Exercise 10
FLOWERS FOR MOTHER
This is a story about Apollinaire Mabini.
One day Pule's mother was waiting for her children to come home from school.
After a while she heard some voices from the yard. She was glad her sons were already
home.
"Mother! Mother!" called one of her sons. "Pule will be a little late. He said he has
something to get for you."
A little later Pule came. He had some flowering plants with him.
"These are for you, Mother," Pule said. " ! got them for you along the way.
I know you love flowers." How thoughtful Pule was! Instead of getting angry, his
mother felt very happy.
1. About whom is the story?
a. Antonio Luna
b. Andres Bonifacio
c. Apolinario Mabini
2. Who was waiting for the children?
a. their father
b. their mother
c. their grandmother
3. Where did the boys come from?
a. house
b. school
c. town
4. What did Pule tell his brothers?
a. He would go back to school.
b. He would go to a friend's house.
c. He would get something for their mother.
5. When did Pule come home?
a. a little later
b. late in the evening
c. after several hours
6. What did he bring with him?
a. some food
b. some flowering plants
c. some books
7. Where did he get them?
a. along the way
b. from a friend's house
c. from the school garden
8. What did Pule know about his mother?
a. She loves books.
b. She loves flowers.
c. She loves good food.
9. What kind of a boy was Pule?
a. thoughtful
b. helpful
C. kind
10. How did his mother feel when he gave her the flowers?
a. very angry
b. very happy
c. very unhappy
Vocabulary:
picked thoughtful instead
Exercise 11
THE ARTESIAN WELL
Nonoy lived in a little barrio far from the town. He had to wake up early every
morning to fetch water from a well. He had to make several trips before he could fill a
big jar.
One day men came to the barrio to drill an artesian well. In ten days the artesian
well was ready. It was like there was a fiesta. Barrio people lined up to get water. When
Nonoy's turn came, he took a long drink. How cool and satisfying the water tasted!
1. Where did Nonoy live?
a. in a barrio
b. in the town
c. in a city
2. What did he do every morning?
a. fetched water from a well
b. fetched his sister from school
c. bought bread from the store
3. How long did it take him to get water?
a. two trips
b. several trips
c. several hours
4. Where did he put the water?
a. in a big jar
b. in a big can
c. in a big bottle
5. What did the men do in the barrio?
a. drilled an artesian well
b. fetched water for the people
c. dug a deep well in the ground
6. How did the barrio people feel about it?
a. angry
b. happy
c. ashamed
7. What would the well give them?
a. unsafe water
b. clean, safe water
c. water for the fields
8. How long did the men finish the work?
a. ten days
b. four days
c. one week
9. What did the barrio people do when it was ready?
a. lined up to get water
b. took baths near the well
c. danced along the street
10. How did the water taste to Nonoy?
a. He did not like it.
b. It was not so good.
c. It tasted cool and satisfying.
Vocabulary:
fetch fiesta artesian well satisfying
Exercise 12
FEEDING A BIG FAMILY
Align Nada called her six children for breakfast. She served them all the fried fish
and rice she cooked. When the children sat at the table and began to eat, the food was
finished in a short time.
"Mother, is there some more rice?" asked Pedro. He had eaten slowly and had
taken only a small amount of rice.
Mother brought the scorched rice from the pot.
"This is the only rice left, Pedro," she said. "Eat it."
"But Mother, you will have none to eat," Pedro said.
Mother could not speak. There was little food to cook and she had six children. It
was hard to feed a big family.
1. How many children did Aling Narda have?
a. Five
b. six
c. Seven
2. What meal did they eat?
a. breakfast
b. lunch
c. supper
3. How did Pedro eat his food?
a. slowly
b. fast
c. lazily
4. What did Mother bring for Pedro?
a. fried rice.
b. scorched rice
c. newly cooked rice
5. What were served on the table?
a. rice and meat c. bread and butter
b. rice and fried fish
6. How much rice did Pedro get?
a. none at all
b. a big amount
c. little amount
7. For how long did they eat the food?
a. in an hour.
b. in twenty minutes
c. in a short time
8. Why did the children finish their food at once?
a. The food was tasty.
b. They were in a hurry.
c. There was little to eat.
9. What did Aling Narda find about feeding a big family?
a. hard to feed.
b. easy to feed
c. slow to feed
10. Why did Pedro ask for more rice?
a. He was very hungry.
b. He wanted some for his sister.
c. He had eaten only a small amount.
Vocabulary:
Amount scorched
