Exercise 1

THE BANANA
FEELING
Tess and Wally are
walking. “Oh!”
cried Tess as she
fell. Wally helped
her up. He picked
up the banana
peeling. He threw
it in the trash can.
1. What happened
to Tess?
A. She fell in the
canal.
B. She fell on
the
grass.
 C. She slipped
on
a banana peeling.
2. Where did the
banana peeling
come from?
A. Someone
threw it there.
B. Someone
picked
 it up.
C. Someone put
it there.
3. What do you
think is a good
title for the story?
A. The Trash
Can
 B. Tess and
Wally
C. Because of a
Banana Peeling
Vocabulary:
helped trash
peeling picked up
Exercise 2
HELPING BIG
BROTHER
“Come Noel,” said
Mike. “Let us help
Big Brother pick
vegetables.” There
were tomatoes,
pechay, beans and
okra. Big Brother
would sell the
vegetables to the
market.
1. What was Big
Brother doing?
A. He was
picking
vegetables.
 B. He was
planting
vegetables.
C. He was selling
vegetables.
2. What did Mike
want to do?
A. He wanted to
sell
vegetables.
 B. He wanted
to
plant vegetables.
C. He wanted to
help pick
vegetables.
3. Where do you
think were the
vegetables
planted?
A. In the
neighbor’s yard
 B. In the school
garden
C. In Big
Brother’s
v egetable garden
Vocabulary:
beans pechay
Exercise 3
SO MANY
BROTHERS AND
 SISTERS
Cora and Aida
wanted to
play.They
called Alma to play
with them. Three
little boys came
running after
Alma. She had a
little girl
in her arms, too.
“You see,” said
Alma,
 “I cannot play
with you.” “Poor
Alma,” said Aida
to Cora.
1. Why did Cora
and Aida call
Alma?
A. They wanted to
go to school.
B. They wanted to
play with her.
C. They wanted to
take a bath.
2. Why could Alma
not play?
A. She was sick.
B. She did not
like to play.
 C. She was
taking
care of her little
sister and
brothers.
3. What does
“poor Alma”
mean?
A. Alma’s Mother
gets angry with
her.
B. Alma’s Mother
is
sick so she cannot
play.
C. Alma has many
brothers and
sisters to look
after.
Vocabulary:
poor arms
Exercise 4
NINI
Nini was getting
ready for school.
She drank her
milk. She ate rice
and fish. She ate a
piece of papaya.
Then she went to
school. She read
and sang in class.
She played with
her classmates.
1.What did Nini
eat?
 A. Breakfast
B. Lunch
C. Supper
1. Was she happy
in school?
 A. Yes
B. No
C. Maybe
2. What made her
feel good in
school?
A.She came early.
B.She read a story.
C.She had a good
breakfast.
Vocabulary:
read classmates
breakfast good
Exercise 5
TREES
The children were
playing house.
They wanted some
leaves to play
with. Celso wanted
to cut a big branch
from a mango tree.
“Don’t,” said Mel.
“The branch
has many
flowers.”
1. Why did the
children need
some leaves?
A. For the roof
B. For the floor
C. As playthings
2. What will
become
of the flowers?
A.Another trees
B.Fruits with
seeds
C.Food for bees
3. Why should we
take care of trees?
A. Trees give us
fruits.
B. Trees give us
flowers.
 C. Trees give us
many things.
Vocabulary:
leaves fruits
branch
Exercise 6
RECESS
It was recess time.
Tino was very
hungry.
He ran to the
school canteen.
“What a
long line,” he said.
His teacher saw
Tino fall in line. It
was almost time
when
Tin got a
sandwich.
1. What do you
think Tino do?
A. He ate the
sandwich fast.
B. He bought
the
sandwich
home.
C. He did not eat
the sandwich
anymore.
2. Why did he run
to the canteen?
A.He wanted to
eat.
B.He wanted to
play.
C.He wanted to
dance.
3. What did the
teacher tell
Tino?
A. “I don’t like
you, Tino.”
B. “You are not
a good boy,
Tino.”
 C. “I’m glad you
fell in line,
Tino.”
Vocabulary:
recess canteen
sandwich
Exercise 7
WATCHING TV
Noel was good in
his class. He
studied his lessons
every night. His
Father brought
home a TV set.
Noel wanted to
watch TV every
night. He did not
want to study his
lessons anymore.
His Father and
Mother were sorry
for him.
1. Why was Noel
good in class?
A. He went to
bed
early.
B. He watched
TV every
night.
C. He studied his
lessons every
 night.
2. Why were his
Father and
Mother sorry for
Noel?
A. He was a
good
boy.
B. He studied
well.
 C. He was not
good in his class
anymore.
3. What happened
to Noel when he
did not study his
lessons every
night?
A. He was still
good in class.
B. He was not
good in class
anymore.
C. He did not go
to school
anymore.
Vocabulary:
study sorry watch
Exercise 8
 A GOOD BUYER
Mother told Eli to
buy ten eggs. Eli
went to Mang
Kiko’s store. She
watched Mang
Kiko count
nine eggs only.
Mang Kiko gave Eli
the paper bag with
the eggs. Eli
looked at
the eggs.
1. What did Eli do
next?
A. She counted
the eggs.
B. She tooked
the eggs
home.
 C. She threw the
eggs away.
2. What did she
say to Mang
Kiko?
 A. “I don’t like
these eggs.”
B. “There are
only nine eggs
here.”
 C. “Give me
some more eggs.”
3. What do you
think did Mang
Kiko do?
A. He ate the eggs.
B.He did not give
the eggs back.
C.He counted the
eggs again and
added one more.
Vocabulary:
count watched
paper bag
Exercise 9
 THE PICNIC
The children had a
picnic near a river.
They ate on
banana leaves.
