. Answer the questions:
Tonio and Lucio were walking home. They had visited their
1. Where were the two boys going?
grandmother who lived on the other side of the ricefield.
2. Where did they see the man and the children?
“Let’s walk fast, Tonio,” Lucio told his brother. “We 3. What was the man doing?
might be caught in the rain. Mother would be waiting for us.” 4. Why did Vic run towards the man?
“It’s beginning to rain!” Tonio said as he ran under a tree 5. What did Jicky think about the candies?
to take shelter. Lucio followed him. 6. Why did Vic stop running?
Soon the rain stooped and they went on walking. They 7. From whom should children not accept anything to eat or drink?
were already home when it rained again. 8. How did Vic feel?
9. To whom did Vic want to report?
Answer the questions: 10. What must the children do?
1. How were Tonio and Lucio related? WHEN FRUITS ARE IN SEASON
2. Why did it look like it would rain?
3. Where did Tonio and Lucio come from?
Many of our native fruits are very delicious. Mangoes,
4. What did they do there?
caimitos, chicos, oranges and lanzones are a few of them. Some of
5. What might happen to the boys?
them can be bought at any time of the year. However, most fruits are
6. What did they do?
plentiful when in season.
7. Where did they run when it rained?
Mangoes are mostly in season in May, caimitos in March and
8. Who would be waiting for them at home?
lanzones in October. Bananas grow the whole year round.
9. What did they do when the rain stopped?
Fruit trees that grow in different places bear more fruits at
10. What happened when they reached home?
different seasons. That is why in December we can buy lanzones
from Mindanao even when the lanzones season in Laguna is over.
FREE CANDIES
Answer the questions:
Vic and Jicky were walking to school. Near a store they saw a man
giving free candies to children. 1. Which of these fruits are native to our country?
“Hurry, Jicky, let’s ask for some candies,” shouted Vic as he ran 2. How does this fruit taste?
towards the man. “There may not be any candy left for us.” 3. When can we buy fruits?
“No, vic, stop!” called Jicky. “those candies might be drugged.” 4. When are fruits plentiful?
Vic stopped at once. He remembered that Miss Reyes told them not 5. When are mangoes in season?
to accept candies or anything to eat or drink from strangers. They might be 6. When are caimitos in season?
drugged.” 7. When are lanzones in season?
8. Are all fruits in season at the same time?
 9. Where can we buy lanzones during the month of December?
10. Why can’t we but lanzones in Laguna during the month of
December?
FLORA’S GODMOTHER
One Sunday Flora went to her godmother’s house. She did not see
her Ninang Marta but someone was there who looked like her. When she
was about to leave, the woman laughed.
“Why, Flora,” she asked, “don’t you remember your own
godmother?”
Flora was surprised. The woman was her godmother but she looked
different. She wore a black wig that made her look younger and prettier.
“I did not recognize you at once, Ninang,” Flora said. “You look
different with a wig.”
“Is that so?”, aling Marta asked. “A friend sold me her long hair and
I had it made into a wig. A hairdresser made it for me.”

Answer the questions:

1. When did Flora go to her godmother’s house?
2. Whom did she see in the house?
3. Did she know the woman?
4. What did the woman do when she was about to leave?
5. How did Flora feel?
6. Who was the woman?
7. What made her look different?
8. How did it make her look different?
9. Was the wig given to her godmother?
10. Who made the wig?
 CARLITO’S HOBBY cattleya. It is the most beautiful and stays fresh longer than
others.
Carlito has a hobby. He loves birds so he collects them. Answer the questions:
His father bought him different kinds of birds which he keeps in
clean cages. He takes good care of them. He has lovebirds, mays, 1. How many kinds of orchids are there in the Philippines?
doves and a parrot. He gives them food and drinking water 2. Where do they grow wild?
everyday. 3. What can you say about the orchids?
4. Can they grow on trees?
Once he was able to catch some mayas. How? He kept the
5. How long can some orchids stay fresh?
door of a big cage open with a string that he held from a 6. For how long can a waling-waling stay fresh?
distance. He put some rice inside the cage to attract the birds. 7. Into what orchids are made?
Soon some birds flew down and entered the cage. Carlito let go 8. Where do women wear them?
of the string and the door shut. The mayas were caught inside the 9. Which is the most beautiful orchid?
cage. These birds soon became pets, too. 10. How do some people make money for orchids?
Answer the questions:
1. What is Carlito’s hobby? THE TELEGRAM
2. Who gave him different kinds of birds?
3. Where does he kept his birds? It was late at night. Someone knocked hard at the door. Dado’s
4. How often does he give food and drink to his pets? father looked out of the window to see who was there.
5. Does Carlito take good care of his pets? “Telegram, Sir!” the man outside said.
6. What birds was he able to catch once? Dado opened the door quickly. His father and mother followed him.
7. What did he use in catching them? “I hope it’s nothing bad,” Aling Loleng said.
8. What did he use to attract the birds? Mang Poldo opened the telegram at once. Then he read it silently.
9. How many birds were attracted? He was very quiet. Aling Loleng looked at her husband. – She thought
10. What did Carlito do with the birds he caught? something was wrong.
Soon Mang Poldo began to laugh. He shouted with joy. He handed
ORCHIDS the telegram to Aling Loleng. She read it: LEOPOLDO CRUZ – won ten
thousand pesos – Contest. Collect Monday. – Kleen Soap company.
There are many kinds of orchids in the Philippines. They Answer the questions:
grow wild in the forests. Some grow on the ground and others on
trees. 1. Who knocked at the door?
2. Who looked out of the window to see who was there?
Orchids have beautiful flowers. Some stay fresh for
3. What did the man outside say?
sometime. The cattleya and waling-waling stay fresh for as long
4. Who opened the door?
as two weeks. 5. What did Aling Loleng say?
Orchids are made into corsage. They are worn by women 6. Who opened the telegram?
on their dresses. Of all the orchids. Women pay more for the
 7. How did he read it? either white or light-colored. They smell very sweet. Some of these are the
8. What did Aling Loleng think about the telegram? dama de noche, sampaguita and camia.
9. Who shouted with joy? Dama de noche means “lady of the night.” Its little star-like flowers
10. What was the telegram about? opens at night. They give out a sweet odor that can be smelled from a
distance. By its fragrance, you can tell that there is a dama de noche plant
nearby. In the morning the flowers lose their fragrance.
HOW DYSENTERY WAS SPREAD
Some years ago, the people of Barrio San Antonio did not have
safe water for their daily needs. They got their water from a well near
the schoolhouse.
One day, it was separated in school that someone was sick of
dysentery. Mr. Castro, the principal, told the pupils and the barrio
people to boil all their drinking water. Many of the people could not
understand why they had to boil water from the well. They thought
that clear water was already safe from germs.
Soon many pupils and their parents got sick. Only Mr. Castro’s
family and those who boiled their water did not get sick.
Answer the questions:
1. What barrio did not have safe water?
2. Where did the people get their water?
3. Where was it located?
4. What sickness was reported in school?
5. Who was the principal of the school?
6. What did he tell the barrio people to do?
7. What did the people think about the water from the well?
8. Did all the barrio people boil their drinking water?
9. Why did some people and their parents get sick?

DAMA DE NOCHE
Most plants have bright-colored flowers. They open during the day.
There are also plants with flowers that bloom at night. Their flowers are