Grade Two

Reading Habit Material for July 4th Week

GOING TO MARKET

One Saturday morning, Josie went to market with her

mother. She saw many kinds of fish, vegetables and fruits.
Mother bought tomatoes, mangoes, pechay and eggplant.
“Will you not buy meat and fish, Mother?” Josie asked.
“No, Josie, meat and fish cost much. I will buy mongo and
eggs instead,” Mother said.

Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer on your

answer sheet.
1. Where did Josie go?
a. To school
b. To market
c. To church
2. What time of the day was it?
a. Night
b. Morning
c. Afternoon
3. Which of these did Josie not see in the market?
a. Fish
b. Chickens
c. Vegetables
4. Which of these did Mother buy?
a. Rice
b. Corn
c. Mongo
5. Which of these did Mother not buy?
a. Meat
b. Pechay
c. Tomatoes
Grade Three
Reading Habit Material for July 4th Week

TAKING CARE OF ANIMALS

Victor lives on a farm. He lives with his parents in a little nipa house.
Victor has an elder sister named Nora. Victor and Nora help their
parents. They help take care of their animals. They have a carabao, a
horse, a goat and some chickens. Father takes care of the horse. Victor
takes care of the carabao. Mother takes care of the chickens. Nora
takes care of the goat. Their animals are all fat and healthy. Each one
takes care of his animal very well.

Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer on your answer

sheet.
1. Where does Victor live?
a. in the city
b. on a farm
c. near the sea
2. Which word tells about their house?
a. nipa b. cement c. wooden
3. Who is Victor’s sister?
a. Niña b. Nora c. Nida
4. Who is older, Victor or Nora?
a. Nora b. Victor c. Does not tell
5. How many kinds of animals do they have?
a. 3 b. 4 c. 5
6. Which one do they not have?
a. cow b. horse c. carabao
7. Who takes care of the horse?
a. Victor
b. Father
c. Mother
8. Who takes care of the carabao?
a. Nora
b. Victor
c. Father
9. Who takes care of the chickens?
a. Nora
b. Victor
c. Mother
10. Which one does Nora take care of?
a. goat
b. chickens
c. carabao
Grade Four
Reading Habit Material for July 4th Week

ANA’S PET

Mother bought two piglets. She had a pigpen ready for them.
“These pigs should be given a good care,” she told Ana. “Can you help me take
care of them?”
“Of course, Mother,” answered Ana. “I’ll help you take care of them.”
So Ana became the caretaker of the piglets. She cleaned the pen early in the
morning and gave them baths. She fed them swill which she got from their
neighbors.
Soon the piglets grew big and fat. When they were ready for sale, Ana felt sad.
She knew Mother would get a good price for them but she would lose her pets.

Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.
1. What did Ana’s mother buy?
a. two piglets
b. three piglets
c. four piglets
2. Where did she keep them?
a. in their yard
b. in a pigpen
c. under the house
3. Whom did she ask to help her take care of them?
a. Ana b. her maid c. her neighbor
4. Did Ana like to take care of the pigs?
a. Yes b. No c. Perhaps
5. What new job did Ana have?
a. nurse of the pigs
b. friend of the pigs
c. caretaker of the pigs
6. At what time of the day did she clean the pigpen?
a. early in the morning
b. late in the afternoon
c. at noon
7. Who gave baths to the pigs?
a. Ana herself
b. Ana’s sister
c. Ana’s mother
8. Where did Ana get the swill for the pigs?
a. from the market
b. from a nearby store
c. from their neighbors
9. What happened with the pigs?
a. became sick
b. grew big and fat
c. did not grow at all
10. How did Ana feel when the pigs were ready for sale?
a. very happy b. angry c. sad
Grade Five
Reading Habit Material for July 4th Week

HOW THE ROMANS COOKED THEIR FOOD

Long ago the Romans used to cook their food just as the way hunters today
sometimes do. They dug out an oven in the ground, lined it with stones and made a
fire in it. When the improvised oven was well heated, they raked out the ashes, put
in the food and covered it. We learned about this from excavations in the city of
Pompeii. Pompeii was destroyed and buried during the eruption of a volcano
hundreds of years ago. When the city was excavated, ovens with wood and ashes
were found among the ruins. It is believed that just as the cooks were about to bake,
the fiery volcano rained out ashes and boiling lava and burned down the city.

Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.
1. In ancient times, how did the Romans cook their food?
a. just as the cooks do today
b. just as the people do today
c. just as some hunters do today
2. What did they used to line the ground where they built the ovens?
a. lime b. clay c. stones
3. What did they do with the oven before putting in the food?
a. They cooled it.
b. They heated it.
c. They poured water in it.
4. Where did they dig their ovens?
a. in the ground
b. in the cement
c. in the tree trunks
5. What did they rake out of the oven before putting in their food?
a. sand b. ashes c. wood
6. Who cooked their food in underground ovens?
a. the Jews b. the Italians c. the Romans
7. Who had ovens with wood ashes in them?
a. the British
b. the Romans
c. the people of Pompeii
8. What destroyed Pompeii?
a. a great fire
b. a terrible flood
c. a volcanic eruption
9. What were the cooks about to do when the volcano erupted?
a. eat b. bake c. wash dishes
10. What was done with the buried city?
a. rebuilt
b. forgotten
c. excavated
 Grade Six
Reading Habit July 4th Week
WINDOW
Did you know that the word window actually has something to do with wind?
The first English windows were slits in the wall that let in so much wind that they were
called “wind’s eyes.” Gradually “wind’s eye” became window.
Ancient castles were as windowless as peasants’ huts. A hole in the ceiling let
out the smoke from the cooking fires. Finally, someone decided that narrow slit in the
wall would let out more smoke and let in the air. This opening also permitted light to
enter, but it was hard to keep bad weather out. People tried to do this by stretching
tapestries and sheepskins over their “wind’s eye,” and sometimes stuffing straw around
the corners.
At first only kings and queens used glass windows, but finally glass became
plentiful enough for the common people to use as well.
One of the kings of England imposed a tax on windows. Anyone living in a
house with more than ten windows had to pay a tax of 10 shillings a year. During the
next fifty years, this tax increased until many people had to brick up most of the
windows in their houses. This law was changed in 1845, when it was discovered that
windowless houses were bad for the health because they did not let in enough fresh air
or light.
God’s word is the “window” that brings spiritual light into our hearts. Jesus said, I
am the light world that whosoever believe in me should not abide in darkness.”
Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.
1. The word window has something to do with the
A. sleet B. wind C. winter D. doughnut
2. Ancient castles had ___. A. many windows C. stained glass
B. slits in the floor D. no windows
3. In ancient castles, smoke from the cooking fires escaped through____?
A. A fan that circulated clean air C. slits in the floor
B. An air vent over the fire D. a hole in the ceiling
4. The first English windows were___? A. paper- covered window
B. glass windows C. slits in the wall D. portholes
5. When glass windows were first invented __.
A. everybody had them C. only the king and queen had them
B. only the rich had them D. nobody had them
6. Windows were enjoyed by the common people____.
A. when their children are grown C. When Columbus discovered America
B. when glass became plentiful D. when they fought for them
7. When King William III’s tax on windows became too high, people___.
A. left England C. put more windows in their homes
B. moved outdoors D. bricked up their windows
8. Anyone with more than ten windows had to pay___.
A. fifty shilling a year C. half of their income
B. ten shillings a year D. a tenth of their income
9. Houses without windows are bad for the health because ___
A. they look strange C. air and light cannot enter
B. people cannot see their neighbor D. it is dark inside
10. We get spiritual light from___.
A. church window B. angels C. God D. stars
.