1. Developing
Reading Power
Saving Money

2. Developing
Reading Power
Saving Money

3. Miss Sanchez
and her pupils
were talking
about saving

4. money. It was
Thrift Week.
“Who among
you are

5. saving money?”
Miss Sanchez
asked.
Many of her

6. children raised
their hands.
“Where do
you keep the

7. money that you
save?” Miss
Sanchez asked.

8. “In a piggy
bank, Ma’am,”
Elsie said.

9. “In a milk
can,” Lucio said.

10. “I keep my
money in a
bamboo shell,”
Lito said.

11. 1. What was the
lesson of Miss
Sanchez’ pupils?

12. a. saving money
b. piggy bank

13. c. spending
money

14. 2. What week
was it?

15. a. Christmas
Season
b.Animal Week
c. Thrift Week

16. 3. Who keeps his
money in a can?

17. a. Lito
b. Elsie
c. Lucio

18. 4. Where does
Elsie keep her
money?

19. a. milk can
b. bamboo shell
c. piggy bank

20. 5. Who keeps
money in a
bamboo shell?

21. a.Lucio
b. Elsie
c. Lito

24. Ester and Elena
are good friends.

25. They are in grade
two. They go to
school together

26. and go home
together. On
Saturdays they
help their

27. mothers in their
homes. On
Sundays they go
to church

28. together. In the
afternoon of
Sundays they
play in the

29. house of Elena’s
grandmother.

30. “I like to play
here at your
grandmother’s
place,”

31. Ester said. “It’s
nice to play
under the trees”.

32. “I like to play
here, too. I enjoy
picking some
guava

33. fruits after
playing,” Elena

34. said as she
climbed a guava
tree.

35. 1. In what grade
are the girls?

36. a. one b.
two c.
three

37. 2. What do they
do on Saturdays?

38. a. help their
mothers
b. play all day

39. c. work in the
garden.

40. 3.When do they
play?

41. a. Sunday
afternoon
b. Sunday night

42. c. Sunday
mornings

43. 4. Where do they
play?

44. a. Elena’s house
b. playground

45. c. Elena’s
grandmother’s
house

46. 5. What does
Elena enjoy in
her

47. grandmother’s
house?
a. playing games

48. b. picking
flowers
c.picking guava
fruits

51. “Let’s talk about
what we do for
our pet’s,”

52. Miss Perez said
to her grade two
children.

53. “I give my pet
dog clean water
to drink,” Jose
said.

54. “Scot is my
dog’s name. I
give him fish,”
Lita said.

55. “My cat is
white. She’s big
and fat

56. because I let her
drink milk,” Zeny
said.

57. “I clean the
pen of our pig
very well.

58. It doesn’t smell
bad,” David said.

59. “I don’t have any
pet but if I’ll
have one

60. I will love it,” Ben
said.

61. 1. What was the
class talking
about?

62. a. about flowers
b. about books
c. about pets

63. 2. What is Jose’s
pet?

64. a. a dog
b. a cat
c. a pig

65. 3. Who gives
milk to his pet?

66. a. Zeny
b. David c.
Lita

67. 4. Who doesn’t
have any pet?

68. a. Lita
b. Jose
c. Ben

69. 5. Who has a
pig?

70. a. David
b. Ben
c. Zeny

73. Antonio was very
happy. He ran to
school to pay for
the

74. materials he
needed for his
project.

75. “Why are you
paying now? You
said that you pay
next

76. week when you’ll
have money,” Mr.
Santos said.

77. “I sold some
vegetables from
my garden.

78. This money is
Green Revolution
Money, Sir,”

79. Antonio
explained.

80. “Well, I’m
glad to hear
that,” Mr. Santos
said.

81. 1. What were the
materials for?

82. a. project
b. album
c. chart

83. 2. How did
Antonio get the
money?

84. a. by selling
vegetables
b. by shining
shoes

85. c. by borrowing
money

86. 3. What did
Antonio say
about the
money?

87. a. It was for the
bank

88. b. It was Green
Revolution
money

89. c. It was for the
school

92. Lucita saw a
beggar. She was
thin and old.

93. Lucita wanted to
help but she had
only 1 peso.

94. It was just
enough for jeep
fare in going
home.

95. “I’ll just walk
home . This 1
peso will help
the beggar,”

96. Lucita said to
herself. Then she
placed the coin
into the

97. beggar’s hand.
Lucita was
very happy as
she walked

98. home. Can you
tell why?

99. 1. What did
Lucita see?

100. a. a jeepney
b. a beggar
c. some money

101. 2. Who was old?

102. a. Lucita
b. the beggar
c. the jeepney
driver

103. 3. How much did
Lucita give the
beggar?

104. a. ₵.25
b. ₵.50
c. P 1.00

105. 4. How did Lucita
go home?

106. a. She rode in a
jeep
b. She walked

107. c. She rode in a
calesa