SHINE Antonio was the eldest child. They were six children in the family. family. His family was poor. poor. His father was sick. His mother worked hard to earn money. She washed clothes for other people. But mother sent Antonio to school. He was in Grade our. our. Antonio Anto nio helped help ed !other !othe r earn ear n money. money. He worked after classes in the afternoon. "hen he arri#ed from school$ he usually carried his %ox and shouted & Shine' Shine'( He earned )*+.++ or more on school days. ,n Saturdays and Sundays$ he earned three times as much. "ould you like a %oy like Antonio for a friend. "hic "hich h word word tel tells ls a%o a%out ut Ant Anton onio io/s /s fam famil ilyyrich$ poor$ wealthy 0. "hat "hat happ happen ened ed to his his fath father er1. How How man many y chi child ldre ren n wer were e in in the the fami family ly2. "hic "hich h wor word d tel tells ls a%ou a%outt Ant Anton onio ioyoun3est$ second$ eldest 4. "ho "ho wor work ked hard hard to earn earn mo mone neyy5. "hat "hat did did !ot !othe her r do do to to ear earn n mon money ey6. In wha whatt 3ra 3rade de was An Antoni onio*. "hat "hat did did he he do do to help help mo moth ther er7. A%ou A%outt how how much much did did he earn earn on scho school ol days days-
+. How much did he earn on Saturdays and Sundays-
,"8S owls are animals. They are animals with two feet and two win3s. Their %odies are co#ered with feathers. They 3i#e us e33s. Their meat is 3ood to eat. 9hickens$ ducks$ turkeys and 3eese are fowls. They eat 3rains such as palay and corn. 9hickens like worms. :ucks and 3eese like to swim. They like to stay in the water They are water %irds so they ha#e we%%ed feet. Turkeys ha#e %eautiful feathers. The male turkey spreads its tail like a fan. Geese are 3ood watchers. They make loud noise when people come near. owls are 3ood to raise. !any people 3et rich %ecause of poultry raisin3. . "hat are fowls-
0. How many feet do fowls ha#e1. "hat co#er their %odies2. "hat make them ;y4. "hich is not a 3rain5. "hich does not ha#e we%%ed feet6. "hich one do fowls not 3i#e us- milk$ e33s$ meat *. "here do ducks and 3eese like to stay7. "hy do chickens scratch in the 3round+. "hich are 3ood watchersA N,TI9E oin in the Independence :ay parade tomorrow afternoon. 9ome in full Girl Scout uniform. The parade will start at 0=++ in the afternoon from our school and end at the 8uneta. 8et us all meet at I=++ in front of our school. )lease come on time.
!iss Tan Girl Scout 8eader . or whom was the notice written0. "hen was the notice written1. "hen is Independence :ay2. "hat were the Girl Scouts told to do so4. "hat will the 3irls wear5. "hen will the parade %e held6. At what time will the parade start*. "here will the parade end7. "ho wrote the notice+. "hat reminders were 3i#en to the Girl ScoutsTHE I?ST !,N@E 8on3 time a3o$ there was a farmer who had a wide corn eld. He 3rew %i3 and sweet corn. ,ne day he saw some of his corn 3one. !any corn plants had no more fruits. He wanted to catch whoe#er stole his corn. The next day he hid %ehind a %i3 man3o tree. He
carried a stick. He watched and watched until he saw a man comin3. The man passed throu3h a %roken part of the fence. The man %e3an to pick some corn. The farmer went from %ehind the man3o tree and walked towards the man. The farmer ran after him %ut he could not watch with him. Then he threw the stick at the man. The stick hit the man/s %ack and %ecame a tail. The man went up the tree. He %ecame smaller and smaller until he %ecame a monkey. . "hen did the story happen0. "hat did the farmer ha#e1. "hat words tell a%out his corn2. "hat happened to his corn4. "here did the farmer hide one day5. "hat did he carry6. "ho did he see come into the corn eld*. "hat did the farmer do to the man7. "hat happened with the stick+. "hat happened to the manTHE BEES The %ees li#e in a %i3 family. There are many %ees
in the family. "e cannot count them. The %ee family is called a swarm. The swarm li#es in the hi#e. The hi#e han3s on the tree. Each swarm has a mother %ee. She is called the Cueen %ee. She is the mother of all the %ees in the swarm. There are two kinds of %ees. The %usy %ees are called workers. The laDy %ees are called drones. The workers do not like the drones. They stin3 the laDy drones. The workers 3ather nectar from ;owers. They put the nectar in the hi#e. The %ees make the nectar into honey. Honey is sweet. It is the food of the youn3 %ees. . "hich word tells a%out the %ee family%i3 happy little 0. How many %ees are in the family1. "hat is a %ee family called2. "hat is the house of the %ees called4. "ho is the mother of all %ees5. "hat are the %usy %ees called-
6. "hat are the laDy %ees called*. "hat do the workers 3ather7. "here do they 3ather nectar+. "hat do they do with the nectar-
N, 9A?NIA8 ,? BEN It was Saturday. Andrea$ Anita$ and Ben were at home. & ather and I are 3oin3 to the city$ & !other said. & "e shall come home this afternoon. "hat will you do in the house& I shall clean the li#in3 room$( said Anita. & I shall clean the yard$( said Andres. Ben was Cuiet. He wanted to swim in the ri#er. & Ben will clean the 3arden$( ather said. &I will take you all to the carni#al toni3ht. But you must help in the house today.( Andres and Anita nished their work. Ben swam in the ri#er. He for3ot his work in the 3arden. In the e#enin3$ ather took Andres and Anita to the carni#al.
&Ben will not 3o to the carni#al. He was not helpful today$& said ather. . "hy were the children at home0. "here were ather and !other 3oin31. "hen were they comin3 %ack2. "hat did Anita do4. "hat did Andres clean5. "hat did Ben do6. "hat did ather tell Ben to clean*. "ho nished their work7. "ho was not helpful+. "ho went with ather to the carni#alA 8ITT8E ,? 8INA !a3at Salamat Elementary School Tondo$ !anila
come. I/ll %e waitin3 for you. ?emem%er the day. 9ount #e days from today. our friend$ Isa%el . "ho wrote the letter0. "here did she write the letter1. "hen is Isa%el/s %irthday2. How old will Isa%el %e4. "ho planned a party for Isa%el5. "hat will !other do6. "ho will %uy ice cream*. "ho will come to the party7. "hat will they ha#e in the party+. "hat will ather %uy,9T,)FS ,ctopuses are related to snails. But unlike snails$ an octopus doesn/t ha#e shell to protect it. Instead$ this animal which has ei3ht arms sCueeDes its soft %ody into small cracks or holes in rocks.
,nce it is safely hidden$ it is #ery hard for con3er eels$ sharks$ seals and people to nd and eat the octopus. If an octopus is fri3htened$ it does not crawl away. It >ets o' It does this %y forcin3 water out throu3h its siphon to make shoot throu3h the sea. . To what is an octopus related0. How is an octopus dierent from snails1. "hat are shells of sea animals used for2. How many arms has an octopus4. "here does an octopus hide itself5. rom what does an octopus hide6. "hen an octopus is fri3htened$ does it swim away*. "hat does it do when it is fri3htened7. "hat does an octopus use to force itself out of the water+. "hat kind of %ody does an octopus ha#e-