They had so much
fun. “Let us take
our trash home,”
Nora said. “We
should help keep
our rivers clean.”
1. Why should we
make our rivers
clean?
 A. We drink from
it.
B. Fish live in it.
C. We use the
water for cooking.
2. How did Nora
help keep the
river clean?
A. She ate near
the river.
B. She threw
trash into the
river.
C. She took the
trash home.
3. What do you
think did the
children do?
A. They bought
their trash home.
B. They threw
their
trash into the
river.
C. They left their
trash by the river
bank.
Vocabulary:
picnic river trash
Exercise 10
 FE AND PUTI
Fe and her dog,
Puti, were playing
ball. Fe threw the
ball to
Puti. The ball
rolled
into a pond. Fe ran
after the ball.
Some-one pulled
her dress. The
water in the
pond was deep.
1. Why did the ball
roll in to the
pond?
A. Puti did not
catch it.
B. Puti threw it
 there.
C. Puti caught
the ball.
2. Who do you
think pulled Fe’s
dress?
A. Mother
B. Puti
 C. Sister
3. What could
have happened
to Fe?
A. She could
have
drowned.
 B. She could
have run
away.
C. She could
have gone home.
Vocabulary:
rolled deep pond
drowned
Exercise 11
LYN
“Come, Lyn,”
called Elvi.”I don’t
want to
be late.” “I will not
go to school today.
Please tell our
teacher,” said Lyn.
Lyn went into her
mother’s room.
She gave her
mother a glass of
milk. Then she sat
by her bed.
1. Why did Lyn
not go to
school?
A. She was sick.
B. Her mother
 was sick.
C. She wanted to
play.
2. What did Lyn
do?
A. She went to
sleep.
B. She played
with her sisters.
C. She stayed by
her mother’s side.
3. What do you
think did Mother
tell Lyn?
A. “ You are a
good
girl.”
B. “I don’t like
you.”
C. “ Your teacher
will be happy.
Vocabulary:
late glass happy
Exercise 12
 BEN AND THE
PUPPY
One day, Ben
found a puppy. It
was wet and
hungry. He took
the puppy home.
“Throw that puppy
away,” said
his Mother.
The puppy looked
at Mother. It
looked at her with
sad eyes. Mother
got some
milk.
1. Why did Ben
take the puppy
home?
A.It was his
puppy.
B.It had no home.
C.It was his
Mother’s puppy.
2. How did the
puppy look?
A.It looked happy.
B.It looked tired.
C.It looked sad.
3. What do you
think did Mother
tell Ben?
A.“Drink the
milk.”
B.“Send the puppy
away.”
C.“Give the puppy
some milk.”
Vocabulary:
wet sad hungry
puppy milk
Exercise 13
AT HOME
It was Saturday
morning. The
children were all
busy. Nestor
watered the plants.
Nida
cleaned the yard.
Nita took care of
the baby. Then
Mother came
home from
the market. She
was
happy to see her
children.
1. Why were the
children at home?
A. They were
sick.
B. They had no
class that day.
 C. They did not
like to go to
school.
2. What can you
tell
about these
children?
A. They were
kind.
B. They were
helpful.
C. They were
sick.
3. Why was their
Mother happy?
A. The children
were eating.
B. The children
 were playing.
C. The children
were all working.
Vocabulary:
watered cleaned
market busy
Saturday took
care
Exercise 14
NINA’S PLANTS
“Look, Mother,”
cried Nina. “My
plants are
growing. Soon we
can eat them.” “Do
not forget to water
them every day.”
Mother said. Nina
watered the plant
in each can.
1.Where did Nina
plant her plants?
A. In cans
B. In flower pots
C. In the garden
2.What did Nina
plant?
A. Trees
B. Vegetables
C. Flowering
plants
3.What is a good
title of the story?
A. Nina’s Plants
B. Nina’s Mother
C. Nina’s pets
Vocabulary:
can plants
Exercise 15
THE MATCHBOX
“Fire!” cried Lita
as she ran to
Mother.
Mother ran with a
pail of water. She
saw pieces of
paper burning.
Baby brother was
sitting
in a corner. He
had
matchsticks in his
hands.
1. Who do you
think
set fire on the
paper?
A. Baby Brother
B. Little Lita
C. Mother
2. What happened
to the fire?
A. It was put
out.
B. It burned the
house.
 C. It became very
big.
3. How can you
help prevent fire?
A.Play with
matches.
B.Do not use
matches.
C.Keep matches
away from
children.
Vocabulary:
pieces burning
matchbox
matchstick
Exercise 16
STOP! LOOK!
LISTEN!
Noel and Tino
were
going home. Tino
ran across the
street. A jeep was
coming fast. Tino
did not
see it. Noel closed
his eyes.
1. What did Tino
not do before
crossing the
street?
A. He did not
walk very slowly.
 B. He did not
stop, look and
listen.
C. He did not
run
as fast as he could.
2. Why do you
think did Noel
close his eyes?
A. He was tired.
B. He wanted to
sleep.
C. He did not
want to see Tino
getting run over by
the jeep.
3. What do you
think happened to
Tino?
A. He ran away.
B. He went
home.
 C. He was
bumped by the
jeep.
Vocabulary:
across street
closed
Exercise 17
THE RAINBOW
There was a flash
of sharp lightning.
This was followed
by a deafening
clap
of thunder. Not
long after, a
strong rain came
with strong winds.
The rain stopped
and the sky
brightened with
just a drizzle. A
rainbow appeared
in the sky.
1. What time of
the day was it?
A. Night
B. Daytime
C. Late Afternoon
2. Which group of
words will
prove that your
answer is
correct?
A. Just a drizzle
B. Sky
brightened
C. Flash of
lightning.
3. What appeared
in the sky after
the rain stopped?
