Exercise 2: A Gift From Uncle

Do you have an uncle living far away? Miriam has. His name is max. Miriam calls him Uncle Max. he lives in New York.

Last Christmas. Uncle Max sent Miriam a gift. It came in a big heavy box. Father helped open the box.
Then they saw something very pretty. It had round blue eyes. It had a small red mouth. It had a blue lace dress and curly hair. Miriam called it Curly. She loved to play with it. What Miriam liked best was the way Curly walked. Miriam would hold one of its hands and they would walk together around the asia. Curly made Miriam happy.

1. Who is Curly?
(a) a dog (b) a doll (c) a cat

2. Who gave Curly to Miriam?
(a) Father (b) Mother (c) Uncle Max

3. Where does Uncle Max live?
(a) Manila (b) New York (c) Cebu

4. On what occasion was Curly given?
(a) Christmas (b) birthday (c) graduation

5. Who helped Miriam open the box?
(a) Mother (b) Father (c) Uncle Max

6. What words tell about the box?
(a) big and heavy (b) big and light (c) small and light

7. What word tells about Curly’s mouth?
(a) pink (b) yellow (c) red

8. What was Curly’s dress made of?
(a) cotton (b) silk (c) lace

9. What word tells about her hair?
(a) straight (b) curly (c) brown

10. What can Curly do?
(a) talk (b) sing (c) walk

Key words: New York curly together heavy