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Read short true texts that tell what something looks, sounds, feels, smells or tastes like.
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Read: The sampaguita is a tiny white flower. Its thin petals open in a star shape. Its sweet smell is strongest at night. What shape does the text give the petals?
Read: A durian is heavy and covered with sharp thorns. Its skin is green-brown. The soft flesh inside is pale yellow and tastes sweet and creamy. What does the text tell about the flesh?
Read: The Philippine eagle has long brown feathers on its neck that stand up like a shaggy crest. Its deep beak is bluish-gray. Which word does the text use for the crest?
Read: A carabao is a big gray farm animal. Its long horns curve back toward its neck. Only thin hair covers its wide body. Which way do the horns curve in this text?
Read: Some mangrove trees stand on thick roots that arch out of the trunk into the mud. Other mangroves push thin roots up into the air. What does the text say the thick roots do?
Read: A tarsier is small enough to sit in your hand. Its eyes are huge and round. Its gray-brown fur is soft and thick. One word in the text tells how the fur feels. Which one?
Read: The butanding has a wide flat head and a gray back. White spots and pale stripes cover its skin. Its belly is white. Which detail does the text give about its back?
Read: A calamansi is small and round. Its thin skin is green, but the juicy pulp inside is orange. Its juice tastes very sour. One taste word in the text describes the juice. Which one?
Read: Ampalaya is a long green vegetable. Its skin is bumpy and ridged. Its middle is hollow and full of flat seeds. Its taste is bitter. What is the ampalaya's skin like here?
Read: Some old Filipino houses have windows made of capiz shells. The flat shells are white, and light passes through them. They glow in the afternoon sun. What does the text tell about the shells?
Read: A banig is a flat mat woven by hand. Strips of dried leaf are dyed in bright colors. Its surface feels smooth and cool. Which word in the text tells how a banig feels?
Read: A bangka is a narrow wooden boat. Long bamboo poles called katig float on both of its sides. Its hull is thin and sleek. What does the text tell about the katig?
Read: The rice terraces look like wide green steps up the mountain. Their walls are built of stone and mud. Water shines in pools on each flat level. Why is this a description text?
Read: A jeepney is long and painted in bright colors. Inside, two long benches face each other. Its metal roof is low. In the text, how are the jeepney's colors described?
Read: A guava is round and green. Its skin is bumpy and thin. Inside, the soft flesh holds many tiny hard seeds. Is this a description text or a time-order text?
Read: Some sea urchins are round and black. Long sharp spines cover the whole shell. The spines feel hard and stiff. What kind of text is this?
Read: The sari-sari store is small. Its shelves are packed with candy and cans. Which sentence belongs in this description text?
Read: A tricycle is a motorbike with a metal side car. The seat inside is narrow. Which sentence does NOT belong in this description text?
Read: A ripe mango has golden-yellow skin. Its flesh is soft and juicy. Its taste is sweet. True or False: this text is a description text.
Read: A coconut is round and heavy. Its husk is rough and brown. Inside, the white meat is firm. True or False: this text uses order words like first and next.
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