Tell if it tells a character, a setting, or an event.

1. Crocky, the crocodile

2. In the river

3. One cold night

4. Maria Makiling never showed herself to the people

5. The president visited the typhoon victims

Paru-parong Bukid

-to take a bite gently

• nibble

• cocoon– is a silky case of an insect that serves as protection

The Very Hungry

Caterpillar By Eric Carle

In the light of the moon, a little egg lay on a leaf. One Sunday morning, the sun came up and pop-out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar. He started to look for food.

On Monday, he ate through one apple. But he was still hungry. On Tuesday, he ate through two pears, but he was still hungry. On Wednesday, he ate through three plums, but he was still hungry. On Thursday, he ate through four strawberries but he was still hungry. On Friday, he ate through five oranges, but he was still hungry.

On Saturday, he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake and one slice of watermelon. That night he had a stomachache!

The next day was Sunday once again. The caterpillar ate through one nice green leaf. And after that, he felt much better.

Now he wasn’t hungry anymore and he wasn’t a little caterpillar. He built a small house, called a cocoon, around himself. He stayed there inside for more than two weeks. Then he, nibbled a hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out, and he was a beautiful butterfly.

Comprehension check-up:

a. What was laid on the leaf?

b. When did the caterpillar come out?

c. What did he do after coming out?

d. Why do you think he started looking for food?e. What did he eat on Monday? on Wednesday? on Friday? on Saturday?

f. Do you think he was satisfied after eating all kinds of food?g. What happened to him that Saturday night?

h. After eating a leaf, how did he feel?

i. What happened to him after two weeks in the cocoon?j. Is it right to eat too much? Why/Why not?

Remember!

To sequence events is to arrange the events according to how they happened in the story.

____One evening, Rhodora went to sleep without fixing her schoolthings. While she was sleeping, she was interrupted by some noise. ____It was her schoolthings – the bag, books, notebooks, pens and papers that came alive! ____Her school things were mad at her for not fixing them. ____Rhodora asked forgiveness from her schoolthings and promised to take care of them. Suddenly, she opened her eyes realizing everything was just a dream.

Arrange the events by numbering 1-4.

Arrange the events by numbering 1-4.____Pepito saw an old woman who was hardly crossing the street. ____He approached the old woman and offered help and the latter gladly accepted the offer. ____When the two reached the other side of the street, the old woman rewarded Pepito a big seed. ____When Pepito came home, he planted the big seed. The next morning he found a money tree on the place where he put the seed!

The Thirsty Crow By Aesop

 There was once a thirsty

crow. He wanted to drink water from a pitcher left on the table on the porch. However, the mouth of the pitcher was too small for the crow to get in; besides, the bird did not want to get wet. The bottom of the pitcher was deep and the water was shallow. The crow could not reach the water though he extended his head and beak inside the pitcher while perched upon the pitcher’s mouth.

He raised his head up and looked around, when something caught his eye and gave him an idea. He flew down to the ground and began picking up pebbles. He dropped them one at a time into the pitcher. Slowly, the water inside the pitcher rose. Afterwards, the crow drank one sip at a time until satisfied.

Arrange the events below in the sequence they happened in the story. Write the number 1 – 5. _________An idea came to him after he realized he couldn’t drink from the pitcher._________The crow couldn’t drink because the mouth of the pitcher was too small for him to get in._________He flew down on the ground, picked up pebbles, and dropped them one at a time into the pitcher._________The water rose and the crow drank until he was satisfied. _________A thirsty crow wanted to drink from a pitcher