A. A rainbow
B. A drizzle
 C. Some stars
Vocabulary:
flash sharp
drizzle
Exercise 18
 DEAD ANIMALS
“What is that
smell?” asked
Linda, as she came
in to the yard.
“Come here,”
called Nora. “It is
a dead cat.’ “ Let
us throw
it into the river,”
said Linda.
“Come,
help me.” “No, let
us
bury it,” said
Nora.
1. Who of the two
girls is right?
A. Nora is right.
B. Linda is
right.
C. Both girls are
right.
2. What will
happen if dead
things are
thrown in to the
river?
A. The river will
become clean.
B. The river will
become dirty.
C. The river will
become beautiful.
3. Nora and Linda
found the dead cat
because of
A. the bad smell
 B. the many flies
C. the kittens
which were crying
Vocabulary:
smell bury dead
Exercise 19
A GOOD BUYER
“Buy some
tomatoes,” Mother
told Nestor.
“Be sure the
tomatoes are
good.” “Yes,
Mother,” said
Nestor. Nestor
bought six
tomatoes. The
storekeeper put
six tomatoes in
her
paper bag. Nestor
took out the
tomatoes from the
paper bag.
1. Why do you
think
did Nestor take
out the tomatoes
from the paper
bag?
A. He wanted to
eat them.
 B. He wanted to
smell them.
C. He wanted to
see if all the
tomatoes were
good.
2. What should a
buyer do when he
buys something?
 A. He should
look at it very well.
B. He should
pay
for it at once.
 C. He should get
what the store-
keeper gives him.
3. If you buy
things
by the piece, what
should you do?
A. Weigh them.
B. Count them.
C. Sell them.
Vocabulary:
tomatoes
storekeeper
paperbag buyer
Exercise 20
WAKING UP LATE
The bell rang. The
children came in
to the room. Nilo
was not in his seat.
Later on, Nilo
came in. He
looked tired from
running. He had
not combed his
hair. His face was
dirty. He could not
look at his
teacher.
1. What do you
think happened
before that?
A.Nilo woke up
late.
B.Nilo did not like
to go to school.
C.Nilo did not
sleep
the whole night.
2. What do you
think would his
teacher do?
A. She would
send Nilo home.
 B. She would
tell
Nilo to stay in the
yard.
C. She would tell
Nilo to wash his
face and comb his
hair.
3. What lesson did
Nilo learn?
A. He should
sleep late.
B. He should get
up early.
 C. He should not
go to school.
Vocabulary:
rang seat dirty
tired
Exercise 21
TARZAN
Tarzan is Lito’s
dog.
He is with Lito
every day. He
plays with Lito.
One day Lito could
not find his dog.
“Where is Tarzan,
Mother?” asked
Lito. Just then Lito
saw Tarzan under
the house. He
could not get up.
He looked at Lito
with sad eyes.
1. What do you
think had
happened to
Tarzan?
A. He got sick.
B. He ran away.
 C. He wanted to
go away.
2. Why could he
not
meet Lito?
A.He was sad.
B.He did not like
Lito.
C.He could not
get up.
3. What is the best
thing to do with
Tarzan?
A. Let him die.
B. Leave him
where he is.
C. Take him to a
doctor of
animals.
Vocabulary:
doctor sick
Exercise 22
LINA’S SAVINGS
Lina was very
happy. Her piggy
bank was full of
coins. It was very
heavy. She could
deposit her money
in the children’s
bank. She would
save in
another piggy
bank.
1. Where do you
think did Lina get
her money?
A. From her
friend
B. From her
classmates
C. From the
money
her mother gave
her every day.
2. What is a
children’s bank?
A. A store in
school
B. A bank for all
people
 C. A bank for the
children in school
3. What will Lina
have if she keeps
on saving her
money?
A. She will have
many banks.
 B. She will have
many friends.
C. She will have
lots of money.
Vocabulary:
Full bank save
Exercise 23
BEN
“Go to bed, Ben,”
mother said. “You
will go to school
tomorrow.” Ben
kept on playing.
He woke up late
the next morning.
He did not eat
breakfast. He
would be late for
school. He could
not study in
school. Ben went
home early.
1. How did Ben
feel in school?
A. Sad
 B. Happy
C. Hungry
2. What happened
to Ben in class?
A. He could not
study well.
B. He could not
play well.
C. He could not
sing well.
3. Why do you
think
did Ben go home
early?
A. He did not feel
well.
B. He wanted to
play.
C. His Mother told
him so.
Vocabulary:
study early late
Exercise 24
 HIDE AND SEEK
Noel, Pepe and
Tito were playing.
They were playing
Hide and Seek.
Tito was “It”.
“Pung!” said Tito
to Noel. “Where is
Pepe?” asked Tito.
“I cannot find
him.”
“Pung!” Tito said
as Pepe fell from
the tree. But Pepe
could not stand.
1. What do you
think happened to
Pepe?
 A. He was hurt.
B. He was tired.
C. He was
sleepy.
2. Where do you
think did Pepe
hide?
A. Under the
house
B. Up in a tree
 C. Under a tree
3. What do you
think did the two
boys do?
A. They left him.
B. They called
his Mother.
C. They took
him to the
clinic.
Vocabulary:
Hide and Seek
“It” fell
Exercise 25
A SUNDAY MASS
Aida got up early.
She put on her
white
dress. She went
with her Mother.
She
saw many of her
classmates there.
They were all
praying. They all
went out together
after mass.
1. What day was
it?
A. Monday
B. Friday
C. Sunday
2. Where did Aida
and her Mother
go?
A. To school
B. To a party
 C. To church
3. What did Aida
and her Mother do
there?
A. They ate.
 B. They
played.
C. They
prayed.
