FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL

It was first day of classes. The Grade Two children were

happy. They were telling stories about themselves.
“I am eight years old. My father is a teacher,” Edna said.
“I live in Tondo. I am also eight years old,” Lucita said.
“My mother is a vendor. My father is a driver. I am nine
years old,” Rolando said.
1. What grade were the children in?
A. Grade One
B. Grade Two
C. Grade Four
2. Whose father was a driver?
A. Edna’s father
B. Lucita’s father
C. Rolando’s father
3. Who lived in Tondo?
A. Edna
B. Lucita
C. Rolando
4. Who was not eight years old?
A. Edna
B. Lucita
C. Rolando
 5. What was Edna’s father?
A. A driver
B. A doctor
C. A teacher

DARIO’S PET
Dario was alone in his room. He was drawing his pet dog.
His dog was quiet while he was drawing it.
Dario colored the picture brown and white. He wrote a
story under it. It is like this.

This is my pet. His name is Spotty. He is my

playmate. I love Spotty.

1. What was Dario doing?

A. Playing
B. Sleeping
C. Drawing
2. What was Darios’s pet?
A. A cat
B. A pig
C. A dog
 3. What did Dario call his pet?
A. Spotty
B. Brownie
C. Doggie
4. What did Dario write under his drawing?
A. A story
B. A poem
C. A paragraph
5. Who was Dario’s playmate?
A. His dog
B. His sister
C. His brother

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.
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
 AT THE RIZAL PARK
It is Sunday. There are many people at the Rizal
Park. The flowers are in bloom. The fish in the ponds are
many colors.
“Let us sit here,” Mother said. “Let us watch the
beautiful fountains.”
“I do not want sit, Mother. I want to play on the
green grass,” Bing said.
“Let us play with my ball,” Ernesto said.

1. What day is it?

A. Sunday
B. Monday
C. Tuesday
2. What are in the ponds?
A. Fish
B. Grass
C. Flowers
3. What are in bloom?
A. The fish
B. The flowers
C. The fountains
4. Who wants to play?
A. Bing
B. Father
C. Mother
5. What does Mother say are beautiful?
A. The fish
B. The flowers
C. The fountains

HELPING MOTHER
Do you help at home like Merla does? What do
you do?
Merla, a Grade Two pupil, goes home as soon as
her class is over. She helps her mother sell in their little
store. She helps in closing the store at night.
In the morning Merla buys bread from a big
bakery. They sell the bread in their store. Her mother is
happy for her help.

1. What grade was Merla in?

A. Grade One
B. Grade Two
C. Grade Three
 2. Where does Merla help?
A. At home
B. In school
C. In the church
3. Where does Merla buy bread?
A. From the bakery
B. From the market
C. From the grocery
4. What do they do with the bread?
A. They sell them.
B. They eat all of them.
C. They give them away.
5. What does Merla do to help her mother?
A. She helps in the store.
B. She cleans the house.
C. She washes the clothes.

RECESS TIME
Clang! Clang! It was the bell for recess. The children line
up. Some went out to play. Others went to the toilet. There
were those who went to the school canteen to buy something
to eat.
“I will buy banana,” Elsa said.
 “I will buy chocolate,” Norma said. Anita looked at her
money and said, “I will buy a sandwhich.”
1. What did the bell signal?
A. Time for the recess
B. Time to go home
C. Time to stop playing
2. Did all the children go out to play?
A. Yes
B. No
C. Perhaps
3. What did Elsa buy?
A. A sandwich
B. Chocolate
C. A banana
4. Who bought a sandwich?
A. Elsa
B. Anita
C. Norma
5. Where did the children buy food?
A. From the school clinic
B. From the sari-sari store
C. From the school canteen
 A TRIP TO BAGUIO
Nardo and his father were on a bus going to Baguio. It
was a very cold day so they had sweaters on.
“Those mountains are very high. They are green and
beautiful,” Nardo said.
“Look down,” said Father. “What do you see?”
“I can see the river. Its water is clear and clean. How
nice!” Nardo said.
1. Where were Nardo and his father going?
A. To Manila
B. To Baguio
C. To Quezon City
2. Which was true about the mountains?
A. They were blue.
B. They were high.
C. They were small.
3. What did the Father ask Nardo to look at?
A. The river
B. The trees
C. The mountains
4. What was said about water?
A. It was clear.
B. It was white.
C. It was clear and white.
5. Why did Father and Nardo have their sweaters on?
A. It was a hot day.
B. It was a cold day.
C. It was windy day.

