Grade2 1st Q Reading-answer Key

GRADE 2 1ST Q - READING I. ALPHABETIZING DIRECTIONS: Number the following word sets 1-5 in alphabetical sequence. A.

B.

C.

___4___ delight

___1___ abrupt

___2____ know

___1___ dance

___5__ ask

___5____ sky

___2___ daze

___2___ arrange

___1____ giraffe

___5___ door

___3___ art

___3____ lame

___3___ decide

___4___ ash

___4____ man

D.

E.

F.

___5____ grow

___1____ marine

___3____ wider

___1____ gesture

___4____ shower

___5____ word

____2___ glaze

___5____ slow

___1____ wash

___4____ gray

___2____ melon

___2____ wet

___3____ good

___3____ meteor

___4____ wish

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II.

LONG AND SHORT VOWELS A, E, I, O, U

DIRECTIONS: Write L if the underlined vowel in the word has a long sound and S if it has a short sound. ___S_____mother

____L____ miser

___L_____ fate

____L____ flavor

___L_____ music

___L_____ amusement

___S_____letter

___S_____bin

___S_____corner

___L_____ flute

___S_____gut

___S_____quiz

____L____ move

___L_____ serene

____S____clutter

___L_____ pose

____S____murder

___L_____ feline

____S____last

___L_____ fire

III.

VERB SUFFIXES –S, -ES

DIRECTIONS: Add –s or –es to the underlined verb and write the correct form of the verb on the blank. ___catches______

1.

Luis always catch the ball during the game.

__does________

2.

Mark do his homework every afternoon.

___studies______

3.

Leon study with his brothers in the library.

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___sews_________

4.

Martha sew during he Practical Arts class.

___cooks________

5.

Mang Benjie cook for his relatives during parties.

___reads________

6.

The boy read quietly during homeroom period.

___swims_________ 7.

The homeless man swim in the flood during typhoons.

___watches______

8.

Victor watch a movie every Saturday.

___fixes________

9.

The carpenter fix our roof.

___bakes________

10.

Mary bake cakes for a living.

___fries________

11.

Gemma fry bacon for me every Monday.

___prays________

12.

Lino pray in the chapel every morning.

___waxes________

13.

The man wax his car every weekend.

IV.

CAUSE AND EFFECT

DIRECTIONS: Write C if the underlined phrase is the CAUSE, and write E if the underlined phrase is the EFFECT. ___C____ 1.

Fred is sick because he stayed too long in the swimming pool.

___E____ 2.

Lucille and Mara made a nice sweater for their mom as a result, their mom was very happy.

___E____ 3.

Carmela ran away when she got scared of the strange man giving her candies.

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___C____ 4.

Luis always arrives early for school so he gets to copy the homework everyday.

___E____ 5.

Marco cannot have pet dogs because he is allergic to them.

___C____ 6.

The boys swam for hours in the beach, as a result, they became dark.

___C____ 7.

The fish died when their owner forgot to feed them for two days.

___C____ 8.

Copper destroys things so Papa puts him in the cage sometimes.

___C____ 9.

The forests are disappearing because people cut down too many trees and do not plant new ones.

___E____ 10.

The traffic in Manila is bad since people do not follow the traffic rules.

DIRECTIONS: Write a signal word (or words) that BEST completes the sentence. 1. Jacob eats fruits and vegetables. _Therefore, __ he is a healthy boy. 2. _Because________ Miko returned Mr. Ablang’s cellphone which he found along the corridor, Mr. Ablang gave him three stars. 3. Jose bullies his classmates. _As a result,_ he does not have any friends. 4. May is always prepared for class __since_______ she does her homework and studies her lessons everyday. 5. The class was very noisy __so______ they were grounded during recess and lunch for the whole week.

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V.

READING COMPREHENSION

DIRECTIONS: Read the stories. Answer the questions that follow. THE SHEPHERD BOY AND THE WOLF Looking after his flock of sheep, a shepherd boy often used to amuse himself by crying out: “Wolf! Wolf!” The boy laughed at the sight of villagers who, thinking his sheep were being attacked, ran to his rescue. The boy thought this very funny, until one day a wolf really did come to attack his sheep. He cried out, but no one came to help him. The villagers thought it was just another trick. They paid no attention to his cries and as a result, many of the boy’s sheep were eaten by the wolf. A. Draw a  if the statement happened in the story and X if it did not happen. _______ ___X____ _______ _______

1. 2. 3. 4.

___X____ 5.

The shepherd boy played tricks on the villagers. The villagers killed the wolf. One day a real wolf came and attacked the sheep. The villagers did not believe the shepherd boy anymore when he really needed help. The shepherd boy saved his sheep.

B. Arrange the events in proper order by numbering them from 1-4. ____3___ A real wolf attacked the sheep. ____1___ The shepherd boy, to amuse himself, often cried “Wolf! Wolf!” ____4___ The villagers did not come when the shepherd really cried for help. ____2___ The shepherd boy laughed when the villagers ran to help him.