Vocabulary:
early classmates
mass pray
Exercise 26
A GIFT FOR
MOTHER
Nora kissed
Mother.
Then she gave her
a box. “This is for
you, Mother,” she
said. “Thank you,
Nora,” Mother
said. Mother was
happy. She knew
how Nora saved
money to buy her
a gift. “ I love you,
Nora,” she said.
1. Why do you
think
did Nora give her
Mother a gift?
A. It was fiesta.
B. It was
Sunday.
 C. It was her
birthday.
2. Where did Nora
get the money?
A. She asked it
from her friends.
B. She
borrowed
it from her
classmate.
 C. She saved it
from her school
allowance.
3. How did Mother
feel about the gift?
A. She was
angry.
B. She was sad.
C. She was
happy.
Vocabulary:
gift saved kissed
Exercise 27
MILK
“Drink your milk,
Lina,” Mother
said. “It will make
you grow big and
strong.”
“I do not like
milk,
Mother,” said
Lina. But she
wanted to grow
big and strong. So
she got the glass
of milk.
1. What do you
think did Lina do
with the milk?
A. She kept it.
B. She drank it.
C. She threw it
away.
2. Why do you
think did Lina
Drink
the milk?
A. She liked it.
B. She was
afraid of
Mother.
 C. She wanted to
grow big and
strong.
3. Do you think
Lina will grow big
and strong?
A. No
B. Yes
C. Maybe
Vocabulary:
strong glass
Exercise 28
NITA’S PRAYER
Nita held a bunch
of flowers. She
was praying.
“Please, Mother of
God, help my
Mother.” “Please
make her well.”
She placed the
bunch of flowers
on the altar.
1. Where do you
think was Nita?
A. In the church
B. In the
classroom
 C. In the kitchen
2. To whom was
she praying?
A. To God
B. To the Virgin
 C. To her
Mother
3. Why was she
praying for her
Mother?
A. She was sick.
B. She went
away.
C. She was
angry.
Vocabulary:
praying held
bunch
Exercise 29
RAULS’ CHANGE
Raul ran back to
the store. He gave
back some money
to the storekeeper.
“You gave me
extra change,”
Raul said. Then he
went away. The
storekeeper
looked at Raul
with grateful eyes.
1. Why did Raul
run back to the
store?
A. To pay the
storekeeper
B. To return the
extra change
C. To return the
 thing he bought
2. Was it good for
Raul to have kept
the extra change?
A. Yes
 B. No
C. Maybe
3. What do you
think did the
store-keeper think
of Raul?
A. Raul is a bad
boy.
B. Raul is a brave
boy.
C. Raul is an
honest boy.
Vocabulary:
grateful extra
return change
Exercise 30
THE RED CROSS
The water was
getting bigger and
bigger. Father
moved Mother and
the children to the
schoolhouse.
There
were many people
in the
schoolhouse. Soon
a big truck came.
It had food
and blankets for
all
the people in the
schoolhouse.
1. What do you
think had
happened?
 A. There was a
big flood.
B. There was a
big river.
C. There was a
big fire.
2. Why do you
think did the
people move to the
schoolhouse?
 A. Their houses
were small.
B. They wanted
to live there.
C. Their houses
might be carried
away by the water.
3. Who do you
think sent help to
the people?
 A. The school
B. The hospital
C. The Red
Cross
Vocabulary:
bigger
schoolhouse
moved
Exercise 31
LINDA’S MOTHER
It was raining
hard. But Linda
did not stop
running. She kept
running all the
way. She went into
her Mother’s
room. She felt her
Mother’s head.
“Are you all right,
Mother?” she
asked. “Yes,”
Mother said. “Give
me a drink,
Linda.”
1. Why did Linda
not stop running?
A. She wanted
to play.
B. She was
afraid to be
alone.
 C. She wanted to
be home at
once.
2. Why did she go
to her Mother at
once?
A. Her mother
was sick.
B. Her mother
was cooking.
 C. Her mother
would be angry at
her.
3. How did Mother
feel about
Linda?
A. She loved
her.
 B. She did not
like her.
C. She was angry
with her.
Vocabulary:
raining felt
Exercise 32
HOW MAX
HELPED
It was Saturday.
Max went to Mrs.
Reyes’s house. He
pulled out the
weeds in the
garden. He
watered the
plants.
“Here, Mother, I
have some money
for you,” Max said
when he arrived
home. Mother
kissed Max. Then
she went on
washing their
neighbor’s dirty
clothes.
1. How did Max
earn a little
money?
A. By cleaning the
house
B. By cleaning the
room
C. By cleaning
Mrs. Reyes’s
garden
 2. Why did Max
want to earn a
little money?
A. He wanted to
help his
Mother.
B. He wanted to
buy clothes.
C. He wanted to
 have money.
3. How did his
Mother earn
money?
A. By cleaning
the neighbor’s
house
B. By cleaning
the neighbor’s
yard
 C. By washing
the
neighbor’s clothes
Vocabulary:
neighbor weeds
dirty money
clothes
Exercise 33
ON THE BUS
An old man got on
the bus. The bus
was full of people.
There was no
more empty seat.
Lino was sitting
near his Mother.
Mother looked at
Lino. But he was
already standing.
1. Why was there
no empty seat on
the bus?
A.The bus was old.
B.It was full of
people.
C. The bus was
very small.
2. Why did Mother
look at Lino?
A.Mother wanted
him to sit down.
B.Mother wanted
him to go home.
C.Mother wanted
him to give his
seat
to the old woman.
3. What was Lino
going to do?
 A. He was going
to get off the bus.
B. He was going
to stretch his legs.
C. He was going
to offer his seat to
old woman.
Vocabulary:
empty seat
stretch
got on
Exercise 34
THE PEN
Pablo and Alan
were walking.
