SUMMER CLASS 2011 Name:_______________________________________ Date:__________________________ I. READING COMPREHENSION.

Read the following story and answer the questions that follow. THE LION AND THE MOUSE One hot day, a big lion lay sleeping in the sun. A tiny mouse ran along the ground carrying some corn. She was such in a hurry she did not notice the lion. In her hurry, she ran over his paw. Her feet and whiskers ticked the lion and woke him up. Whats this? he snarled, grabbing the mouse in his claws. He licked j\his lips hungrily. Please dont eat me, the mouse squeaked. If you let me go I will help you one day. The lion laughed loudly. How can a tiny mouse like you help me? he said, but he let her go. The next day the lion went out hunting. As he ran, he tripped on a rope across the path. Suddenly a large net fell on him. He was caught in a trap and could not get out. He struggled and pulled, and he growled and roared. His cries were heard all over the jungle. From far away, the mouse heard the lions roar. She ran to find him. The mouse gnawed and nibbled at the net until at last the lion was free. Thank you, little mouse, said the huge lion. You did help me after all. Answer the following questions. Encircle the letter of the correct answer. 1. Little friends are often a. bad friends 2. Who was sleeping in the sun? a. wolf 3. Who ran over the lions paw? a. louse 4. While hunting, the lion a. fell on a hole 5. To save the lion, the mouse a. nibbled at the trap b. carried the lion c. cried for help b. tripped on a rope and got trapped c. broke his bone b. mouse c. fly b. elephant c. lion b. no good c. great friends

SUMMER CLASS 2011 Name:_______________________________________ Date:__________________________ I. PARAGRAPH COMPREHENSION . Read the following paragraph. Then answer the questions that follow. CANNED SARDINES Here is how sardines are canned. First of all, the sardines are caught in the deep sea. Then they are brought to the shore and taken to the factory for processing. There the stages in the processing are done. First, the head is removed and each fish is cleaned and intestines removed. Afterwards, they are placed in a very big pressure cooker to which all spices like soya oil, salt, and artificial flavoring are added. When cooked, the sardines are placed in cans after which they are tightly sealed to prevent contamination. Lastly, the cans are labeled, packed in boxes, and sold to the shopkeepers.

Answer the following questions. Encircle the letter of the correct answer. 1. Sardines are caught in the _______. a. rivers b. streams c. deep sea

2. They are processed in the _______. a. laboratory b. lavatory c. factory

3. It is used in cooking sardines ________. a. rice cooker 4. Sardines are placed in _______. a. pans b. vans c. cans b. juicer c. pressure cooker

5. Sardines are safe to eat because they are _______. a. tightly sealed b. partially sealed c. contaminated

SUMMER CLASS 2011 Name:_______________________________________ Date:__________________________ I. SPELLING. blanks. Read the words in the box. Then write the correctly spelled words in the

addends absint antim biggar

gain febwary fruction August

furnist gintil Arabic

Christian guard Aetas

addition ballot feather

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SUMMER CLASS 2011 Name:_______________________________________ Date:__________________________ I. SPELLING. blanks. Read the words in the box. Then write the correctly spelled words in the

engineer eskip iven exsact environment

equator fud fruts fyutyur feather

February gintil glus gluw fraction

garden funni globe guard habit

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SUMMER CLASS 2011 Name:_______________________________________ Date:__________________________ I. SPELLING. Read the words in the box. Write the correctly spelled words in the blanks.

Janyuweri healthy hemisphere joos

entirnal entirist heroes hospital

yumor heart edea igloo

Hindu jacket island image

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SUMMER CLASS 2011 Name:_______________________________________ Date:__________________________ I. READING COMPREHENSION. Read the story below and answer the questions that follow:

HANDLE ME WITH CARE

I am a popular thing. I come in different sizes. I am sometimes big and sometimes small. I am sometimes thick and sometimes thin. People use me when they want to know more about people, places and things. Most of the time, I am happy because I often hear people say, I am glad I have you. I am really very simple. The very first thing that you see is my cover. It oftentimes has colorful drawings. This part tells what I am about. It has my name called title. It may be a word or group of words. As you open, you will see my name again. This part is called the title page. If you want to know the different things inside me, just open another page and you see the different titles of stories. This part is called the table of contents. It is usually arranged according to the pages. It often shows the title of the story and the page where you will find it. Sometimes this part also tells if you are about to read a story or poem. The next pages that you will see make up my body. In here are the different stories and poems that have been put together for you to enjoy. Well, I hope you will find me special. I will try my very best to help you know more about the peole, places, and things around you. Do not forget to handle me with care. Adapted, Milestones in Reading

Encircle the letter of the correct answer. 1. Books are _______. a. popular 2. In general, books are ________. a. bad friends 3. Books come in ________. a. one uniform size 4. They are ________. a. useless b. worthless c. useful b. many sizes c. two sizes only b. good friends c. enemies b. unpopular c. unknown

5. The first thing you see is the _________. a. cover 6. The Title is the _________. a. writers name b. name of the book c. character b. page c. index

7. The table of contents tells us about the _________. a. contents 8. Reading books is _________. a. a good activity 9. Books must be _________. a. thrown away after reading 10. Books are _________. a. informative b. dangerous c. destructive b. handle with care c. left untouched b. a bad activity c. a form idleness b. tables c. name of readers