PAM’S CAT

Pam has a cat.

It is on the bed.
It can nap. It can sit.
“Oh no!” says Pam.
“The cat fell off the bed!”
Is the cat sad?
No. It is on the mat.

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Questions
1. Who has a pet?
a. Pat
b. Pam
c. Paz
2. What is her pet?
a. dog
b. pig
c. cat
3. Why did Pam say “Oh no!”?
a. She was mad.
b. She was happy.
c. She was worried.
4. Why did she feel this way?
a. Her cat can do tricks.
b. Her cat made a mess.
c. Her cat might be hurt.
5. How do we know that the cat is ok?
a. It is on the bed.
b. It is on the mat.
c. It has a rat.

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 A HOT DAY

The sun is up.

“Is it a hot day, Matt?” asks Sal.
“Yes, it is,” says Matt.
Sal gets her fan.
Matt gets his hat.
Sal and Matt go out to play.
Sal and Matt have fun.

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Questions
1. Who are the children in the story?
a. Sam and Matt
b. Sal and Max
c. Matt and Sal
2. What kind of day was it?
a. a sunny day
b. a cloudy day
c. a rainy day
3. What did the little girl do so that she will not feel hot?
a. She stayed inside.
b. She got a hat.
c. She got a fan.
4. What did the little boy do so that he will not feel hot?
a. He stayed inside.
b. He got a hat.
c. He got a fan.
5. What is the message of the story?
a. We can have fun on a hot day.
b. We can have fun on a cool day.
c. We can have fun on a cloudy day.

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 AL’S BAG

Al has a bag.
It has a mat.
It has buns.
It has bananas.
But it has ants too!
“Ants! Ants!” says Al.
Al lets the bag go.

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Questions

1. What is the name of the boy in the story?

a. Al

b. Alf

c. Ants

2. What does he have in his bag?

a. a mat

b. an apple

c. an orange

3. What will he do?

a. have a nap

b. have a party

c. have a snack

4. Why does he let his bag go?

a. He is afraid.

b. He is glad.

c. He is mad.

5. Which sentence tells us why it is a good idea for the boy to let go of his bag?

a. So the ants cannot get the food

b. So the ants cannot bite him

c. So the ants will be free

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 BEN’S STORE

Ben has his own store.

“Do you sell eggs?” asks Mel.
“Yes, come in,” says Ben.
“Do you sell milk?” asks Dante.
“Yes, come in,” says Ben.
“Do you sell hats?” asks Lala.
“No, we do not sell hats,” says Ben.
“But you can come in and have a look.”
Lala goes in. She gets a banana.

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Questions

1. Who is the main character in the story?

a. Ben

b. Lala

c. Mel

2. What does he have?

a. a school

b. a store

c. a hat

3. What is the store for?

a. a place used for fixing things

b. a place used for selling things

c. a place used for keeping things

4. What do you think does it sell?

a. Ben’s store sells hats.

b. Ben’s store sells toys.

c. Ben’s store sells food.

5. Why was it important for Lala to go in and \"have a look?\"

a. to find out what she can sell

b. to find out what she can buy

c. to find out what she can keep

6. Which of these words best describes Ben?

a. helpful

b. greedy

c. giving

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 ANANSI’S WEB

Anansi was tired of her web. So one day,

she said “I will go live with the ant.”
Now, the ant lived in a small hill. Once in
the hill Anansi cried, “This place is too
dark! I will go live with the bees.”
When she got to the beehive, Anansi
cried, “This place is too hot and sticky! I
will go live with the beetle.”
But on her way to beetle’s home she saw
her web. “Maybe a web is the best place
after all.\"

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Questions

1. Where does Anansi live?

a. in a beehive

b. in a web

c. in a hill

2. What was her problem?

a. She was tired of living in other insects’ homes.

b. She was tired of living in a web.

c. She was tired of being a spider.

3. Which of the following happened last?

a. She went to beetle’s house.

b. She went back to the web.

c. She went to the beehive.

4. What would she have said at beetle’s home?

a. “This place is not for me.”

b. “This place can be better.”

c. “This place is exactly like my web.”

5. Which of the following solved her problem?

a. She tried out other insects’ homes.

b. She stayed at home all day.

c. She made a new home.

6. At the end of the story, which statement do you think is she going to say?

a. “My home is your home.”

b. “Homes should be shared.”

c. “There’s no place like home. “

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 A RAINY DAY

Nina and Ria are looking out the window.

“I do not like getting wet in the rain,” says
Nina.
“What can we do?” asks Ria.
“We can play house,” says Nina.
“Or we can play tag,” says Ria.
“Okay, let’s play tag. You’re it!” says Nina.
Nina runs from Ria and bumps a lamp.
“Oh no!” says Nina.
“We must not play tag in the house.”

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Questions

1. What is it that Ria does not like?

a. playing tag

b. playing house

c. getting wet in the rain

2. What does Nina want to do?

a. play tag

b. play house

c. get wet in the rain

3. Who wants to play tag?

a. Ria

b. Nina

c. Ria and Nina

4. What is \"tag?\"

a. a card game

b. a video game

c. a running game

5. Why wasn’t it a good idea to play tag in the house?

a. Something might break

b. Someone might get tired

c. Something might get lost

6. Which word tells what Ria and Nina should be?

a. careless

b. careful

c. curious

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 SUMMER FUN
“Let’s have some fun this summer,” says
Leo.
“Let’s swim in the river,” says Lina.
“Let’s get some star apples from the tree,”
says Leo.
“Let’s pick flowers,” says Lina.
“That is so much fun!” says Mama.
“But can you help me dust the shelves
too?”
“Yes, we can Mama,” they say.
“Helping can be fun too!”

