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A rat looked for food in a heap of garbage near a pond. He heard a frog croak and saw him leap high in the pond.
“How beautiful he looks!” said the rat. “If I could only leap like him.” The frog seemed to have sensed what the rat was thinking. He hopped near the rat and said “do you want to go places with me? You can find food where I go. Unlike what you have in the garbage.”

The rat was pleased. “How shall we travel together? I cannot hop and leap like you.”
“That would be easy. I will tie your foot to my hind leg. We look for food together.” The rat liked the idea. He would not have a hard time looking for food. Where the frog goes, he goes.
The frog was more pleased than the rat. He would use the rat as bait to catch his food. And off went the two strange friends.
They came to the shore of a river. The frog dived in and dragged the rat after him. The unfortunate rat drowned. His dead body rose to surface still tied to the frog’s hind legs. 

New Caledonian crow - WikipediaA crow saw this. He swooped down and seized the body of the rat. How happy the crow was! He would have a double treat for dinner.

Answer the following questions:

1. Why does the rat admire the frog?
a. The frog is bigger than the rat.
b. The frog gets cleaner food than what the rat gets.
c. The frog can hop and leap high.
d. The frog is wiser than the rat.

2. Why did the frog invite the rat to go to places with him?
a. The frog is kind and friendly.
b. The rat has been the frog’s best friend for many years.
c. The frog can hop and leap high.
d. The frog is wiser than the rat.

3. What would the crow have for dinner?
a. A dead rat
b. A live frog
c.  A dead rat and A live frog
d. None of these

4. The story suggests that crows ____________.
a. Eat fruits and grains.
b. Eat other animals.
c. Like fruits and grains better than meat.
d. Like meat better than fruits and grains.

5. Which does the story suggest?
a. The rat was as wise as the frog.
b. The frog was wiser than the crow.
c. The crow was wiser than the frog.
d. The frog was as wise as the crow.

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The durian is a unique fruit, some people say this fruit smells like hell but tastes like heaven. That is how this king of fruit is regarded. Durian is a native of Borneo and Malaysia. It is scientifically named durio zibethenus. It adapts well to the climate and soil of Mindanao. Davao and Zamboanga are commercial markets of the fruit. Now, this edible fruit is famous worldwide.

This tropical plant grows as high as 25 meters. Its leathery leaves, shiny dark green, are 10-16 cm long. Its green ovoid fruit has thick spiny covering.   Inside the fruits is creamy and delicious but unpleasant smelling pulp enclosing a big seed.

Durian ice cream is now produced apart from candies, jams, and jellies.

The biggest grower in Davao is Angel Galang. He raises the fruit in an eight-hectare plantation. AT first he had only the native varieties in his orchard. Now he is growing Montong and Chanee varieties from Bangkok. But the man had already produced his own selection and calls it Galang Durian 69. 
His selection is disease-resistant, proliferous and has a good fruiting quality. He sells seedlings of the native and imported varieties. He shows and markets durian seedling in the Kadayawan Festival which is done yearly in the month of August.

Answer the following questions:

1. If you have an orchard in Cotabato, which variety of durian would you get?
a. Mantong variety
b. Chanee variety
c. Native variety
d. Galang Durian 69

2. Which will be your best reason in choosing this variety?
a. It is imported from Bangkok.
b. It is native to the place.
c. It adapts well to the climate and soil of Mindanao.
d. It is disease-resistant and has a good fruiting quality.

3. You have a foreigner friend who inquire about the durian. Which will be your best description of the fruit?
a. It is a tropical plant that grows as high as 25 meters.
b. Its leathery leaves are shiny dark green,
c. It smells hell and tastes like heaven.
d. What you eat in the durian is a creamy and delicious but unpleasant smelling pulp.

4. You wish to grow durian in your own backyard. Which would be the best step to take?
a. Eat one and plant the seed.
b. Import the foreign varieties from Bangkok.
c. Buy a healthy durian seedling during the Kadayawan Festival.
d. Ask. Mr. Galang to grow one for you in your background.

5. You have never eaten a durian. You have heard of negative side effects on eating durian for the first time. But you wanted to try the fruit. Which of the following will you do?
a. Attend the famous durian eating party.
b. Try durian candies, jams, and jellies before taking the fruit.
c. Expose yourself to the unpleasant smell of the durian before eating one.
d. Eat one with your eyes and nose tightly closed.


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The weather was very cold but a robin was warm and comfortable in his nest up in a tree. Soon a blackbird trembling with cold flew near the nest. He placed his head inside the nest.
He said, “Friend Robin, may I put my head inside your nest? I will not feel cold if my head feels warm.”
“Certainly you may,” said the kind and friendly Robin.
Soon the blackbird said, “Friend Robin, may I put my two legs inside your nest? I will not feel so cold if my feet are warm.”
“Certainly you may,” said the kind and friendly Robin.
Then the blackbird had another request. “Friend Robin, may I put my wings inside your nest? I will not feel so cold if my wings are warm.”
“Certainly you may,” said the kind and friendly Robin.


But the nest was not a big one. It did not hold the two birds inside. The robin was pushed into a tiny corner of the nest when the blackbird stretched his wings.
“This is getting too far. Now he has the nest to himself.,” said the Robin not feeling friendly anymore.
When the Blackbird closed his eyes, the Robin gave him a push. The Blackbird lost his balance and fell out of the nest, down into the ground below.
“Friend Robin!” cried the Blackbird.
“I am not friendly anymore!” answered the Robin.

Answer the following questions:


1. Where did the story happen?

a. In a nest up in a tree.
b. In a nest in the middle of a field.
c. In a nest in a roof of a house.
d. In a nest inside a cave.

2. The story has __________.

a. one main animal character.
b. two main animal character.
c. an animal and people character.
d. two main people character.

3. Which character remained friendly up to the end of the story?

a. The Robin.
b. The Blackbird.
c. Both the Robin and the Blackbird.
d. Not one of them.

4. Who said, “Now he has the nest to himself.”?
a. The Robin.
b. The Blackbird.
C. Both the Robin and the Blackbird.
d. Not one of them.

5. Which event is the climax of the story?

a. The robin was warm and comfortable in his nest even if it was cold outside.
b. the blackbird asked permission to out his head in the nest.
c. the robin realized the blackbird has the nest to himself.
d. the robin pushed the blackbird out of the nest.
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