Phil Iri English g3 Passages

Lucena North 1 Elementary School

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Grade 2- Generosity
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!”

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 c. what to wear during the summer
b. what to have 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 c. doing something that we like
b. doing something in the house
6. Which these is the best example of being helpful?

a. picking flowers b. cleaning up c. swimming
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.”
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
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.
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
WAITING FOR HER SISTER

Mara sat by the school gate.
It was the end of the day.
Mara looked at her watch.
“Where is Ate Mila?” she asked.

Mara looked at her watch again.
At last, Mila has come to pick her up.
“Let’s go home. Mama said it’s time for dinner,”

says Mila.
“I am glad you are here,” says Mara.
1. What did Mara want to do?

a. go home
b. go to school
c. go on a long trip
2. Why was Mara by the school gate?
a. She could not carry her big school bag.
b. She was waiting for her sister.
c. She wanted to know the time.
3. What part of the day was it?
a. the start of the school day
b. the middle of the school day
c. the end of the school day
4. What does the phrase "pick up" mean?
a. to get from the floor
b. to fetch someone and bring them home
c. to deliver something from one place to another
5. Why did Mara keep looking at her watch?
a. She wanted to check for the time.
b. She was worried that it was getting late.
c. She wanted to know the time that Mila left.
6. Which of these is the best thing for Mila to do so that Mara will not be so
worried? Mila should ________________.
a. come on time
b. give her a big hug
c. bring a friend along
THE EGG ON THE GRASS

Duck, Hen, and Bird are in the garden.
“I see a big, round egg on the grass,” says Bird.
“It is not my egg,” says Hen.
“My egg is in the nest.”
“It is not my egg,” says Duck.

“My eggs just hatched.”
“It is not an egg,” says Ben.
“It’s my rubber ball.”
1. Where are Bird, Hen, and Duck?

a. in the nest
b. in the garden
c. in the farmhouse
2. Who saw the egg first?
a. the hen
b. the duck
c. the bird
3. What word tells about the egg?
a. big and round
b. white and shiny
c. tiny and colorful
4. Who among the animals has a new baby?
a. the hen
b. the bird
c. the duck
5. What was the “egg” that the animals saw?
a. a large top
b. a rubber ball
c. a plastic cup
6. Why did the animals think that the rubber ball is an egg?
a. It is tiny.
b. It is white.
c. It is round.
THE CAPS AND THE KITTENS

Dan and Pepe will play.
“But the sun is hot,” says Pepe.
“Let us get our caps,” says Dan.
“My cap is not on my bed,” says Pepe.
“My cap is not in my bag,” says Dan.
“Look boys! Our cat has kittens,” says Mama.

“ Mik-mik has four kittens!” says Dan.
“Yay! The kittens nap in our caps!”
1. Why did Dan and Pepe need their caps?

a. The sun is hot.
b. They will play with their caps.
c. They will give the caps to the kittens.
2. What did Mama want them to look at?
a. the bag
b. the bed
c. the kittens
3. Who is Mik-mik?
a. the pet cat
b. the fat kitten
c. the big dog
4. What did the kittens use the caps for?
a. for playing
b. for sleeping on
c. for keeping them free from the hot sun
5. What did the boys feel when they saw the kittens?
a. sad
b. mad
c. happy
6. What do you think will the boys do after?
a. The boys will send the kittens away.
b. The boys will take the caps from the kittens.
c. The boys will let the kittens sleep on their caps.
A HAPPY PLACE
“Come with me,” says Dan.
“Where will we go?” Mina asks.
“We will go to a happy place
that has lots of balloons.”
“We will play, dance, and run.

We will have so much fun.
We will eat orange cake
that our mom and dad baked.”
“And then we will sing,

Happy birthday, dear Benny!”
1. Who asked Mina to go to a happy place?
a. Mom
b. Dan
c. Dad
2. What word says something about the happy place?
a. quiet
b. noisy
c. far
3. What will the children do in the happy place?
a. They will sing, skip and hop.
b. They will read, write and count.
c. They will dance, run and play.
4. Whose birthday is it?
a. Dan
b. Mina
c. Benny
5. Which word tells what Dan feels?
a. sad
b. afraid
c. excited
6. What is the best response that Benny can make after seeing Dan and
Mina?
a. I’m glad you came.
b. I can’t wait to go home.
c. I want to sing with you.
IN THE PARK
Today, Sam and Ria will go to the park.
What will they do there?
They will sit on the grass

and look at some bugs.
They will look at the holes

that the worms have just dug.
That is where they will stay

on this warm summer day.
But they must leave the park

before it gets dark.
1. Who will go to the park?

a. Cam and Mia
b. Dan and Iya
c. Sam and Ria
2. What will the children do in the park?
a. play with other children
b. observe the insects
c. watch the clouds
3. Why are the children not in school?
a. It is their Christmas break.
b. They are on a class field trip.
c. It is their summer vacation.
4. When should the children leave the park?
a. night time
b. lunch time
c. late afternoon
5. What else can the two children do at the park?
a. play with others
b. watch the stars
c. eat their dinner
6. What is the message of the story?
a. There are children who do not like the park.
b. There are people who tell others to visit the park.
c. There are many things to see and do at the park.

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Lucena North 1 Elementary School

“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!”

2. What were they talking about?

3. The children in the story could be _______

4. Which of these will they do if they are hungry?

5. Doing something "fun" means ______________.

6. Which these is the best example of being helpful?

“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.”

1. What is it that Ria does not like?

“Do you sell eggs?” asks Mel.

“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.

1. Who is the main character in the story?

WAITING FOR HER SISTER

It was the end of the day.

Mara looked at her watch.

“Where is Ate Mila?” she asked.

At last, Mila has come to pick her up.

“Let’s go home. Mama said it’s time for dinner,”

“I am glad you are here,” says Mara.

1. What did Mara want to do?

THE EGG ON THE GRASS

“I see a big, round egg on the grass,” says Bird.

“It is not my egg,” says Hen.

“My egg is in the nest.”

“It is not my egg,” says Duck.

“It is not an egg,” says Ben.

“It’s my rubber ball.”

1. Where are Bird, Hen, and Duck?

THE CAPS AND THE KITTENS

“But the sun is hot,” says Pepe.

“Let us get our caps,” says Dan.

“My cap is not on my bed,” says Pepe.

“My cap is not in my bag,” says Dan.

“Look boys! Our cat has kittens,” says Mama.

“Yay! The kittens nap in our caps!”

1. Why did Dan and Pepe need their caps?

“We will play, dance, and run.

“And then we will sing,

They will sit on the grass

They will look at the holes

That is where they will stay

But they must leave the park

1. Who will go to the park?

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