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Questions
1. Who were talking to each other?
a. Lita and Lito
b. Lina and Lino
c. Lina and Leo
2. What were they talking about?
a. what to do during the summer
b. what to have during the summer
c. what to wear during the summer
3. The children in the story could be _______
a. brother and sister
b. neighbors
c. cousins
4. Which of these will they do if they are hungry?
a. pick flowers
b. pick guavas
c. go swimming
5. Doing something \"fun\" means ______________.
a. doing something in the summer
b. doing something in the house
c. doing something that we like
6. Which these is the best example of being helpful?
a. picking flowers
b. cleaning up
c. swimming

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 GET UP, JACKY!

“Ring! Ring!” rang the clock.

But Jacky did not get up.
“Wake up, Jacky! Time for school,” yelled
Mom.
And yet Jacky did not get up.
“Beep! Beep!” honked the horn of the bus.
Jacky still laid snug on the bed.
Suddenly, a rooster crowed out loud
and sat on the window sill.
Jacky got up and said with cheer,
“I will get up now. I will!”

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Questions
1. Who is the main character in our story?
a. Jock
b. Jicky
c. Jacky
2. Why did the main character need to wake up early?
a. to get to school on time
b. to get to work on time
c. to get to bed on time
3. What woke the character up?
a. the ringing of the alarm clock
b. the crowing of the rooster
c. Mom’s yelling
4. What did the character think as he/she \"laid snug\" on the bed?
a. “I do not want to get up yet.”
b. “I do not want to be late today.”
c. “I want to be extra early today.”
5. What does it mean to say something \"with cheer?\"
a. We say it sadly.
b. We say it happily.
c. We say it with fear.
6. Which of these statements fits the story?
a. Jacky liked being woken up by a clock.
b. Jacky liked being woken up by a bus horn.
c. Jacky liked being woken up by a rooster.

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 FROG’S LUNCH

One day, a frog sat on a lily pad, still as a rock.

A fish swam by.
“Hello, Mr. Frog! What are you waiting for?”
“I am waiting for my lunch,” said the frog.
“Oh, good luck!” said the fish and swam away.
Then, a duck waddled by.
“Hello, Mr. Frog! What are you waiting for?”
“I am waiting for my lunch,” said the frog.
“Oh, good luck!” said the duck and waddled away.
Then a bug came buzzing by.
“Hello, Mr. Frog! What are you doing?” asked the
bug.
“I’m having my lunch! Slurp!” said the frog.
Mr. Frog smiled.

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Questions
1. Who is the main character in the story?
a. the bug c. the fish
b. the duck d. the frog
2. What was he doing?
a. resting on a lily pad c. hunting for his food
b. chatting with a bug d. waiting for the rain
3. In what way was he able to get his lunch?
a. He was able to fool the fish.
b. He was able to fool the duck.
c. He was able to fool the rock.
d. He was able to fool the bug.
4. Why should the frog be “still as a rock?”
a. so that he will not scare the other animals away
b. so that he can catch his lunch
c. so that the other animals will think he is friendly
d. so that the fish will say nice things about him
5. Which of these words describe the duck?
a. patient c. curious
b. eager d. careful
6. Which of these words describe Mr. Frog?
a. patient c. curious
b. eager d. careful
7. Which of these characteristics would have helped the bug?
a. being patient
b. being eager
c. being curious
d. being careful

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 Yawning

What makes us yawn? Yawning is something that we

cannot control. Even in the mother’s womb, eleven-
week-old babies have been observed to yawn. But why do
we do it?

One popular explanation for yawning is that a person may

be tired or bored. Although many believe this to be true,
it cannot explain why athletes yawn before an event or
why dogs yawn before an attack.

It is said that yawning is caused by a lack of oxygen and

excess carbon dioxide. A good example of this is when we
yawn in groups. We yawn because we are competing for
air.

Others even believe that we yawn to cool our brains off.

Cool brains allow us to think more clearly so yawning is
said to help us become more alert.

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Questions
1. What is a fact about yawning?
a. It is something we cannot control.
b. It is something only humans do
c. It is a result of boredom.
d. It happens after birth.
2. Which of the following might make us yawn?
a. reading a book
b. being in a crowded room
c. being around plants
d. being in a small air-conditioned car
3. What does the word \"involuntary\" mean?
a. expected
b. unexpected
c. within control
d. uncontrollable
4. Which of the following may be a benefit of yawning?
a. It warns us of possible attacks by dogs.
b. It provides us the carbon dioxide we need.
c. It cools our brains.
d. It balances the amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
5. According to the selection, what is most likely to happen after we yawn?
a. We will become more alert.
b. We will be less tired.
c. We will be less sleepy.
d. We will be calmer.
6. In the selection, how is the word 'compete' used in the phrase \"competing for air?\"
a. struggling to take in some air c. battling it out for oxygen
b. arguing about breathing d. racing to breathe more air

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