LAWIGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Lawigan, Bislig City

School ID: 304894
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WORKSHEET ON READING LITERACY

Reaching Comprehension Activity

Read the given selection and answer the questions that follow. Encircle the letter of the correct answer .
OUTER SPACE

From far out in space, Earth looks like a blue ball. Since water covers three-fourths of the Earth’s surface, blue is the color we see
most. The continents look brown, like small islands floating in the huge, blue sea. White clouds wrap around the Earth like a light blanket. The
Earth is shaped like a sphere, or a ball. It is 25,000 miles around! It would take more than a year to walk around the whole planet. A spaceship
can fly around the widest part of the sphere in only 90 minutes.

Even though spaceships have traveled to the Moon, people cannot visit the Moon without special suits. The Moon has no air or water.
Plants and animals can’t live there either. Astronauts first landed on the Moon in 1969. After that, there were six more trips to the Moon. They
brought back Moon rocks, which scientists are still studying. There are holes, or craters, all over the Moon’s surface. Scientists believe that
meteorites smashed into the Moon millions of years ago and formed the craters.

The Sun is the closest star to Earth. A star is a hot ball of burning gas. The Sun looks very big because it is so close. But the Sun is
just a medium-sized star. Billions of far-away stars are much bigger than our Sun. The burning gases from the Sun are so hot that they warm
the Earth from 93 million miles away! Even though the Sun is always glowing, the night here on Earth is dark. That’s because the Earth rotates,
or turns around, every 24 hours. During the day, the Earth faces the Sun. Then we see light. During the night, the Earth turns away from the
Sun. Then it faces the darkness of space.

1. Why is blue the color we see most when looking at Earth from outer space?
A. Because the Sun’s rays make the Earth look blue.
B. Because most of the Earth is covered in water.
C. Because most of the Earth is covered in land.
D. Because clouds wrap around the Earth.

2. Read this sentence from the story. Scientists believe that meteorites smashed into the Moon millions of years ago and formed the craters.
What does formed mean?
A. Broke Hit B. Hit Made C. Broke D. Stopped

3. What causes daylight on Earth?

A. The full Moon causes daylight.
B. Daylight is caused by the Earth facing away from the Sun.
C. The heat of the Sun’s rays causes daylight.
D. Daylight is caused by the Earth facing toward the Sun.

4. Which of the following sentences BEST describes the Sun?

A. The Sun looks small because it is so far from Earth.
B. The Sun is a ball of burning gases that gives the Earth heat and light.
C. The Sun is a small star.
D. The Sun is not as hot as it looks.

5. Why did the astronauts bring rocks back from the Moon?
A. Because they didn’t know if they would return to the Moon ever again.
B. Because they wanted to prove that they went to the Moon.
C. Because they wanted to remember how the Moon looked.
D. Because they wanted to study them and learn more about the Moon.

6. What is the main idea of the article?

A. Plants and animals can’t live on the Moon.
B. Without the Sun we would have no heat or light.
C. We know a lot about the Earth, Moon, and Sun, but there is still more to learn.
D. From outer space, the Earth looks tiny, even though it is thousands of miles around .

STUDENT’S NAME: _______________________________________ DATE: ________________________

GRADE AND SECTION: ____________________________________ SCORE: ______________________

 LAWIGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Lawigan, Bislig City
School ID: 304894
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WORKSHEET ON READING LITERACY

Reaching Comprehension Activity

Read the following selections and answer the questions that follow. Encircle the letter of the correct answer .

Carly's Family

Carly has a large family. She lives with four people. Carly also has two pets. Carly’s mom is a doctor. Carly’s mom works
at the hospital. Carly’s mom helps people who are sick.
Carly’s dad works at home. Carly’s dad cooks for the family. Carly’s dad drives the kids to soccer practice.
Carly has two brothers. James is ten years old. Scott is fourteen years old. Carly has two pets. Jinx is a small, black cat.
Diego is a large, brown dog.
Carly loves her family!

QUESTIONS:

1. How many people are in Carly's family?

A. four B. five C. six D. Seven

2. Carly's mom works at the

A. restaurant B. mall C. hospital D. School

3. This passage is mostly about Carly's

A. family B. pets C. soccer team

4. Which of the following is most likely true?

A. Carly's mom coaches the soccer team.
B. James is the best soccer player in the family.
C. Jinx and Diego are part of Carly's family.
D. Carly feels unhappy with her family

5. The oldest brother in Carly's family is

A. James B. Scott C. DiegoD. Jinx

STUDENT’S NAME: _______________________________________ DATE: ________________________

GRADE AND SECTION: ____________________________________ SCORE: _______________________

 LAWIGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Lawigan, Bislig City
School ID: 304894
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

WORKSHEET ON READING LITERACY

Reaching Comprehension Activity

Read the following selections and answer the questions that follow. Encircle the letter of the correct answer .

Spider Webs

All spiders spin webs. That's because webs help spiders. Webs help spiders do three things. Webs help spiders hold
eggs. Webs help spiders hide. And webs help spiders catch food.

Webs help spiders hold eggs. Many spiders like to lay their eggs in their webs. The webs help keep the eggs together.
Webs help spiders keep their eggs safe.

Webs help spiders hide. Most spiders are dark. They are brown, grey, or black. But spider webs are light. They are white
and cloudy. When spiders hide in their webs, they are harder to see.

Webs help spiders catch food. Spider webs are sticky. When a bug flies into the web, it gets stuck. It moves around. It
tries to get out. But it can't. It is trapped! Spiders can tell that the bug is trapped. That's because spiders feel the web move. And
the spider is hungry. The spider goes to get the bug.

As you can see, webs help spiders hold eggs. Webs help spiders hide. And webs help spiders catch food. Without webs,
spiders would not be able to live like they do. Spiders need their webs to survive!

QUESTIONS:

1. This passage is mostly about

A. spider colors B. spider webs C. spider eggs

2. Spider webs help spiders

A. hold eggs B. keep warm C. find water

3. As used in paragraph 4, the word trapped most nearly means

A. stuck B. hidden C. Eaten

4. How can spiders tell when something is trapped in their web?

A. They hear it. B. They smell it. C. They feel it.

5. As used in the last sentence of the passage, the word survive means to stay
A. alive B. hidden C. caught

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