HOW OUR FOREFATHERS KEPT
THEMSELVES CLEAN
Our forefathers were clean and neat. They kept themselves
clean by bathing often and wearing clean clothes.
To keep their black hair clean, they used the suds of gugo
bark boiled in water for their soap. Their hair smelled sweet
with their perfumed oil. To keep their teeth even, they filled
them with iron or stones while they were young. Their teeth
looked red because of the betelnut they chewed to preserve
them.
Answer.
1. What is the story about?
a how we should clean ourselves b. how our forefathers taught us to be clean
c. how our forefathers kept themselves clean
2. What words describe our forefathers?
a hardworking b. clean and neat c. kind and helpful
3. How did they keep themselves clean?
a dressed well b. used perfume c. bathed themselves often
4. What was the color of their hair?
a gray b black c. brown
5. What did they use as soap to keep their hair clean?
a coconut oil b. boiled water c. suds of gugo bark
6. Did they use soap in those days?
a. Yes b. No c. The story does not tell
7. What made their hair smell sweet?
a perfumed oil b. boiled water c. orange juice
8. What did they do with the gugo bark?
a threw them away b. wet them with water
c boiled them in water
9. How were their teeth kept even?
a by cutting with a knife b. by filling with sandpaper
c. by filling with stones or iron
10. What made their teeth look ugly?
a. the red color b. their uneven shapes c. the way they were filed
Answer the following.
1. What is the story about?
2. What words describe our forefathers?
3. How did they keep themselves clean?
4. What was the color of their hair?
5. What did they use as soap to keep their hair clean?
6. Did they use soap in those days?
7. What made their hair smell sweet?
8. What did they do with the gugo bark?
9. How were their teeth kept even?
10. What made their teeth look ugly?
Demonstrative pronouns
•Points out a specific person, place, thing,
or idea.
•Examples:
•That is a beautiful costume.
•These are the t-shirts I designed.
Demonstrative adjectives
• This, that, these, and those can be used as both adjectives and
pronouns.
• When they modify nouns or pronouns, they are called
demonstrative adjectives.
• When they are used alone, they are called demonstrative
pronouns.
• Examples of demonstrative adjectives:
• Why are these books laying on the floor?
• I prefer that brand of ice cream.
Identify the
demonstrative pronoun
or
demonstrative adjective
in the following sentences
1. Use this pen to sign your name.
2. That is the craziest cat I have ever
seen!
3. We parked in this parking lot because
the other one was full.
4. All of those glasses are clean now.
5. That sounded like a sonic boom!
6. Can you understand the plot of that
book?
7. Please take these books to the storage
closet.
8. The dress you bought can only be worn
with those shoes.
9. Those are so awesome, Mary!
10. I saw a rabbit run under these bushes.
11. Can we take those into the game?
12. This costume makes me want to
scratch all over.
13. I saw the teacher go into that room.
14. May I have one of those markers,
please?
15. What do you see in those clouds?
Identify the underlined words DP if Demonstrative
Pronoun or DA if Demonstrative Adjective.
1. What do you see in those clouds?
2. May I have one of those markers, please?
3. I saw the teacher go into that room.
4. This costume makes me want to scratch all over.
5. Can we take those into the game?
6. I saw a rabbit run under these bushes.
7. Those are so awesome, Mary!
8. The dress you bought can only be worn with those shoes.
9. Can you understand the plot of that book?
10. Please take these books to the storage closet.
Choose the correct demonstrative
pronoun.
1. (These are, This are the shoes I like.
2. (That is, Those is) the car I bought.
3. (This is, Those are) the attendees of the rally.
4. (This is, These are) the favorite restaurant of my late grandfather .
5. Oh a wallet! Did you drop (this, these)?
6. (These are, That is) not my training equipment.
7. Can we do better than that, those)?
8. These are bigger than (these, those).
9. Who is (that, those) knocking at the door?
10. Is (that, those) yours?