“Look, Pablo,”
said Allan.
“I found a
beautiful pen.”
“Let us keep
it,” said Pablo.
Alan
looked at Pablo.
He shook his
head. He went into
the teacher’s
room.
1. What do you
think did Alan do?
A.He hid the pen.
B.He gave the pen
to Pablo.
C.He gave the pen
to his teacher.
2. What would
Pablo
have done had he
found the pen
alone?
A. He would
have kept the pen.
B. He would
have sold the
pen.
C. He would
have
given the pen
away.
3. What act was
done by Alan?
A. An honest act
 B. A big act
C. A bad act
Vocabulary:
shook honest act
done went
Exercise 35
BAD BOYS
The moon was
bright. It was very
late in the evening.
Man boys were
still on the street.
They were
running and
shouting. Soon, a
policeman came.
The running and
shouting stopped.
1. Why do you
think were the
boys still on the
street on
that late night?
 A. They could
not
sleep.
B. The moon
was bright.
 C. They did not
have homes.
2. Why did the
running and
shouting stop?
A. The
policeman
arrested
them.
B. The
policeman
scolded them.
 C. The
policeman
told them to
go home.
3. What may have
happened had the
policeman not
come?
A. The people
may have hurt
them.
B. The boys may
have continued to
make noise.
 C. The people
may have left the
neighborhood.
Vocabulary:
late noisy
policeman
Exercise 36
BERTO’S GOAT
“Look!” Berto
said.
“Our goat is not in
its pen.” They
heard their
neighbor
shouting. He was
in his vegetable
garden. He was
very hungry. Soon
Berto saw his goat.
It could not
walk very well.
1. Where do you
think did the goat
go?
a. To the yard
b. To the field
c. To the
neighbor’s
vegetable garden
2. Why was
Berto’s
neighbor angry?
A. He lost a
goat.
B. His son went
away.
C. Berto’s goat
ate his vegetables.
3. What do you
think happened to
the goat?
A.It ran away.
B.The neighbor
beat the goat.
C.The neighbor
gave the goat food.
Vocabulary:
neighbor angry
pen
Exercise 37
FLIES AND
MOSQUITOES
Carlos cleaned the
yard. He cleaned
the canal, too. He
picked up empty
cans and bottles.
He covered holes
that had water. “
Good ! We will
have no more flies
and mosquitoes.”
Father said.
1. Why did Carlos
clean the yard, the
canal and covered
holes that had
water?
A.It was Clean- Up
Week.
B.He wanted to
play there with
friends.
C.Mosquitoes and
flies lay eggs on
them.
2. Why should we
kill mosquitoes?
A.They are
harmful.
B.They are
helpful.
C. They are good
to us.
3. What do flies
and mosquitoes
do to people?
A. Bring
diseases
 B. Cause much
noise
C. Help plants to
grow
Vocabulary:
picked up flies
empty mosquitoes
Exercise 38
KANGKONG IS
GOOD
“What shall we do
with the
kangkong,
Father?” asked
Mel. “ Mother will
cook it,” said
Father. “But I
said Mel. Mel
tasted the cooked
kangkong.
He got a cupful of
it.
1. What do you
think
did Mel do with
the
cooked kangkong?
A.He gave it away.
B.He ate a cupful
of it.
C.He threw the
kangkong away.
2. What do you
think
happened after
this?
A. Mel liked to
 eat kangkong.
B. Mel did not
like
kangkong.
C. Mel threw the
 kangkong away.
3. Do you think
kangkong is good
for the body?
A. Yes
 B. No
C. Maybe
Vocabulary:
kangkong tasted
cupful
Exercise 39
TREES AND THE
FLOOD
Barrio Sta. Fe is at
the foot of a
mountain. The
mountain has no
more trees that
hold water with
their roots. The
people
had cut them
down. One day, it
rained hard. Sta.
Fe was flooded.
1. Why do you
think
did Sta Fe become
flooded?
A. The barrio is
much lower than
the mountain.
 B. There are no
more trees to hold
the ground water.
C. The barrio
does not have
canals where
rainwater flows.
2. What do you
think happened to
Sta Fe?
A. Plants grew
healthier.
B. People
became
richer.
C. Some plants
and animals
drowned.
3. What do you
think did the
people do after
that?
A. They built
canals.
 B. They planted
trees.
C. They moved
up to the
mountains.
Vocabulary:
flood rainwater
Exercise 40
GOOD ROADS
“These are good
roads,” said Luis.
“Yes, we have
many
good roads now,”
Father said. “It is
easy to take our
vegetables to the
market.” “It is also
easy for us to go to
town,” said Luis
again.“We need
many good roads,”
Father said.
1. Where do you
think do Father
and Luis live?
A. In a city
B. In a town
 C. On the farm
2. What make it
easy to take
vegetables to the
market?
 A. Good roads
B. Long roads
C. Short roads
3. What do you
think may happen
if
there were no
good roads?
A. It would be
difficult to take
the vegetables and
other farm
products to the
market.
 B. People in the
city and town
would
have no vegetables
to eat.
 C. Farmers
would
not plant
vegetables
anymore.
Vocabulary: easy
need
Exercise 1
DO THESE
I have five balls.
One ball is red.
The
other is blue.
Three balls are
yellow.
1. Draw five balls.
2. Color one ball
red and one ball
blue.
3. Color three
balls yellow.
Vocabulary:
five yellow blue
Exercise 2
 CAN YOU WRITE
THESE?
Can you write
numbers? Let us
see.
1. Write the
numbers
from three to five.
2. Write the
number before
six.
3. Write the
number after
eight.
Vocabulary:
after numbers
before
Exercise 3
TOYS
We have many
toys
in our house. Lito
has a toy drum.
Mila has a doll. I
have a big ball. We
all like toys.