EDGAR’S BICYCLE
Edgar and Edna were playing together one moning.
“May I try your bicycle?” Edna asked. “It is blue and
new. I like it.”
“Father gave me this bicycle only yesterday. It was my
birthday gift from him,” Edgar said.
Edgar helped Edna get on the bicycle rode around the
house. How happy she was!
1. What time of the was it?
A. Evening
B. Morning
C. Afternoon
2. Who had a new bicycle?
A. Edna
B. Edgar
C. Father
 3. What was the color of the bicycle?
A. White
B. Red
C. Blue
4. Who went riding around the house?
A. Father
B. Edna
C. Edgar
5. Who gave the bicycle to Edgar?
A. Edna
B. His father
C. His mother

INDEPENDENCE DAY
“Tomorrow is June 12. We will celebrate our Independence
Day. We don’t have classes, Mother,” Norma told her mother
happily.
“What do you want to do tomorrow then?” Mother asked.
“Please, Mother, let us go to the Rizal Park. There will be a
parade. Many of my friends will be there,” Norma said.
“All right. Tell Nelly and Bella to get ready for tomorrow. We
shall all go and see the parade,” Mother said.
1. What is celebrated on June 12?
A. All Soul’s Day
B. Christmas Day
C. Independence Day
2. Who will have no classes?
A. Mother
B. Norma
C. Father
3. Where does Norma want to go?
A. To the mall
B. To the Rizal Park
C. To Nayong Pilipino
4. Who else will go to the Rizal Park?
A. Uncle Ben
B. Brother Jun
C. Nelly and Bella
5. What will they see?
A. A show
B. A dance
C. A parade

A GOOD HELPER
 Many children are good helpers at home. One such good
helper is Josefa.
Josefa is in Grade Two like you. Before she goes to school in
the morning, she does many things to help her mother. She
fixes her bed. She buys bread from the store. She sets table for
breakfast.
After coming from school, she takes care of her baby
brother. She waters the plants in the garden. Then she studies
her lessons.
1. What is Josefa?
A. A good cook
B. A good helper
C. A good washer
2. What grade is she in?
A. Grade Two
B. Grade Four
C. Grade Three
3. What does she buy from the store?
A. Bed
B. Plants
C. Bread

4. What does she prepare?

 A. The garden
B. The bed for sleeping
C. The table for breakfast
5. When does she study?
A. At night
B. In the morning
C. In the afternoon

EARLY MORNING
Gina woke up early. She looked out of the window. The
sun was shining brightly. The sky was clear and blue.
“It is a bright day,” Gina said as she jumped out of bed.
She combed her hair the garden where Father was working.
“I will help you, Father,” Gina said.
“No, Gina, come here. Take care your baby sister while I
go to the market Mother said.

1. What kind of day was it?

A. Bright day
B. Rainy day
C. Windy day
2. What was clear and blue?
 A. The sky
B. The day
C. The sun
3. Who was in the garden?
A. Baby
B. Father
C. Mother
4. What did Gina want to do?
A. Help Father
B. Help Mother
C. Play in the garden
5. Where was Mother going?
A. To school
B. To the market
C. To the garden

MONEY FROM AMERICA

“A letter from America,” the postman said as she
gave the letter to Minda.
“Thank you,” MInda said then called loudly,
“Mother! Father! A letter! It is from America.”
 Father looked at the letter. It was from their son,
Norman. As father opened the letter, something fell from it.
Mother picked it up and said happily, “It is money. It is a one
hundred dollar bill!”
How happy Father and Mother were! Minda was too
happy, too. “Now, Mother, you can buy me dress,” MInda said.
1. Where did the letter come from?
A. Pasay
B. Manila
C. America
2. What fell out of the letter?
A. Ring
B. Money
C. Picture
3. Where was Norman?
A. In Manila
B. In America
C. In Mindanao
4. How did Father and Mother feel?
A. Sad
B. Angry
C. Happy
 BOOKS
Books are our good friends. They make us happy. Some tell
nice stories and poems. Others teach beautiful songs. Still
others teach us about many things in the world.
Books live long if we take good care of them. We should
cover them. We should not tear their pages. We should not
write on their pages too.