sentence • Using tenses of verbs • Identifying the elements of a narrative/literary text Choose the meaning of the underlined compound words. 1. A quick glance at your wristwatch helps you know the time. A. timepiece B. body clock C. counter 2. I love the puckered texture of crepe paper that makes it perfect for gift wrapping. A. coupon bond B. cellophane C. crinkled decorative paper 3. Kyle has always been hardworking, that is why he submit his projects on time. A. lazy B. industrious C. punctual 4. Celebrating fiesta is a time-honored Filipino tradition. A. long-established B. recently practiced C. night time 5. We are now halfway our destination. A. completed B. partial or midway C. almost there Read the following senten- ces. Copy the compound word and identify if it is open, closed, or hyphenated compound word. 6. I dropped my mail at the post office. open closed hyphenated 7. The milkman delivers milk to the hospital. open closed hyphenated ______ 8. I ate too many pancakes this morning. open closed hyphenated 9. Jordan is chasing dragonflies on the field. open closed hyphenated 10. Mary was surprised when she opened the jack-in- the-box. Use the correct form of the verb in each sentence. 11. We __________to London last year. go goes went will go 12. Mice __________ peanut butter. eat eats ate will eat 13. The girls ________ tomorrow. is jogging are jogging was jogging will be jogging 14. Eric _________ with his tablet the whole day. is playing are playing was playing will be playing 15. The team _________ for the next 2 months. is training are training was training will be training The Cat and The Mice The mice are afraid of the cat. One day, Mother Mouse called for a meeting. All the mice attended the meeting. They had their meeting in a dark corner. There were Young Mouse, Old Mouse and Mother Mouse. The cat is always running after us, “ said Mother Mouse.“ What shall we do to know if the cat is around or not?” Let us put a bell around the cat’s neck,” said Mother Mouse. “ When the bell rangs, then we will know that the cat is coming. That’s a good idea. But who will tie the bell around the cat’s neck?” asked Old Mouse. “ Baby Mouse will do it,” said Old Mouse. She is brave.” “ Oh no. Not me,” said Baby Mouse. They saw a cat running. They saw a cat running. The mice ran away. Their problem was not solved. Identify the elements of the text.