1. Write who has a
toy drum.
2. Draw Mila’s toy.
3. Which word
tells about my
ball?
A. Doll
B. Big
 C. Toy
Vocabulary:
toys many drum
Exercise 4
A GAME OF
COLORS
The children like
to draw. They like
to draw flowers.
They like to color
the flowers. Can
you draw flowers?
Can you color
them?
1. Draw a flower.
Color it yellow.
2. Draw a flower.
Color it blue.
3. Draw a flower.
 Do not color it.
Vocabulary:
draw flowers
color
Exercise 5
 SOMETHING TO
DO
Look at each
picture. Read the
name of each
picture.

A square A circle
A triangle
Now, do these:
1. Draw a square.
2. Draw a circle.
3. Draw a triangle.
Vocabulary:
square triangle
Exercise 6
DONA’S PET
Dona has a pet
bird. It is a parrot.
It has many
colors- green,
yellow and red.
The parrot can
sing. Dona loves
her pet parrot.
1. Copy the name
of Dona’s pet.
2. Copy the colors
of Dona’s pet.
3. Copy the word
that tells what
Dona’s pet can do.
Vocabulary:
pet loves parrot
Exercise 7
MOTHER CAT
AND HER
KITTENS
Tess is very
happy. Her pet is
a cat. It has six
little kittens. Two
kittens are black.
Three kittens are
brown. One kitten
is white.
Copy the answer
to each question.
1. What is the
girl’s
name?
2. What is her pet?
3. How many
kittens does her
cat have?
Vocabulary:
black kittens
brown
Exercise 8
CORA’S
PICTURES
Cora likes to
draw. One day,
she took out her
crayons. She got
her drawing
paper. She drew a
cat and a dog. She
colored the cat
brown. She
colored the dog
black.
Write the
answers.
1. What pictures
did Cora draw?
2. What is the
color of the cat?
3. What color is
the dog?
Vocabulary:
colored draw
crayons
Exercise 9
PLAYING WITH
NUMBERS
Ben and Lino are
playing. They are
playing with
marbles. Ben has
three marbles.
Lino has two
marbles. Lino got
Ben’s marbles.
Then he has five
marbles.
1. Write how
many
marbles Ben has.
2. Write how
many marbles
Lino has at first.
3. Draw all of
Lino’s
marbles after he
got Ben’s marbles.
Vocabulary:
marbles got
Exercise 10
EATING
BREAKFAST
Lina was eating
breakfast. She ate
three pieces of
bread. She drank
a cup of milk. She
ate a banana, too.
1. Write how
many
pieces of bread
Lina ate.
2. Draw what she
drank.
3. Draw the fruit
she ate.
Vocabulary:
breakfast bread
pieces
Exercise 11
PAPER DOLLS
It was raining.
The children
played in the
house. They got
some colored
paper. They cut
out some
paper dolls.
Copy the word
that answers the
question.
1. Where did the
children play?
2. What did the
children make?
3. What did they
use for making
dolls?
Vocabulary:
paper
raining colored
Exercise 12
THE BALLOONS
A man is selling
balloons. There
are five red
balloons. There
are three yellow
balloons. There
are two blue
balloons. There
are ten balloons
in all.
1. How many
balloons are
red?
Copy the
number.
2. Draw two
balloons
Color them
blue.
3. Draw three
balloons. Color
them yellow.
Vocabulary: blue
balloons selling
Exercise 13
A HOME
GARDEN
Wally has a home
garden. He has
pechay plants. He
has lettuce plants.
He waters his
plants every day.
Write the answer
to each question.
1. What does
Wally have?
2. What are his
 plants?
3. What does
Wally do to his
plants every day?
Vocabulary:
lettuce plants
every day
pechay
Exercise 14
PLAYING HOUSE
One Saturday, the
children played
house. Lina played
the role of the
Mother. Noel
played the role of
the Father.
Tony was the
baby.
Read each
question. Copy
the answer to the
question.
1. What game did
the children play?
2. Who played as
the Mother?
3. Who played as
the Father?
Vocabulary:
house baby
played
Exercise 15
CLEANING THE
SURROUNDINGS
The children
helped clean their
surroundings.
They got their
brooms. They
swept their yards.
They also swept
their streets.
1.Copy the names
of the places the
children cleaned.
2.Draw what they
used to clean the
streets.
3.Answer with
True or false.
The children
helped clean their
surroundings.
Vocabulary:
brooms swept
Exercise 16
AT THE PARK
One afternoon,
Father took the
children to the
park. The children
ran around the
park. They got
tired running. So
they sat on the
clean grass. They
were tired but
happy.
1.Where did
Father
and the children
go? Copy the
letter
of the correct
answer.
A. Park
B. Zoo
C. Church
2.Copy the words
that tell about the
children.
A. Tired but
happy
B. Sad and tired
 C. Happy but
sleepy
3.Write the word
that tells where
the children sat.
Vocabulary:
park tired
Exercise 17
DO YOU WANT TO
BE LIKE HER?
Carla always
forgets to clean
herself. She
forgets to comb
her hair. She
forgets to wash
her hands and
feet. She is always
dirty.
1.Which of these
words tells about
Carla? Copy the
letter of the word.
A. Neat
B. Dirty
C. Clean
2. Is Carla clean?
Answer with Yes
or No.
Draw the answer:
3.Carla forgets to
comb her ____.
Vocabulary:
forgets always
comb dirty
Exercise 18
A HEALTHY
FAMILY
Mother cooks
good
food for us every
day.
She cooks
vegetables with
meat, shrimps and
tomatoes. She
cooks fish and
eggs, too. Mother
gives us good
meals.
1. Copy the word
that tells who
cooks for us every
day.
A. Sister
B. Mother
 C. Grandmother
2. Which of these
sentences is true?
