READING 5
I. Write T if the statement is true. If the statement is false, underline the word which makes it wrong and write
the correct word/words on the space provided.
_______________ 1. An outline can help much in visualization of the story, and it makes it more interesting.
_______________ 2. A report is composed of several paragraphs, and it has at least 5 elements.
_______________ 3. An illustration should be accurate to avoid confusion. Information should be based on truth. It
should be supported by events or ideas that are important.
_______________ 4. Setting is the place and time where the story happens.
_______________ 5. Sequencing is important for us to understand the story. Every story is made up of sequences or
series of events.
_______________ 6. Characters can be persons, animals, or things. They provide action and meaning to the story.
_______________ 7. Climax is the conflict in the story that the character will solve.
_______________ 8. Outlining is a way of making us understand the relationships of things we read and getting the
summary of a selection. An outline is a systematic listing of important ideas.
_______________ 9. Plot is the part where the characters give solution to the problems.
_______________ 10. Ending is where it describes what has become of the characters after giving solution to the
problems or conflict.
II. Read each paragraph carefully. Write the important ideas/events that occur in the news report on the blank
provided.
1. In our country today, we are experiencing extreme weather conditions, with the dry and wet seasons being turned
upside down. We have a wet dry season and a dry rainy season. It appears that we are in for a long period of extreme
weather.
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2. Scientists believed that the emission of carbon dioxide causes the temperatures to rise. The climate change has been
experienced globally.
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A. Read the following articles. Under each article, mark a check on the blank before the major idea or concept.
1. The thistle is an ugly plant with prickly leaves that hurt if you touch them. Thus, it isn't the kind of flower people would
like to pick. They grow so quickly and thickly that farmers consider them as pests.
____ Thistles grow so quickly and thickly.
____ The thistle is an ugly, prickly plant considered as a pest.
2. But the thistle is the national emblem of Scotland. This ugly, prickly plant is an honored plant in that country because
according to an old Scottish legend, it saved the country from the much-feared Vikings.
____ The thistle is the national emblem of Scotland because it saved the country from the Vikings.
____ Although the thistle is ugly and prickly it is an honored plant in Scotland.
III. The following incidents relate a story about a farmer who had a goose that laid golden eggs. Rearrange them
to make a correct sequence of events by numbering them 1 to 10.
____ An idea came to him that he could get all the golden treasures at once by killing the goose and cutting it open.
____ One day, a farmer went to the nest of his goose to see if she had laid an egg.
____ He rushed to the house in great excitement to show his wife the treasure he had found.
____ To his great wonder and delight he found that instead of an ordinary egg, she had laid an egg of pure gold.
____ His wife too was overjoyed.
____ But it was not long before he grew impatient with the goose because she gave him only a single golden egg a day.
____ Every day thereafter, the farmer visited the nest, and every day he found the goose had laid a beautiful glittering
golden egg.
____ His marvelous goose was dead.
____ The farmer took the eggs to market and soon began to get rich.
____ But when the deed was done, he didn't find a single golden egg.
GMRC 5
I. Identify what is being described in each statement. Choose from the words inside the box. Write your answer
on the line before the number.
_____________1. It is a virtue that requires a great deal of self-discipline and perseverance.
_____________2. Keeping your home and surroundings free from diseases
_____________3. The value of having confidence in one's own capabilities and judgement.
_____________4. Our Christian life's source of strength.
_____________5. The quality of being truthful.
_____________6. Being brave enough to admit your mistakes.
_____________7. It is a sign of humility.
_____________8. Having a positive attitude even if we sometimes have problems.
_____________9. This virtue will enable you to adjust to any situation in the future.
_____________10. Doing certain tasks which your parents used to do for you.
II. A. Below are some quotations about having a thankful and hopeful attitude. Match them to their meanings.
Write the letter of your answer on the blank before each number.
a. Instead of wishing for what is past or worrying about the future, try to make the present as happy as possible.
b. Be thankful because you can do many things. You can care for people, you can accomplish tasks, you can admire the beauty of
nature, and you can enjoy yourself.
c. Many people think that they can only be content if they are allowed to do what they want. But a person can be cheerful even
through a difficult job, if he makes up his mind to enjoy it.
d. Look at your troubles in a different way: think of them as your chance to learn valuable lessons that will make you a better person.
e. When bad things happen, don't be too upset. Accept them and forget about them as soon as you can. But when good things
happen, enjoy them fully and do your best to make them last!
_____ 1. "Problems are only opportunities with thorns on them." (Hugh Miller)
_____ 2. "Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars."
(Henry Van Dyke)
_____ 3. "Make the least of the worst and most of the best." (Arnold Glasow)
_____ 4. "Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
_____ 5. "Happiness doesn't come from doing what we like to do but from liking what we have to do." (Wilfred Peterson)
III. A. Suppose you are a pest exterminator. What diseases would you prevent when you get rid of the following
pests?
________________________ 1. Rat
________________________ 2. Mosquito
________________________ 3. Cockroach
________________________ 4. Insects/worms
B. List down the safety measures that will protect yourself from diseases that spread through saliva and
skin contact.
Wash your hands when…
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Use your own…
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IV. A. Enumerate 5 examples of formula or ready-made prayers.
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