The good reader's corner

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1937

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146 THE YOUNG CITIZEN June, 1937 THE GOOD READERS' CORNER Conducted by Miss DOLORES SILOS• GRADE ONE Rita Lina Lita Nita spool school church store GRADE TWO Little Jose is going to school. His hair is smooth. His finger nails are short. His suit is white. Jose is a (dirty, careless, clean, strong) boy. GRADE THREE On the first day of school, Pilar woke up very early. She got up at once. She took a bath and put on a clean dress. Saying good-by with a smile, she started off to school. Pilar was (sad, angry, glad, too tired) to go to school. "' Assistant Principal, Gregorio de! Pilar Elementary School, Manila. 'rhis girl is Lita. Lita is going to school. She has a basket. She has an umbrella, too. Draw a line under the correct word. market bullet bucket basket ball table basket umbrella GRADE FOUR Pablo was preparing to go to school. He got his books from the shelf. Finding them dusty, he wiped them thoroughly with a clean piece of cloth. He sharpened his pencil and put it in his bag. He got a thin piece of cardboard to be used as a bookmark. I. Pablo was a (careless, dirty, thoughtful, careful) boy. IL Check the sentences that tell what Pablo did. 1. He threw the books to remove the dust. 2. He wiped off the dust. ./mo:, 1937 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 147 3. He searched in all the bookcases for his lost books. 4. He kept his pencil in a book. 5. He sharpened his pencil. 6. He kept his pencil in his bag. 7. He used a knife as a bookmark. 8. He used a thin piece of cardboard for a bookmark. FOR INTERMEDIATE GRADES Relationship Exercises Mrs. E. A. ZAGUIRRE * Directions to the young readers: These exercises will help you in developing the ability to understand the i·elationship 11mong words. From the words in the parentheses, select two words that are related to each other in the same way as the first two given words are related. Example l: Rooster, hen; , (cat, goose, dog, gander). The answers are, of course, goose and. gander for goose is masculine in form like rooster, while gander, like hen is feminine in form. Example 2 : Fire, heat; , (candle, ice, salt, light). Candle and light are the correct answers. Candle gives us light as fire gives us heat. Try these exercises and see how many of them you can answer accurately: 1. Night, dark; --, -- (calm, day, morning, bright) 2. Emerald, gr e en ; --, -(grass, diamond, white, small) 3. Chair, rattan; --, -- (coat, table, knife, wool) 4. Tailor, clothes; --, -- (machine, fish, blacksmith, h ors e - shoes) 5. Shoes, l e a t h e r ; --, -(bridge, steel, bottle, ink) 6. Perfume, bottle;--, -- (sea, powder, water, box) * Lukban Elementary School, Manila, 7. Lumber, forest;--,--· (turtle, cereal, plain, slippery) 8. Orange, calcium;--, -(mango, meat, sweet, protein) 9. Fish, swims; --, -- (bird, nest, talks, flies) 10. Edison, phonograph; --, -(Ford, Bell, telephone, auto) lL Quezon, Philippines; --, -(Roxas, Roosevelt, Assembly, U. S.) 12. Doctor, patient;--, -- (lawyer, merchant, client, clothes) 13. Horse, grass; --, - - (cow, milk, frog, insect) 14. Automobile, gasoline; --, -(ship, steam, cart, tires) 15. National Assembly, Philippines; --, -- (Congress, Diet, China, Japan) 16. America, Columbus; --, -(Philippines, Guam, Balboa, Magellan) 17. Pearl, sea;--, -- (gold, fish, market, mountain) 18. Eagle, eaglet;--, -- (snake, owl, lizard, owlet) 19. Monk, nun;--, -- (bachelor, maid, spinster, servant.) 20. Rizal, novels; --, -- (Bonifacio, Balagtas, poetry, Balintawak) (Turn to pCbfle 159 for the answers)

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