A. Mother cooks
good meals.
 B. Mother gives
us meat every day.
C. Mother does
not cook
vegetables.
3. Copy the title of
the story.
Vocabulary: meals
healthy family
Exercise 19
A SEAT FOR THE
OLD WOMAN
The bus was full
of people. When it
stopped, an old
woman got on.
There was no
more seat. Lino
stood up. He
offered his seat to
the old woman.
1. Draw a bus.
2. Who got on the
bus when it
stopped? Copy
the letter of the
correct answer.
A. A girl
B. An old woman
C. An old man
3. Who gave his
seat to the old
 woman? Copy
his name.
Vocabulary:
bus seat
Exercise 20
 NOT TRUE
“Stop sweeping
the floor at night,”
Ana said. “Why?”
asked Lisa. “If we
do, we will not get
rich.
You will sweep
our money away.”
“That is not true,”
said Lisa.
1. Who thinks it is
not good to sweep
at night? Write
her name.
2. Will money go
away if you sweep
at night? Answer
with Yes or No.
3. Copy the title of
the story.
Vocabulary:
rich sweeping
money
Exercise 21
 OUR NEW
CLASSMATE
Luisa is our new
classmate. It is
her first day in
class. At first,
Luisa was not
happy. She had no
friends in our
class. After a few
days, Luisa has
many friends. She
is happy in our
class, now.
1. Who is our new
classmate?
Write her name.
2. Was Luisa
happy at first?
 Answer with
Yes or No.
3. Write the letter
of the sentence
that
is not true.
A. She is happy
now.
B. She is not
happy now.
 C. Luisa has
many friends now.
Vocabulary: first
friends classmate
Exercise 22
 STARFISH
“Look what I got
here, dad,” said
Kiko. “It’s alive!
It’s moving.”
“That’s a starfish.
Starfish are star
shaped, but they
are not fish. They
cannot swim but
they are good at
crawling.
The starfish don’t
have any eyes.
Instead, they have
eyespots at the
tips
of their arms.”
1. What is the
shape
of a starfish? Draw
its shape.
2. Do starfish have
eyes? Answer with
Yes or No?
3. How do starfish
move? Copy the
letter of your
answer.
A. Swim
 B. Leap
C. Crawl
Vocabulary: tips
crawling eyespot
Exercise 23
 CLEAN HABITS
We should always
be clean. We
should keep our
body clean. We
should wear
clean clothes. We
should have clean
health habits.
People like clean
children.
1. Copy the name
of the story.
2. Should you only
 be clean in
body?
Answer with Yes
or No?
3. Who do people
like? Copy the
letter of the correct
answer.
A. Big children
 B. Clean
children
C. Little children
Vocabulary:
habits clothes
body
Exercise 24
OUR FRIENDS
Birds are
beautiful. They
have many colors.
Some birds are
blue. Many are
brown and others
are green. They
sing for us. They
eat the worms that
kill our plants.
Birds are our
friends.
1. Who are our
friends? Draw one
of them.
2. Copy the three
colors of birds.
3. Which of these
do birds eat?
 Copy the word.
A. Friends
B. Plants
C. Worms
Vocabulary:
kill beautiful
worms
Exercise 25
COME AND BUY
“Cakes! Rice
cakes! Come and
buy rice cakes!”
Bella called out. “I
have big rice
cakes, I have small
rice cakes! Come
and buy!” “May I
see your rice
cakes, little girl?” a
man said.
“Which one will
you buy?” “I will
buy the big one,”
answered the
man.
1. Copy the word
that tells what
Bella
is selling.
2. Write the name
of the girl in the
story.
3. Answer with
Yes
or No. Did the
man buy the small
rice cake?
Vocabulary:
buy rice cakes
Exercise 26
TAKING GOOD
CARE OF OUR EYES
We need good
eyes. We should
not use our fingers
to clean our eyes.
We should wipe
our eyes with
cloth. The cloth
should be clean
and soft. We
should take good
care of our eyes.
1. Copy the words
that tell what
 the story is
about.
A.Care of the
hands.
B.Care of the
teeth.
C.Care of the eyes.
2. Copy the
sentence that is
true.
A.We need pretty
eyes.
B.We need good
eyes.
C.We need pretty
clothes.
3. Which word
tells
what we should
use to wipe our
eyes?
Copy the letter of
the word.
A. Hands
B. Handkerchief
C. Paper
Vocabulary:
cloth wipe soft
Exercise 27
DENNIS’S
GARDEN
Dennis has a
garden. He plants
vegetables in his
garden. He waters
his vegetables
every day. He kills
the worms that eat
the plants . His
vegetable plants
are
very healthy.
Write one word
only to answer
each question.
1. Who has a
garden?
2. What did he
plant in his
garden?
3. What does he
do with his
plants every
day?
Vocabulary:
healthy kill
Exercise 28
BEFORE GOING
TO SCHOOL
These are the
things to do before
going to school:
Take a bath.
Comb your hair.
Eat breakfast.
Brush your teeth.
Put on clean
clothes.
Clean your shoes
before putting
them
on.
See if you have all
the things you
need in your bag.
1. Draw the things
you use for your
hair.
2. Draw what you
use to clean your
teeth.
3. What kind of
clothes should you
wear? Copy the
word.
A. Dirty
B. Clean
 C. Tom
Vocabulary:
bath clothes
Exercise 29
PLAYING WITH
 TOYS
Read the words in
the boxes.

FRUITS TOYS
ANIMALS
Now, copy each
word below the
correct
box.
mango goat
pig drum
chico cart
atis doll cat
Example:
FRUITS
Mango
Vocabulary:
cart correct
chico
Exercise 30
A HAPPY FAMILY
We live in a little
town. My Father
works on a farm.
