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The document contains three short stories about a tricycle man named Nick, a cat and mouse living in an old house, and a girl named Marian doing a seed planting experiment. Nick has multiple passengers requesting rides but only has one seat, until Mr. Perez offers to help solve the problem. A mouse sneaks cheese from the table at night but is chased by a cat, though it escapes. Marian plants some seeds and successfully grows them into plants with care and attention.

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The document contains three short stories about a tricycle man named Nick, a cat and mouse living in an old house, and a girl named Marian doing a seed planting experiment. Nick has multiple passengers requesting rides but only has one seat, until Mr. Perez offers to help solve the problem. A mouse sneaks cheese from the table at night but is chased by a cat, though it escapes. Marian plants some seeds and successfully grows them into plants with care and attention.

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THE TRICYCLE MAN

Nick is a tricycle man. He waits for riders every morning.


“Please take me to the bus station,” says Mr. Perez.
“Please take me to the market,” says Mrs. Pardo.
“Please take us to school,” say Mike and Kris.
“But I can take only one of you,” says Nick to the children.
“Oh, I can sit behind you Nick,” says Mr. Perez.
“Kris or Mike can take my seat."
“Thank you, Mr. Perez,” say Mike and Kris.
Questions
1.
Who is the tricycle man?
a. Mike
b. Nick
c. Mr. Perez
2.
What was Nick’s problem?
a. There was a lot of traffic.
b. He could not take the children to school.
c. There was only one seat for either Kris or Mike.
3.
How many riders did the tricycle man have?
a. two
b. four
c. three
4.
Who helped solve Nick’s problem?
a. Mr. Perez
b. Mrs. Pardo
c. another tricycle driver
5.
Which word describes Mr. Perez?
a. kind
b. strict
c. proud
6.
Which happened last?
a. Mr. Perez told Nick to take him to the bus station.
b. Mrs. Pardo told Nick to take her to the market.
c. Kris and Mike told Nick to take them to school.
CAT AND MOUSE
A mouse and a cat lived in an old house. The mouse stayed
in a hole while the cat slept under the table.
One night, the mouse got out of its hole. “Mmm, Cheese!” it
thought, as it went up the table. As it started nibbling the cheese,
a fork fell. It woke the cat up so it ran up the table. But the mouse
was too fast for the cat. It quickly dashed to its hole. Safe at last!
Questions
1.
Where did the cat and the mouse live?
a. in a big hole
b. in an old house
c. under the dining table
2.
Why did the mouse get out of its hole?
a. to find a mate
b. to look for food
c. to play with the cat
3.
Why did the cat wake up?
a. It smelled the food.
b. The mouse asked it to play.
c. It heard the noise made by the fork.
4.
In order to catch the mouse, what could the cat do next time?
a. run faster
b. sleep later
c. stay alert for loud sounds
5.
Which happened last in the story?
a. The mouse smelled the food on the table.
b. The cat woke up and chased the mouse.
c. The mouse ran to its hole.
6.
Why was the mouse thankful at the end of the story?
a. It was able to get away from the cat.
b. It ate bread and cheese.
c. It saw the cat.
MARIAN’S
EXPERIMENT
saw her mother cooking.
“Mama, do we have mongo seeds?” asked Marian. “I will
do an experiment.”
“Yes, we have some in the cabinet,” answered Mama.
Marian got some seeds and planted them in a wooden
box. She watered the seeds every day. She made sure they got
enough sun. After three days, Marian was happy to see stems
and leaves sprouting. Her mongo seeds grew into young plants
Questions
1.
What did Marian look for in the kitchen?
a. mango seeds
b. mongo seeds
c. melon seeds
2.
What did she do with the seeds?
a. She played with them.
b. She cooked them.
c. She planted them.
3.
Which of the following events happened last?
a. Some stems and leaves sprouted from the seeds.
b. Marian planted the mongo seeds in a wooden box.
c. Marian watered the soil where the seeds were planted.
4.
What did Marian know about planting seeds?
a. Seeds should be placed in a wooden box in the house.
b. Seeds grow whether or not one takes care of them.
c. Seeds need water and sunlight in order to grow.
5.
What can one learn from Marian?
a. It is good to be happy.
b. It is good to be curious.
c. It is good to be obedient.
6.
Which sentence tells that Marian’s experiment was successful?
a. Mother said there were mongo seeds in the cabinet.
b. Stems and leaves started to sprout from the seeds.
c. The mongo seeds had enough water and sunlight.

ON MARKET DAY
Every Saturday, Manuel goes to market with his father,
Mang Ador. They always pass by Aling Juaning’s stall to buy
meat. They go to Mang Tinoy’s for fresh vegetables. They also
visit Aling Tita’s seafood section.
Whenever Mang Ador buys something, Manuel always tries
to predict what his father will cook for lunch. Today Mang Ador
bought tamarind, tomatoes, string beans, radish, and shrimp.
“I know what we will have for lunch,” says Manuel happily.
Can you guess it, too?
Questions
1.
Who is the father in the selection?
a. Ador
b. Tinoy
c. Manuel
2.
Which stall do the father and son get their fish from?
a. Mang Tinoy’s stall
b. Aling Tita’s stall
c. Aling Juaning’s stall
3.
What section of the market do the father and son always go to?
a. fish, meat, and fruits sections
b. vegetable, fish, and fruit sections
c. vegetable, seafood, and meat sections
4.
In the story, the boy tries to predict what they will have for lunch.
When one tries to predict, one tries to ______.
a. ask
b. hear
c. guess
5.
The boy in the story shows us that a person can find out what his
family will have for lunch by ______________.
a. looking at what his father buys from the market
b. asking his mother what she thinks his father will cook
c. smelling the scents in the kitchen as his father cooks
6.
What do you think does Manuel say on their way to the market?
a. “I’m tired.”
b. “I’m excited.”
c. “I‘m nervous.”

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