The Eyebrows

Eyebrows are part of the face which serve two

purposes-for beauty and protection.
Eyebrows make the face look more beautiful by
calling attention to the eyes. They make the eyes look
healthier and brighter.
Eyebrows not only beautify the face but also
protect the eyes from sweat. Without the eyebrows,
drops of sweat may run into the eyes and blur the
sight. Sweat in itself is poisonous and should be ridoff.

Choose the letter of the correct answer

1. The part of the body mentioned in the selection is the
(a. eyelashes b. eyelids c. eyebrows).
2. This part makes the face look
(a. beautiful b. sad
c. sleepy).
3. Aside from beauty, they also serve the purpose of
(a. communication b. conservation
c. protection).
4. They call attention to the
(a. nose b. eyes
c. cheeks).
5. They make them look
(a. uglier
b. healthier
c. funnier).
6. They protect the eyes from
(a. sweat b. glare
c. diseases).
7. Sweats
(a. sweet b. useful c. poisonous).
8. Sweat can blur the sense of
(a. sight b. smell
c. hearing).
9. Sweat should be
(a. conserved
b. rid-of c. licked).
10. Eyebrows
(a. are useful
b. should be shaved
c. are useless).

Calla Lilies
The stately flowers that are commonly used for decorating the church during
weddings are the calla lilies. Calla lilies are also called Baguio lilies because they
grow abundantly there.
Calla lilies grow singly on long slender stalks. They may either be yellow or
white. They are made into bridal bouquets or even wreaths.

Choose the letter of the correct answer

1. Calla lilies are commonly used for (a. corsages
b. garlands
c. church decoration).
2. They are also called (a. water lilies
b. rose lilies
c. Baguio lilies).
3. In Baguio, these lilies grow (a. abundantly
b. scarcely c. singly)
4. Calla lilies grow (a. in clusters
b. singly
c. in pairs).
5. The selection is about (a. gumamela b. calla lilies
c. sampaguita)
6. Their stalks are (a. slender
b. stout
c. wide).
7. They may either be (a. white or red
b. red or yellow
c. yellow or
white).
8. Brides use calla lilies in their (a. wreaths
b. corsage c.
bouquets).
9. Calla lilies are also used for (a. corsage for the head
b. corsage for the
dress
c. wreath for the dead).
10.Calla lilies are (a. stately
b. fancy
c. unattractive).

Magnets
Magnets have the power of attracting objects made of steel, iron and other
metals.
The discovery of the magnet and the many things that have been made out
of it have brought about many discoveries and useful things. The magnet makes
possible the compass that was used and still being used by travelers - pilots, sailors,
boy scouts, soldiers, engineers and others. The magnet which makes use of
electricity has made all types of electric and industrial motors.

Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Magnets can attract almost all things made of (a. plastic
b.
metals
c. wood).
2. The discovery of the magnet led many (a. inventions
b.
revolutions
c. problems).
3. Magnets made possible the inventions of the (a. compass b. computer
c. camera).
4. Pilots, sailors, boy scouts, soldiers, engineers depend much on (a. compass
c. electricity
c. motors).
5. Magnets also make use of (a. electricity
b. gas
c.
water
power)
6. Electric and industrial motor became possible after the discovery of (a.
electricity
b. magnets c. water power).
7. Compass is most useful to (a. farmers
b. teachers
c. travelers).
8. Motors make use of (a. magnets b. plastic
c. wood).
9. These days, magnets (are no longer being used
b. are still being
used
c. has been replaced).
10.Compass, too, (is no longer being used
b. is still being used
c. has been replaced).

Purifying Drinking Water

There are diferent ways of purifying water for drinking purposes. Distillation
is one. Distilled water is made by evaporating water and then condensing the
water vapor from the boiling water. Bacteria are remove by passing water
through a filter. Adding chemicals to the water also makes it pure. But the best
way of purifying water at home is by boiling it. When water is boiled, the bacteria
in it are surely killed.

Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. The selection is about (a. kinds of
b. sources of
c.
ways
of
purifying) water.
2. Purified water can be used for (a. washing
b. drinking
c. bathing).
3. The paragraph is about (a. milk
b. water
c. bacteria).
4. Distillation is one way to purify (a. air
b. water
c. milk).
5. Distilling is done by making the water (a. bubble
b. freeze
c.
evaporates):
6. And then making it condense to (a. water
b. ice
c. gas).
7. When water is purified, it is (a. safe
b. dangerous
c. not good)
to drink.
8. (a. Bacteria b. Wastes
c. Dust) in water are killed by boiling.
9. Distilled water is used by (a. rich
b. healthy
c. unhealthy) people.
10.Water must be made (a. clear
b. sweet
c. safe) for drinking
purposes.

Counting the Rain

I love counting the rain, Mother.
As they patter and as I see
Do not all the great men like Rizal
Count rain, too, when still young like me?
See the numerous dropping rains
How hard it is for little brains,
And I recall the childrens riddle
About the old mans countless canes.
How I love the fast falling rain
Like a thousand pounding pestles
And the little rushing water
Down the stream to see it nestles.

Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. The child is talking to his (a. Father
b. Mother
c. Sister).
2. The child loves to (a. count
b. drink
c. catch) the
rain.
3. The child wants to know if counting the rain has also been a art time activity
of (a. great men
b. old men
c. sickly men).
4. The rain nestles in the (a. dream
b. stream
c. street).
5. The old mans countless canes are (a. riddle
b. fiddle
c. peddler).
6. The water rushes to the (a. brook
b. stream
c. street).
7. In the riddle, the countless canes refer to the (a. little brain
b.
dropping brain
c. stream).

8. The rain (a. withers

b. patters
c. gathers).
9. The child loves the (a. fast
b. slow
c. tumbling)
rain.
10.The fast falling rain is also like (a. rushing water
b. big waves
c. pounding pestles).

Stars
Stars grow old. The age is shown by its size and color. Young stars are giant
clouds which are dull red in color. As millions oy years pass, they grow hotter and
more compact and their color becomes bright red. As it grows older, it turns into
yellow.
At the prime of its life, it shows of a bluish color. At this stage, the star is
hottest.
Later, the star cools of and changes from bluish to yellow, then bright red to
dull red. Eventually, the star becomes a dark, cold-surfaced that flies on through an
endless night.

Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Stars (a. never grow old
b. always stay young
c. grow old).
2. The age of a star is shown by its (a. size and color b. nearness to the earth
c. position in the solar system).
3. Young stars look (a. yellowish
b. bright red
c. dull red) in color.
4. As stars grow old, they become (a. bigger
b. smaller
c. wider).
5. At the prime of its life, the star is (a. yellowish
b. reddish
c.
bluish)
6. Blue stars are (a. the coolest
b. the hottest
c.
neither
hot nor cold).
7. Young stars are like (a. moons that have no light of their own
b.
small clouds that are light red in color c. giant clouds that are dull red in
color).
8. A star eventually becomes (a. cold
b. hot
c. hotter again).
9. This can very well be lesson in (a. science
b. good manners
c.
social studies).
10.An old star (a. still flies endlessly through space
b. stops flying into
space
c. becomes smaller until it disappears).

Jasmin
Jasmin flowers are small, white and fragrant like the sampaguita. They grow
in clusters and bloom throughout the year. Perfume is made from these flowers.
Perfume made from Jasmin flowers is one among the best and the costliest. In
China, Jasmin flowers are also used to give tea a fine scent. Jasmin leaves when
boiled, give oil used as medicine.
The Jasmin plant is a shrub which can be grown from cuttings or by layering.
In layering, a branch is covered with wet soil and kept in place until the roots grow.
The branch is then transplanted in pots or on the ground. Porous soil is best for
Jasmin plants.

Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Jasmin, according to the selection, is the name of a (a. princess
b.
flower c. girl).
2. Jasmin flowers are small, white and fragrant like the (a. gardenia b.
calachuchi
c. sampaguita)
3. They grow (a. in clusters b. in pairs
c. singly).
4. They bloom (a. from November until March b. from January to December
c. from November until March).
5. The Chinese use them in their (a. meals
b. hair
c. tea)
6. Perfume is made from its (a. leaves
b. flowers
c. branch).
7. Oil is made from their ((a. leaves
b. flowers
c. branch).
8. Jasmin is (a. a shrub
b. a vine
c. an air pant).
9. The Jasmin plant grows from (a. seeds
b. cuttings
c. spores)
10.The kind of soil where Jasmin thrives best is one that is (a. sandy
b.
porous
c. clay)

The Universe
The sun is a huge ball of hot gases which gives us heat and light. Around it
revolves the nine planets, one of which is the earth. The planets, together with the
meteors, meteorites, nd planetoids, make up the solar system.
Far beyond the planets outside the solar system are the stars which may
even be bigger than our own sun. one may be able to see a thousand stars with the
naked eye. But with the help of a powerful telescopes, one may be able to see
millions of others.
The stars beyond the solar system are parts of a much larger system that
includes everything in the heavens. This system is the universe.

Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. This selection is about the (a. sun
b. solar system
c. universe).
2. The (a. planet
b. sun
c. star) is the main source of light.
3. As to size, stars are all (a. of the same size b. diferent from one another
c. grouped accordingly).
4. As to number, stars can be (a. in hundreds
b. in thousands
c. in millions)
5. We may see all the stars through (a. the naked eye b. the microscope c. the
telescope).
6. The number of planets known to man are so far (a. 6
b. 7
c. 9).
7. The sun, the planets with its moons, the meteors and the meteorites make up
our (a. galaxy
b. galaxy
c. universe).

8. Comparing the solar system and the universe, the solar system is (a. smaller
b. bigger
c. just as big).
9. The universe contains everything that is found in (a. earth b. the
heavens
c. the solar system)
10.Other stars in the heavens that are part of the universe are found (a. within
our solar system
b. beyond our solar system
c. side by
side with our solar system).

Air Pollution
Today, in most cities, smoke and exhaust fumes fill the air and endanger the
health and well-being of the people. Smoke and exhaust fumes contain harmful byproducts from gasoline burned in cars and from factories.
Air pollution or smog is a series problem in some cities. Smog consists of
smoke and exhaust fumes mixed with fog.
To control air pollution, smoke ordinances have been passed. Smoke belching
vehicles are checked and factories are required to reduce fumes emanating from
them.

Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Smoke and exhaust fumes are usually abundant in (a. cities
b.
farms
c. towns).
2. Pollution is not good for our (a. health
b. mind
c. spirit).
3. Smoke and exhaust fumes contain much (a. oxygen
b.
water
vapor
c. harmful gas)
4. Air pollution can make us (a. active
b. sleepy
c. sick).
5. When gasoline is burned, by-products are given of such as (a. oxygen and
nitrogen
b. carbon dioxide and water vapor
c.
smoke
and exhaust fumes).

6. When smoke and exhaust fumes are mixed with fog, we have what we call (a.
clouds
b. smog
c. fog).
7. The government is doing its best to (a. totally remove air pollution
b. encourages air pollution
c. control air pollution).
8. To lessen air pollution, the government has passed (a. fishing ordinance
b. logging ordinance
c. smoke ordinance).
9. Vehicles are banned from (a. playing the streets
b.
picking
up
passengers
c. belching smoke).
10.Exhaust fumes are by-products of (a. burning gasoline
b.
healthy
people
c. plants and trees).

The Cows Milk Glands

Glands are parts of the body which produce the things the body needs. For
example, the salivary glands produce saliva which helps in the digestion of food.
There are certain glands which are more beautiful and wonderful than others
because they exist to serve others. One of these is the milk gland.
When the cow has a calf, the gland called udder, which makes milk, becomes
active. It transforms the blood that passes through it into milk for the young calf.
The calfs mother eat grass and turns it into blood. Then the udder turns the blood
into milk, which is the best food not only for a calf but also for us.

Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Glands are parts of the body that produce (a. the wastes of the body
b. the things the body needs
c. things that poison the
body).
2. Salivary glands in the body produce what is called (a. saliva
b.
blood
c. urine).
3. Saliva helps in (a. blood circulation
b. digestion of food
c.
absorption of food).
4. The gland the produces milk is called (a. salivary glands
b.
udder
c. digestive glands).

5. When a cow has a calf, the milk glands become (a. dry and inactive
b. active
c. paralyzed).
6. Udder can transform blood that passes through it to (a. saliva
b. oil
c. milk).
7. What the cow eats is first turned into (a. water
b. milk
c. blood)
8. Cows milk is the best for its (a. masters
b. young ones
c. sick calves).
9. Milk is good not only for the calf but also for (a. babies
b.
sick
people
everyone).
10.Considered more beautiful and wonderful than other glands is the (a. salivary
glands
b. oil glands
c. milk glands).