READING COMPREHENSION AND MOBILE PHONE USE AMONG

INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS

Dear Ma’am/Sir,

Health in the Lord and Blessings of the Holy Spirit!

We are the researchers from the Mount Carmel College of Escalante, Incorporated. We are
currently working on our research project, and we are in the process of collecting data.

We are conducting a research study about Reading Comprehension and Mobile Phone Use
Among Intermediate Learners. Your child’s participation in this study would involve
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during the study.

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THE RESEARCHERS
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 GET UP, JACKY!

“Ring! Ring!” rang the clock.

But Jacky did not get up.
“Wake up, Jacky! Time for school,” yelled Mom.
And yet Jacky did not get up.
“Beep! Beep!” honked the horn of the bus.
Jacky still laid snug on the bed.
Suddenly, a rooster crowed out loud and sat on the
windowsill.
Jacky got up and said with cheer,
“I will get up now. I will!”

1. Who is the main character in our story?

a. Jocky
b. Jicky
c. Jacky

2. Why did the main character need to wake up early?

a. to get to school on time
b. to get to work on time
c. to get to bed on time

3. What woke the character up?

a. the ringing of the alarm clock
b. the crowing of the rooster
c. Mom’s yelling
4. What did the character think as he/she "laid snug" on the bed?
a. “I do not want to get up yet.”
b. “I do not want to be late today.”
c. “I want to be extra early today.”

5. What does it mean to say something "with cheer?"

a. We say it sadly.
b. We say it happily.
c. We say it with fear.

6. Which of these statements fits the story?

a. Jacky liked being woken up by a clock.
b. Jacky liked being woken up by a bus horn.
c. Jacky liked being woken up by a rooster.
 FROG’S LUNCH

One day, a frog sat on a lily pad, still as a rock.

A fish swam by.
“Hello, Mr. Frog! What are you waiting for?” “I am
waiting for my lunch,” said the frog.
“Oh, good luck!” said the fish and swam away.
Then, a duck waddled by.
“Hello, Mr. Frog! What are you waiting for?” “I
am waiting for my lunch,” said the frog.
“Oh, good luck!” said the duck and waddled away.
Then a bug came buzzing by.
“Hello, Mr. Frog! What are you doing?” asked the
bug.
“I’m having my lunch! Slurp!” said the frog.
Mr. Frog smiled.

1. Who is the main character in the story?

a. the bug
b. the duck
c. the fish
d. the frog

2. What was he doing?

a. resting on a lily pad
b. chatting with a bug
c. hunting for his food
d. waiting for the rain
3. In what way was he able to get his lunch?
a. He was able to fool the fish.
b. He was able to fool the duck.
c. He was able to fool the rock.
d. He was able to fool the bug.

4. Why should the frog be “still as a rock?”

a. so that he will not scare the other animals away
b. so that he can catch his lunch
c. so that the other animals will think he is friendly
d. so that the fish will say nice things about him

5. Which of these words describe the duck?

a. patient
b. eager
c. curious
d. careful

6. Which of these words describe Mr. Frog?

a. patient
b. eager
c. curious
d. careful

7. Which of these characteristics would have helped the bug?

a. being patient
b. being eager
c. being curious
d. being careful
 YAWNING

What makes us yawn? Yawning is something that

we cannot control. Even in the mother’s womb,
eleven-week-old babies have been observed to
yawn. But why do we do it? One popular
explanation for yawning is that a person may be
tired or bored. Although many believe this to be
true, it cannot explain why athletes yawn before an
event or why dogs yawn before an attack.
It is said that yawning is caused by a lack of
oxygen and excess carbon dioxide. A good example
of this is when we yawn in groups. We yawn
because we are competing for air.
Others even believe that we yawn to cool our
brains off. Cool brains allow us to think more
clearly so yawning is said to help us become more
alert.

1. What is a fact about yawning?

a. It is something we cannot control.
b. It is something only humans do
c. It is a result of boredom.
d. It happens after birth.

2. Which of the following might make us yawn?

a. reading a book
b. being in a crowded room
c. being around plants
 d. being in a small air-conditioned car

3. What does the word "involuntary" mean?

a. expected
b. unexpected
c. within control
d. uncontrollable

4. Which of the following may be a benefit of yawning?

a. It warns us of possible attacks by dogs.
b. It provides us the carbon dioxide we need.
c. It cools our brains.
d. It balances the amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide.

5. According to the selection, what is most likely to happen after

we yawn?
a. We will become more alert.
b. We will be less tired.
c. We will be less sleepy.
d. We will be calmer.

6. In the selection, how is the word 'compete' used in the phrase

"competing for air?"
a. struggling to take in some air
b. arguing about breathing
c. battling it out for oxygen
d. racing to breathe more air

7. Which of the following shows evidence that "yawning" is

"competing for air?"
a. The passengers in an elevator yawned.
b. Several people yawned while picnicking at an open field.
c. Two people yawned inside a room with air-conditioning.
d. Three students yawned in a big empty room.

