A.

Quotes
Provide ideas on the following quotations used in the
story
Quotation Explanation
d

1. “Things are all strange under Everything is strange and hard

the sun.”
2. “Rumor is more vicious that a
serpent. Once you are bitten by
it, you seldom recover.”
to explain.
Rumor is deadlier than a snake
because once you become a
victim, you seldom gain back
your lost reputation.
B. Getting Deeper
Discuss the following questions.
1. Why did the teacher hold a big stone during the trip to the train
station?
d
- He would use it to defend himself just in case he got
assaulted by the cart driver.
2. Why is rumor-mongering a bad practice?

- Rumor-mongering is unfair because it can destroy the

reputation of its victims. Also, it is not in good taste to spread
gossips, most especially malicious rumors
C. Synthesizing
Construct a story map of the story using the chart below.

Title: The Donkey Cart d

Setting

Time: Late afternoon to evening

Place: A small town in Northwest China

Conflict: The teacher would miss the evening train if he didn’t reach the
station on time.
C. Synthesizing
Construct a story map of the story using the chart below.

Key Events: d

1. He teacher wanted to catch the evening train but the only cart available was that of
a man with a shady reputation.
2. He suspected that the driver was waiting for an opportunity to attack him.
3. The driver told hi the real story about the crime he had been charged with.

Climax: The teacher thought that he would be assaulted by the driver.

Resolution: He decided to write a letter to his friends, clearing the cart driver
of false accusation against him.

Theme: Rumor is vicious and its victim suffer.

Word View
Direction: The words in italics are used in the selections.
Choose the letter of the best meaning of each italicized
word as used in the sentence.

a. clean
1. Missey was playing in
the plaza. Suddenly, it
rained. She was drenched b. Cold
all over before she could
find shelter. c. wet
Word View
Direction: The words in italics are used in the selections.
Choose the letter of the best meaning of each italicized
word as used in the sentence.

a. labor
2. There is peril in sailing
during stormy weather b. danger
because the sea is rough.
c. disaster
Word View
Direction: The words in italics are used in the selections.
Choose the letter of the best meaning of each italicized
word as used in the sentence.

a. Broken
fragments
3, The wreckage of the
plane was found by the b. Burned
bodies
mountainside.
c. missing parts
Word View
Direction: The words in italics are used in the selections.
Choose the letter of the best meaning of each italicized
word as used in the sentence.

a. decorated
4. A week before the
fiesta, the residents
b. covered
festooned the streets with
strings of paper flaglets.
c. painted
Word View
Direction: The words in italics are used in the selections.
Choose the letter of the best meaning of each italicized
word as used in the sentence.

a. earn

5. Our parents toil hard to

b. dream
send us to school.

c. work
Word View
Direction: The words in italics are used in the selections.
Choose the letter of the best meaning of each italicized
word as used in the sentence.

a. common

6. The owl is a queer bird.

No other bird is quite like b. strange
it.
c. ugly
Word View
Direction: The words in italics are used in the selections.
Choose the letter of the best meaning of each italicized
word as used in the sentence.

a. clear
7. Nestor stood on the
shore and looked at the b. bright
vast expanse of water
before him.
c. wide
Word View
Direction: The words in italics are used in the selections.
Choose the letter of the best meaning of each italicized
word as used in the sentence.

a. The line where the sky

seems to meet the earth
8. At sunrise, I watched
the sun slowly rise over b. The limit of one’s
experience
the horizon.
c. The edge where
land and water meet
Word View
Direction: The words in italics are used in the selections.
Choose the letter of the best meaning of each italicized
word as used in the sentence.

a. made

9. Tada kindled a pine

torched and give it to his b. covered
grandfather.
c. lighted
Word View
Direction: The words in italics are used in the selections.
Choose the letter of the best meaning of each italicized
word as used in the sentence.

a. Violently
angry

10. The farmer was killed b. Severely

by the raging bull. wounded

c. Newly tamed
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 What is paraphrasing?

Paraphrasing means restating an

author’s ideas using your own
words. Paraphrasing can help you
understand and remember what
you read.
Example

Original: Giraffes like Acacia leaves

and they can consume 75 pounds of
food a day.

Paraphrase: A giraffe can eat up to 75

pounds of Acacia leaves everyday.
Example

Original: He has tons of stuff to throw

away.

Paraphrase: He needs to get rid of a lot

of junks.
 Tips on how to paraphrase
1. Read the original source carefully
2. Identify the main point(s) and key
words.
3. Cover the original text and rewrite it
in your own words.
4. Review
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