Exercise 4: Lost And Found

Pedro and Jose came to school early. There was no other pupils in the school yet.
“Look!” said Pedro. “There is a handbag under the stairs. It is a girl’s handbag.”
Jose got the handbag. He opened it. There was a red pencil, a pink handkerchief and fifty centavos in it.
“Let’s look for the owner of this handbag,” said Pedro.
Just then the school principal arrived.
“Good morning, Mr. Cruz. We found this bag under the stairs,” said Jose.
Mr. Cruz smiled and said, “Thank you, boys. I shall help you find the owner.”

1. What time of the day was it?
(a) morning (b) afternoon (c) noon

2. Who are the boys in the story?
(a) Pedro and Juan (b) Juan and Jose (c) Pedro and Jose

3. What did the boys find?
(a) a book (b) a handbag (c) a box

4. Where was the handbag found?
(a) under the building (b) under the tree (c) under the stairs

5. What kind of handbag was it?
(a) a girl’s handbag (b) a man’s handbag (c) a teacher’s handbag

6. Which word tells about the pencil?
(a) red (b) blue (c) pink

7. Which word tells about the handkerchief?
(a) red (b) white (c) pink

8. How much money as in the handbag?
(a) twenty centavos (b) fifteen centavos (c) fifty centavos

9. Who is Mr. Cruz?
(a) the teacher (b) the school principals (c) the clerk

10. What kind of boys are Jose and Pedro?
(a) kind (b) honest (c) polite


Key words: handkerchiefs principal owner