Report facts: Grade 5 pupils won the town science fair. The fair began at eight. They practised for three weeks. Their teacher carried the trophy home. Which fact belongs FIRST because it carries the most important information?

Report: Heavy rain flooded Barangay Uno on Tuesday. Fifty families moved to the covered court. The town gave them rice and water. The court has a green roof. Which detail could be cut from the END without losing the story?

A report opens: A new bridge opened in Santa Cruz on Sunday. Where does this fact belong: the mayor cut the ribbon at nine?

Report: A fire closed the town market on Monday. Ten stalls burned. What is true of a reader who stops after the first sentence?

Report: A truck hit a post in Iriga on Monday. No one was hurt. The post is painted white. The LAST sentence carries the least important detail.

Report facts: A fire burned ten stalls in the town market on Monday. The fire started in a rice stall. Firemen came in twenty minutes. The market opens at five each day. Which fact belongs FIRST in the report?

Report: Pupils planted 200 trees on the hill last Saturday. The city gave the seedlings. Parents helped carry water. The hill is a short walk from the school. Which detail could be cut from the END and lose nothing?

Report facts: Classes were suspended in Naga on Wednesday because of a typhoon. The mayor announced it at six. Pupils stayed home. The school has 900 pupils. Which fact belongs FIRST?

A report opens: The Grade 5 team won the district basketball final on Friday. Where does this fact belong: the team bus left at six in the morning?

A reporter wrote four openings for a news story about the town library. Which opening gives the most important information first?

Report: A new library opened in San Jose on Monday. It holds 3,000 books. Pupils may borrow two books a week. The reading tables are brown. Which detail could be cut from the END without losing the news?

Report: A truck spilled sand on the highway on Friday. Traffic stopped for two hours. The truck was blue. The last sentence could be cut without losing the news.

Report facts: Fishermen released 50 baby sea turtles into the sea on Sunday. The beach was sunny. A guard counted the turtles. Children watched from the sand. Which fact belongs FIRST because it is the most important?

A report opens: A feeding program started at Mabini School this week. Where does this fact belong: 120 pupils eat lunch there each day?

Report: 400 runners joined the town fun run on Sunday. The money will buy school chairs. A Grade 5 pupil finished first. The runners wore green shirts. Which detail could be cut from the END without losing the story?

Report facts: A brownout left the whole town without power for six hours on Tuesday. A falling branch cut the line. Crews worked until dark. The town has one power office. Which fact belongs FIRST?

Report: A new footbridge opened in Tanay on Friday. It cost two million pesos. Two barangays are now linked. The rails are gray. Which sentence belongs LAST?

Report facts: Grade 5 pupils cleaned the river bank on Saturday. They filled 30 sacks with trash. The barangay lent them gloves. The sun was warm that morning. Which fact belongs LAST because it matters least?

Report: The driver has driven for ten years. A jeepney lost a wheel in Lucena on Monday. No one was hurt. The first sentence tells the reader the most important news.

A report begins: A strong wind blew the roof off the town clinic on Sunday. A reader who stops after this sentence still knows what?