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C. Write a REALITY statement to answer the question. After the boy tricked the villagers for many times, what did the villagers think when the boy cried out when the wolf was really attacking his sheep? REALITY STATEMENT: ______________________________________________________ THE MOUSE AND THE LION Scampering her way through the forest, a tiny mouse ran over the nose of a sleeping lion by accident. This woke the lion from his slumber. He was very cross and angrily scooped up the mouse in his mighty paw. “Oh mighty lion, King of Beasts, please spare my life!” pleaded the mouse. “I did not mean to wake you up. It was an accident. Let me go and one day I will repay your kindness.” The lion could not imagine how a mouse could ever be of help to him. But, he was in a generous mood and let the mouse go free. Days later, the mouse heard the lion’s might roar echo through the forest. She ran to find the lion trapped in the ropes of a hunter’s net. He was unable to escape. “Don’t worry, I’ll soon have you free,” squeaked the little mouse. The mouse chewed on one of the main ropes of the net until it parted and the lion was able to struggle free. “I don’t think you believed me when I said I would repay your kindness,” the mouse told the grateful lion.

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A. Write the letter of the correct answer. ____a___ 1. Who woke the lion from his sleep? a. A tiny mouse woke the lion from his sleep. b. A hunter woke the lion from his sleep. c. Animals in the forest woke the lion from his sleep. ____c___ 2.

What did the lion feel when he woke up? a. He was sleepy. b. He was hungry. c. He was angry.

____b___ 3.

What did the lion do when the mouse pleaded for his life? a. The lion laughed. b. The lion let the mouse go free. c. The lion ate the mouse.

____a___ 4.

Why was the lion roaring loudly a few days later? a. The lion was trapped in a hunter’s net. b. The lion was awakened by another mouse. c. The lion was fighting with a hunter.

____c__

How did the mouse help the lion? a. The mouse bit the hunter in the leg. b. The mouse called other mice to help him. c. The mouse chewed on one of the main ropes of the net until it parted and the lion was able to struggle free.

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B. Arrange the events in proper order by numbering them from 1-4. ____4___ “I don’t think you believed me when I said I would repay your kindness,” the mouse told the grateful lion. ____3___ The mouse found the lion trapped in the ropes of a hunter’s net and was unable to escape. ____1___ A tiny mouse ran over the nose of a sleeping lion by accident. ____2___ The lion was in a generous mood and let the mouse go free.

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C. Write a FANTASY statement to answer the question. Why did the lion let the mouse go free? FANTASY STATEMENT: ______________________________________________________ Read THE GOAT IN THE RUG (p. 186, Going Places). DIRECTIONS: Ring the letter of the correct answer. 1. Geraldine kicked up her heels while Glenmae was cutting off her wool because a. it was very painful. b. Geraldine hates Glenmae. c. got tickled. d. she did not want her wool to be cut. 2. How can you best describe Glenmae? a. diligent and creative b. careless and tired c. strong and caring d. funny and talkative 3. How is the rug woven at the loom? a. from top to bottom b. from bottom to top c. from left to right d. from right to left 4. Why did Geraldine want the rug to be perfect? a. so that she could show it off to the other goats b. so they can sell it for a high price c. because she was becoming impatient d. because her wool was in it

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5. Glenmae had spent most of the morning sharpening a large pair of scissors. Why did she do that? a. She would use it to curl Geraldine’s mohair. b. She would use it to bathe Geraldine. c. She would use it to cut Geraldine’s mohair. d. She would use it to feed Geraldine. 6. What could be another title for the story? a. The Amazing Goat b. The Goat’s Rug c. The Navajo Weaver d. Weaving A Rug DIRECTIONS: Number the events 1-4 according to how they happened in the story. ___2___ The wool was combed to get rid of the bits of twigs stuck in the strands of hair. ___1___

Glenmae cut off Geraldine’s hair and washed it until it was clean and white.

___3__

Glenmae carefully started to spin the wool to make it finer, stronger and smoother.

___4___

At last, Glenmae finished the weaving of the rug which had a beautiful design that could never be copied.

DIRECTIONS: Write F if the sentence is FANTASY and R if the sentence is REALITY. ___R___

1. The goat’s mohair grows back after it is cut off.

___F__

2. Goats help their owners weave rugs by collecting yucca plants.

___R___

3. Some plants provide dye for coloring.

___F___

4. Goats use looms to weave their yarn into rugs.

___R__

5. Rugs are woven using yarn.

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VI. NOUN SUFFIXES –S, -ES, -ER DIRECTIONS. Write the plural form of the following nouns. 1.

hoe

-

______hoes_________

2.

puppy

-

______puppies______

3.

slice

-

______slices_______

4.

fox

-

______foxes________

5.

match

-

______matches______

6.

classroom -

______classrooms___

7.

bay

-

______bays_________

8.

pony

-

______ponies_______

9.

farm

-

______farms________

10.

Mass

-

______Masses_______

DIRECTIONS. Write the correct noun for each picture. Choose from the words given. dancer swimmer

worker

diver

1.

_____teacher____

2.

_____worker______

3.

_____gardener____

gardener

teacher

baker

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4.

______dancer__________

5.

____diver___________

DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blanks with the correct word. Choose from the list given. reader

dancer teacher

singer

leader

writer pitcher

1. A good ____leader_____ knows how to make his followers do their job well. 2. Mr. Santos, a __writer____, is known for his well-written plays and novels. 3. The __baker_______ sells delicious cakes and breads in his store. 4. The __reader______ for the mass read the Prayers of the Faithful. 5. Britney Spears is a popular __singer_____.