My mother keeps
house for us. I
help my Mother
keep house.
I help take care of
my little sister. We
are a happy
family.
1. Does the family
live in the city?
Answer with Yes
or No.
2. Who works on a
farm? Copy the
answer.
Mother Father
Baby
3. Write True or
False.
A. The family is
happy.
B. Mother keeps
house.
 C. The girl has
no
sister.
Vocabulary:
farm town keep
take care
Exercise 31
PLANTS
Plants are like
people. They need
food, water and
air to live. They
need good soil.
They need
sunshine.
1. Copy the word
that tell which are
like people.
air water
plants
2. Draw a circle
around the word
you copied in
number 1.
3. Copy all the
words that tell
what plants need.
A. Water
B. Air
C. Dresses
 D. Sunshine
E. Toys
F. Food
Vocabulary:
air sunshine
soil
Exercise 32
THE FLOOD
It rained for many
days.The rivers
overflowed. The
streets were
flooded. Soon,
many of the
houses were
under water.
Many plants and
animals died.
Many people lost
their houses.
Many people had
nothing
to eat.
1. Copy the name
of the story.
2. Copy the group
of words that tells
why the streets
were flooded.
A.It rained.
B.The sun shone.
C.Many plants
died.
3. Copy the group
of words that tells
what happened to
the plants and
animals.
A. They lived.
 B. They died.
C. They got lost.
Vocabulary:
flooded lost
nothing
Exercise 33
ON THE FARM
Mang Ambo and
his family live on a
farm.
They always have
fresh milk in the
morning. They
have fresh
vegetables and
fish for lunch.
They have fresh
fruits, too. It is
nice to live on
the farm.
 1. Copy the name
of the man.
2. Copy the word
that tells where he
lives.
3. Copy the letter
of
the correct
sentence.
A. It is sad to
live on the
farm.
B. It is nice to
live on the
farm.
C. It is hot on
the farm.
Vocabulary:
fresh lunch nice
Exercise 34
JOSE RIZAL’S
RABBITS
Jose had some
rabbits. He had
white and gray
rabbits. He gave
them grass and
leaves to eat. He
played
with his rabbits.
Jose loves his
rabbits. The
rabbits loved Jose,
too.
1. What were
Jose’s
pets? Copy the
word.
chickens rabbits
puppies
2. Write the colors
of Jose’s pets.
3. Copy the words
that tell what Jose
gave his rabbits.
rice and fruits
grass and leaves
rice and milk
Vocabulary:
gray white leaves
Exercise 35
A LETTER FROM
THE FARM
 August 13,
2004
Dear Noli,
Can you come to
the farm? Come
and
see our new calf. It
is white and
brown.
It is always with
its mother. How
nice it looks!
Please write me a
letter.
 Your
cousin,
Norma
Write the answer
to
each question.
1. Who wrote the
letter?
2. When did she
write the letter?
3. What is her
cousin’s name?
Vocabulary:
calf letter
Exercise 36
 ANDRES
BONIFACIO
Andres Bonifacio
was a good boy.
He was young
when his paents
died. He sold
canes and fans to
feed his small
brothers and
sisters. When he
grew up,
he fought for our
country. He loved
our country very
much.
1. Write the first
name of Bonifacio
in capital letters.
2. Copy the words
that tell what
Bonifacio sold.
3. Why did
Bonifacio
sell canes and
fans? Copy the
letter of
the correct
answer.
 A. To have
money for his
clothes
B. To feed his
brothers and
sisters
C. To have
money
to go the movies
Vocabulary:
feed canes young
Exercise 37
RESPECT OUR
FLAG
We should respect
our flag. We
should stand when
the flag
is being raised. We
should stand when
we hear the
National Anthem.
We should sing
the song, too.
We should face the
flag when we sing
the National
Anthem.
1. Which words
tell
what the story is
about? Copy the
letter of your
answer.
A. Singing and
standing
B. Respect for the
flag
C. The National
 Anthem
2. What should we
do as the flag is
being raised? Copy
the words that tell
what we should do
as the flag is being
raised.
A. Sit quietly
 B. Stand
straight
C. Stand and
talk
3. Which sentence
is true? Copy the
letter of your
answer.
A. We should
respect our flag.
 B. We should
buy our flag.
C. We should
make our own
flag.
Vocabulary:
respect face
National Anthem
Exercise 38
THE STARS
I see the stars.
They
twinkle at night.
I feel like crying.
When I do not see
their light.
1. Copy the word
that tells what
twinkle at night.
2. Copy the word
that tells how the
child feels when
she doesn’t see
their light.
happy sad angry
3. Draw the sky
with some stars.
Vocabulary:
twinkle stars
light
Exercise 39
A NICE LITTLE
BOY
 Lito is a good
little
boy.He is never
late on school. He
goes to bed early.
He gets up early,
too. Lito is neat and
clean. He is polite
and kind, too.
Parents and
teachers love him.
1. Which word
tells
about the boy?
Copy the word.
pretty good big
2. Copy the group
of words that tell
why Lito is loved.
A.He is polite and
kind.
B.He is noisy and
bad.
C.He is lazy and
dirty.
3. Copy the word
that tells when
Lito goes to bed.
late early neat
Vocabulary:
polite late neat
Exercise 40
SAVING ON
LIGHT AND
WATER
We need water.
We
can save water.
We should turn off
the faucet when
not in use. We
need light, too. We
can save
light. We should
turn off the light
when not in use.
1. Can you help
save light and
water?
Answer with Yes
or No.
2. Copy the words
that tell what to do
with the faucet
after
using it.
 3. Answer with
Yes
or No.
Is it good to save
light and water?
Vocabulary:
turn off faucet
light
or he g the Ana rd
asked uld use eyes
ter of each word
correct d st many
hing m ll r UE