8. Which of the following is the best response when we see a

person/animal yawn?
a. Have the person eat a food item that is a good source of
energy.
b. Change the topic of conversation to a more interesting one.
c. Turn on an electric fan or source of ventilation.
d. Run away to avoid being attacked.
 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.

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.
THE SNAIL WITH THE BIGGEST HOUSE

A little snail told his father, “I want to have the

biggest house.” “Keep your house light and easy to
carry,” said his father.
But, the snail ate a lot until his house grew
enormous.
“You now have the biggest house,” said the snails.
After a while, the snails have eaten all the grass in
the farm.
They decided to move to another place.
“Help! I cannot move,” said the snail with the
biggest house.
The snails tried to help but the house was too
heavy.
So the snail with the biggest house was left behind.

1. What kind of house did the father snail want the little snail to
have?
a. big and tidy
b. hard and durable
c. large and colorful
d. light and easy to carry

2. The house grew enormous. A synonym of enormous is

a. huge
b. lovely
c. different
d. expensive
3. Why will the snails move to another place?
a. Their enemies bother them
b. They want to see other places.
c. They have eaten all the grass in the farm.
d. They don’t want to be with the snail with the biggest house.

4. What was the little snail’s problem when they were about to
move?
a. “Will I build another house?”
b. “How can I carry my very big house?”
c. “What will happen to my biggest house?”
d. “What if another snail will have a house bigger than mine?”

5. Why did the other snails leave the little snail behind?
a. He eats too much grass.
b. They did not want to be with him.
c. They could not move his very big house.
d. The little snail did not want to leave its house.

6. Which of the following did the little snail think at the end?
a. “My friends did not help me at all.”
b. “I should have stored more grass and leaves in my house.”
c. “Father was right. I should have a house that is easy to
carry.”
d. “Never mind if I stay behind. I have the biggest house
anyway.”

7. Which of the following will most likely happen to the little

snail?
a. It will die of hunger.
b. It will destroy its house.
c. It will follow the other snails.
d. It will live happily in the farm.
 ROCKS FROM OUTER SPACE

The pieces of rocks that come from outer space

have three names: meteor, meteorite, and
meteoroid.
A meteoroid is a piece of matter moving in space.
It moves as fast as 40 miles a second. It may be
large or small. Most meteoroids are smaller than a
grain of sand.
As a meteoroid comes into the air near the earth, it
catches fire. Most meteoroids burn up before they
hit the earth. The flash of light from the burning
meteoroid is called a meteor. If a piece of
meteoroid falls to the ground, it is called a
meteorite. People have studied these rocks for
many years. They wanted to research ways to keep
meteoroids from making holes in spacecrafts.
Thick walls may help. Or perhaps spacecrafts can
be covered with a metal skin that will seal itself.

1. Where do the meteoroids originate?

a. from the outer layer of the earth
b. from the other planets
c. from the outer space
d. from the moon

2. A meteoroid catches fire when

a. it hits the earth.
b. it falls to the ground.
 c. it collides with a spacecraft.
d. it comes into the air near the earth.

3. When is a meteoroid dangerous?

a. when it falls to earth and burns down houses
b. when it makes holes in a spacecraft
c. when it hits the airplanes
d. when it catches fire

4. The rocks from outer space are studied to find out

________________.
a. the time that they fall on earth.
b. how these rocks could be used
c. how to avoid their fall on earth
d. how to keep them from making holes in spacecraft

5. What is true of meteoroids, meteorites, and meteors?

a. They are all small.
b. They are all rocks.
c. They all fall to the earth.
d. They all turn into balls of fire.

6. When one sees a flash of light in space, he may exclaim

_____________.
a. “That’s a meteor.”
b. “There’s a meteorite.”
c. “That’s a meteoroid.”
d. “A meteoroid hit a spacecraft.”

7. Which is the best definition of a meteorite?

a. a flash of light from a burning meteoroid
b. a piece of meteoroid that falls to the ground
c. a piece of rock from outer space that hit a spacecraft
d. a piece of rock from outer space that burn up before hitting
the ground

8. In the sentence, “They research ways to keep meteoroids from

making holes in the spacecraft,” another word for research is
____________.
a. study
b. solve
c. conclude
d. experiment
Name: ____________________________ Age: ________________
Grade /Section: ______________________ Pre-Test: Post test:
School: ___________________________ Date: ________________

Total Time in Reading the Text: ____ minutes

Reading Rate: ___words per minute
Responses to Questions: Score: ___ %=_______
Comprehension Level: __________

1. 5.
2. 6.
3. 7.
4.

PART B
Word Reading (Pagbasa)
Passage: _____________ Level: ____
Number of Miscues
Types of Miscues (Uri ng Mali) (Bilang ng Salitang mali ang basa)

Mispronunciation (Maling
1
Bigkas)
2 Omission (Pagkakaltas)
3 Substitution (Pagpapalit)
4 Insertion (Pagsisingit)
5 Repetition (Pag-uulit)
Transposition (Pagpapalit ng
6
lugar)
7 Reversal (Paglilipat)
Total Miscues (Kabuuan)
Number of Words in the
Passage
Word Reading Score
Word Reading Level (Antas ng
Pagbasa)